Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/Config.as
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diff -u
--- lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/Config.as	(revision 0)
+++ lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/Config.as	(revision c40830be7545758efe68288de4e980bbdd498bff)
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+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.*
+/**
+* Stores configuration data for LAMS application
+* @class	Config
+* @author	DI
+*/
+class Config {
+
+	//Declarations
+
+    //Application instance is stored as a static in the application class
+    private static var _instance:Config = null;     
+	private var _className = 'Config';
+
+	//Constructor
+	private function Config() {
+        
+	}
+    
+    /**
+    * Retrieves an instance of the Config singleton
+    */ 
+    public static function getInstance():Config{
+        if(Config._instance == null){
+            Config._instance = new Config();
+        }
+        return Config._instance;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    * Loads application configuration data for LAMS, can load from a URL or cookie
+    */
+    function load(src:Object){
+        if(typeof(src)=='string'{
+            //load from URL otherwise 
+        }else {
+            //load from config cookie
+        }
+    }
+    
+
+	//Getters+Setters
+	function get className():String{
+		return _className;
+	}
+}
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Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/style/LFButtonSkin.as
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diff -u
--- lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/style/LFButtonSkin.as	(revision 0)
+++ lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/style/LFButtonSkin.as	(revision c40830be7545758efe68288de4e980bbdd498bff)
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+import mx.skins.RectBorder;
+import mx.core.ext.UIObjectExtensions;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.style.*
+
+
+/**
+* LFButtonSkin allows buttons to be customised further than setStyle allows.  Essentially it overrides the skin behaviour of
+* the button component and draws the various button states.  
+* @class    LFButtonSkin
+* @author   DI
+* 
+*/
+class LFButtonSkin extends RectBorder
+{
+  static var symbolName:String = "LFButtonSkin";
+  static var symbolOwner:Object = LFButtonSkin;
+  private var styleObj:mx.styles.CSSStyleDeclaration;
+  private var themeManager:ThemeManager;
+  
+  function size():Void
+  {
+    var c:Number; // color
+    var borderStyle:String = getStyle("borderStyle");
+    themeManager = ThemeManager.getInstance();
+    styleObj = themeManager.getStyleObject('Button');    
+
+    switch (borderStyle) {
+      case "falseup":
+      case "falserollover":
+      case "falsedisabled":
+        c = 0x7777FF;
+        break;
+      case "falsedown":0
+        c = getStyle('lala',styleObj);
+        trace('****getting color c: ' + c);
+        break;
+      case "trueup":
+      case "truedown":
+      case "truerollover":
+      case "truedisabled":
+        c = 0xFF7777;
+        break;
+    }
+
+    clear();
+    var thickness = _parent.emphasized ? 2 : 0;
+    lineStyle(thickness, 0, 100);
+    beginFill(c, 100);
+    drawRect(0, 0, __width, __height);
+    endFill();
+  }
+  
+  // required for skins
+  static function classConstruct():Boolean
+  {
+    UIObjectExtensions.Extensions();
+    _global.skinRegistry["ButtonSkin"] = true;
+    return true;
+  }
+  static var classConstructed:Boolean = classConstruct();
+  static var UIObjectExtensionsDependency = UIObjectExtensions;
+}
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