diff --git a/src/app_ex.py b/src/app_ex.py
index ebbe9b41..9fba86bf 100644
--- a/src/app_ex.py
+++ b/src/app_ex.py
@@ -237,19 +237,6 @@ logged in on the main display of your Mac."""
             
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# TODO: Move this someplace else?
-def deprecated(func):
-    def new_func(*args, **kwargs):
-        import warnings
-        warnings.warn("Call to deprecated item %s." % func.__name__,
-                      category=DeprecationWarning)
-        return func(*args, **kwargs)
-    new_func.__name__ = func.__name__
-    new_func.__doc__ = func.__doc__
-    new_func.__dict__.update(func.__dict__)
-    return new_func
-
-
 @deprecated
 class PySimpleApp(App):
     """
diff --git a/src/core_ex.py b/src/core_ex.py
index b3cb2d13..a6d55964 100644
--- a/src/core_ex.py
+++ b/src/core_ex.py
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 
+
+# A little trick to make 'wx' be a reference to this module so wx.Names can
+# be used in the python code here.
+import sys as _sys
+wx = _sys.modules[__name__]
+ 
+
 # Load version numbers from __version__...  Ensure that major and minor
 # versions are the same for both wxPython and wxWidgets.
-
 from __version__ import *
 __version__ = VERSION_STRING
 import _core
@@ -30,7 +36,21 @@ def version():
         port = '???'
     return "%s %s" % (wx.VERSION_STRING, port)
                        
-    
+
+
+def deprecated(func):
+    def new_func(*args, **kwargs):
+        import warnings
+        warnings.warn("Call to deprecated item %s." % func.__name__,
+                      category=DeprecationWarning)
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+    new_func.__name__ = func.__name__
+    new_func.__doc__ = func.__doc__
+    new_func.__dict__.update(func.__dict__)
+    return new_func
+
+
+
 ## #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ## class PyDeadObjectError(AttributeError):
diff --git a/src/window_ex.cpp b/src/window_ex.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d111067e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/window_ex.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+#include <wx/msw/private.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK__
+#include <gdk/gdkx.h>
+#include <wx/gtk/private/win_gtk.h>
+#define GetXWindow(wxwin) (wxwin)->m_wxwindow ? \
+                          GDK_WINDOW_XWINDOW((wxwin)->m_wxwindow->window) : \
+                          GDK_WINDOW_XWINDOW((wxwin)->m_widget->window)
+#endif
+
+
+
+
+
+void* wxPyGetWinHandle(wxWindow* win) 
+{
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+    return (void*)win->GetHandle();
+#endif
+#if defined(__WXGTK__) || defined(__WXX11__)
+    return (void*)GetXWindow(win);
+#endif
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    return (void*)win->GetHandle();
+#endif
+    return 0;
+}