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+//   SparkleShare, an instant update workflow to Git.
+//   Copyright (C) 2010  Hylke Bons <hylkebons@gmail.com>
+//
+//   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+//   (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//   GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+//   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+using Gtk;
+using System.Timers;
+
+namespace SparkleShare {
+		
+	// This is a close implementation of GtkSpinner
+	public class SparkleSpinner : Gdk.Pixbuf {
+
+		public int CycleDuration;
+		public int NumSteps;
+		public bool Active;
+
+		private Timer Timer;
+		private int CurrentStep;
+
+		public SparkleSpinner () : base ("")  {
+			Timer = new Timer ();
+			CycleDuration = 1000;
+			Timer.Interval = 50;
+			Timer.Elapsed += delegate { 
+				//
+			};
+			Start ();
+
+		}
+
+		public void Start () {
+			Active = true;		
+			Timer.Start ();
+		}
+
+		public void Stop () {
+			Active = false;
+			Timer.Stop ();
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}