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/*
	Copyright (C) 2014 Johan Mattsson

	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify 
	it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as 
	published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the 
	License, or (at your option) any later version.

	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
	WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 
	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU 
	Lesser General Public License for more details.
*/

namespace BirdFont {

/** A tab for picking characters in the font. */
public class GlyphSelection : Overview {

	public signal void selected_glyph (GlyphCollection gc);

	public GlyphSelection () {
		base (null, false, false);
		update_default_characterset ();
		
		OverviewTools.update_overview_characterset (this);
		FontDisplay.dirty_scrollbar = true;	
		
		open_glyph_signal.connect ((gc) => {
			selected_glyph (gc);			
			Toolbox.redraw_tool_box ();
		});
		
		Toolbox.set_toolbox_from_tab (get_name ());
		
		IdleSource idle = new IdleSource ();

		idle.set_callback (() => {			
			update_default_characterset ();
			return false;
		});
		
		idle.attach (null);
	}
	
	void update_default_characterset () {
		if (BirdFont.get_current_font ().length () > 0) {
			display_all_available_glyphs ();
		} else {
			GlyphRange gr = new GlyphRange ();
			DefaultCharacterSet.use_default_range (gr);
			set_current_glyph_range (gr);
		}
		
		update_item_list ();
	}
}

}

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