[lmi] Overriding wx member functions

[Greg Chicares]

Vadim--I notice that I've been overriding some wx member functions,
and I'd like to ask a few questions about this.

1. Is there any general rule that indicates whether the base-class
member should be called explicitly in a derived-class override, and,
if so, whether it should be called at the beginning of the overriding
function or at the end?

2. I noticed that the OnChildFocus() handler in 'xml_notebook.cpp'
doesn't call the base-class function of the same name, probably with
the ultimate effect that wxControlContainer::SetLastFocus() doesn't
get called. That seemed to be a possible explanation for this problem:
  File | New | Illustration
  Ctrl-Tab six times, to get to the 'Face' tab
  now Ctrl-Tab has no further effect; neither do Tab, Enter, or Cancel
    and I'm guessing that a wxPanel in the notebook has the focus
  activating another application, then reactivating lmi, gives focus
    to the 'Face' notebook tab; then keyboard navigation works again
I tried calling wxDialog::OnChildFocus() at the top of lmi's handler,
but that didn't solve the problem. Should I attempt to solve it in lmi,
or is this a wx library issue?

3. In 'xml_notebook.hpp' I've coded things like
    void OnInitDialog            (wxInitDialogEvent&);
    void OnOK                    (wxCommandEvent&   );
in the hope that I'd be overriding base-class implementations (which
I don't always invoke explicitly, but probably should), but it appears
that I'm actually hiding the base-class versions because they're not
virtual. Is there a reason for them not to be virtual? What practice
is recommended in this case--to use a distinct name in the derived
class? I'm wondering whether I should change all my 'On-' functions
to use a different prefix, in order to avoid problems like this.