diff -r e6ad4ef83b23 -r b7da29130b0e src/hbwidgets/widgets/hbdatetimepicker.cpp
--- a/src/hbwidgets/widgets/hbdatetimepicker.cpp	Thu Sep 02 20:44:51 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/hbwidgets/widgets/hbdatetimepicker.cpp	Fri Sep 17 08:32:10 2010 +0300
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include "hbdatetimepicker.h"
 #include "hbdatetimepicker_p.h"
 #include "hbstyleoption_p.h"
+#include "hbframeitem.h"
+#include "hbstyleprimitivedata.h"
+#include <hbstyleframeprimitivedata.h>
 
 /*!
     @beta
@@ -254,14 +257,20 @@
 
 
 bool HbDateTimePicker::event(QEvent *e)
-{    
+{   
+    Q_D(HbDateTimePicker);
+    
     bool result = HbWidget::event(e);
-    if (e->type()==QEvent::LayoutRequest) {
+    if(e->type() == d->mFormatEventType){
+        d->processFormatEvent();
+    }
+    else if (e->type()==QEvent::LayoutRequest) {
         updatePrimitives();
     }
     return result;
 }
 
+
 /*!
     Destructor.
 */
@@ -331,10 +340,8 @@
 
     if(d->isFormatValid(format)){
         d->mFormat = format;
-        d->processDisplaySections();
-        d->rearrangeTumbleViews();
-        d->emitDateTimeChange();
-    }//End If format is valid
+            d->postFormatEvent();
+    }
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -805,22 +812,56 @@
     updatePrimitives();
 }
 
+void HbDateTimePicker::initPrimitiveData(HbStylePrimitiveData *primitiveData, const QGraphicsObject *primitive)
+{
+    HbWidget::initPrimitiveData(primitiveData, primitive);
+    QString itemName = HbStyle::itemName(primitive);
+    if(itemName == QLatin1String("background")) {
+        HbStyleFramePrimitiveData *frameItem  = hbstyleprimitivedata_cast<HbStyleFramePrimitiveData*>(primitiveData);
+        frameItem->frameGraphicsName= QLatin1String("qtg_fr_tumbler_bg");
+        frameItem->frameType = HbFrameDrawer::NinePieces;
+        (const_cast<QGraphicsObject *> (primitive))->setZValue(-5);
+    }
 
+    if(itemName == QLatin1String("frame")) {
+        HbStyleFramePrimitiveData *frameItem  = hbstyleprimitivedata_cast<HbStyleFramePrimitiveData*>(primitiveData);
+        frameItem->frameGraphicsName= QLatin1String("qtg_fr_tumbler_overlay");
+        frameItem->frameType = HbFrameDrawer::NinePieces;
+        (const_cast<QGraphicsObject *> (primitive))->setZValue(1);
+        
+    }
+    if(itemName == QLatin1String("highlight")) {
+        HbStyleFramePrimitiveData *frameItem  = hbstyleprimitivedata_cast<HbStyleFramePrimitiveData*>(primitiveData);
+        frameItem->frameGraphicsName= QLatin1String("qtg_fr_tumbler_highlight_pri");
+        frameItem->frameType = HbFrameDrawer::ThreePiecesHorizontal;
+        (const_cast<QGraphicsObject *> (primitive))->setZValue(-1);
+        
+    }
+
+}
 void HbDateTimePicker::updatePrimitives()
 {
     Q_D(HbDateTimePicker);
-    HbStyleOption option;
-    initStyleOption(&option);
-    if(d->mBackground) {
-        HbStylePrivate::updatePrimitive(d->mBackground,HbStylePrivate::P_DateTimePicker_background,&option);
+    HbWidget::updatePrimitives();
+    
+    if(d->mBackground){
+        HbStyleFramePrimitiveData data;
+        initPrimitiveData(&data,d->mBackground);
+        style()->updatePrimitive(d->mBackground,&data,this);
     }
+
     if(d->mFrame) {
-        HbStylePrivate::updatePrimitive(d->mFrame,HbStylePrivate::P_DateTimePicker_frame,&option);
+        HbStyleFramePrimitiveData data;
+        initPrimitiveData(&data,d->mFrame);
+        style()->updatePrimitive(d->mFrame,&data,this);
     }
 
     if(d->mHighlight) {
-        HbStylePrivate::updatePrimitive(d->mHighlight,HbStylePrivate::P_TumbleView_highlight,&option);
+        HbStyleFramePrimitiveData data;
+        initPrimitiveData (&data,d->mHighlight);
+        style()->updatePrimitive(d->mHighlight,&data,this);
     }
+
 }
 
 #include "moc_hbdatetimepicker.cpp"