+bool wxTextCtrl::SetStyle(
+  long                              lStart
+, long                              lEnd
+, const wxTextAttr&                 rStyle
+)
+{
+    HWND                            hWnd = GetHwnd();
+
+    if (lStart > lEnd)
+    {
+        long                        lTmp = lStart;
+
+        lStart = lEnd;
+        lEnd   = lTmp;
+    }
+
+    //
+    // We can only change the format of the selection, so select the range we
+    // want and restore the old selection later
+    //
+    long                            lStartOld;
+    long                            lEndOld;
+
+    GetSelection( &lStartOld
+                 ,&lEndOld
+                );
+
+    //
+    // But do we really have to change the selection?
+    //
+    bool                            bChangeSel = lStart != lStartOld ||
+                                                 lEnd != lEndOld;
+
+    if (bChangeSel)
+    {
+        if (m_bIsMLE)
+            ::WinSendMsg(hWnd, MLM_SETSEL, MPFROM2SHORT((USHORT)lStart, (USHORT)lEnd), 0);
+        else
+            ::WinSendMsg(hWnd, EM_SETSEL, MPFROM2SHORT((USHORT)lStart, (USHORT)lEnd), 0);
+    }
+
+    //
+    // TODO:: finish this part
+    //
+    return TRUE;
+} // end of wxTextCtrl::SetStyle
+