diff --git a/include/wx/mac/textctrl.h b/include/wx/mac/textctrl.h
index 253491eaa0..675e21bb3f 100644
--- a/include/wx/mac/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/mac/textctrl.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public:
   virtual bool LoadFile(const wxString& file);
   virtual bool SaveFile(const wxString& file);
   virtual void WriteText(const wxString& text);
+  virtual void AppendText(const wxString& text);
   virtual void DiscardEdits();
   virtual bool IsModified() const;
   
diff --git a/include/wx/qt/textctrl.h b/include/wx/qt/textctrl.h
index 26fe6548a3..6b323a9fbe 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/textctrl.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public:
   virtual bool LoadFile(const wxString& file);
   virtual bool SaveFile(const wxString& file);
   virtual void WriteText(const wxString& text);
+  virtual void AppendText(const wxString& text);
   virtual void DiscardEdits();
   virtual bool IsModified() const;
   
diff --git a/include/wx/stubs/textctrl.h b/include/wx/stubs/textctrl.h
index 253491eaa0..675e21bb3f 100644
--- a/include/wx/stubs/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/stubs/textctrl.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public:
   virtual bool LoadFile(const wxString& file);
   virtual bool SaveFile(const wxString& file);
   virtual void WriteText(const wxString& text);
+  virtual void AppendText(const wxString& text);
   virtual void DiscardEdits();
   virtual bool IsModified() const;
   
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp
index 4171b868b6..a2b5e7d38e 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ void wxTextCtrl::WriteText(const wxString& text)
     // TODO write text to control
 }
 
+void wxTextCtrl::AppendText(const wxString& text)
+{
+    // TODO append text to control
+}
+
 void wxTextCtrl::Clear()
 {
     // TODO
@@ -345,7 +350,7 @@ int wxTextCtrl::overflow(int c)
   txt[plen] = (char)c;     // append c
   txt[plen+xtra] = '\0';   // append '\0' or overwrite c
     // If the put area already contained \0, output will be truncated there
-  WriteText(txt);
+  AppendText(txt);
     delete[] txt;
   }
 
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ int wxTextCtrl::underflow()
 
 wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(const wxString& s)
 {
-    WriteText(s);
+    AppendText(s);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -407,7 +412,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(float f)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%.2f", f);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -415,7 +420,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(double d)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%.2f", d);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -423,7 +428,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(int i)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%d", i);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -431,7 +436,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(long i)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%ld", i);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -441,7 +446,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(const char c)
 
     buf[0] = c;
     buf[1] = 0;
-    WriteText(buf);
+    AppendText(buf);
     return *this;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mac/textctrl.cpp b/src/mac/textctrl.cpp
index 4171b868b6..a2b5e7d38e 100644
--- a/src/mac/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/textctrl.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ void wxTextCtrl::WriteText(const wxString& text)
     // TODO write text to control
 }
 
+void wxTextCtrl::AppendText(const wxString& text)
+{
+    // TODO append text to control
+}
+
 void wxTextCtrl::Clear()
 {
     // TODO
@@ -345,7 +350,7 @@ int wxTextCtrl::overflow(int c)
   txt[plen] = (char)c;     // append c
   txt[plen+xtra] = '\0';   // append '\0' or overwrite c
     // If the put area already contained \0, output will be truncated there
-  WriteText(txt);
+  AppendText(txt);
     delete[] txt;
   }
 
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ int wxTextCtrl::underflow()
 
 wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(const wxString& s)
 {
-    WriteText(s);
+    AppendText(s);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -407,7 +412,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(float f)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%.2f", f);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -415,7 +420,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(double d)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%.2f", d);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -423,7 +428,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(int i)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%d", i);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -431,7 +436,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(long i)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%ld", i);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -441,7 +446,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(const char c)
 
     buf[0] = c;
     buf[1] = 0;
-    WriteText(buf);
+    AppendText(buf);
     return *this;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qt/textctrl.cpp b/src/qt/textctrl.cpp
index fb522df053..ce3459256d 100644
--- a/src/qt/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/textctrl.cpp
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ void wxTextCtrl::WriteText(const wxString& text)
     // TODO write text to control
 }
 
+void wxTextCtrl::AppendText(const wxString& text)
+{
+    // TODO append text to control
+}
+
 void wxTextCtrl::Clear()
 {
     // TODO
@@ -337,7 +342,7 @@ int wxTextCtrl::overflow(int c)
   txt[plen] = (char)c;     // append c
   txt[plen+xtra] = '\0';   // append '\0' or overwrite c
     // If the put area already contained \0, output will be truncated there
-  WriteText(txt);
+  AppendText(txt);
     delete[] txt;
   }
 
@@ -391,7 +396,7 @@ int wxTextCtrl::underflow()
 
 wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(const wxString& s)
 {
-    WriteText(s);
+    AppendText(s);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(float f)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%.2f", f);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -407,7 +412,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(double d)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%.2f", d);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -415,7 +420,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(int i)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%d", i);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -423,7 +428,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(long i)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%ld", i);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -433,7 +438,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(const char c)
 
     buf[0] = c;
     buf[1] = 0;
-    WriteText(buf);
+    AppendText(buf);
     return *this;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/stubs/textctrl.cpp b/src/stubs/textctrl.cpp
index 6083ace113..a9ede8a5a4 100644
--- a/src/stubs/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/stubs/textctrl.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ void wxTextCtrl::WriteText(const wxString& text)
     // TODO write text to control
 }
 
+void wxTextCtrl::AppendText(const wxString& text)
+{
+    // TODO append text to control
+}
+
 void wxTextCtrl::Clear()
 {
     // TODO
@@ -336,7 +341,7 @@ int wxTextCtrl::overflow(int c)
   txt[plen] = (char)c;     // append c
   txt[plen+xtra] = '\0';   // append '\0' or overwrite c
     // If the put area already contained \0, output will be truncated there
-  WriteText(txt);
+  AppendText(txt);
     delete[] txt;
   }
 
@@ -390,7 +395,7 @@ int wxTextCtrl::underflow()
 
 wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(const wxString& s)
 {
-    WriteText(s);
+    AppendText(s);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -398,7 +403,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(float f)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%.2f", f);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -406,7 +411,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(double d)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%.2f", d);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -414,7 +419,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(int i)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%d", i);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -422,7 +427,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(long i)
 {
     wxString str;
     str.Printf("%ld", i);
-    WriteText(str);
+    AppendText(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -432,7 +437,7 @@ wxTextCtrl& wxTextCtrl::operator<<(const char c)
 
     buf[0] = c;
     buf[1] = 0;
-    WriteText(buf);
+    AppendText(buf);
     return *this;
 }