diff --git a/wxPython/contrib/glcanvas/mac/glcanvas.cpp b/wxPython/contrib/glcanvas/mac/glcanvas.cpp
index 995312c0b7..62087489ba 100644
--- a/wxPython/contrib/glcanvas/mac/glcanvas.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/contrib/glcanvas/mac/glcanvas.cpp
@@ -164,12 +164,13 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxGLContext_SetCurrent(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, Py
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxGLContext_SetColour(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
     PyObject * _resultobj;
     wxGLContext * _arg0;
-    char * _arg1;
+    wxString * _arg1;
     PyObject * _argo0 = 0;
+    PyObject * _obj1 = 0;
     char *_kwnames[] = { "self","colour", NULL };
 
     self = self;
-    if(!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args,kwargs,"Os:wxGLContext_SetColour",_kwnames,&_argo0,&_arg1)) 
+    if(!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args,kwargs,"OO:wxGLContext_SetColour",_kwnames,&_argo0,&_obj1)) 
         return NULL;
     if (_argo0) {
         if (_argo0 == Py_None) { _arg0 = NULL; }
@@ -178,14 +179,23 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxGLContext_SetColour(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyO
         return NULL;
         }
     }
+{
+    _arg1 = wxString_in_helper(_obj1);
+    if (_arg1 == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+}
 {
     PyThreadState* __tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
-    wxGLContext_SetColour(_arg0,_arg1);
+    wxGLContext_SetColour(_arg0,*_arg1);
 
     wxPyEndAllowThreads(__tstate);
     if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL;
 }    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
     _resultobj = Py_None;
+{
+    if (_obj1)
+        delete _arg1;
+}
     return _resultobj;
 }
 
@@ -498,12 +508,13 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxGLCanvas_SetCurrent(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyO
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxGLCanvas_SetColour(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
     PyObject * _resultobj;
     wxGLCanvas * _arg0;
-    char * _arg1;
+    wxString * _arg1;
     PyObject * _argo0 = 0;
+    PyObject * _obj1 = 0;
     char *_kwnames[] = { "self","colour", NULL };
 
     self = self;
-    if(!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args,kwargs,"Os:wxGLCanvas_SetColour",_kwnames,&_argo0,&_arg1)) 
+    if(!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args,kwargs,"OO:wxGLCanvas_SetColour",_kwnames,&_argo0,&_obj1)) 
         return NULL;
     if (_argo0) {
         if (_argo0 == Py_None) { _arg0 = NULL; }
@@ -512,14 +523,23 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxGLCanvas_SetColour(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyOb
         return NULL;
         }
     }
+{
+    _arg1 = wxString_in_helper(_obj1);
+    if (_arg1 == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+}
 {
     PyThreadState* __tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
-    wxGLCanvas_SetColour(_arg0,_arg1);
+    wxGLCanvas_SetColour(_arg0,*_arg1);
 
     wxPyEndAllowThreads(__tstate);
     if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL;
 }    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
     _resultobj = Py_None;
+{
+    if (_obj1)
+        delete _arg1;
+}
     return _resultobj;
 }
 
diff --git a/wxPython/distrib/mac/resources/Welcome.txt b/wxPython/distrib/mac/resources/Welcome.txt
index af1ba17a27..0d4115cb4a 100644
--- a/wxPython/distrib/mac/resources/Welcome.txt
+++ b/wxPython/distrib/mac/resources/Welcome.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-You will be guided through the steps necessary to install wxPython 2.3.3.2 (including wxMac) for MachoPython 2.2.x on Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
+You will be guided through the steps necessary to install wxPython 2.3.4.1 (including wxMac) for MachoPython 2.2.x on Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
 
