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var gColorPalette = [];
var gPref = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"]
                      .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefService)
                      .getBranch(null);
var gStartTime = 0;
var gMbrotBundle;
var gCurrentImageData;

function Startup() {
  updateIterMenu();
  updateAlgoMenu();
  updatePaletteMenu();
  gMbrotBundle = document.getElementById("mbrotBundle");
  document.getElementById("statusLabel").value = gMbrotBundle.getString("statusEmpty");
}

function adjustCoordsAndDraw(aC_min, aC_max) {
  let iWidth = 0;
  try {
    iWidth = gPref.getIntPref("mandelbrot.image.width");
  }
  catch (e) { }
  if ((iWidth < 10) || (iWidth > 5000)) {
    iWidth = 300;
    gPref.setIntPref("mandelbrot.image.width", iWidth);
  }
  let iHeight = 0;
  try {
    iHeight = gPref.getIntPref("mandelbrot.image.height");
  }
  catch (e) { }
  if ((iHeight < 10) || (iHeight > 5000)) {
    iHeight = 300;
    gPref.setIntPref("mandelbrot.image.height", iHeight);
  }

  // correct coordinates
  if (aC_min.r < -2)
    aC_min.r = -2;
  if (aC_max.r > 2)
    aC_max.r = 2;
  if ((aC_min.r > 2) || (aC_max.r < -2) || (aC_min.r >= aC_max.r)) {
    aC_min.r = -2.0; aC_max.r = 1.0;
  }
  if (aC_min.i < -2)
    aC_min.i = -2;
  if (aC_max.i > 2)
    aC_max.i = 2;
  if ((aC_min.i > 2) || (aC_max.i < -2) || (aC_min.i >= aC_max.i)) {
    aC_min.i = -1.3; aC_max.i = 1.3;
  }

  let CWidth = aC_max.r - aC_min.r;
  let CHeight = aC_max.i - aC_min.i;
  let C_mid = new complex(aC_min.r + CWidth / 2, aC_min.i + CHeight / 2);

  let CRatio = Math.max(CWidth / iWidth, CHeight / iHeight);

  gPref.setCharPref("mandelbrot.last_image.Cr_min", C_mid.r - iWidth * CRatio / 2);
  gPref.setCharPref("mandelbrot.last_image.Cr_max", C_mid.r + iWidth * CRatio / 2);
  gPref.setCharPref("mandelbrot.last_image.Ci_min", C_mid.i - iHeight * CRatio / 2);
  gPref.setCharPref("mandelbrot.last_image.Ci_max", C_mid.i + iHeight * CRatio / 2);

  drawImage();
}

function drawImage() {
  let canvas = document.getElementById("mbrotImage");
  let context = canvas.getContext("2d");

  document.getElementById("drawButton").hidden = true;

  document.getElementById("statusLabel").value = gMbrotBundle.getString("statusDrawing");

  let Cr_min = -2.0;
  let Cr_max = 1.0;
  try {
    Cr_min = parseFloat(gPref.getCharPref("mandelbrot.last_image.Cr_min"));
    Cr_max = parseFloat(gPref.getCharPref("mandelbrot.last_image.Cr_max"));
  }
  catch (e) { }
  if ((Cr_min < -3) || (Cr_min > 2) ||
      (Cr_max < -3) || (Cr_max > 2) || (Cr_min >= Cr_max)) {
    Cr_min = -2.0; Cr_max = 1.0;
  }
  gPref.setCharPref("mandelbrot.last_image.Cr_min", Cr_min);
  gPref.setCharPref("mandelbrot.last_image.Cr_max", Cr_max);

  let Ci_min = -1.5;
  let Ci_max = 1.5;
  try {
    Ci_min = parseFloat(gPref.getCharPref("mandelbrot.last_image.Ci_min"));
    Ci_max = parseFloat(gPref.getCharPref("mandelbrot.last_image.Ci_max"));
  }
  catch (e) { }
  if ((Ci_min < -2.5) || (Ci_min > 2.5) ||
      (Ci_max < -2.5) || (Ci_max > 2.5) || (Ci_min >= Ci_max)) {
    Ci_min = -1.5; Ci_max = 1.5;
  }
  gPref.setCharPref("mandelbrot.last_image.Ci_min", Ci_min);
  gPref.setCharPref("mandelbrot.last_image.Ci_max", Ci_max);

