protected double estimateMaximumTickLabelHeight(Graphics2D g2) {

        RectangleInsets tickLabelInsets = getTickLabelInsets();
        double result = tickLabelInsets.getTop() + tickLabelInsets.getBottom();

        Font tickLabelFont = getTickLabelFont();
        FontRenderContext frc = g2.getFontRenderContext();
        result += tickLabelFont.getLineMetrics("123", frc).getHeight();
        return result;

    }

    /**
     * Estimates the maximum width of the tick labels, assuming the specified
     * tick unit is used.
     * <P>
     * Rather than computing the string bounds of every tick on the axis, we
     * just look at two values: the lower bound and the upper bound for the
     * axis.  These two values will usually be representative.
     *
     * @param g2  the graphics device.
     * @param unit  the tick unit to use for calculation.
     *
     * @return The estimated maximum width of the tick labels.
     */
    protected double estimateMaximumTickLabelWidth(Graphics2D g2,
                                                   TickUnit unit) {

        RectangleInsets tickLabelInsets = getTickLabelInsets();
        double result = tickLabelInsets.getLeft() + tickLabelInsets.getRight();

        if (isVerticalTickLabels()) {
            // all tick labels have the same width (equal to the height of the
            // font)...
            FontRenderContext frc = g2.getFontRenderContext();
            LineMetrics lm = getTickLabelFont().getLineMetrics("0", frc);
            result += lm.getHeight();
        }
        else {
            // look at lower and upper bounds...
            FontMetrics fm = g2.getFontMetrics(getTickLabelFont());
            Range range = getRange();
            double lower = range.getLowerBound();
            double upper = range.getUpperBound();
            String lowerStr = "";
            String upperStr = "";
            NumberFormat formatter = getNumberFormatOverride();
            if (formatter != null) {
                lowerStr = formatter.format(lower);
                upperStr = formatter.format(upper);
            }
            else {
                lowerStr = unit.valueToString(lower);
                upperStr = unit.valueToString(upper);
            }
            double w1 = fm.stringWidth(lowerStr);
            double w2 = fm.stringWidth(upperStr);
            result += Math.max(w1, w2);
        }

        return result;