splitter = wx.SplitterWindow(self, -1, style=wx.CLIP_CHILDREN | wx.SP_LIVE_UPDATE | wx.SP_3D)
 
         # Create the CustomTreeCtrl, using a derived class defined below
-        self.tree = CustomTreeCtrl(splitter, -1, log=self.log, style=wx.SUNKEN_BORDER)           
+        self.tree = CustomTreeCtrl(splitter, -1, log=self.log, 
+                                   style= wx.SUNKEN_BORDER| CT.TR_HAS_BUTTONS | CT.TR_HAS_VARIABLE_ROW_HEIGHT)           
 
         self.leftpanel = wx.ScrolledWindow(splitter, -1, style=wx.SUNKEN_BORDER)
         self.leftpanel.SetScrollRate(20,20)
 
     def __init__(self, parent, id=wx.ID_ANY, pos=wx.DefaultPosition,
                  size=wx.DefaultSize,
-                 style=wx.SUNKEN_BORDER,
-                 ctstyle=CT.TR_HAS_BUTTONS | CT.TR_HAS_VARIABLE_ROW_HEIGHT,
+                 style=wx.SUNKEN_BORDER | CT.TR_HAS_BUTTONS | CT.TR_HAS_VARIABLE_ROW_HEIGHT,
                  log=None):
 
-        CT.CustomTreeCtrl.__init__(self, parent, id, pos, size, style, ctstyle)
+        CT.CustomTreeCtrl.__init__(self, parent, id, pos, size, style)
 
         alldata = dir(CT)
 
         
         self.PopupMenu(menu)
         menu.Destroy()
-        event.Skip()
         
 
     def OnItemBackground(self, event):
             col1 = data.GetColour().Get()
             self.SetItemBackgroundColour(self.current, col1)
         dlg.Destroy()
-        event.Skip()
 
 
     def OnItemForeground(self, event):
             col1 = data.GetColour().Get()
             self.SetItemTextColour(self.current, col1)
         dlg.Destroy()
-        event.Skip()
 
 
     def OnItemBold(self, event):
 
         self.SetItemBold(self.current, not self.itemdict["isbold"])
-        event.Skip()
 
 
     def OnItemFont(self, event):
             self.SetItemFont(self.current, font)
 
         dlg.Destroy()
-        event.Skip()
         
 
     def OnItemHyperText(self, event):
 
         self.SetItemHyperText(self.current, not self.itemdict["ishtml"])
-        event.Skip()
 
 
     def OnEnableWindow(self, event):
         enable = self.GetItemWindowEnabled(self.current)
         self.SetItemWindowEnabled(self.current, not enable)
 
-        event.Skip()
-
 
     def OnDisableItem(self, event):
 
         self.EnableItem(self.current, False)
-        event.Skip()
         
 
     def OnItemIcons(self, event):
         dlg = TreeIcons(self, -1, bitmaps=bitmaps)
         wx.EndBusyCursor()
         dlg.ShowModal()
-        event.Skip()
 
 
     def SetNewIcons(self, bitmaps):
         dlg.ShowModal()
         dlg.Destroy()
                 
-        event.Skip()
         
 
     def OnItemDelete(self, event):
         self.Delete(self.current)
         self.current = None
         
-        event.Skip()        
 
 
     def OnItemPrepend(self, event):
             self.EnsureVisible(newitem)
 
         dlg.Destroy()
-        event.Skip()
 
 
     def OnItemAppend(self, event):
             self.EnsureVisible(newitem)
 
         dlg.Destroy()
-        event.Skip()
         
 
     def OnBeginEdit(self, event):
             self.log.write("Beginning Drag..." + "\n")
 
             event.Allow()
-            event.Skip()
 
 
     def OnBeginRDrag(self, event):
             self.log.write("Beginning Right Drag..." + "\n")
 
             event.Allow()
-            event.Skip()
         
 
     def OnEndDrag(self, event):