Index: trunk/doc-rnd/gpmi/packages/actions_ref.html
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--- trunk/doc-rnd/gpmi/packages/actions_ref.html	(revision 789)
+++ trunk/doc-rnd/gpmi/packages/actions_ref.html	(revision 790)
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 <h3> Events </h3>
 <dl>
-<p>Events do not have return value. The first argument is always <a href="event_id.html">the even id</a>
+<p>Events do not have return value. The first argument is always <a href="event_id.html">the even id</a>. Event handlers defined in scripts get all event arguments converted to string (types below are informational).
 <a id="ACTE_action">
-<H4> ACTE_action(int event_id,  char* name, int argc, int x, int y) </H4>
+<H4> ACTE_action(int event_id, const char* name, int argc, int x, int y) </H4>
 <pre>
  Generated when an action registered by the script is executed.
    Arguments:
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     argv[]: arguments the gui was initialized with - unaccessible for the scripts. 
 </pre>
 <a id="ACTE_unload">
-<H4> ACTE_unload(int event_id,  char* conffile) </H4>
+<H4> ACTE_unload(int event_id, const char* conffile) </H4>
 <pre>
  Generated right before unloading a script to give the script a chance
    to clean up.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 <dl>
 <p>The following functions are registered in script context.
 <a id="action_register">
-<H4>  int action_register(char* name,  char* need_xy,  char* description,  char* syntax)  </H4>
+<H4>  int action_register(const char* name, const char* need_xy, const char* description, const char* syntax)  </H4>
 <pre>
  Register an action in PCB - when the action is executed, event
    ACTE_action is generated with the action name.
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@
  
 </pre>
 <a id="action_arg">
-<H4>   char* action_arg(int argn)  </H4>
+<H4>  const char* action_arg(int argn)  </H4>
 <pre>
  extract the (argn)th event argument for the current action (makes sense only in an ACTE_action event handler 
 </pre>
 <a id="action">
-<H4>  int action(char* cmdline)  </H4>
+<H4>  int action(const char* cmdline)  </H4>
 <pre>
  call an existing action using PCB syntax (e.g. foo(1, 2, 3))
    Returns non-zero on error; generally returns value of the action
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
    (which is also non-zero on error). 
 </pre>
 <a id="create_menu">
-<H4>  void create_menu(char* path,  char* action,  char* mnemonic,  char* hotkey,  char* tooltip)  </H4>
+<H4>  void create_menu(const char* path, const char* action, const char* mnemonic, const char* hotkey, const char* tooltip)  </H4>
 <pre>
  Create a new menu or submenu at path. Missing parents are created
    automatically with empty action, mnemonic, hotkey and tooltip.
Index: trunk/doc-rnd/gpmi/packages/dialogs_ref.html
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--- trunk/doc-rnd/gpmi/packages/dialogs_ref.html	(revision 789)
+++ trunk/doc-rnd/gpmi/packages/dialogs_ref.html	(revision 790)
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 <dl>
 <p>The following functions are registered in script context.
 <a id="dialog_log">
-<H4>  void dialog_log(char* msg)  </H4>
+<H4>  void dialog_log(const char* msg)  </H4>
 <pre>
  Append a msg to the log (log window and/or stderr). 
 </pre>
 <a id="dialog_confirm">
-<H4>  int dialog_confirm(char* msg,  char* ok,  char* cancel)  </H4>
+<H4>  int dialog_confirm(const char* msg, const char* ok, const char* cancel)  </H4>
 <pre>
  Ask the user for confirmation (usually using a popup). Returns 0 for
    cancel and 1 for ok.
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   those buttons. 
 </pre>
 <a id="dialog_report">
-<H4>  void dialog_report(char* title,  char* msg)  </H4>
+<H4>  void dialog_report(const char* title, const char* msg)  </H4>
 <pre>
  Pop up a report dialog.
    Arguments:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
      msg: message 
 </pre>
 <a id="dialog_prompt">
-<H4>  char* dialog_prompt(char* msg,  char* default_)  </H4>
+<H4>  char* dialog_prompt(const char* msg, const char* default_)  </H4>
 <pre>
  Ask the user to input a string (usually in a popup).
    Arguments:
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
    Returns the answer. 
 </pre>
 <a id="dialog_fileselect">
-<H4>  char* dialog_fileselect(char* title,  char* descr, char* default_file_, char* default_ext,  char* history_tag,  flags)  </H4>
+<H4>  char* dialog_fileselect(const char* title, const char* descr, char* default_file_, char* default_ext, const char* history_tag, dialog_fileselect_t flags)  </H4>
 <pre>
  Pops up a file selection dialog.
    Arguments:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
  Audible beep 
 </pre>
 <a id="dialog_progress">
-<H4>  int dialog_progress(int so_far, int total,  char* message)  </H4>
+<H4>  int dialog_progress(int so_far, int total, const char* message)  </H4>
 <pre>
  Request the GUI hid to draw a progress bar.
    Arguments:
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
 </pre>
 <a id="dialog_attribute">
-<H4>  int dialog_attribute(* hid,  char* title,  char* descr)  </H4>
+<H4>  int dialog_attribute(hid_t* hid, const char* title, const char* descr)  </H4>
 <pre>
  Pop up an attribute dialog; content (widgets) of the dialog box are coming
    from hid (see the hid package).