  let iterMax = gPref.getIntPref("mandelbrot.iteration_max");
  let algorithm = gPref.getCharPref("mandelbrot.use_algorithm");

  let iWidth = 0;
  try {
    iWidth = gPref.getIntPref("mandelbrot.image.width");
  }
  catch (e) { }
  if ((iWidth < 10) || (iWidth > 5000)) {
    iWidth = 300;
    gPref.setIntPref("mandelbrot.image.width", iWidth);
  }
  let iHeight = 0;
  try {
    iHeight = gPref.getIntPref("mandelbrot.image.height");
  }
  catch (e) { }
  if ((iHeight < 10) || (iHeight > 5000)) {
    iHeight = 300;
    gPref.setIntPref("mandelbrot.image.height", iHeight);
  }

  gCurrentImageData = {
    C_min: new complex(Cr_min, Ci_min),
    C_max: new complex(Cr_max, Ci_max),
    iWidth: iWidth,
    iHeight: iHeight,
    iterMax: iterMax
  };

  canvas.width = iWidth;
  canvas.height = iHeight;

  context.fillStyle = "rgba(255, 255, 255, 127)";
  context.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);

  gStartTime = new Date();

  drawLine(0, [Cr_min, Cr_max, Ci_min, Ci_max],
              canvas, context, iterMax, algorithm);
}

function drawLine(line, dimensions, canvas, context, iterMax, algorithm) {
  let Cr_min = dimensions[0];
  let Cr_max = dimensions[1];
  let Cr_scale = Cr_max - Cr_min;

  let Ci_min = dimensions[2];
  let Ci_max = dimensions[3];
  let Ci_scale = Ci_max - Ci_min;

  let pixels = [];
  for (var img_y = line; img_y < canvas.height && img_y < line+8; img_y++)
    for (let img_x = 0; img_x < canvas.width; img_x++) {
      let C = new complex(Cr_min + (img_x / canvas.width) * Cr_scale,
                          Ci_min + (img_y / canvas.height) * Ci_scale);
      pixels.push.apply(pixels, drawPoint(context, img_x, img_y, C, iterMax, algorithm));
    }
  context.putImageData({width: canvas.width, height: pixels.length/4/canvas.width, data: pixels}, 0, line);

  if (img_y < canvas.height)
    setTimeout(drawLine, 0, img_y, dimensions, canvas, context, iterMax, algorithm);
  else if (gStartTime)
    EndCalc();
}

function EndCalc() {
  let endTime = new Date();
  let timeUsed = (endTime.getTime() - gStartTime.getTime()) / 1000;
  document.getElementById("statusLabel").value =
      gMbrotBundle.getFormattedString("statusTime", [timeUsed.toFixed(3)]);
  gStartTime = 0;
}

function complex(aReal, aImag) {
  this.r = aReal;
  this.i = aImag;
}
complex.prototype = {
  square: function() {
    return new complex(this.r * this.r - this.i * this.i,
                       2 * this.r * this.i);
  },
  dist: function() {
    return Math.sqrt(this.r * this.r + this.i * this.i);
  },
  add: function(aComplex) {
    return new complex(this.r + aComplex.r, this.i + aComplex.i);
  }
}

function mandelbrotValueOO (aC, aIterMax) {
  // this would be nice code in general but it looks like JS objects are too heavy for normal use.
  let Z = new complex(0.0, 0.0);
  for (var iter = 0; iter < aIterMax; iter++) {
    Z = Z.square().add(aC);
    if (Z.r * Z.r + Z.i * Z.i > 256) { break; }
  }
  return iter;
}

function mandelbrotValueNumeric (aC, aIterMax) {
  // optimized numeric code for fast calculation
  let Cr = aC.r, Ci = aC.i;
  let Zr = 0.0, Zi = 0.0;
  let Zr2 = Zr * Zr, Zi2 = Zi * Zi;
  for (var iter = 0; iter < aIterMax; iter++) {
    Zi = 2 * Zr * Zi + Ci;
    Zr = Zr2 - Zi2 + Cr;

