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+/************************************************************************
+ *
+ *  Context.java
+ *
+ *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License version 2.1, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ *  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.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ *  MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ *  Copyright: 2002-2004 by Henrik Just
+ *
+ *  All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Version 0.3.3g (2004-11-11)
+ *
+ */
+
+package writer2latex.latex;
+
+import writer2latex.office.XMLString;
+import writer2latex.office.StyleWithProperties;
+
+public class Context {
+
+    // *** Formatting Info (current values in the source OOo document) ***
+
+    // Current list style
+    private String sListStyleName = null;
+
+    // Current character formatting attributes
+    private String sFontName = null;
+    private String sFontStyle = null;
+    private String sFontVariant = null;
+    private String sFontWeight = null;
+    private String sFontSize = null;
+    private String sFontColor = null;
+    private String sLang = null;
+    private String sCountry = null;
+
+    // *** Structural Info (identifies contructions in the LaTeX document) ***
+
+    // within the header or footer of a pagestyle
+    private boolean bInHeaderFooter = false;
+
+    // within a table cell
+    private boolean bInTable = false;
+
+    // within a multicols environment
+    private boolean bInMulticols = false;
+
+    // within a list of this level
+    private int nListLevel = 0;
+
+    // within a minipage environment
+    private boolean bInFrame = false;
+
+    // within a \footnote or \endnote
+    private boolean bInFootnote = false;
+
+    // in verbatim mode
+    private boolean bVerbatim = false;
+
+    // *** Special Info ***
+
+    // Inside a construction, where footnotes are disallowed
+    private boolean bNoFootnotes = false;
+
+    // Inside an area, where lists are ignored
+    private boolean bIgnoreLists = false;
+
+    // *** Accessor Methods ***
+
+    public void setListStyleName(String sListStyleName) { this.sListStyleName = sListStyleName; }
+
+    public String getListStyleName() { return sListStyleName; }
+
+    public void setFontName(String sFontName) { this.sFontName = sFontName; }
+
+    public String getFontName() { return sFontName; }
+
+    public void setFontStyle(String sFontStyle) { this.sFontStyle = sFontStyle; }
+
+    public String getFontStyle() { return sFontStyle; }
+
+    public void setFontVariant(String sFontVariant) { this.sFontVariant = sFontVariant; }
+
+    public String getFontVariant() { return sFontVariant; }
+
+    public void setFontWeight(String sFontWeight) { this.sFontWeight = sFontWeight; }
+
+    public String getFontWeight() { return sFontWeight; }
+
+    public void setFontSize(String sFontSize) { this.sFontSize = sFontSize; }
+
+    public String getFontSize() { return sFontSize; }
+
+    public void setFontColor(String sFontColor) { this.sFontColor = sFontColor; }
+
+    public String getFontColor() { return sFontColor; }
+
+    public void setLang(String sLang) { this.sLang = sLang; }
+
+    public String getLang() { return sLang; }
+
+    public void setCountry(String sCountry) { this.sCountry = sCountry; }
+
+    public String getCountry() { return sCountry; }
+
+    public void setInHeaderFooter(boolean bInHeaderFooter) {
+        this.bInHeaderFooter = bInHeaderFooter;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isInHeaderFooter() { return bInHeaderFooter; }
+
+    public void setInTable(boolean bInTable) { this.bInTable = bInTable; }
+
+    public boolean isInTable() { return bInTable; }
+
+    public void setInMulticols(boolean bInMulticols) {
+        this.bInMulticols = bInMulticols;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isInMulticols() { return bInMulticols; }
+
+    public void setListLevel(int nListLevel) { this.nListLevel = nListLevel; }
+
+    public void incListLevel() { nListLevel++; }
+
+    public int getListLevel() { return nListLevel; }
+
+    public void setInFrame(boolean bInFrame) { this.bInFrame = bInFrame; }
+
+    public boolean isInFrame() { return bInFrame; }
+
+    public void setInFootnote(boolean bInFootnote) {
+        this.bInFootnote = bInFootnote;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isInFootnote() { return bInFootnote; }
+
+    public void setNoFootnotes(boolean bNoFootnotes) {
+        this.bNoFootnotes = bNoFootnotes;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isNoFootnotes() { return bNoFootnotes; }
+
+    public void setIgnoreLists(boolean bIgnoreLists) {
+        this.bIgnoreLists = bIgnoreLists;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isIgnoreLists() { return bIgnoreLists; }
+
+    public boolean isVerbatim() { return bVerbatim; }
+
+    public void setVerbatim(boolean bVerbatim) { this.bVerbatim = bVerbatim; }
+
+    // update context
+
+    public void updateFormattingFromStyle(StyleWithProperties style) {
+        String s;
+
+        if (style==null) { return; }
+
+        s = style.getProperty(XMLString.STYLE_FONT_NAME);
+        if (s!=null) { setFontName(s); }
+
+        s = style.getProperty(XMLString.FO_FONT_STYLE);
+        if (s!=null) { setFontStyle(s); }
+
+        s = style.getProperty(XMLString.FO_FONT_VARIANT);
+        if (s!=null) { setFontVariant(s); }
+
+        s = style.getProperty(XMLString.FO_FONT_WEIGHT);
+        if (s!=null) { setFontWeight(s); }
+
+        s = style.getProperty(XMLString.FO_FONT_SIZE);
+        if (s!=null) { setFontSize(s); }
+
+        s = style.getProperty(XMLString.FO_COLOR);
+        if (s!=null) { setFontColor(s); }
+
+        s = style.getProperty(XMLString.FO_LANGUAGE);
+        if (s!=null) { setLang(s); }
+
+        s = style.getProperty(XMLString.FO_COUNTRY);
+        if (s!=null) { setCountry(s); }
+    }
+
+    public void resetFormattingFromStyle(StyleWithProperties style) {
+        setFontName(null);
+        setFontStyle(null);
+        setFontVariant(null);
+        setFontWeight(null);
+        setFontSize(null);
+        setFontColor(null);
+        setLang(null);
+        setCountry(null);
+        updateFormattingFromStyle(style);
+    }
+
+
+    // clone this Context
+    public Object clone() {
+        Context newContext = new Context();
+
+        newContext.setListStyleName(sListStyleName);
+        newContext.setFontName(sFontName);
+        newContext.setFontStyle(sFontStyle);
+        newContext.setFontVariant(sFontVariant);
+        newContext.setFontWeight(sFontWeight);
+        newContext.setFontSize(sFontSize);
+        newContext.setFontColor(sFontColor);
+        newContext.setLang(sLang);
+        newContext.setCountry(sCountry);
+        newContext.setInHeaderFooter(bInHeaderFooter);
+        newContext.setInTable(bInTable);
+        newContext.setInMulticols(bInMulticols);
+        newContext.setListLevel(nListLevel);
+        newContext.setInFrame(bInFrame);
+        newContext.setInFootnote(bInFootnote);
+        newContext.setNoFootnotes(bNoFootnotes);
+        newContext.setIgnoreLists(bIgnoreLists);
+
+        return newContext;
+    }
+
+}