diff -r 048125f1a167 -r df08c7f9535c src/js/layout.js
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/js/layout.js	Fri Oct 21 11:21:35 2011 +0200
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+/* layout.js - very basic layout management */
+
+/*
+  a layout manager manages a div and the layout of objects
+  inside it.
+*/
+
+IriSP.LayoutManager = function(options) {
+    this._Popcorn = null;
+    this._widgets = [];
+    
+    this._div = "#LdtPlayer";
+    this._width = 640;
+    this._height = 480;
+    
+    if (options === undefined) {
+      options = {};
+      console.error("The options parameter is undefined.");
+    };
+    
+    if (options.hasOwnProperty('divId')) {
+      this._div = options.divId;
+    }
+
+    if (options.hasOwnProperty('width')) {
+      this._width = options.width;
+    }    
+    
+    if (options.hasOwnProperty('height')) {
+      this._height = options.height;
+    } 
+    
+    IriSP.jQuery(this._div).css("width", this._width);
+    IriSP.jQuery(this._div).css("height", this._height);
+};
+
+/* we need this special setter because of a chicken and egg problem :
+   we want the manager to use popcorn but the popcorn div will be managed
+   by the manager. So we need a way to set the instance the manager uses
+*/
+   
+IriSP.LayoutManager.prototype.setPopcornInstance = function(popcorn) {
+    this._Popcorn = popcorn;
+    /* FIXME - don't forget to add the popcorn messages handlers there */
+}
+