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+/*
+ * Copyright 2006, Haiku. All rights reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef ICON_EDITOR_PROTOCOL_H
+#define ICON_EDITOR_PROTOCOL_H
+
+enum {
+	B_EDIT_ICON_DATA	= 'EICN',
+	// the message needs to contain these fields:
+	// B_MESSENGER_TYPE		"reply to"		the messenger to which
+	//										B_ICON_DATA_EDITED messages should
+	//										be sent
+	// B_VECTOR_ICON_TYPE	"icon data"		OPTIONAL - the original vector icon data
+	//										- if missing, a new icon is created
+
+	B_ICON_DATA_EDITED	= 'ICNE',
+	// the message needs to contain these fields:
+	// B_VECTOR_ICON_TYPE	"icon data"		the changed icon data, do with it
+	//										as you please, the message is sent
+	//										to the specified messenger and is
+	//										the result of the user having
+	//										decided to "save" the edited icon
+};
+
+#endif // ICON_EDITOR_PROTOCOL_H