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+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//	Copyright (c) 2001-2002, OpenBeOS
+//
+//	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+//	copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+//	to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+//	the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+//	and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+//	Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+//	The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+//	all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+//	THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+//	IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+//	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+//	AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+//	LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+//	FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+//	DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+//	File Name:		Deskbar.h
+//	Author:			Jeremy Rand (jrand@magma.ca)
+//	Description:	BDeskbar allows one to control the deskbar from an
+//                  application.
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 
+#ifndef	_DESKBAR_H
+#define	_DESKBAR_H
+
+// Standard Includes -----------------------------------------------------------
+
+// System Includes -------------------------------------------------------------
+#include <BeBuild.h>
+#include <Rect.h>
+
+// Project Includes ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Local Includes --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Local Defines ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Globals ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class BMessenger;
+class BView;
+
+// enum for deskbar locations --------------------------------------------------
+enum deskbar_location {
+	B_DESKBAR_TOP,
+	B_DESKBAR_BOTTOM,
+	B_DESKBAR_LEFT_TOP,
+	B_DESKBAR_RIGHT_TOP,
+	B_DESKBAR_LEFT_BOTTOM,
+	B_DESKBAR_RIGHT_BOTTOM
+};
+
+
+// BDeskbar class -------------------------------------------------------------
+class BDeskbar
+{
+public:
+	BDeskbar();
+	~BDeskbar();
+	
+// Location member functions
+	BRect Frame(void) const;
+	deskbar_location Location(bool *isExpanded = NULL) const;
+	status_t SetLocation(deskbar_location location, bool expanded = false);
+	bool IsExpanded(void) const;
+	status_t Expand(bool expand);
+	
+// Item querying member functions
+	status_t GetItemInfo(int32 id, const char **name) const;
+	status_t GetItemInfo(const char *name, int32 *id) const;
+	bool HasItem(int32 id) const;
+	bool HasItem(const char *name) const;
+	uint32 CountItems(void) const;
+	
+// Item modification member functions
+	status_t AddItem(BView *archivableView, int32 *id = NULL);
+	status_t AddItem(entry_ref *addon, int32 *id = NULL);
+	status_t RemoveItem(int32 id);
+	status_t RemoveItem(const char *name);
+
+private:
+	BMessenger *fMessenger;
+	uint32			_reserved[12];
+};
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#endif	// _DESKBAR_H
+
+/*
+ * $Log $
+ *
+ * $Id  $
+ *
+ */
+