+        def makeitem(name, *args):
+            func = getattr(sp, name)
+            sizer.Add(wx.StaticText(self, -1, "%s%s:" %(name, repr(args))),
+                      0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+            sizer.Add(wx.TextCtrl(self, -1, func(*args),
+                                  size=(275,-1), style=wx.TE_READONLY),
+                      0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+
+            btn = wx.Button(self, wx.ID_HELP)
+            sizer.Add(btn)
+            self.help[btn] = func.__doc__
+