+// a wrapper macro for ZeroMemory()
+#ifdef __WIN32__
+#define wxZeroMemory(obj) ::ZeroMemory(&obj, sizeof(obj))
+#else
+#define wxZeroMemory(obj) memset((void*) & obj, 0, sizeof(obj))
+#endif
+
+#include <wx/gdicmn.h>
+
+// make conversion from wxColour and COLORREF a bit less painful
+inline COLORREF wxColourToRGB(const wxColour& c)
+{
+ return RGB(c.Red(), c.Green(), c.Blue());
+}
+
+inline void wxRGBToColour(wxColour& c, COLORREF rgb)
+{
+ c.Set(GetRValue(rgb), GetGValue(rgb), GetBValue(rgb));
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// small helper classes
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------