diff --git a/wxPython/tests/test_gcText.py b/wxPython/tests/test_gcText.py
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+
+import wx
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestPanel(wx.Panel):
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent, -1)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_PAINT, self.OnPaint)
+
+
+    def OnPaint(self, evt):
+        dc = wx.PaintDC(self)
+        try:
+            gc = wx.GraphicsContext.Create(dc)
+        except NotImplementedError:
+            dc.DrawText("This build of wxPython does not support the wx.GraphicsContext "
+                        "family of classes.",
+                        25, 25)
+            return
+
+        font = wx.SystemSettings.GetFont(wx.SYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT)
+        font.SetWeight(wx.BOLD)
+        gc.SetFont(font)
+
+        gc.Translate(10, 10)
+        self.DrawText(gc, 'normal')
+
+        gc.Translate(0, 25)
+        gc.PushState()
+        gc.Scale(2, 2)
+        self.DrawText(gc, 'scaled')
+        gc.PopState()
+        
+        gc.Translate(0, 35)
+        self.DrawText(gc, '\nnewline')
+
+    def DrawText(self, gc, txt):
+        txt = "This is a test: " + txt
+        w,h,d,e = gc.GetFullTextExtent(txt)
+        ##print w,h,d,e
+
+        gc.DrawText(txt, 0, 0)
+
+        pen = wx.Pen("red", 1)
+        gc.SetPen(pen)
+
+        path = gc.CreatePath()       
+        path.MoveToPoint(-1, -1)
+        self.MakeCrosshair(path)
+        gc.StrokePath(path)
+
+        path = gc.CreatePath()       
+        path.MoveToPoint(w+1, h+1)
+        self.MakeCrosshair(path)
+        gc.StrokePath(path)
+
+        
+        
+
+    def MakeCrosshair(self, path):
+        x, y = path.GetCurrentPoint()
+        path.MoveToPoint(x-5, y)
+        path.AddLineToPoint(x+5,y)
+        path.MoveToPoint(x, y-5)
+        path.AddLineToPoint(x, y+5)
+        path.MoveToPoint(x,y)
+        
+
+
+
+app = wx.App(False)
+frm = wx.Frame(None, title="Testing GC Text")
+pnl = TestPanel(frm)
+frm.Show()
+app.MainLoop()