Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/ui/LFMenuBar.as
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+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.ui.*
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.util.*
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.*
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.style.*
+import mx.controls.*
+import mx.utils.*
+
+/**
+* Main application menu for LAMS
+*  
+* @author   DI
+*/
+class LFMenuBar extends MovieClip {
+
+    // instances on the stage
+    private var _mb:MenuBar;
+    
+    // variables in this script
+    private var file_menu:Menu;
+    private var tools_menu:Menu;
+    private var help_menu:Menu;
+    
+    private var view_xml:XML; // to illustrate creating a menu with xml
+    
+    private var app:Application;
+    private var tm:ThemeManager;
+
+    //Constructor    
+    function LFMenuBar(){
+        //Set up init for next frame and make invisible this frame
+        this.onEnterFrame = init;
+        this._visible = false;
+        
+        //Get a reference to the application
+        app = Application.getInstance();
+    }
+
+    public function init() {
+        //Kill enter frame and make visible now its initiated
+        this._visible = true;
+        delete this.onEnterFrame;
+        /*=================
+            FILE MENU
+        =================*/
+        file_menu = _mb.addMenu("File");
+        
+        // "new" is the linkage id of the movie clip to be used as the icon for the "New" menu item.
+        //file_menu.addMenuItem({label:"New", instanceName:"newInstance", icon:"new"});
+        file_menu.addMenuItem({label:"New", instanceName:"newItem"});
+        file_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Open", instanceName:"openItem"});
+        file_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Revert", instanceName:"revertItem", enabled:false});
+        file_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Close", instanceName:"closeItem"});
+        file_menu.addMenuItem({type:"separator"});
+        file_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Close", instanceName:"saveItem"});
+
+
+        /*=================
+            TOOLS MENU
+        =================*/
+        tools_menu = _mb.addMenu("Tools");
+        tools_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Draw Transitional", instanceName:"drawTransitionalItem"});
+        tools_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Draw Optional", instanceName:"drawOptionalItem"});
+        tools_menu.addMenuItem({type:"separator"});
+        tools_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Preferences", instanceName:"prefsItem"});
+
+
+        /*=================
+            HELP MENU
+        =================*/
+        help_menu = _mb.addMenu("Help");
+        help_menu.addMenuItem({label:"About", instanceName:"helpItem"});
+        
+        //set up listeners
+        // register the listeners with the separate menus
+        file_menu.addEventListener("change", Delegate.create(this,fileMenuClicked));
+        tools_menu.addEventListener("change", Delegate.create(this,toolsMenuClicked));
+        
+        //Register for theme changed events and set Initial style
+        tm.addEventListener('themeChanged',this);
+        setStyles();
+    }  
+    
+    /**
+    * event handler for file menu click
+    */
+    private function fileMenuClicked(eventObj:Object):Void{
+        //Which item was clicked ?      
+        switch (eventObj.menuItem) {
+            case eventObj.menu.newItem : 
+                trace('new selected');
+                break;
+            case eventObj.menu.openItem :
+                app.getWorkspace().userSelectItem();
+                break;
+        }        
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    * event handler for tool menu click
+    */
+    private function toolsMenuClicked(eventObj:Object):Void{
+        //Which item was clicked ?
+        switch (eventObj.menuItem) {
+            case eventObj.menu.prefsItem : 
+                app.showPrefsDialog();
+                break;
+        }        
+    }    
+    
+    /**
+    * Event fired by StyleManager class to notify listeners that Theme has changed
+    * it is up to listeners to then query Style Manager for relevant style info
+    */
+    public function themeChanged(event:Object){
+        if(event.type=='themeChanged'){
+            //Theme has changed so update objects to reflect new styles
+            setStyles();
+        }else {
+            Debugger.log('themeChanged event broadcast with an object.type not equal to "themeChanged"',Debugger.CRITICAL,'themeChanged','org.lamsfoundation.lams.WorkspaceDialog');
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    * Set the styles for the menu called from init. and themeChanged event handler
+    */
+    private function setStyles() {
+        var styleObj = tm.getStyleObject('LFMenuBar');
+        _mb.setStyle('styleName',styleObj);
+    }
+   
+}
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