diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index b8fe200..3adc6ca 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     <javac srcdir="${build.prefuse.src}"
            destdir="${build.prefuse.dest}"
     	       classpath="${lucene.lib}"
-           debug="${debug}"
+           debug="true" debuglevel="lines,vars,source"
            deprecation="${deprecation}"
            optimize="${optimize}"/>
   </target>
@@ -308,4 +308,4 @@
 	
 </project>
 
-<!-- End of file -->
\ No newline at end of file
+<!-- End of file -->
diff --git a/src/prefuse/action/assignment/DataColorAction.java b/src/prefuse/action/assignment/DataColorAction.java
index d731aa9..8473dcd 100644
--- a/src/prefuse/action/assignment/DataColorAction.java
+++ b/src/prefuse/action/assignment/DataColorAction.java
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ public void setDataType(int type) {
     public int getScale() {
         return m_scale;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the palette this DataColorAction uses to assign colors.
+     * @param array of RGB values
+     */
+    public void setPalette(int[] palette) {
+        m_palette = palette;
+        setup();
+    }
     
     /**
      * Set the scale (linear, square root, or log) to use for encoding color
diff --git a/src/prefuse/action/layout/AxisLabelLayout.java b/src/prefuse/action/layout/AxisLabelLayout.java
index 397eaab..636e91e 100644
--- a/src/prefuse/action/layout/AxisLabelLayout.java
+++ b/src/prefuse/action/layout/AxisLabelLayout.java
@@ -594,4 +594,12 @@ protected VisualTable getTable() {
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Returns whether this AxisLabelLayout
+     * manages an X or Y axis
+     */
+    protected int getAxis() {
+        return m_axis;   
+    }
+    
 } // end of class AxisLabels
diff --git a/src/prefuse/render/AxisRenderer.java b/src/prefuse/render/AxisRenderer.java
index 7fe2e89..d6d477d 100644
--- a/src/prefuse/render/AxisRenderer.java
+++ b/src/prefuse/render/AxisRenderer.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public void render(Graphics2D g, VisualItem item) {
 	    	String str = item.getString(VisualItem.LABEL); 
 	    	AffineTransform origTransform = g.getTransform();
 	    	AffineTransform transform = this.getTransform(item);
-	    	if ( transform != null ) g.setTransform(transform);
+	    	if ( transform != null ) g.transform(transform);
 	    		
 	    	g.setFont(item.getFont()); 
 	    	g.setColor(ColorLib.getColor(item.getTextColor()));