+try:
+    ##raise ImportError     # for testing the alternate implementation
+    from wx import stc
+    from StyledTextCtrl_2 import PythonSTC
+
+    class DemoCodeEditor(PythonSTC):
+        def __init__(self, parent):
+            PythonSTC.__init__(self, parent, -1, style=wx.BORDER_NONE)
+            self.SetUpEditor()
+
+        # Some methods to make it compatible with how the wxTextCtrl is used
+        def SetValue(self, value):
+            if wx.USE_UNICODE:
+                value = value.decode('iso8859_1')
+            self.SetText(value)
+            self.EmptyUndoBuffer()
+            self.SetSavePoint()
+
+        def IsModified(self):
+            return self.GetModify()
+
+        def Clear(self):
+            self.ClearAll()
+
+        def SetInsertionPoint(self, pos):
+            self.SetCurrentPos(pos)
+            self.SetAnchor(pos)
+
+        def ShowPosition(self, pos):
+            line = self.LineFromPosition(pos)
+            #self.EnsureVisible(line)
+            self.GotoLine(line)
+
+        def GetLastPosition(self):
+            return self.GetLength()
+
+        def GetPositionFromLine(self, line):
+            return self.PositionFromLine(line)
+
+        def GetRange(self, start, end):
+            return self.GetTextRange(start, end)
+
+        def GetSelection(self):
+            return self.GetAnchor(), self.GetCurrentPos()
+
+        def SetSelection(self, start, end):
+            self.SetSelectionStart(start)
+            self.SetSelectionEnd(end)
+
+        def SelectLine(self, line):
+            start = self.PositionFromLine(line)
+            end = self.GetLineEndPosition(line)
+            self.SetSelection(start, end)
+            
+        def SetUpEditor(self):
+            """
+            This method carries out the work of setting up the demo editor.            
+            It's seperate so as not to clutter up the init code.
+            """
+            import keyword
+            
+            self.SetLexer(stc.STC_LEX_PYTHON)
+            self.SetKeyWords(0, " ".join(keyword.kwlist))
+    
+            # Enable folding
+            self.SetProperty("fold", "1" ) 
+
+            # Highlight tab/space mixing (shouldn't be any)
+            self.SetProperty("tab.timmy.whinge.level", "1")
+
+            # Set left and right margins
+            self.SetMargins(2,2)
+    
+            # Set up the numbers in the margin for margin #1
+            self.SetMarginType(1, wx.stc.STC_MARGIN_NUMBER)
+            # Reasonable value for, say, 4-5 digits using a mono font (40 pix)
+            self.SetMarginWidth(1, 40)
+    
+            # Indentation and tab stuff
+            self.SetIndent(4)               # Proscribed indent size for wx
+            self.SetIndentationGuides(True) # Show indent guides
+            self.SetBackSpaceUnIndents(True)# Backspace unindents rather than delete 1 space
+            self.SetTabIndents(True)        # Tab key indents
+            self.SetTabWidth(4)             # Proscribed tab size for wx
+            self.SetUseTabs(False)          # Use spaces rather than tabs, or
+                                            # TabTimmy will complain!    
+            # White space
+            self.SetViewWhiteSpace(False)   # Don't view white space
+    
+            # EOL: Since we are loading/saving ourselves, and the
+            # strings will always have \n's in them, set the STC to
+            # edit them that way.            
+            self.SetEOLMode(wx.stc.STC_EOL_LF)
+            self.SetViewEOL(False)
+            
+            # No right-edge mode indicator
+            self.SetEdgeMode(stc.STC_EDGE_NONE)
+    
+            # Setup a margin to hold fold markers
+            self.SetMarginType(2, stc.STC_MARGIN_SYMBOL)
+            self.SetMarginMask(2, stc.STC_MASK_FOLDERS)
+            self.SetMarginSensitive(2, True)
+            self.SetMarginWidth(2, 12)
+    
+            # and now set up the fold markers
+            self.MarkerDefine(stc.STC_MARKNUM_FOLDEREND,     stc.STC_MARK_BOXPLUSCONNECTED,  "white", "black")
+            self.MarkerDefine(stc.STC_MARKNUM_FOLDEROPENMID, stc.STC_MARK_BOXMINUSCONNECTED, "white", "black")
+            self.MarkerDefine(stc.STC_MARKNUM_FOLDERMIDTAIL, stc.STC_MARK_TCORNER,  "white", "black")
+            self.MarkerDefine(stc.STC_MARKNUM_FOLDERTAIL,    stc.STC_MARK_LCORNER,  "white", "black")
+            self.MarkerDefine(stc.STC_MARKNUM_FOLDERSUB,     stc.STC_MARK_VLINE,    "white", "black")
+            self.MarkerDefine(stc.STC_MARKNUM_FOLDER,        stc.STC_MARK_BOXPLUS,  "white", "black")
+            self.MarkerDefine(stc.STC_MARKNUM_FOLDEROPEN,    stc.STC_MARK_BOXMINUS, "white", "black")
+    
+            # Global default style
+            if wx.Platform == '__WXMSW__':
+                self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_STYLE_DEFAULT, 
+                                  'fore:#000000,back:#FFFFFF,face:Courier New,size:9')
+            else:
+                self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_STYLE_DEFAULT, 
+                                  'fore:#000000,back:#FFFFFF,face:Courier,size:12')
+    
+            # Clear styles and revert to default.
