TIP #48 [http://purl.org/tcl/tip/48] provides an API to support alternative styles for Tk widgets. This TIP was implemented in March 2002 (which means that the functionality is in Tk 8.4.?), but there is very little other than the TIP itself to document how this might be used and what further work is required. ''([DKF] - Further work required includes documentation, application to existing widgets, and plenty of tests...)'' ---- [category gui]