+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// various private helper functions
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace wxGTKPrivate
+{
+
+// 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
+WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE GtkWidget *GetButtonWidget();
+WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE GtkWidget *GetCheckButtonWidget();
+WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE GtkWidget *GetComboBoxWidget();
+WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE GtkWidget *GetEntryWidget();
+WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE GtkWidget *GetHeaderButtonWidgetFirst();
+WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE GtkWidget *GetHeaderButtonWidgetLast();
+WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE GtkWidget *GetHeaderButtonWidget();
+WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE GtkWidget *GetNotebookWidget();
+WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE GtkWidget *GetRadioButtonWidget();
+WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE GtkWidget *GetSplitterWidget(wxOrientation orient = wxHORIZONTAL);
+WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE GtkWidget *GetTextEntryWidget();
+WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE GtkWidget *GetTreeWidget();
+
+} // wxGTKPrivate
+
+#endif // _WX_GTK_PRIVATE_H_