Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/ui/Grid.as
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--- lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/ui/Grid.as	(revision 0)
+++ lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/ui/Grid.as	(revision 330c5890468432f121311864db5a441f07838930)
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+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.ui.*
+
+/**
+* Grid  - For positioning and calulcating relative to a grid in canvas
+* @author   DI
+*
+*/ 
+
+class Grid {
+	//constants
+	private static var LINE_THICKNESS:Number = 1;				//lines
+	private static var LINE_ALPHA:Number = 80;
+	private static var LINE_COLOR:Number = 0x000000;
+
+	public static var SMALL_GRID_H_SPACING:Number = 21;				           //Small grid dimensions
+	public static var SMALL_GRID_V_SPACING:Number = 28;
+	public static var LARGE_GRID_H_SPACING:Number = 5 * SMALL_GRID_H_SPACING;  //Large grid dimensions
+	public static var LARGE_GRID_V_SPACING:Number = 5 * SMALL_GRID_V_SPACING;
+		 
+	//Vars
+    private var gridWidth:Number;
+    private var gridHeight:Number
+	
+	/**
+    * Constructor
+    */
+	function Grid(){
+	}
+    
+	
+	/**
+    * Calculates screen x&y from grid coords
+    */
+	public static function pixelsToLargeGrid(x:Number,y:Number):Point{
+		var point:Point = new Point(x,y);
+		point.x *= LARGE_GRID_H_SPACING;
+		point.y *= LARGE_GRID_V_SPACING;
+		return point;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+    * Calculates screen x&y from grid coords
+    */ 
+	public static function largeGridToPixels(x:Number,y:Number):Point{
+		var point:Point = new Point(x,y);
+		point.x /= LARGE_GRID_H_SPACING;
+		point.y /= LARGE_GRID_V_SPACING;
+		return point;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+    * Calculate pixels for small grid coords
+    */
+	public static function smallGridToPixels(x:Number,y:Number):Point{
+		var point:Point = new Point(x,y);
+		point.x *= SMALL_GRID_H_SPACING;
+		point.y *= SMALL_GRID_V_SPACING;
+		return point;
+	}
+
+	/**
+    * Calculate small grid coords from pixels
+    */
+	public static function pixelsToSmallGrid(x:Number,y:Number):Point{
+		var point:Point = new Point(x,y);
+		point.x *= SMALL_GRID_H_SPACING;
+		point.y *= SMALL_GRID_V_SPACING;
+		return point;
+	}
+	 
+	/**
+    * Draw the grid
+    */
+	public static function drawGrid(target_mc,gridWidth,gridHeight,hGap,vGap):Boolean{
+  		//Create the clip
+		var _mc:MovieClip = target_mc.createEmptyMovieClip('grid',target_mc.getNextHighestDepth());
+
+		if (target_mc==undefined){
+			//first make sure that the reference is valid
+			return false;
+		}
+		//draw horizontal lines
+		var hLines:Number = Math.floor(gridWidth/hGap);
+		target_mc.lineStyle(LINE_THICKNESS,LINE_COLOR,LINE_ALPHA);
+		for (var i=0; i<= hLines;i++){
+			var x:Number = i*hGap;
+			target_mc.moveTo(x,0);
+			target_mc.lineTo(x,gridHeight);
+		}
+		//draw vertical lines
+		var vLines:Number = Math.floor(gridHeight/vGap);
+		for (i=0; i<= vLines;i++){
+			var y = i*vGap;
+			target_mc.moveTo(0,y);
+			target_mc.lineTo(gridWidth,y);
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+}
+ 
+ 
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Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/ui/Point.as
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--- lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/ui/Point.as	(revision 0)
+++ lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/ui/Point.as	(revision 330c5890468432f121311864db5a441f07838930)
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+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.ui.*
+
+/**
+* Point class - holds x and y value as pixels.  
+*  
+* @author  DI
+* 
+*/
+
+class Point  {
+    
+    public var x:Number;
+    public var y:Number;
+    
+    /**
+    * Constructor
+    */
+    function Point(x:Number,y:Number){
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+    }
+}
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