Index: dojo-release-1.3.2-src/dijit/layout/TabContainer.js
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--- dojo-release-1.3.2-src.orig/dijit/layout/TabContainer.js
+++ dojo-release-1.3.2-src/dijit/layout/TabContainer.js
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ dojo.declare("dijit.layout.TabContainer"
 	templateString: null,	// override setting in StackContainer
 	templatePath: dojo.moduleUrl("dijit.layout", "templates/TabContainer.html"),
 
-	// _controllerWidget: String
+	// controllerWidget: String
 	//		An optional parameter to overrider the default TabContainer controller used.
-	_controllerWidget: "dijit.layout.TabController",
+	controllerWidget: "dijit.layout.TabController",
 
 	postMixInProperties: function(){
 		// set class name according to tab position, ex: dijiTabContainerTop
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ dojo.declare("dijit.layout.TabContainer"
 		this.inherited(arguments);
 
 		// create the tab list that will have a tab (a.k.a. tab button) for each tab panel
-		var TabController = dojo.getObject(this._controllerWidget);
+		var TabController = dojo.getObject(this.controllerWidget);
 		this.tablist = new TabController({
 			id: this.id + "_tablist",
 			tabPosition: this.tabPosition,