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+/*
+ * resources_browser.h - header file for ResourcesBrowser
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ *
+ * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _RESOURCES_BROWSER_H
+#define _RESOURCES_BROWSER_H
+
+#include "side_bar_widget.h"
+
+class ResourcesTreeModel;
+class ResourcesTreeView;
+
+
+class ResourcesBrowser : public sideBarWidget
+{
+public:
+	ResourcesBrowser( QWidget * _parent );
+	virtual ~ResourcesBrowser();
+
+
+private:
+	ResourcesTreeModel * m_treeModel;
+	ResourcesTreeView * m_treeView;
+
+} ;
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/gui/resources_browser.cpp b/src/gui/resources_browser.cpp
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+/*
+ * resources_browser.cpp - implementation of ResourcesBrowser
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ *
+ * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <QtGui/QLineEdit>
+
+#include "resources_browser.h"
+#include "resources_tree_model.h"
+#include "resources_tree_view.h"
+#include "unified_resources_provider.h"
+#include "engine.h"
+#include "embed.h"
+
+
+
+ResourcesBrowser::ResourcesBrowser( QWidget * _parent ) :
+	sideBarWidget( tr( "Resources Browser" ),
+			embed::getIconPixmap( "resources_browser" ),
+			_parent )
+{
+	// create a model which represents our database as a tree
+	m_treeModel = new ResourcesTreeModel(
+				engine::getResourcesProvider()->database() );
+
+	// create an according tree-view for our tree-model
+	m_treeView = new ResourcesTreeView( m_treeModel, contentParent() );
+
+	QLineEdit * filterEdit = new QLineEdit ( contentParent() );
+
+	// add widgets to us (we're a SideBarWidget)
+	addContentWidget( m_treeView );
+	addContentWidget( filterEdit );
+
+
+	// instantly apply filter when typing into filterEdit
+	connect( filterEdit, SIGNAL( textChanged( const QString & ) ),
+	                m_treeView, SLOT( setFilter( const QString & ) ) );
+}
+
+
+
+
+ResourcesBrowser::~ResourcesBrowser()
+{
+	delete m_treeView;
+	delete m_treeModel;
+}
+
+
+
+#include "moc_resources_browser.cxx"
+