+        # setup the layout
+        fgs = wx.FlexGridSizer(2, 2, 5, 5)
+        fgs.AddGrowableCol(1)
+
+        fgs.Add(wx.StaticText(self, -1, "Size:"),
+                0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+        fgs.Add(self._size, 0, wx.EXPAND)
+
+        fgs.Add(wx.StaticText(self, -1, "MinSize:"),
+                0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+        fgs.Add(self._minsize, 0, wx.EXPAND)
+
+        fgs.Add(wx.StaticText(self, -1, "BestSize:"),
+                0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+        fgs.Add(self._bestsize, 0, wx.EXPAND)
+
+        fgs.Add(wx.StaticText(self, -1, "AdjustedBestSize:"),
+                0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+        fgs.Add(self._adjbstsize, 0, wx.EXPAND)
+
+        sbs = wx.StaticBoxSizer(sb, wx.VERTICAL)
+        sbs.Add(fgs, 0, wx.EXPAND|wx.ALL, 4)
+
+        self.SetSizer(sbs)
+
+
+    def Update(self, win):
+        self._size.SetValue(       str(win.GetSize()) )
+        self._minsize.SetValue(    str(win.GetMinSize()) )
+        self._bestsize.SetValue(   str(win.GetBestSize()) )
+        self._adjbstsize.SetValue( str(win.GetAdjustedBestSize()) )
+        
+
+    def Clear(self):
+        self._size.SetValue("")
+        self._minsize.SetValue("")
+        self._bestsize.SetValue("")
+        self._adjbstsize.SetValue("")
+
+
+
+class ColourInfoPanel(wx.Panel):
+    """
+    A component of the InfoPane that shows fg and bg colour attributes.    
+    """
+    def __init__(self, parent, label):
+        wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent)
+
+        # create subwidgets
+        sb = wx.StaticBox(self, -1, label)
+        self._fgtxt = wx.TextCtrl(self, -1, "", style=wx.TE_READONLY)
+        self._fgclr = wx.Panel(self, style=wx.SIMPLE_BORDER)
+        self._fgclr.SetSizeHints((20,20))
+        self._bgtxt = wx.TextCtrl(self, -1, "", style=wx.TE_READONLY)
+        self._bgclr = wx.Panel(self, style=wx.SIMPLE_BORDER)
+        self._bgclr.SetSizeHints((20,20))
+
+        # setup the layout
+        fgs = wx.FlexGridSizer(2, 3, 5, 5)
+        fgs.AddGrowableCol(1)
+
+        fgs.Add(wx.StaticText(self, -1, "FG colour:"),
+                0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+        fgs.Add(self._fgtxt, 0, wx.EXPAND)
+        fgs.Add(self._fgclr)
+
+        fgs.Add(wx.StaticText(self, -1, "BG colour:"),
+                0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+        fgs.Add(self._bgtxt, 0, wx.EXPAND)
+        fgs.Add(self._bgclr)
+
+        sbs = wx.StaticBoxSizer(sb, wx.VERTICAL)
+        sbs.Add(fgs, 0, wx.EXPAND|wx.ALL, 4)
+
+        self.SetSizer(sbs)
+
+
+    def Update(self, win):
+        def clr2hex(c, cp):
+            cp.SetBackgroundColour(c)
+            cp.Refresh()
+            return "#%02X%02X%02X" % c.Get()
+        
+        self._fgtxt.SetValue( clr2hex(win.GetForegroundColour(), self._fgclr) )
+        self._bgtxt.SetValue( clr2hex(win.GetBackgroundColour(), self._bgclr) )
+
+
+    def Clear(self):
+        self._fgtxt.SetValue("")
+        self._bgtxt.SetValue("")
+        self._fgclr.SetBackgroundColour(self.GetBackgroundColour())
+        self._bgclr.SetBackgroundColour(self.GetBackgroundColour())
+        self._fgclr.Refresh()
+        self._bgclr.Refresh()
+
+
+