diff -r 000000000000 -r a02c979e8dfd srcanaapps/depexplorer/com.nokia.s60tools.appdep/src/com/nokia/s60tools/appdep/ui/utils/UiUtils.java
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+++ b/srcanaapps/depexplorer/com.nokia.s60tools.appdep/src/com/nokia/s60tools/appdep/ui/utils/UiUtils.java	Sat Jan 09 10:04:11 2010 +0530
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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 
+* All rights reserved.
+* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+* under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+* which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+* at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+*
+* Initial Contributors:
+* Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+*
+* Contributors:
+*
+* Description:
+*
+*/
+
+
+package com.nokia.s60tools.appdep.ui.utils;
+
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
+
+import com.nokia.s60tools.appdep.core.AppDepSettings;
+import com.nokia.s60tools.appdep.core.ITargetPlatform;
+import com.nokia.s60tools.appdep.ui.dialogs.SearchConfirmNewRootSelectionDialog;
+import com.nokia.s60tools.appdep.ui.preferences.DEPreferences;
+import com.nokia.s60tools.appdep.ui.views.main.MainView;
+
+/**
+ * Contains static service methods that are needed by multiple
+ * UI related classes in order to prevent duplication of similar 
+ * functionality in multiple places.
+ */
+public class UiUtils {
+
+	/**
+	 * Opens ask dialog if needed and asks confirmation about if new root is to be set or not.
+	 * If in preferences there is selection, "dont ask again" dialog want be opened but <code>true</code> is returned.
+	 * @param newRootComponentName
+	 * @return <code>true</code> if new root is to be set, <code>false</code> otherwise.
+	 */
+	private static boolean handleSetAsNewRootComponentConfirmation(Shell sh, String newRootComponentName) {
+		
+		//checking if preferences has already value dontAskAgain
+		if(DEPreferences.getDontAskSetAsNewRootFromSearch()){
+			return true;
+		}
+		else {							
+			SearchConfirmNewRootSelectionDialog dialog = new SearchConfirmNewRootSelectionDialog(sh, newRootComponentName);
+			int doOpen = dialog.open();
+			boolean setAsNewRoot = (doOpen == SearchConfirmNewRootSelectionDialog.OK) ? true : false;
+			
+			//if canceled, preferences wont be changed.
+			if(setAsNewRoot){
+				boolean dontAskAgain = dialog.isDontAskAgainChecked();
+				//setting to preferences
+				DEPreferences.setDontAskAtainAsNewRootFromSearch(dontAskAgain);
+			}
+	
+			return setAsNewRoot;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets given component as new root component (and optionally triggers
+	 * confirmation query). 
+	 * @param view Reference to main view.
+	 * @param selectedComponentName Component to be set as new root component.
+	 * @param targetPlatform Target platform for the component, or <code>null</code> if not known.
+	 */
+	public static void setComponentAsNewRootInMainView(MainView view, String selectedComponentName, ITargetPlatform targetPlatform) {
+		Shell sh = view.getViewSite().getShell();
+		if( handleSetAsNewRootComponentConfirmation(sh, selectedComponentName)){		
+			AppDepSettings st = AppDepSettings.getActiveSettings();
+			st.setCurrentlyAnalyzedComponentName(selectedComponentName);
+			st.setCurrentlyAnalyzedComponentTargetPlatform(targetPlatform);
+			view.inputUpdated();   		
+		}
+	}
+
+	
+	
+}