JAL-1713 refactorings to allow save/restore Overview to/from project

[jalview.git] / src / jalview / gui / AlignFrame.java

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/AlignFrame.java b/src/jalview/gui/AlignFrame.java
index 1f3f409..5fe7c59 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/gui/AlignFrame.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/AlignFrame.java
@@ -3368,10 +3368,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   }
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
+   * Opens an Overview panel for the alignment, unless one is open already
    * 
    * @param e
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   public void overviewMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
@@ -3381,8 +3380,15 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       return;
     }
 
+    boolean showHiddenRegions = Cache.getDefault(Preferences.SHOW_OV_HIDDEN_AT_START,
+                false);
+    openOverviewPanel(showHiddenRegions);
+  }
+
+  public OverviewPanel openOverviewPanel(boolean showHidden)
+  {
     JInternalFrame frame = new JInternalFrame();
-    final OverviewPanel overview = new OverviewPanel(alignPanel);
+    final OverviewPanel overview = new OverviewPanel(alignPanel, showHidden);
     frame.setContentPane(overview);
     Desktop.addInternalFrame(frame, MessageManager
             .formatMessage("label.overview_params", new Object[]
@@ -3407,6 +3413,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     }
 
     alignPanel.setOverviewPanel(overview);
+    
+    return overview;
   }
 
   @Override