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+/*
+The contents of this file are subject to the THDL Open Community License
+Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License on the THDL web site 
+(http://www.thdl.org/).
+
+Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, 
+WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the 
+License for the specific terms governing rights and limitations under the 
+License. 
+
+The Initial Developer of this software is the Tibetan and Himalayan Digital
+Library (THDL). Portions created by the THDL are Copyright 2002-2003 THDL.
+All Rights Reserved. 
+
+Contributor(s): ______________________________________.
+*/
+
+package org.thdl.util;
+
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
+import javax.swing.JEditorPane;
+
+/** An HTMLPane is a JScrollPane displaying the contents of an HTML
+ *  file.  DLC FIXME: at present, neither internal nor external
+ *  hyperlinks work.
+ *
+ *  @author David Chandler
+ */
+public class HTMLPane extends JScrollPane {
+    /** Creates a JScrollPane displaying the contents of the HTML file
+     *  named htmlFileName (which should be a resource packaged in
+     *  this application's JAR file).
+     *
+     *  @throws FileNotFoundException if the resource could not be found.
+     *  @param resourceHolder the class associated with the named resource
+     *  @param htmlFileName the name of the resource that is the HTML file */
+    public HTMLPane(Class resourceHolder, String htmlFileName)
+        throws FileNotFoundException
+    {
+        super();
+        InputStream in = resourceHolder.getResourceAsStream(htmlFileName);
+        if (in == null) {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException(htmlFileName);
+        }
+        JEditorPane pane = new JEditorPane();
+        pane.setContentType("text/html");
+        try {
+            pane.read(in, "our input stream");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            pane.setText("Error reading HTML file from JAR.\nPlease submit a bug report if this issue has not yet\nbeen resolved in the latest version.");
+            ThdlDebug.noteIffyCode();
+        }
+        pane.setEditable(false);
+
+        setViewportView(pane);
+    }
+}