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027 * ---------------------
028 * ExtendedDrawable.java
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030 * (C) Copyright 2002-2005, by Object Refinery Limited.
031 *
032 * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
033 * Contributor(s):   -;
034 *
035 * $Id: ExtendedDrawable.java,v 1.4 2005/10/18 13:18:34 mungady Exp $
036 *
037 * Changes
038 * -------
039 * 27-Apr-2005: Initial version.
040 *
041 */
042package org.jfree.ui;
043
044import java.awt.Dimension;
045
046/**
047 * A drawable that has a preferred size and aspect ratio. Implement this interface to gain
048 * some control over the rendering and layouting process for the drawable.
049 *
050 * @author Thomas Morgner
051 */
052public interface ExtendedDrawable extends Drawable
053{
054  /**
055   * Returns the preferred size of the drawable. If the drawable is aspect ratio aware,
056   * these bounds should be used to compute the preferred aspect ratio for this drawable.
057   *
058   * @return the preferred size.
059   */
060  public Dimension getPreferredSize ();
061
062  /**
063   * Returns true, if this drawable will preserve an aspect ratio during the drawing.
064   *
065   * @return true, if an aspect ratio is preserved, false otherwise.
066   */
067  public boolean isPreserveAspectRatio ();
068}