I have posted an updated ZIP file of the 
TabbedPane, ExpandableSection, ListSection, 
DatePicker and ColorChooser classes.
They have been updated to reflect the new 0.9 
version of the core echo API.
They now support the new "applyStyles()" method 
for setting many styles at one time.
They also implement Serializable where necessary 
(specifically in the DefaultModel classes).
The Connection patch required for TabbedPane is 
not longer required as the new 0.9 version of the 
class libreary now exposes the getRequest() 
method as public.
The new ImageManager class is used now in all 
classes to provide images.
A cursory check of performance would indicate that 
the new 0.9 class library is indeed faster.  Please 
note that I havent done an exhaustive test of this.
0.9 updated versions of the BB contributed classes