Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/style/StyleManager.as
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+import mx.events.*
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.style.*
+
+/**
+* Manages styles throughout LAMS
+* 
+* @class StyleManager
+* @author DI
+*/
+class StyleManager {
+
+	//Declarations
+    //Event delegation methods required for compiler
+    private var dispatchEvent:Function;
+    public var addEventListener:Function;
+    public var removeEventListener:Function;
+    
+    private var themes:Array;                   //Stores themes for the application
+    
+	//Constructor
+    function StyleManager() {
+        //Set up this class to use the Flash event delegation model
+        EventDispatcher.initialize(this);
+        
+        //Create and populate themes array
+        themes = [];
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    * Load themes from the Server
+    */
+    public function loadThemes(){
+        //TODO DI 03/05/05 Stub for now but should query server to access themes
+        themes[0]
+    }
+        
+
+    /*
+    * Used to create a style for LAMS UI elements
+    */
+    private function createStyle(style:mx.styles.CSSStyleDeclaration){
+        
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    * Broadcast updates to all registered listeners
+    */
+    public function broadcastUpdate(){
+        dispatchEvent({type:'update',target:this});
+    }
+    
+    /*
+    Example of setting global styles
+    var styleObj = new mx.styles.CSSStyleDeclaration();
+    styleObj.styleName = 'newStyle';
+    
+    _global.styles.newStyle = styleObj;
+    
+    var styleObj = _global.styles.newStyle = new mx.styles.CSSStyleDeclaration();
+    styleObj.setStyle('fontFamily', 'Verdana');
+    styleObj.setStyle('fontSize', 10);
+    styleObj.setStyle('fontWeight', 'bold');
+    styleObj.setStyle('textDecoration', 'underline');
+    styleObj.setStyle('color', 0x336699);
+    styleObj.setStyle('themeColor', 'haloBlue');
+    _root.setStyle('styleName', 'newStyle');
+    */
+    //Getters+Setters
+    
+}
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