+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// helper functions
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+GtkWidget *
+wxRendererGTK::GetButtonWidget()
+{
+ static GtkWidget *s_button = NULL;
+ static GtkWidget *s_window = NULL;
+
+ if ( !s_button )
+ {
+ s_window = gtk_window_new( GTK_WINDOW_POPUP );
+ gtk_widget_realize( s_window );
+ s_button = gtk_button_new();
+ gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER(s_window), s_button );
+ gtk_widget_realize( s_button );
+ }
+
+ return s_button;
+}
+
+GtkWidget *
+wxRendererGTK::GetCheckButtonWidget()
+{
+ static GtkWidget *s_button = NULL;
+ static GtkWidget *s_window = NULL;
+
+ if ( !s_button )
+ {
+ s_window = gtk_window_new( GTK_WINDOW_POPUP );
+ gtk_widget_realize( s_window );
+ s_button = gtk_check_button_new();
+ gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER(s_window), s_button );
+ gtk_widget_realize( s_button );
+ }
+
+ return s_button;
+}
+
+GtkWidget *
+wxRendererGTK::GetTreeWidget()
+{
+ static GtkWidget *s_tree = NULL;
+ static GtkWidget *s_window = NULL;
+
+ if ( !s_tree )
+ {
+ s_tree = gtk_tree_view_new();
+ s_window = gtk_window_new( GTK_WINDOW_POPUP );
+ gtk_widget_realize( s_window );
+ gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER(s_window), s_tree );
+ gtk_widget_realize( s_tree );
+ }
+
+ return s_tree;
+}
+