+            self.StyleClearAll()
+
+            # Following style specs only indicate differences from default.
+            # The rest remains unchanged.
+
+            # Line numbers in margin
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_STYLE_LINENUMBER,'fore:#000000,back:#99A9C2')    
+            # Highlighted brace
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_STYLE_BRACELIGHT,'fore:#00009D,back:#FFFF00')
+            # Unmatched brace
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_STYLE_BRACEBAD,'fore:#00009D,back:#FF0000')
+            # Indentation guide
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_STYLE_INDENTGUIDE, "fore:#CDCDCD")
+    
+            # Python styles
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_DEFAULT, 'fore:#000000')
+            # Comments
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_COMMENTLINE,  'fore:#008000,back:#F0FFF0')
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_COMMENTBLOCK, 'fore:#008000,back:#F0FFF0')
+            # Numbers
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_NUMBER, 'fore:#008080')
+            # Strings and characters
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_STRING, 'fore:#800080')
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_CHARACTER, 'fore:#800080')
+            # Keywords
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_WORD, 'fore:#000080,bold')
+            # Triple quotes
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_TRIPLE, 'fore:#800080,back:#FFFFEA')
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_TRIPLEDOUBLE, 'fore:#800080,back:#FFFFEA')
+            # Class names
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_CLASSNAME, 'fore:#0000FF,bold')
+            # Function names
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_DEFNAME, 'fore:#008080,bold')
+            # Operators
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_OPERATOR, 'fore:#800000,bold')
+            # Identifiers. I leave this as not bold because everything seems
+            # to be an identifier if it doesn't match the above criterae
+            self.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_P_IDENTIFIER, 'fore:#000000')
+
+            # Caret color
+            self.SetCaretForeground("BLUE")
+            # Selection background
+            self.SetSelBackground(1, '#66CCFF')
+
+            self.SetSelBackground(True, wx.SystemSettings_GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHT))
+            self.SetSelForeground(True, wx.SystemSettings_GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT))
+
+        def RegisterModifiedEvent(self, eventHandler):
+            self.Bind(wx.stc.EVT_STC_CHANGE, eventHandler)
+
+
+except ImportError:
+    class DemoCodeEditor(wx.TextCtrl):
+        def __init__(self, parent):
+            wx.TextCtrl.__init__(self, parent, -1, style =
+                                 wx.TE_MULTILINE | wx.HSCROLL | wx.TE_RICH2 | wx.TE_NOHIDESEL)
+
+        def RegisterModifiedEvent(self, eventHandler):
+            self.Bind(wx.EVT_TEXT, eventHandler)
+
+        def SetReadOnly(self, flag):
+            self.SetEditable(not flag)
+            # NOTE: STC already has this method
+    
+        def GetText(self):
+            return self.GetValue()
+
+        def GetPositionFromLine(self, line):
+            return self.XYToPosition(0,line)
+
+        def GotoLine(self, line):
+            pos = self.GetPositionFromLine(line)
+            self.SetInsertionPoint(pos)
+            self.ShowPosition(pos)
+
+        def SelectLine(self, line):
+            start = self.GetPositionFromLine(line)
+            end = start + self.GetLineLength(line)
+            self.SetSelection(start, end)
+
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Constants for module versions
+
+modOriginal = 0
+modModified = 1
+modDefault = modOriginal
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class DemoCodePanel(wx.Panel):
+    """Panel for the 'Demo Code' tab"""
+    def __init__(self, parent, mainFrame):
+        wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent, size=(1,1))
+        if 'wxMSW' in wx.PlatformInfo:
+            self.Hide()
