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+/**
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+package org.thdl.tib.input ;
+
+public class DictionarySettings
+{
+	private boolean dictionaryValid = false ;
+	private boolean dictionaryEnabled = false ;
+	private boolean dictionaryLocal = false ;
+	private String dictionaryPath = "" ;
+
+	public DictionarySettings ()
+	{
+		boolean dictionaryValid = false ;
+		boolean dictionaryEnabled = false ;
+		boolean dictionaryLocal = false ;
+		String dictionaryPath = "" ;
+	}
+
+	public DictionarySettings ( boolean valid, boolean enabled, boolean local, String pathOrUrl )
+	{
+		boolean dictionaryValid = valid ;
+		boolean dictionaryEnabled = enabled ;
+		boolean dictionaryLocal = local ;
+		String dictionaryPath = pathOrUrl ;
+	}
+
+	public DictionarySettings ( boolean enabled, boolean local, String pathOrUrl )
+	{
+		boolean dictionaryValid = true ;
+		boolean dictionaryEnabled = enabled ;
+		boolean dictionaryLocal = local ;
+		String dictionaryPath = pathOrUrl ;
+	}
+
+	public boolean equal ( DictionarySettings ds )
+	{
+		return ( ds.isEnabled () == this.isEnabled () &&
+				 ds.isLocal () != this.isLocal () &&
+				 ds.getPathOrUrl ().equals ( this.getPathOrUrl () ) ) ;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isValid ()
+	{
+		return dictionaryValid ;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isEnabled ()
+	{
+		return dictionaryEnabled ;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isLocal ()
+	{
+		return dictionaryLocal ;
+	}
+
+	public String getPathOrUrl ()
+	{
+		return dictionaryPath ;
+	}
+
+	public void set ( DictionarySettings ds )
+	{
+		dictionaryValid = ds.dictionaryValid ;
+		dictionaryEnabled = ds.dictionaryEnabled ;
+		dictionaryLocal = ds.dictionaryLocal ;
+		dictionaryPath = ds.dictionaryPath ;
+	}
+
+	public void setValid ( boolean valid )
+	{
+		dictionaryValid = valid ;
+	}
+
+	public void setEnabled ( boolean enabled )
+	{
+		dictionaryEnabled = enabled ;
+	}
+
+	public void setLocal ( boolean local )
+	{
+		dictionaryLocal = local ;
+	}
+
+	public void setPathOrUrl ( String pathOrUrl )
+	{
+		dictionaryPath = pathOrUrl ;
+	}
+};