static Xcls_GladeView  _GladeView;

public class Xcls_GladeView : Object 
{
    public Glade.DesignView el;
    private Xcls_GladeView  _this;

    public static Xcls_GladeView singleton()
    {
        if (_GladeView == null) {
            _GladeView= new Xcls_GladeView();
        }
        return _GladeView;
    }

        // my vars (def)
    public JsRender.JsRender file;

    // ctor 
    public Xcls_GladeView()
    {
        _this = this;
        this.el = new Glade.DesignView(new Glade.Project());

        // my vars (dec)
        this.file = null;

        // set gobject values
    }

    // user defined functions 
    public void createThumb () {
        
        
        if (this.file == null) {
            return;
        }
        var filename = this.file.getIconFileName(false);
        
        var  win = this.el.get_parent_window();
        var width = win.get_width();
        var height = win.get_height();
    
        Gdk.Pixbuf screenshot = Gdk.pixbuf_get_from_window(win, 0, 0, width, height); // this.el.position?
    
        screenshot.save(filename,"png");
        return;
        
        
        
        
        
         
        
        // should we hold until it's printed...
        
          
    
        
        
    
    
        
         
    }
    public void loadFile (JsRender.JsRender file)
    {
        
    
        this.file = file;
        
    
            // clear existing elements from project?
            
            var  p = this.el.get_project();
            var    li = p.get_objects().copy();
            // should remove all..
            for (var i =0;    i < li.length(); i++) {   
                p.remove_object(li.nth_data(i)); 
            }
    
            if (file.tree == null) {
                return;
            }
    
    //        print("%s\n",tf.tree.toJsonString());
    	var x = new JsRender.NodeToGlade(file.tree,  "");
    
    	 
    	FileIOStream iostream;
    	var  f = File.new_tmp ("tpl-XXXXXX.glade", out iostream);
    	var ostream = iostream.output_stream;
    	var dostream = new DataOutputStream (ostream);
    	dostream.put_string (x.munge());
    	this.el.show();
    	 print("LOADING %s\n",f.get_path ());
            p.load_from_file(f.get_path ());
            
     
    
    }
}