//=========================================================================
        wxGEditorTabPanel::~wxGEditorTabPanel()
        {
-printf ("EED %p ~wxGEditorTabPanel()\n" , this );
+printf ("EED %p ~wxGEditorTabPanel() START \n" , this );
 //ED02JUIN2010         _sceneManager->disconnectDrop();
 
         _panelsManager->VerifyLastTabPanel();
                delete _panelAUIMgr;
                delete _sceneManager;
 
+               printf ("EED %p ~wxGEditorTabPanel() END\n" , this );
+
        }
 
        //=========================================================================
 
                _notebook       = _parent->getAuiNotebook();
                addNewTab();
                _notebook->Connect(wxEVT_COMMAND_AUINOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED,wxAuiNotebookEventHandler(wxTabPanelsManager::OnTabChanged),0,this);
+               _notebook->Connect(wxEVT_COMMAND_AUINOTEBOOK_PAGE_CLOSE,wxAuiNotebookEventHandler(wxTabPanelsManager::OnTabClose),0,this);
+
        }
 
        //=========================================================================
                newPanel->setPanelsManager(this);
                _panels[_lastId]                    = newPanel;
                _actual                             = newPanel;
+
                _notebook->AddPage(newPanel, tabName  ,true);
+
 printf("EED wxTabPanelsManager::addNewTab 1\n");
        }
 
+
+
+
+
        //=========================================================================
        wxAuiNotebook* wxTabPanelsManager::getAuiNotebook()
        {
        }
 
        //=========================================================================
+
+       void wxTabPanelsManager::OnTabClose(wxAuiNotebookEvent& event)
+       {
+
+               std::cout<<"RaC wxTabPanelsManager::OnTabClose Start... "<<_panels.size()<<std::endl;
+               int index = event.GetSelection();
+
+               if(_panels.size()>0)
+               {
+                       wxGEditorTabPanel* tab      = (wxGEditorTabPanel*)_notebook->GetPage(index);
+                       int id                      = tab->getPanelId();
+                       tab->deleteAllBoxes();
+                       _panels.erase(id);
+
+                       _notebook->RemovePage(index);
+
+                       std::cout<<"RaC wxTabPanelsManager::OnTabClose  IMPORTANT. The complete tab is not erased from memory... "<<std::endl;
+                       //////////////////////////////
+                       // TO FIX . RaC May 2012 - IMPORTANT. The complete tab is not erased from memory.
+                       // Only the objects are deleted and the tab is hidden
+                       // Execution problems when a tab is deleted using delete or DeletePage
+                       // delete tab;
+
+                       map<int, wxGEditorTabPanel*>::iterator it = _panels.begin() ;
+                       _actual=(*it).second;
+
+                       std::cout<<"RaC wxTabPanelsManager::OnTabClose End..."<< std::endl;
+               }
+       }
+
+       //=========================================================================
     std::string wxTabPanelsManager::GetCbName()
        {
            return _actual->GetCbName();