diff --git a/wxPython/src/mac/clip_dnd.cpp b/wxPython/src/mac/clip_dnd.cpp
index 245ebfe178..f82cd897c2 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/mac/clip_dnd.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/mac/clip_dnd.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ wxBitmap wxPyBitmapDataObject::GetBitmap() {
 void wxPyBitmapDataObject::SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bitmap) {
     wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     if (m_myInst.findCallback("SetBitmap")) {
-        PyObject* bo = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&bitmap, "wxBitmap");
+        PyObject* bo = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&bitmap, wxT("wxBitmap"));
         m_myInst.callCallback(Py_BuildValue("(O)", bo));
         Py_DECREF(bo);
     }
diff --git a/wxPython/src/mac/controls2.cpp b/wxPython/src/mac/controls2.cpp
index 4d74c21356..aed8ad626b 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/mac/controls2.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/mac/controls2.cpp
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ public:
         bool found;
         wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         if ((found = m_myInst.findCallback("OnCompareItems"))) {
-            PyObject *o1 = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&item1, "wxTreeItemId");
-            PyObject *o2 = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&item2, "wxTreeItemId");
+            PyObject *o1 = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&item1, wxT("wxTreeItemId"));
+            PyObject *o2 = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&item2, wxT("wxTreeItemId"));
             rval = m_myInst.callCallback(Py_BuildValue("(OO)",o1,o2));
             Py_DECREF(o1);
             Py_DECREF(o2);
@@ -7760,7 +7760,7 @@ static PyObject * wxPyTreeCtrl_GetSelections(wxPyTreeCtrl *self) {
             num = self->GetSelections(array);
             for (x=0; x < num; x++) {
                 wxTreeItemId *tii = new wxTreeItemId(array.Item(x));
-                PyObject* item = wxPyConstructObject((void*)tii, "wxTreeItemId", TRUE);
+                PyObject* item = wxPyConstructObject((void*)tii, wxT("wxTreeItemId"), TRUE);
                 PyList_Append(rval, item);
             }
             wxPyEndBlockThreads();
@@ -9194,7 +9194,7 @@ static PyObject * wxPyTreeCtrl_GetBoundingRect(wxPyTreeCtrl *self,const wxTreeIt
             if (self->GetBoundingRect(item, rect, textOnly)) {
                 wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
                 wxRect* r = new wxRect(rect);
-                PyObject* val = wxPyConstructObject((void*)r, "wxRect");
+                PyObject* val = wxPyConstructObject((void*)r, wxT("wxRect"));
                 wxPyEndBlockThreads();
                 return val;
             }
diff --git a/wxPython/src/mac/filesys.cpp b/wxPython/src/mac/filesys.cpp
index abbd7cdd57..53106b9c93 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/mac/filesys.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/mac/filesys.cpp
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxFSFile_GetStream(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObje
     if (_result) {
         _ptr = new wxPyInputStream(_result);
     }
-    _resultobj = wxPyConstructObject(_ptr, "wxInputStream", TRUE);
+    _resultobj = wxPyConstructObject(_ptr, wxT("wxInputStream"), TRUE);
 }
     return _resultobj;
 }
diff --git a/wxPython/src/mac/grid.cpp b/wxPython/src/mac/grid.cpp
index bb84333653..fa269e50bd 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/mac/grid.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/mac/grid.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ PyObject* wxPyMake_##TYPE(TYPE* source) { \
         /* Otherwise make a new wrapper for it the old fashioned way and \
            give it the OOR treatment */ \
         if (! target) { \
-            target = wxPyConstructObject(source, #TYPE, FALSE); \
+            target = wxPyConstructObject(source, wxT(#TYPE), FALSE); \
             if (target) \
                 source->SetClientObject(new wxPyOORClientData(target)); \
         } \
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ public:
             PyObject* go = wxPyMake_wxObject(&grid);
             PyObject* dco = wxPyMake_wxObject(&dc);
             PyObject* ao = wxPyMake_wxGridCellAttr(&attr);
-            PyObject* ro = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&rect, "wxRect", 0);
+            PyObject* ro = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&rect, wxT("wxRect"), 0);
 
             wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("(OOOOiii)", go, ao, dco, ro,
                                                          row, col, isSelected));
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ public:
         wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         if ((found = wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "PaintBackground)"))) {
             PyObject* ao = wxPyMake_wxGridCellAttr(attr);
-            PyObject* ro = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&rectCell, "wxRect", 0);
+            PyObject* ro = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&rectCell, wxT("wxRect"), 0);
 
             wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("(OO)", ro, ao));
 
diff --git a/wxPython/src/mac/html.cpp b/wxPython/src/mac/html.cpp
index 2b839be637..c90c69e84b 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/mac/html.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/mac/html.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public:
                    const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                    const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
                    long style = wxHW_SCROLLBAR_AUTO,
-                   const wxString& name = "htmlWindow")
+                   const wxString& name = wxPyHtmlWindowNameStr)
         : wxHtmlWindow(parent, id, pos, size, style, name)  {};
     wxPyHtmlWindow() : wxHtmlWindow() {};
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void wxPyHtmlWindow::OnLinkClicked(const wxHtmlLinkInfo& link) {
     bool found;
     wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     if ((found = wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnLinkClicked"))) {
-        PyObject* obj = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&link, "wxHtmlLinkInfo", 0);
+        PyObject* obj = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&link, wxT("wxHtmlLinkInfo"), 0);
         wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("(O)", obj));
         Py_DECREF(obj);
     }
diff --git a/wxPython/src/mac/misc.cpp b/wxPython/src/mac/misc.cpp
index 6a26e0af27..583aee4c57 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/mac/misc.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/mac/misc.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static PyObject* t_output_helper(PyObject* target, PyObject* o) {
         if (dest != wxRect(0,0,0,0)) {
             wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
             wxRect* newRect = new wxRect(dest);
-            obj = wxPyConstructObject((void*)newRect, "wxRect");
+            obj = wxPyConstructObject((void*)newRect, wxT("wxRect"));
             PyObject* one = PyInt_FromLong(1);
             PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "thisown", one);
             Py_DECREF(one);
diff --git a/wxPython/src/mac/misc2.cpp b/wxPython/src/mac/misc2.cpp
index c1e3ed49b4..9aaa9f4b4b 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/mac/misc2.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/mac/misc2.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public:
         wxBitmap rval = wxNullBitmap;
         wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         if ((wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "CreateBitmap"))) {
-            PyObject* so = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&size, "wxSize", 0);
+            PyObject* so = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&size, wxT("wxSize"), 0);
             PyObject* ro;
             wxBitmap* ptr;
             PyObject* s1, *s2;
@@ -6269,7 +6269,7 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxProcess_GetInputStream(PyObject *self, PyObject *args,
     if (_result) {
         _ptr = new wxPyInputStream(_result);
     }
-    _resultobj = wxPyConstructObject(_ptr, "wxInputStream", TRUE);
+    _resultobj = wxPyConstructObject(_ptr, wxT("wxInputStream"), TRUE);
 }
     return _resultobj;
 }
@@ -6304,7 +6304,7 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxProcess_GetErrorStream(PyObject *self, PyObject *args,
     if (_result) {
         _ptr = new wxPyInputStream(_result);
     }
-    _resultobj = wxPyConstructObject(_ptr, "wxInputStream", TRUE);
+    _resultobj = wxPyConstructObject(_ptr, wxT("wxInputStream"), TRUE);
 }
     return _resultobj;
 }
@@ -8605,7 +8605,7 @@ static PyObject * wxFileType_GetIconInfo(wxFileType *self) {
                 wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
                 PyObject* tuple = PyTuple_New(3);
                 PyTuple_SetItem(tuple, 0, wxPyConstructObject(new wxIcon(icon),
-                                                              "wxIcon", TRUE));
+                                                              wxT("wxIcon"), TRUE));
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
                 PyTuple_SetItem(tuple, 1, PyUnicode_FromUnicode(iconFile.c_str(), iconFile.Len()));
 #else