+        self.mainFrame = mainFrame
+        self.editor = DemoCodeEditor(self)
+        self.editor.RegisterModifiedEvent(self.OnCodeModified)
+
+        self.btnSave = wx.Button(self, -1, "Save Changes")
+        self.btnRestore = wx.Button(self, -1, "Delete Modified")
+        self.btnSave.Enable(False)
+        self.btnSave.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnSave)
+        self.btnRestore.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnRestore)
+
+        self.radioButtons = { modOriginal: wx.RadioButton(self, -1, "Original", style = wx.RB_GROUP),
+                              modModified: wx.RadioButton(self, -1, "Modified") }
+
+        self.controlBox = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
+        self.controlBox.Add(wx.StaticText(self, -1, "Active Version:"), 0,
+                            wx.RIGHT | wx.LEFT | wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL, 5)
+        for modID, radioButton in self.radioButtons.items():
+            self.controlBox.Add(radioButton, 0, wx.EXPAND | wx.RIGHT, 5)
+            radioButton.modID = modID # makes it easier for the event handler
+            radioButton.Bind(wx.EVT_RADIOBUTTON, self.OnRadioButton)
+            
+        self.controlBox.Add(self.btnSave, 0, wx.RIGHT, 5)
+        self.controlBox.Add(self.btnRestore, 0)
+
+        self.box = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
+        self.box.Add(self.controlBox, 0, wx.EXPAND)
+        self.box.Add(wx.StaticLine(self), 0, wx.EXPAND)
+        self.box.Add(self.editor, 1, wx.EXPAND)
+        
+        self.box.Fit(self)
+        self.SetSizer(self.box)
+
+
+    # Loads a demo from a DemoModules object
+    def LoadDemo(self, demoModules):
+        self.demoModules = demoModules
+        if (modDefault == modModified) and demoModules.Exists(modModified):
+            demoModules.SetActive(modModified)
+        else:
+            demoModules.SetActive(modOriginal)
+        self.radioButtons[demoModules.GetActiveID()].Enable(True)
+        self.ActiveModuleChanged()
+
+
+    def ActiveModuleChanged(self):
+        self.LoadDemoSource(self.demoModules.GetSource())
+        self.UpdateControlState()
+        self.ReloadDemo()
+
+        
+    def LoadDemoSource(self, source):
+        self.editor.Clear()
+        self.editor.SetValue(source)
+        self.JumpToLine(0)
+        self.btnSave.Enable(False)
+
+
+    def JumpToLine(self, line, highlight=False):
+        self.editor.GotoLine(line)
+        self.editor.SetFocus()
+        if highlight:
+            self.editor.SelectLine(line)
+        
+       
+    def UpdateControlState(self):
+        active = self.demoModules.GetActiveID()
+        # Update the radio/restore buttons
+        for moduleID in self.radioButtons:
+            btn = self.radioButtons[moduleID]
+            if moduleID == active:
+                btn.SetValue(True)
+            else:
+                btn.SetValue(False)
+
+            if self.demoModules.Exists(moduleID):
+                btn.Enable(True)
+                if moduleID == modModified:
+                    self.btnRestore.Enable(True)
+            else:
+                btn.Enable(False)
+                if moduleID == modModified:
+                    self.btnRestore.Enable(False)
+
+                    
+    def OnRadioButton(self, event):
+        radioSelected = event.GetEventObject()
+        modSelected = radioSelected.modID
+        if modSelected != self.demoModules.GetActiveID():
+            busy = wx.BusyInfo("Reloading demo module...")
+            self.demoModules.SetActive(modSelected)
+            self.ActiveModuleChanged()
+
+
+    def ReloadDemo(self):
+        if self.demoModules.name != __name__:
+            self.mainFrame.RunModule()
+
+                
+    def OnCodeModified(self, event):
+        self.btnSave.Enable(self.editor.IsModified())
+
+        
+    def OnSave(self, event):
+        if self.demoModules.Exists(modModified):
+            if self.demoModules.GetActiveID() == modOriginal:
+                overwriteMsg = "You are about to overwrite an already existing modified copy\n" + \
+                               "Do you want to continue?"
