+#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+        GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
+        gint l = gtk_text_buffer_get_char_count( text_buffer );
+
+        wxCHECK_MSG( start >= 0 && end <= l, FALSE,
+                     _T("invalid range in wxTextCtrl::SetStyle") );
+
+        GtkTextIter starti, endi;
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( text_buffer, &starti, start );
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( text_buffer, &endi, end );
+
+        // use the attributes from style which are set in it and fall back
+        // first to the default style and then to the text control default
+        // colours for the others
+        wxTextAttr attr = wxTextAttr::Combine(style, m_defaultStyle, this);
+
+        PangoFontDescription *font_description = attr.HasFont()
+                             ? attr.GetFont().GetNativeFontInfo()->description
+                             : NULL;
+
+        GdkColor *colFg = attr.HasTextColour() ? attr.GetTextColour().GetColor()
+                                               : NULL;
+
+        GdkColor *colBg = attr.HasBackgroundColour()
+                            ? attr.GetBackgroundColour().GetColor()
+                            : NULL;
+
+        GtkTextTag *tag;
+        tag = gtk_text_buffer_create_tag( text_buffer, NULL, "font-desc", font_description,
+                                         "foreground-gdk", colFg,
+                                         "background-gdk", colBg, NULL );
+        gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag( text_buffer, tag, &starti, &endi );
+
+         return TRUE;
+#else
+        // VERY dirty way to do that - removes the required text and re-adds it
+        // with styling (FIXME)