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+<?php defined("SYSPATH") or die("No direct script access.");
+/**
+ * Gallery - a web based photo album viewer and editor
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2008 Bharat Mediratta
+ *
+ * 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 2 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, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+class Admin_View_Core extends View {
+  private $theme_name = null;
+
+  /**
+   * Attempts to load a view and pre-load view data.
+   *
+   * @throws  Kohana_Exception  if the requested view cannot be found
+   * @param   string  $name view name
+   * @param   string  $theme_name view name
+   * @return  void
+   */
+  public function __construct($name, $theme_name="default") {
+    parent::__construct($name);
+    $this->theme_name = $theme_name;
+    $this->set_global('theme', $this);
+    $this->set_global('user', user::active());
+  }
+
+  public function url($path) {
+    return url::file("themes/{$this->theme_name}/$path");
+  }
+
+  public function display($page_name, $view_class="View") {
+    return new $view_class($page_name);
+  }
+}
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