    Zr2 = Zr * Zr; Zi2 = Zi * Zi;
    if (Zr2 + Zi2 > 256) { break; }
  }
  return iter;
}

function getColor(aIterValue, aIterMax) {
  let standardizedValue = Math.round(aIterValue * 1024 / aIterMax);
  if (gColorPalette && gColorPalette.length)
    return gColorPalette[standardizedValue];

  // fallback to simple b/w if for some reason we don't have a palette
  if (aIterValue == aIterMax)
    return [0, 0, 0, 255];
  else
    return [255, 255, 255, 255];
}

function getColorPalette(palName) {
  var palette = [];
  switch (palName) {
    case 'bw':
      for (let i = 0; i < 1024; i++) {
        palette[i] = [255, 255, 255, 255];
      }
      palette[1024] = [0, 0, 0, 255];
      break;
    case 'kairo':
      // outer areas
      for (let i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
        let cc1 = Math.floor(i * 127 / 31);
        let cc2 = 170 - Math.floor(i * 43 / 31);
        palette[i] = [cc1, cc2, cc1, 255];
      }
      // inner areas
      for (let i = 0; i < 51; i++) {
        let cc = Math.floor(i * 170 / 50);
        palette[32 + i] = [cc, 0, (170-cc), 255];
      }
      // corona
      for (let i = 0; i < 101; i++) {
        let cc = Math.floor(i * 200 / 100);
        palette[83 + i] = [255, cc, 0, 255];
      }
      // inner corona
      for (let i = 0; i < 201; i++) {
        let cc1 = 255 - Math.floor(i * 85 / 200);
        let cc2 = 200 - Math.floor(i * 30 / 200);
        let cc3 = Math.floor(i * 170 / 200);
        palette[184 + i] = [cc1, cc2, cc3, 255];
      }
      for (let i = 0; i < 301; i++) {
        let cc1 = 170 - Math.floor(i * 43 / 300);
        let cc2 = 170 + Math.floor(i * 85 / 300);
        palette[385 + i] = [cc1, cc1, cc2, 255];
      }
      for (let i = 0; i < 338; i++) {
        let cc = 127 + Math.floor(i * 128 / 337);
        palette[686 + i] = [cc, cc, 255, 255];
      }
      palette[1024] = [0, 0, 0, 255];
      break;
    case 'rainbow-linear1':
      for (let i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
        palette[i] = [i, 0, 0, 255];
        palette[256 + i] = [255, i, 0, 255];
        palette[512 + i] = [255 - i, 255, i, 255];
        palette[768 + i] = [i, 255-i, 255, 255];
      }
      palette[1024] = [0, 0, 0, 255];
      break;
    case 'rainbow-squared1':
      for (let i = 0; i < 34; i++) {
        let cc = Math.floor(i * 255 / 33);
        palette[i] = [cc, 0, 0, 255];
      }
      for (let i = 0; i < 137; i++) {
        let cc = Math.floor(i * 255 / 136);
        palette[34 + i] = [255, cc, 0, 255];
      }
      for (let i = 0; i < 307; i++) {
        let cc = Math.floor(i * 255 / 306);
        palette[171 + i] = [255 - cc, 255, cc, 255];
      }
      for (let i = 0; i < 546; i++) {
        let cc = Math.floor(i * 255 / 545);
        palette[478 + i] = [cc, 255 - cc, 255, 255];
      }
      palette[1024] = [0, 0, 0, 255];
      break;
    case 'rainbow-linear2':
      for (let i = 0; i < 205; i++) {
        let cc = Math.floor(i * 255 / 204);
        palette[i] = [255, cc, 0, 255];
        palette[204 + i] = [255 - cc, 255, 0, 255];
        palette[409 + i] = [0, 255, cc, 255];
        palette[614 + i] = [0, 255 - cc, 255, 255];
        palette[819 + i] = [cc, 0, 255, 255];
      }
      palette[1024] = [0, 0, 0, 255];
      break;
    case 'rainbow-squared2':
      for (let i = 0; i < 19; i++) {
        let cc = Math.floor(i * 255 / 18);
        palette[i] = [255, cc, 0, 255];
      }
      for (let i = 0; i < 74; i++) {
        let cc = Math.floor(i * 255 / 73);
        palette[19 + i] = [255 - cc, 255, 0, 255];
      }
      for (let i = 0; i < 168; i++) {
        let cc = Math.floor(i * 255 / 167);
        palette[93 + i] = [0, 255, cc, 255];
      }
      for (let i = 0; i < 298; i++) {
        let cc = Math.floor(i * 255 / 297);
        palette[261 + i] = [0, 255 - cc, 255, 255];
      }
      for (let i = 0; i < 465; i++) {
        let cc = Math.floor(i * 255 / 464);
        palette[559 + i] = [cc, 0, 255, 255];
      }
      palette[1024] = [0, 0, 0, 255];
      break;
  }
  /*
     'Standard-Palette (QB-Colors)
     For i = 0 To 1024
         xx = CInt(i * 500 / 1024 + 2)
         If xx <= 15 Then clr = xx
         If xx > 15 Then clr = CInt(Sqr((xx - 15 + 1) * 15 ^ 2 / 485))
         If xx >= 500 Then clr = 0
         palette(i) = QBColor(clr)
     Next
  */
  return palette;
}

