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+"""
+A PyQt4 dialog to show a message and let the user check a box
+"""
+
+"""
+Copyright 2012  Anthony Beville
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+"""
+
+"""
+example usage:
+
+checked = OptionalMessageDialog.msg(  self, "Disclaimer", 
+							"This is beta software, and you are using it at your own risk!",
+							)
+
+said_yes, checked =  OptionalMessageDialog.question( self,  "Question", 
+							"Are you sure you wish to do this?",
+							)
+"""
+
+
+from PyQt4.QtCore import *
+from PyQt4.QtGui import *
+ 
+StyleMessage = 0
+StyleQuestion = 1
+
+class OptionalMessageDialog(QDialog):
+	
+	def __init__(self, parent, style, title, msg, check_state=Qt.Unchecked, check_text=None ):	
+		QDialog.__init__(self, parent)
+
+		self.setWindowTitle( title )
+		self.was_accepted = False
+		
+		l = QVBoxLayout( self )
+		self.theLabel = QLabel( msg )
+		l.addWidget( self.theLabel ) 
+		
+		if check_text is None:
+			if style == StyleQuestion:
+				check_text = "Remember this answer"
+			else:
+				check_text = "Don't show this dialog again"
+				
+		self.theCheckBox = QCheckBox(check_text)
+		
+		self.theCheckBox.setCheckState( check_state )
+			
+		l.addWidget( self.theCheckBox )
+
+		btnbox_style = QDialogButtonBox.Ok
+		if style == StyleQuestion:
+			btnbox_style = QDialogButtonBox.Yes|QDialogButtonBox.No
+			
+		self.theButtonBox = QDialogButtonBox(
+						btnbox_style,
+						parent=self,
+						accepted=self.accept,
+						rejected=self.reject) 
+						
+		l.addWidget( self.theButtonBox )
+		
+ 	def accept( self ):
+		self.was_accepted = True
+		QDialog.accept(self)
+
+	def reject( self ):
+		self.was_accepted = False
+		QDialog.reject(self)
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def msg( parent, title, msg, check_state=Qt.Unchecked, check_text=None):
+		
+		d = OptionalMessageDialog( parent, StyleMessage, title, msg, check_state=check_state, check_text=check_text )
+
+		d.exec_()
+		return  d.theCheckBox.isChecked()
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def question( parent, title, msg, check_state=Qt.Unchecked, check_text=None ):
+		
+		d = OptionalMessageDialog( parent, StyleQuestion, title, msg, check_state=check_state, check_text=check_text )
+		
+		d.exec_() 
+		
+		return d.was_accepted, d.theCheckBox.isChecked()