diff --git a/widget/src/xpwidgets/nsToolbar.cpp b/widget/src/xpwidgets/nsToolbar.cpp
index 135c9d785a3a..086e9638f21c 100644
--- a/widget/src/xpwidgets/nsToolbar.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/xpwidgets/nsToolbar.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ static CNavTokenDeallocator gItemInfoKiller;*/
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------
 //-- nsToolbar Constructor
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-nsToolbar::nsToolbar() : nsDataModelWidget(), nsIToolbar()
+nsToolbar::nsToolbar() : nsDataModelWidget(), nsIToolbar(),
+	mImageGroup(nsnull)
 {
   NS_INIT_REFCNT();
 
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ nsToolbar::nsToolbar() : nsDataModelWidget(), nsIToolbar()
 nsToolbar::~nsToolbar()
 {
   NS_IF_RELEASE(mToolbarMgr);
+  NS_IF_RELEASE(mImageGroup);
 
   //delete mItemDeque;
 
@@ -207,6 +209,22 @@ HandleTabEvent(nsGUIEvent *aEvent)
 }
 
 
+//
+// SetContentRoot
+//
+// Hook up the toolbar to the content model rooted at the given node
+//
+NS_METHOD
+nsToolbar::SetContentRoot(nsIContent* pContent)
+{
+#if PINK_NOT_YET_IMPLEMENTED
+	if (mDataModel)
+		mDataModel->SetContentRoot(pContent);
+#endif
+
+	return NS_OK;
+}
+
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------
 NS_METHOD nsToolbar::AddItem(nsIToolbarItem* anItem, PRInt32 aLeftGap, PRBool aStretchable)
@@ -919,25 +937,17 @@ NS_METHOD nsToolbar::CreateTab(nsIWidget *& aTab)
 {
   nsresult rv;
 
-  // Get the toolbar's widget (the parent of the tab)
-  nsIWidget* parent;
-	if (NS_OK != QueryInterface(kIWidgetIID,(void**)&parent)) {
-    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
-  }
-
   // Create the generic toolbar holder for the tab widget
   nsIToolbarItemHolder * toolbarItemHolder;
   rv = nsRepository::CreateInstance(kToolbarItemHolderCID, nsnull, kIToolbarItemHolderIID,
                                     (void**)&toolbarItemHolder);
   if (NS_OK != rv) {
-    NS_RELEASE(parent);
     return rv;
   }
 
   // Get the ToolbarItem interface for adding it to the toolbar
   nsIToolbarItem * toolbarItem;
 	if (NS_OK != toolbarItemHolder->QueryInterface(kIToolbarItemIID,(void**)&toolbarItem)) {
-    NS_RELEASE(parent);
     NS_RELEASE(toolbarItemHolder);
     return NS_OK;
   }
@@ -948,7 +958,6 @@ NS_METHOD nsToolbar::CreateTab(nsIWidget *& aTab)
   rv = nsRepository::CreateInstance(kImageButtonCID, nsnull, kIImageButtonIID,
                                     (void**)&tab);
   if (NS_OK != rv) {
-    NS_RELEASE(parent);
     NS_RELEASE(toolbarItem);
     NS_RELEASE(toolbarItemHolder);
     return rv;
@@ -958,9 +967,9 @@ NS_METHOD nsToolbar::CreateTab(nsIWidget *& aTab)
   // and it can be put into the generic ToolbarItemHolder
   nsIWidget * widget = nsnull;
 	if (NS_OK == tab->QueryInterface(kIWidgetIID,(void**)&widget)) {
-	  widget->Create(parent, rt, NULL, NULL);
+	  widget->Create(this, rt, NULL, NULL);
 	  widget->Show(PR_TRUE);
-	  widget->SetClientData((void *)parent);
+	  widget->SetClientData(NS_STATIC_CAST(void*, this));
 
 	  widget->Resize(0, 1, TAB_WIDTH, TAB_HEIGHT, PR_FALSE);
 
