diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/print.tex b/docs/latex/wx/print.tex
index 50406337c1..19a28b38d6 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/print.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/print.tex
@@ -907,9 +907,14 @@ is called once for every print job (regardless of how many copies are being prin
 
 \func{void}{OnPreparePrinting}{\void}
 
-Called once by the framework before any other demands are made of the
-wxPrintout object. This gives the object an opportunity to calculate the
-number of pages in the document, for example.
+Called once by the framework to allow the application to perform general
+preparation tasks.
+
+In wxWindows 2.4, this function is called {\it after} GetPageInfo is called,
+which is not ideal. In wxWindows 2.5, the function is correctly called
+before GetPageInfo is called. Please see Patch 781346 on SourceForge
+for a backport of this fix. Unfortunately we cannot apply it to 2.4,
+for binary compatibility reasons.
 
 \membersection{wxPrintout::OnPrintPage}\label{wxprintoutonprintpage}