From b0a2d8a882a59d30d95a836b5897132de0262d91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vadim Zeitlin <vadim@wxwidgets.org>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:59:52 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] added and documented wxTIMER_XXX constants to be used instead
 of bool parameter to wxTimer::Start()

git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@15740 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775
---
 docs/latex/wx/timer.tex | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
 include/wx/timer.h      |  8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/timer.tex b/docs/latex/wx/timer.tex
index 97939eb2ba..7830183b5d 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/timer.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/timer.tex
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ Returns the current interval for the timer (in milliseconds).
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsOneShot}{\void}
 
-Returns TRUE if the timer is one shot, i.e. if it will stop after firing the
+Returns {\tt TRUE} if the timer is one shot, i.e.\ if it will stop after firing the
 first notification automatically.
 
 \membersection{wxTimer::IsRunning}\label{wxtimerisrunning}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsRunning}{\void}
 
-Returns TRUE if the timer is running, FALSE if it is stopped.
+Returns {\tt TRUE} if the timer is running, {\tt FALSE} if it is stopped.
 
 \membersection{wxTimer::Notify}\label{wxtimernotify}
 
@@ -85,21 +85,28 @@ Perform whatever action which is to be taken periodically here.
 
 \func{void}{SetOwner}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{owner}, \param{int }{id = -1}}
 
-Associates the timer with the given {\it owner} object. When the timer is
+Associates the timer with the given {\it owner}\/ object. When the timer is
 running, the owner will receive \helpref{timer events}{wxtimerevent} with
-id equal to {\it id} specified here.
+id equal to {\it id}\/ specified here.
 
 \membersection{wxTimer::Start}\label{wxtimerstart}
 
-\func{bool}{Start}{\param{int}{ milliseconds = -1}, \param{bool}{ oneShot=FALSE}}
+\func{bool}{Start}{\param{int}{milliseconds = -1}, \param{bool }{oneShot = {\tt FALSE}}}
 
-(Re)starts the timer. If {\it milliseconds} parameter is -1 (value by default),
-the previous value is used. Returns FALSE if the timer could not be started,
-TRUE otherwise (in MS Windows timers are a limited resource).
+(Re)starts the timer. If {\it milliseconds}\/ parameter is -1 (value by default),
+the previous value is used. Returns {\tt FALSE} if the timer could not be started,
+{\tt TRUE} otherwise (in MS Windows timers are a limited resource).
+
+If {\it oneShot}\/ is {\tt FALSE} (the default), the \helpref{Notify}{wxtimernotify} 
+function will be called repeatedly until the timer is stopped. If {\tt TRUE},
+it will be called only once and the timer will stop automatically. To make your
+code more readable you may also use the following symbolic constants
+\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
+\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
+\twocolitem{wxTIMER\_CONTINUOUS}{Start a normal, continuously running, timer}
+\twocolitem{wxTIMER\_ONE\_SHOT}{Start a one shot timer}
+\end{twocollist}
 
-If {\it oneShot} is FALSE (the default), the \helpref{Notify}{wxtimernotify} 
-function will be called repeatedly until the timer is stopped. If TRUE,
-it will be called only once and the timer will stop automatically.
 
 If the timer was already running, it will be stopped by this method before
 restarting it.
diff --git a/include/wx/timer.h b/include/wx/timer.h
index 7fff1bbdc3..115c9c33f7 100644
--- a/include/wx/timer.h
+++ b/include/wx/timer.h
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@
 // wxTimer
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// more readable flags for Start():
+
+// generate notifications periodically until the timer is stopped (default)
+#define wxTIMER_CONTINUOUS FALSE
+
+// only send the notification once and then stop the timer
+#define wxTIMER_ONE_SHOT TRUE
+
 // the interface of wxTimer class
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxTimerBase : public wxObject
 {
-- 
2.45.2