diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSControl.h b/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSControl.h
index 660e5538d..32f8b7c7d 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSControl.h
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSControl.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 @class NSString;
 @class NSNotification;
+@class NSFormatter;
 
 @class NSCell;
 @class NSFont;
@@ -46,11 +47,6 @@
   BOOL _ignoresMultiClick;
 }
 
-//
-// Initializing an NSControl Object
-//
-- (id)initWithFrame:(NSRect)frameRect;
-
 //
 // Setting the Control's Cell 
 //
@@ -110,6 +106,10 @@
 - (void)setFloatingPointFormat:(BOOL)autoRange
 			  left:(unsigned)leftDigits
 			 right:(unsigned)rightDigits;
+#ifndef STRICT_OPENSTEP
+- (void)setFormatter:(NSFormatter*)newFormatter;
+- (id)formatter;
+#endif
 
 //
 // Managing the Field Editor 
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@
 - (void)setTarget:(id)anObject;
 - (id)target;
 
+//
+// Attributed string handling
+//
+#ifndef STRICT_OPENSTEP
+- (NSAttributedString *)attributedStringValue;
+- (void)setAttributedStringValue:(NSAttributedString *)attribStr;
+#endif 
+
 //
 // Assigning a Tag 
 //
diff --git a/Source/NSControl.m b/Source/NSControl.m
index 233fd441e..47b7e2894 100644
--- a/Source/NSControl.m
+++ b/Source/NSControl.m
@@ -324,6 +324,21 @@ static Class actionCellClass;
     [self setNeedsDisplay: YES];
 }
 
+- (void) setFormatter: (NSFormatter*)newFormatter 
+{
+  if (_cell)
+    {
+      [_cell setFormatter: newFormatter];
+      if (![_cell isKindOfClass: actionCellClass])
+	[self setNeedsDisplay: YES];
+    }
+}
+
+- (id) formatter
+{
+  return [_cell formatter];
+}
+
 /*
  * Managing the Field Editor
  */
@@ -448,6 +463,36 @@ static Class actionCellClass;
   return [_cell target];
 }
 
+/*
+ * Attributed string handling
+ */
+- (void) setAttributedStringValue: (NSAttributedString*)attribStr
+{
+  NSCell *selected = [self selectedCell];
+
+  [self abortEditing];
+
+  [selected setAttributedStringValue: attribStr];
+  if (![selected isKindOfClass: actionCellClass])
+    [self setNeedsDisplay: YES];
+}
+
+- (NSAttributedString*) attributedStringValue
+{
+  NSCell *selected = [self selectedCell];
+
+  if (selected == nil)
+    {
+      return AUTORELEASE([NSAttributedString new]);
+    }
+
+  // As this mehtod is not defined for NSActionCell, we have 
+  // to do the validation here.
+  [self validateEditing];
+
+  return [selected attributedStringValue];
+}
+
 /*
  * Assigning a Tag
  */