diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/dataviewctrl.tex b/docs/latex/wx/dataviewctrl.tex
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--- a/docs/latex/wx/dataviewctrl.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/dataviewctrl.tex
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-
 \section{\class{wxDataViewCtrl}}\label{wxdataviewctrl}
 
 wxDataViewCtrl is a control to display data either
-in a tree like fashion or in a tabular form or both. 
+in a tree like fashion or in a tabular form or both.
+If you only need to display a simple tree structure
+with an API more like the older wxTreeCtrl class,
+then the specialized \helpref{wxDataViewTreeCtrl}{wxdataviewtreectrl}
+can be used.
 
 A \helpref{wxDataViewItem}{wxdataviewitem} is used
 to represent a (visible) item in the control.