@@ -986,7 +995,6 @@ NS_METHOD nsToolbar::CreateTab(nsIWidget *& aTab)
         
     aTab = widget;
 	}
-  NS_RELEASE(parent);
   NS_RELEASE(tab);
   NS_RELEASE(toolbarItem);
   NS_RELEASE(toolbarItemHolder);
diff --git a/widget/src/xpwidgets/nsToolbar.h b/widget/src/xpwidgets/nsToolbar.h
index 17b42e996c62..7153dfd27f29 100644
--- a/widget/src/xpwidgets/nsToolbar.h
+++ b/widget/src/xpwidgets/nsToolbar.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 #ifndef nsToolbar_h___
 #define nsToolbar_h___
 
-#include "nsIToolbar.h"
+#include "nsIToolbar.h" //*** not for long
+#include "nsIContentConnector.h"
 #include "nsWindow.h"
 #include "nsIImageButton.h"
 #include "nsIToolbarItem.h"
@@ -27,10 +28,22 @@
 
 
 class ToolbarLayoutInfo;
+class nsIImageGroup;
+
+
+//
+// pinkerton's notes 
+//
+// The only access to the toolbars should be through the DOM. As a result,
+// we don't need a separate toolbar interface to the outside world besides the
+// minimum required to be loaded by the loader (nsILoader or something). The
+// |nsIToolbar| interface will probably go away soon.
+//
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------
 class nsToolbar : public nsDataModelWidget,
-                  public nsIToolbar,
+                  public nsIToolbar,  //*** not for long
+                  public nsIContentConnector,
                   public nsIToolbarItem
                   
 {
@@ -40,33 +53,32 @@ public:
 
     NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS
 
+	// nsIContentConnector Interface --------------------------------
+	NS_IMETHOD SetContentRoot(nsIContent* pContent);
+	NS_IMETHOD_(nsEventStatus) HandleEvent(nsGUIEvent *aEvent);
+
+	// nsIToolbar interface that won't be around much longer....
     NS_IMETHOD AddItem(nsIToolbarItem* anItem, PRInt32 aLeftGap, PRBool aStretchable);
     NS_IMETHOD InsertItemAt(nsIToolbarItem* anItem, 
                             PRInt32         aLeftGap, 
                             PRBool          aStretchable, 
                             PRInt32         anIndex);
     NS_IMETHOD GetItemAt(nsIToolbarItem*& anItem, PRInt32 anIndex);
-
-
     NS_IMETHOD DoLayout();
     NS_IMETHOD SetHorizontalLayout(PRBool aDoHorizontalLayout);
     NS_IMETHOD SetHGap(PRInt32 aGap);
     NS_IMETHOD SetVGap(PRInt32 aGap);
     NS_IMETHOD SetMargin(PRInt32 aMargin);
-
     NS_IMETHOD SetLastItemIsRightJustified(const PRBool & aState);
     NS_IMETHOD SetNextLastItemIsStretchy(const PRBool & aState);
-
     NS_IMETHOD SetToolbarManager(nsIToolbarManager * aToolbarManager);
     NS_IMETHOD GetToolbarManager(nsIToolbarManager *& aToolbarManager);
     NS_IMETHOD SetBorderType(nsToolbarBorderType aBorderType);
-
-    NS_IMETHOD_(nsEventStatus) HandleEvent(nsGUIEvent *aEvent);
     NS_IMETHOD_(nsEventStatus) OnPaint(nsIRenderingContext& aRenderingContext,
                                        const nsRect& aDirtyRect);
 	virtual void HandleDataModelEvent(int event, nsHierarchicalDataItem* pItem) ;
 
-    // nsIToolbarItem
+    // nsIToolbarItem Interface  --------------------------------
     NS_IMETHOD Repaint(PRBool aIsSynchronous);
     NS_IMETHOD GetBounds(nsRect &aRect);
     NS_IMETHOD SetVisible(PRBool aState);
@@ -115,6 +127,10 @@ protected:
               const nsString& aRollOverURL);
 
 
+  //*** these should be smart pointers ***
+//nsToolbarDataModel* mDataModel;   // The data source from which everything to draw is obtained.
+  nsIImageGroup* mImageGroup;    // Used to make requests for toolbar images.
+
   // This will be changed to a nsVoidArray or a Deque
   ToolbarLayoutInfo ** mItems;
   PRInt32              mNumItems;