function drawPoint(context, img_x, img_y, C, iterMax, algorithm) {
  var itVal;
  switch (algorithm) {
    case 'oo':
      itVal = mandelbrotValueOO(C, iterMax);
      break;
    case 'numeric':
    default:
      itVal = mandelbrotValueNumeric(C, iterMax);
      break;
  }
  return getColor(itVal, iterMax);
}

/***** pure UI functions *****/

var zoomstart;
var imgBackup;

function mouseevent(etype, event) {
  let canvas = document.getElementById("mbrotImage");
  let context = canvas.getContext("2d");
  switch (etype) {
    case 'down':
      if (event.button == 0) {
        // left button - start dragzoom
        zoomstart = {x: event.clientX - canvas.offsetLeft,
                     y: event.clientY - canvas.offsetTop};
        imgBackup = context.getImageData(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
      }
      break;
    case 'up':
      if (event.button == 0 && zoomstart) {
        context.putImageData(imgBackup, 0, 0);
        let zoomend = {x: event.clientX - canvas.offsetLeft,
                       y: event.clientY - canvas.offsetTop};

        // make sure zoomend is bigger than zoomstart
        if ((zoomend.x == zoomstart.x) || (zoomend.y == zoomstart.y)) {
          // cannot zoom what has no area, discard it
          zoomstart = undefined;
          return;
        }
        if (zoomend.x < zoomstart.x)
          [zoomend.x, zoomstart.x] = [zoomstart.x, zoomend.x];
        if (zoomend.y < zoomstart.y)
          [zoomend.y, zoomstart.y] = [zoomstart.y, zoomend.y];

        let prompts = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/embedcomp/prompt-service;1"]
                                .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPromptService);
        let ok = prompts.confirm(null, gMbrotBundle.getString("zoomConfirmTitle"),
                                 gMbrotBundle.getString("zoomConfirmLabel"));
        // ok is now true if OK was clicked, and false if cancel was clicked
        if (ok) {
          // determine new "coordinates"
          let CWidth = gCurrentImageData.C_max.r - gCurrentImageData.C_min.r;
          let CHeight = gCurrentImageData.C_max.i - gCurrentImageData.C_min.i;
          let newC_min = new complex(
              gCurrentImageData.C_min.r + zoomstart.x / gCurrentImageData.iWidth * CWidth,
              gCurrentImageData.C_min.i + zoomstart.y / gCurrentImageData.iHeight * CHeight);
          let newC_max = new complex(
              gCurrentImageData.C_min.r + zoomend.x / gCurrentImageData.iWidth * CWidth,
              gCurrentImageData.C_min.i + zoomend.y / gCurrentImageData.iHeight * CHeight);

          adjustCoordsAndDraw(newC_min, newC_max);
        }
      }
      zoomstart = undefined;
      break;
    case 'move':
      if (event.button == 0 && zoomstart) {
        context.putImageData(imgBackup, 0, 0);
        context.strokeStyle = "rgb(255,255,31)";
        context.strokeRect(zoomstart.x, zoomstart.y,
                           event.clientX - canvas.offsetLeft - zoomstart.x,
                           event.clientY - canvas.offsetTop - zoomstart.y);
      }
    break;
  }
}

