+#if wxUSE_UXTHEME
+
+bool wxComboBox::SetHint(const wxString& hintOrig)
+{
+ wxString hint(hintOrig);
+ if ( wxUxThemeEngine::GetIfActive() )
+ {
+ // under XP (but not Vista) there is a bug in cue banners
+ // implementation for combobox edit control: the first character is
+ // partially chopped off, so prepend a space to make it fully visible
+ hint.insert(0, " ");
+ }
+
+ return wxTextEntry::SetHint(hint);
+}
+
+#endif // wxUSE_UXTHEME
+