-// The declaration for gtk_icon_size_lookup was accidentally ifdefed out in
-// GTK+ 2.1.0 which Sun seem to have shipped with some versions of JDS
-// for Solaris 9 x86.
-#ifdef NEED_GTK_ICON_SIZE_LOOKUP
-extern "C" gboolean gtk_icon_size_lookup (GtkIconSize size,
- gint *width,
- gint *height);
-#endif
+// these functions create the GTK widgets of the specified types which can then
+// used to retrieve their styles, pass them to drawing functions &c
+//
+// the returned widgets shouldn't be destroyed, this is done automatically on
+// shutdown
+GtkWidget *GetButtonWidget();
+GtkWidget *GetCheckButtonWidget();
+GtkWidget *GetEntryWidget();
+GtkWidget *GetHeaderButtonWidget();
+GtkWidget *GetSplitterWidget();
+GtkWidget *GetTreeWidget();