function saveImage() {
  const nsIFilePicker = Components.interfaces.nsIFilePicker;
  let fp = null;
  try {
    fp = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/filepicker;1"]
                   .createInstance(nsIFilePicker);
  } catch (e) {}
  if (!fp) return;
  let promptString = gMbrotBundle.getString("savePrompt");
  fp.init(window, promptString, nsIFilePicker.modeSave);
  fp.appendFilter(gMbrotBundle.getString("pngFilterName"), "*.png");
  fp.defaultString = "mandelbrot.png";

  let fpResult = fp.show();
  if (fpResult != nsIFilePicker.returnCancel) {
    saveCanvas(document.getElementById("mbrotImage"), fp.file);
  }
}

function exitMandelbrot() {
  var appInfo = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/xre/app-info;1"]
                          .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIXULAppInfo);
  if (appInfo.ID == "mandelbrot@kairo.at")
    quitApp(false);
  else
    window.close();
}

function updateBookmarkMenu(aParent) {
  document.getElementById("bookmarkSave").disabled =
    (!document.getElementById("drawButton").hidden || (gStartTime > 0));

  while (aParent.hasChildNodes() &&
         aParent.lastChild.id != "bookmarkSeparator")
    aParent.removeChild(aParent.lastChild);

  let file = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/directory_service;1"]
                       .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIProperties)
                       .get("ProfD", Components.interfaces.nsIFile);
  file.append("mandelbookmarks.sqlite");
  if (file.exists()) {
    let connection = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/storage/service;1"]
                               .getService(Components.interfaces.mozIStorageService)
                               .openDatabase(file);
    try {
      if (connection.tableExists("bookmarks")) {
        let statement = connection.createStatement(
            "SELECT name,ROWID FROM bookmarks ORDER BY ROWID ASC");
        while (statement.executeStep()) {
          let newItem = aParent.appendChild(document.createElement("menuitem"));
          newItem.setAttribute("label", statement.getString(0));
          newItem.setAttribute("bmRowID", statement.getString(1));
        }
        statement.reset();
        statement.finalize();
        return;
      }
    } finally {
      connection.close();
    }
  }
  // Create the "Nothing Available" Menu item and disable it.
  let na = aParent.appendChild(document.createElement("menuitem"));
  na.setAttribute("label", gMbrotBundle.getString("noBookmarks"));
  na.setAttribute("disabled", "true");
}

function callBookmark(evtarget) {
  if (evtarget.id == "bookmarkSave" || evtarget.id == "bookmarkSeparator")
    return;
  if (evtarget.id == "bookmarkOverview") {
    adjustCoordsAndDraw(new complex(0,0), new complex(0,0));
    return;
  }

  if (evtarget.getAttribute('bmRowID')) {
    let iterMax = 0;
    let C_min = null;
    let C_max = null;

    let file = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/directory_service;1"]
                         .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIProperties)
                         .get("ProfD", Components.interfaces.nsIFile);
    file.append("mandelbookmarks.sqlite");
    let connection = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/storage/service;1"]
                               .getService(Components.interfaces.mozIStorageService)
                               .openDatabase(file);
    let statement = connection.createStatement(
        "SELECT iteration_max,Cr_min,Cr_max,Ci_min,Ci_max FROM bookmarks WHERE ROWID=?1");
    statement.bindStringParameter(0, evtarget.getAttribute('bmRowID'));
    while (statement.executeStep()) {
      iterMax = statement.getInt32(0);
      C_min = new complex(statement.getDouble(1), statement.getDouble(3));
      C_max = new complex(statement.getDouble(2), statement.getDouble(4));
    }
    statement.finalize();
    connection.close();

    if (iterMax && C_min && C_max) {
      gPref.setIntPref("mandelbrot.iteration_max", iterMax);
      adjustCoordsAndDraw(C_min, C_max);
    }
  }
}

function saveBookmark() {
  // retrieve wanted bookmark name with a prompt
  let prompts = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/embedcomp/prompt-service;1"]
                          .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPromptService);
  let input = {value: ""}; // empty default value
  let ok = prompts.prompt(null, gMbrotBundle.getString("saveBookmarkTitle"), gMbrotBundle.getString("saveBookmarkLabel"), input, null, {});
  // ok is true if OK is pressed, false if Cancel. input.value holds the value of the edit field if "OK" was pressed.
  if (!ok || !input.value)
    return

  let bmName = input.value;

