Index: apps/drake/drake1.html
===================================================================
--- apps/drake/drake1.html	(revision 145)
+++ apps/drake/drake1.html	(working copy)
@@ -67,6 +67,23 @@
         return cols;
     }
 
+    var layerRender = Ext.extend(Ext.tree.TreeNodeUI,{
+        render: function(bulkRender){
+            Ext.tree.TreeNodeUI.prototype.render.apply(this, [bulkRender]);
+            Ext.get(this.getIconEl()).addClass("super");
+            console.log("Hi guys");
+            Ext.get(this.getTextEl()).createChild({
+                tag: 'input',
+                type: 'checkbox'
+            });
+
+            Ext.get(this.getTextEl()).createChild({
+                tag: 'input',
+                type: 'radio'
+            });
+        }
+    });
+
     GeoExt.Drake = {
         filterBuilder: null,
         grid: null,
@@ -338,11 +355,13 @@
         initLayerTree: function() {
             var root = new Ext.tree.TreeNode({});
             root.appendChild(new GeoExt.tree.BaseLayerContainer({
-                map: this.map
+                map: this.map,
+                layerUI: layerRender
             }));
             
             root.appendChild(new GeoExt.tree.OverlayLayerContainer({
-                map: this.map
+                map: this.map,
+                layerUI: layerRender
             }));
             
             this.layerTree = new Ext.tree.TreePanel({
Index: core/lib/GeoExt/widgets/tree/TristateCheckboxNode.js
===================================================================
--- core/lib/GeoExt/widgets/tree/TristateCheckboxNode.js	(revision 145)
+++ core/lib/GeoExt/widgets/tree/TristateCheckboxNode.js	(working copy)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
      * Parameters:
      * bulkRender - {Boolean}
      */
-    render: function(bulkRender) {
+    dontrender: function(bulkRender) {
         var rendered = this.rendered;
         var checked = this.attributes.checked;
         this.attributes.checked =
Index: core/lib/GeoExt/widgets/tree/LayerContainer.js
===================================================================
--- core/lib/GeoExt/widgets/tree/LayerContainer.js	(revision 145)
+++ core/lib/GeoExt/widgets/tree/LayerContainer.js	(working copy)
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
      */
     constructor: function(config) {
         this.map = config.map;
+        this.layerUI = config.layerUI;
         GeoExt.tree.LayerContainer.superclass.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
     },
 
@@ -78,10 +79,17 @@
      */
     addLayerNode: function(layer) {
         if (layer.displayInLayerSwitcher == true) {
-            node = new GeoExt.tree.LayerNode({
-                iconCls: layer.isBayeLayer ? 'baselayer-icon' : 'layer-icon',
+            var opts = {
+                iconCls: layer.isBaseLayer ? 'baselayer-icon' : 'layer-icon',
                 layer: layer
-            });
+            };
+
+            console.log(this.layerUI);
+
+            if (this.layerUI){
+                opts.uiProvider = this.layerUI;
+            }
+            node = new GeoExt.tree.LayerNode(opts);
             this.appendChild(node);
         }
     },
Index: core/lib/GeoExt/widgets/tree/LayerNode.js
===================================================================
--- core/lib/GeoExt/widgets/tree/LayerNode.js	(revision 145)
+++ core/lib/GeoExt/widgets/tree/LayerNode.js	(working copy)
@@ -32,7 +32,14 @@
  * Inherits from:
  * - <GeoExt.tree.TristateCheckboxNode>
  */
-GeoExt.tree.LayerNode = Ext.extend(GeoExt.tree.TristateCheckboxNode, {
+GeoExt.tree.LayerNode = function(opts){
+    if (opts.layer && !opts.text){
+        opts.text = opts.layer.name;
+    }
+    Ext.tree.TreeNode.apply(this, [opts]);
+};
+
+Ext.extend(GeoExt.tree.LayerNode, Ext.tree.TreeNode, {
     
     /**
      * ConfigProperty: layer
@@ -85,10 +92,9 @@
         // to always get the checkbox rendered
         config.checked = false;
         
-        this.defaultUI = this.defaultUI || GeoExt.tree.LayerNodeUI;
         this.addEvents.apply(this, GeoExt.tree.LayerNode.EVENT_TYPES);
-        
-        GeoExt.tree.LayerNode.superclass.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
+        Ext.tree.TreeNode.apply(this, arguments);
+        // GeoExt.tree.LayerNode.superclass.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
     },
 
     /**
@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@
      * bulkRender {Boolean} - optional
      * layer {<OpenLayers.Layer>} - optional
      */
-    render: function(bulkRender) {
+    dontrender: function(bulkRender) {
         if (!this.rendered || !this.haveLayer) {
             var map = this.map instanceof OpenLayers.Map ? this.map :
                 (typeof this.map == "string" ? Ext.getCmp(this.map).map :
@@ -181,4 +187,4 @@
 /**
  * NodeType: gxLayer
  */
-Ext.tree.TreePanel.nodeTypes.gxLayer = GeoExt.tree.LayerNode;
\ No newline at end of file
+Ext.tree.TreePanel.nodeTypes.gxLayer = GeoExt.tree.LayerNode;