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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
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+ * distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell       *
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is    *
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:                 *
+ *                                                                          *
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+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                   *
+ *                                                                          *
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+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF               *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.   *
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,   *
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+ *                                                                          *
+ * Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright   *
+ * holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the     *
+ * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written       *
+ * authorization.                                                           *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *  Author: Zeyd M. Ben-Halim <zmbenhal@netcom.com> 1995                    *
+ *     and: Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>                         *
+ *     and: Juergen Pfeifer                         1997-1999               *
+ *     and: Thomas E. Dickey                        2000-on                 *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/* p_new.c
+ * Creation of a new panel 
+ */
+#include "panel.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: p_new.c,v 1.10 2008/08/04 18:25:48 tom Exp $")
+
+#ifdef TRACE
+static char *stdscr_id;
+static char *new_id;
+#endif
+
+/*+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Get root (i.e. stdscr's) panel.
+  Establish the pseudo panel for stdscr if necessary.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static PANEL *
+root_panel(void)
+{
+  if (_nc_stdscr_pseudo_panel == (PANEL *) 0)
+    {
+
+      assert(stdscr && !_nc_bottom_panel && !_nc_top_panel);
+#if NO_LEAKS
+      _nc_panelhook()->destroy = del_panel;
+#endif
+      _nc_stdscr_pseudo_panel = (PANEL *) malloc(sizeof(PANEL));
+      if (_nc_stdscr_pseudo_panel != 0)
+	{
+	  PANEL *pan = _nc_stdscr_pseudo_panel;
+	  WINDOW *win = stdscr;
+
+	  pan->win = win;
+	  pan->below = (PANEL *) 0;
+	  pan->above = (PANEL *) 0;
+#ifdef TRACE
+	  if (!stdscr_id)
+	    stdscr_id = strdup("stdscr");
+	  pan->user = stdscr_id;
+#else
+	  pan->user = (void *)0;
+#endif
+	  _nc_bottom_panel = _nc_top_panel = pan;
+	}
+    }
+  return _nc_stdscr_pseudo_panel;
+}
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(PANEL *)
+new_panel(WINDOW *win)
+{
+  PANEL *pan = (PANEL *) 0;
+
+  T((T_CALLED("new_panel(%p)"), win));
+
+  if (!win)
+    returnPanel(pan);
+
+  if (!_nc_stdscr_pseudo_panel)
+    (void)root_panel();
+  assert(_nc_stdscr_pseudo_panel);
+
+  if (!(win->_flags & _ISPAD) && (pan = (PANEL *) malloc(sizeof(PANEL))))
+    {
+      pan->win = win;
+      pan->above = (PANEL *) 0;
+      pan->below = (PANEL *) 0;
+#ifdef TRACE
+      if (!new_id)
+	new_id = strdup("new");
+      pan->user = new_id;
+#else
+      pan->user = (char *)0;
+#endif
+      (void)show_panel(pan);
+    }
+  returnPanel(pan);
+}