diff -u kiki-0.5.6/kiki.py kiki-0.5.6/kiki.py
--- kiki-0.5.6/kiki.py
+++ kiki-0.5.6/kiki.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 """
 
 import wxversion
-wxversion.select('2.6')
+wxversion.ensureMinimal('2.6')
 
 import wx
 import wx.html
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
         self.Notebook.AddPage(self.MatchesPane, "Matches")
         self.Notebook.AddPage(self.SampleTextPane, "Sample text")
         self.Notebook.AddPage(self.HelpPane, "Help")
-        TopPaneSizer.Add(wx.NotebookSizer(self.Notebook), 1, wx.EXPAND, 0)
+        TopPaneSizer.Add(self.Notebook, 1, wx.EXPAND, 0)
         self.BottomPane.SetAutoLayout(1)
         self.BottomPane.SetSizer(TopPaneSizer)
         MainSizer.Add(self.SplitterWindow, 1, wx.EXPAND, 0)
diff -u kiki-0.5.6/debian/changelog kiki-0.5.6/debian/changelog
--- kiki-0.5.6/debian/changelog
+++ kiki-0.5.6/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+kiki (0.5.6-3.1ubuntu1.9.04) jaunty; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/control: updated dependency to also support wx 2.8 (Closes LP: #370839)
+  * kiki.py: make compatible with python-wxgtk2.8
+
+ -- Stani M <spe.stani.be@gmail.com>  Sun, 24 May 2009 00:16:06 +0200
+
 kiki (0.5.6-3.1ubuntu1) jaunty; urgency=low
 
   * Merge from debian unstable, remaining changes: (LP: #302016)
diff -u kiki-0.5.6/debian/control kiki-0.5.6/debian/control
--- kiki-0.5.6/debian/control
+++ kiki-0.5.6/debian/control
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 Package: kiki
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${python:Depends}, python-wxgtk2.6
+Depends: ${python:Depends}, python-wxgtk2.8 | python-wxgtk2.6
 XB-Python-Version: ${python:Versions}
 Description: tool for python regular expression testing
  A free environment for regular expression testing (ferret).  It allows