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#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_Desktop_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_frame_Desktop_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_Frame_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/frame/Frame.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_XDesktop_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/frame/XDesktop.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_XComponentLoader_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/frame/XComponentLoader.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_document_XEventBroadcaster_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/document/XEventBroadcaster.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
#endif

//=============================================================================

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module frame {

//=============================================================================
/** is the environment for components which can instantiate within frames

    <p>
    A desktop environment contains tasks with one or more frames
    in which components can be loaded. The term "task" or naming a frame as a
    "task frame" is not in any way related to any additional implemented
    interfaces, it's  just because these frames use task windows.
    </p>
 */
published service Desktop
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** make it possible to be the global root of different separated frame trees

        <p>
        It's not a must for a frame (neither a frame tree) to be a part of this
        global tree. But such outstanding frames won't be accessible by the normal
        frame api.
        </p>
     */
    service Frame;

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** regulate life time of desktop environment and support high level
        access to components of sub frame tree
     */
	interface XDesktop;

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** supports simple api for loading components into the frame environment
     */
	interface XComponentLoader;

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** @deprecated This interface is a documentation error. It was never thought to be supported
                    by this service. Please use the service <type cope="com::sun::star::frame">GlobalEventBroadcaster</type>
                    instead of this interface.
     */
    interface com::sun::star::document::XEventBroadcaster;
};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

#endif