+// // the font used for control label/text inside it
+// wxFont font;
+// // the foreground colour
+// wxColour colFg;
+// // the background colour, may be wxNullColour if the controls background
+// // colour is not solid
+// wxColour colBg;
+
+ // Use our own getters and properties instead of the ones that SWIG will
+ // generate, so copies of the attributes will be made when they are
+ // accessed, instead of using a pointer to the one in the object which may
+ // be temporary.
+ %extend {
+ wxFont _get_font() { return self->font; }
+ wxColour _get_colFg() { return self->colFg; }
+ wxColour _get_colBg() { return self->colBg; }
+ }