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/*
 * $Id: WindowUtils.java,v 1.16 2009/05/25 16:37:52 kschaefe Exp $
 *
 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle,
 * Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * 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., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 */

import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.Window;

/**
 * Encapsulates various utilities for windows (ie: <code>Frame</code> and
 * <code>Dialog</code> objects and descendants, in particular).
 *
 * @author Richard Bair
 */
public class Utils {
    /**
     * <p/>
     * Returns the <code>Point</code> at which a window should be placed in
     * order to be staggered slightly from another &quot;origin&quot; window to
     * ensure that the title areas of both windows remain visible to the user.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param originWindow Window from which the staggered location will be calculated
     *
     * @return location staggered from the upper left location of the origin
     *         window
     */
    public static Point getPointForStaggering(Window originWindow) {
        Point origin = originWindow.getLocation();
        Insets insets = originWindow.getInsets();
        origin.x += insets.top;
        origin.y += insets.top;
        return origin;
    }
}