+                dlg = wx.MessageDialog(self, overwriteMsg, "wxPython Demo",
+                                       wx.YES_NO | wx.NO_DEFAULT| wx.ICON_EXCLAMATION)
+                result = dlg.ShowModal()
+                if result == wx.ID_NO:
+                    return
+                dlg.Destroy()
+            
+        self.demoModules.SetActive(modModified)
+        modifiedFilename = GetModifiedFilename(self.demoModules.name)
+
+        # Create the demo directory if one doesn't already exist
+        if not os.path.exists(GetModifiedDirectory()):
+            try:
+                os.makedirs(GetModifiedDirectory())
+                if not os.path.exists(GetModifiedDirectory()):
+                    wx.LogMessage("BUG: Created demo directory but it still doesn't exist")
+                    raise AssetionError
+            except:
+                wx.LogMessage("Error creating demo directory: %s" % GetModifiedDirectory())
+                return
+            else:
+                wx.LogMessage("Created directory for modified demos: %s" % GetModifiedDirectory())
+            
+        # Save
+        f = open(modifiedFilename, "wt")
+        source = self.editor.GetText()
+        try:
+            f.write(source)
+        finally:
+            f.close()
+            
+        busy = wx.BusyInfo("Reloading demo module...")
+        self.demoModules.LoadFromFile(modModified, modifiedFilename)
+        self.ActiveModuleChanged()
+
+
+    def OnRestore(self, event): # Handles the "Delete Modified" button
+        modifiedFilename = GetModifiedFilename(self.demoModules.name)
+        self.demoModules.Delete(modModified)
+        os.unlink(modifiedFilename) # Delete the modified copy
+        busy = wx.BusyInfo("Reloading demo module...")
+        self.ActiveModuleChanged()
+
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def opj(path):
+    """Convert paths to the platform-specific separator"""
+    str = apply(os.path.join, tuple(path.split('/')))
+    # HACK: on Linux, a leading / gets lost...
+    if path.startswith('/'):
+        str = '/' + str
+    return str
+
+
+def GetModifiedDirectory():
+    """
+    Returns the directory where modified versions of the demo files
+    are stored
+    """
+    return opj(wx.GetHomeDir() + "/.wxPyDemo/modified/")
+
+
+def GetModifiedFilename(name):
+    """
+    Returns the filename of the modified version of the specified demo
+    """
+    if not name.endswith(".py"):
+        name = name + ".py"
+    return GetModifiedDirectory() + name
+
+
+def GetOriginalFilename(name):
+    """
+    Returns the filename of the original version of the specified demo
+    """
+    if not name.endswith(".py"):
+        name = name + ".py"
+    return name
+
+
+def DoesModifiedExist(name):
+    """Returns whether the specified demo has a modified copy"""
+    if os.path.exists(GetModifiedFilename(name)):
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class ModuleDictWrapper:
+    """Emulates a module with a dynamically compiled __dict__"""
+    def __init__(self, dict):
+        self.dict = dict
+        
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        if name in self.dict:
+            return self.dict[name]
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError
+
+class DemoModules:
+    """
+    Dynamically manages the original/modified versions of a demo
+    module
+    """
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.modActive = -1
+        self.name = name
+        
+        #              (dict , source ,  filename , description   , error information )        
+        #              (  0  ,   1    ,     2     ,      3        ,          4        )        
+        self.modules = [[None,  ""    ,    ""     , "<original>"  ,        None],
+                        [None,  ""    ,    ""     , "<modified>"  ,        None]]
+        
+        # load original module
+        self.LoadFromFile(modOriginal, GetOriginalFilename(name))
+        self.SetActive(modOriginal)
+
+        # load modified module (if one exists)
+        if DoesModifiedExist(name):
+           self.LoadFromFile(modModified, GetModifiedFilename(name))
+
+
+    def LoadFromFile(self, modID, filename):
+        self.modules[modID][2] = filename
+        file = open(filename, "rt")
+        self.LoadFromSource(modID, file.read())
+        file.close()
+
+
+    def LoadFromSource(self, modID, source):
+        self.modules[modID][1] = source
+        self.LoadDict(modID)
+
+
+    def LoadDict(self, modID):
+        if self.name != __name__:
+            source = self.modules[modID][1]
+            description = self.modules[modID][3]
+
+            try:
+                self.modules[modID][0] = {}
+                code = compile(source, description, "exec")        
+                exec code in self.modules[modID][0]
+            except:
+                self.modules[modID][4] = DemoError(sys.exc_info())
+                self.modules[modID][0] = None
+            else:
+                self.modules[modID][4] = None