diff --git a/Tools/pynche/TypeinViewer.py b/Tools/pynche/TypeinViewer.py
index 64ff9f374d2..d0033b4b2c5 100644
--- a/Tools/pynche/TypeinViewer.py
+++ b/Tools/pynche/TypeinViewer.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from Tkinter import *
 import Pmw
+import string
 
 class TypeinWidget(Pmw.MegaWidget):
     def __init__(self, parent=None, **kw):
-	options = (('delegate', None, None),
-		   ('color', (128, 128, 128), self.__set_color),
+	options = (('color', (128, 128, 128), self.__set_color),
+		   ('delegate', None, None),
 		   )
 	self.defineoptions(kw, options)
 
@@ -16,8 +17,11 @@ class TypeinWidget(Pmw.MegaWidget):
 	    'x', (), None,
 	    Pmw.EntryField, interiorarg,
 	    label_text='Red',
-	    labelpos=E,
+	    label_width=5,
+	    label_anchor=E,
+	    labelpos=W,
 	    maxwidth=4,
+	    entry_width=4,
 	    validate=self.__validate,
 	    modifiedcommand=self.__modified)
 	self.__x.grid(row=0, column=0)
@@ -26,8 +30,11 @@ class TypeinWidget(Pmw.MegaWidget):
 	    'y', (), None,
 	    Pmw.EntryField, interiorarg,
 	    label_text='Green',
-	    labelpos=E,
+	    label_width=5,
+	    label_anchor=E,
+	    labelpos=W,
 	    maxwidth=4,
+	    entry_width=4,
 	    validate=self.__validate,
 	    modifiedcommand=self.__modified)
 	self.__y.grid(row=1, column=0)
@@ -36,35 +43,42 @@ class TypeinWidget(Pmw.MegaWidget):
 	    'z', (), None,
 	    Pmw.EntryField, interiorarg,
 	    label_text='Blue',
-	    labelpos=E,
+	    label_width=5,
+	    label_anchor=E,
+	    labelpos=W,
 	    maxwidth=4,
+	    entry_width=4,
 	    validate=self.__validate,
 	    modifiedcommand=self.__modified)
 	self.__z.grid(row=2, column=0)
 
-	# TBD: gross hack, fix later
-	self.__initializing = 1
 	# Check keywords and initialize options
 	self.initialiseoptions(TypeinWidget)
-	# TBD: gross hack, fix later
-	self.__initializing = 0
 
-    # public set color interface
-    def set_color(self, red, green, blue):
-	self.__x.configure(label_text=`red`)
-	self.__y.configure(label_text=`green`)
-	self.__z.configure(label_text=`blue`)
-	# dispatch to the delegate
-	delegate = self['delegate']
-	if delegate:
-	    delegate.set_color(red, green, blue)
-	    
+    #
+    # PUBLIC INTERFACE
+    #
+
+    def set_color(self, obj, rgbtuple):
+	# break infloop
+	red, green, blue = rgbtuple
+	self.__x.setentry(`red`)
+	self.__y.setentry(`green`)
+	self.__z.setentry(`blue`)
+	if obj == self:
+	    return
+
+    #
+    # PRIVATE INTERFACE
+    #
+	 
     # called to validate the entry text
-    SAFE_EVAL = {'__builtins__': {}}
     def __str_to_int(self, text):
 	try:
-	    val = eval(text, self.SAFE_EVAL, {})
-	    return val
+	    if text[:2] == '0x':
+		return string.atoi(text[2:], 16)
+	    else:
+		return string.atoi(text)
 	except:
 	    return None
 
@@ -78,13 +92,14 @@ class TypeinWidget(Pmw.MegaWidget):
     # called whenever a text entry is modified
     def __modified(self):
 	# these are guaranteed to be valid, right?
-	red = self.__str_to_int(self.__x['value'])
-	green = self.__str_to_int(self.__y['value'])
-	blue = self.__str_to_int(self.__z['value'])
-	self.set_color(red, green, blue)
+	vals = map(lambda x: x.get(), (self.__x, self.__y, self.__z))
+	rgbs = map(self.__str_to_int, vals)
+	valids = map(self.__validate, vals)
+	delegate = self['delegate']
+	if None not in rgbs and -1 not in valids and delegate:
+	    delegate.set_color(self, rgbs)
 
     # called whenever the color option is changed
     def __set_color(self):
-	red, green, blue = self['color']
-	if not self.__initializing:
-	    self.set_color(red, green, blue)
+	rgbtuple = self['color']
+	self.set_color(self, rgbtuple)