  // Open or create the bookmarks database.
  let file = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/directory_service;1"]
                       .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIProperties)
                       .get("ProfD", Components.interfaces.nsIFile);
  file.append("mandelbookmarks.sqlite");
  let connection = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/storage/service;1"]
                             .getService(Components.interfaces.mozIStorageService)
                             .openDatabase(file);
  connection.beginTransaction();
  if (!connection.tableExists("bookmarks"))
    connection.createTable("bookmarks", "name TEXT, iteration_max INTEGER, Cr_min REAL, Cr_max REAL, Ci_min REAL, Ci_max REAL");
  // NULL. The value is a NULL value.
  // INTEGER. The value is a signed integer, stored in 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 bytes depending on the magnitude of the value.
  // REAL. The value is a floating point value, stored as an 8-byte IEEE floating point number.
  // TEXT. The value is a text string, stored using the database encoding (UTF-8, UTF-16BE or UTF-16-LE).

  // Put value of the current image into the bookmarks table
  let statement = connection.createStatement(
      "INSERT INTO bookmarks (name,iteration_max,Cr_min,Cr_max,Ci_min,Ci_max) VALUES (?1,?2,?3,?4,?5,?6)");
  statement.bindStringParameter(0, bmName);
  statement.bindStringParameter(1, gCurrentImageData.iterMax);
  statement.bindStringParameter(2, gCurrentImageData.C_min.r);
  statement.bindStringParameter(3, gCurrentImageData.C_max.r);
  statement.bindStringParameter(4, gCurrentImageData.C_min.i);
  statement.bindStringParameter(5, gCurrentImageData.C_max.i);
  statement.execute();
  statement.finalize();
  connection.commitTransaction();
  connection.close();
}

function updateIterMenu() {
  let currentIter = 0;
  try {
    currentIter = gPref.getIntPref("mandelbrot.iteration_max");
  }
  catch(e) { }
  if (currentIter < 10) {
    currentIter = 500;
    setIter(currentIter);
  }

  let popup = document.getElementById("menu_iterPopup");
  let item = popup.firstChild;
  while (item) {
    if (item.getAttribute("name") == "iter") {
      if (item.getAttribute("value") == currentIter)
        item.setAttribute("checked","true");
      else
        item.removeAttribute("checked");
    }
    item = item.nextSibling;
  }
}

function setIter(aIter) {
  gPref.setIntPref("mandelbrot.iteration_max", aIter);
}

function updatePaletteMenu() {
  let currentPalette = '';
  try {
    currentPalette = gPref.getCharPref("mandelbrot.color_palette");
  }
  catch(e) { }
  if (!currentPalette.length) {
    currentPalette = 'kairo';
    setPalette(currentPalette);
  }
  if (!gColorPalette || !gColorPalette.length)
    gColorPalette = getColorPalette(currentPalette);

  let popup = document.getElementById("menu_palettePopup");
  let item = popup.firstChild;
  while (item) {
    if (item.getAttribute("name") == "palette") {
      if (item.getAttribute("value") == currentPalette)
        item.setAttribute("checked", "true");
      else
        item.removeAttribute("checked");
    }
    item = item.nextSibling;
  }
}

function setPalette(aPaletteID) {
  gPref.setCharPref("mandelbrot.color_palette", aPaletteID);
  gColorPalette = getColorPalette(aPaletteID);
}

function imgSettings() {
  window.openDialog("chrome://mandelbrot/content/image-settings.xul");
}

function updateDebugMenu() {
  let scope = (document.getElementById("mandelbrotWindow").nodeName == "page") ? "content" : "chrome";
  for each (let type in ["tracejit", "methodjit"]) {
    let jitMenuItem = document.getElementById(type + "Enabled");
    jitMenuItem.setAttribute("checked", gPref.getBoolPref("javascript.options." + type + "." + scope));
  }
}

function toggleJITState(jitMenuItem, jittype) {
  let scope = (document.getElementById("mandelbrotWindow").nodeName == "page") ? "content" : "chrome";
  let jitpref = "javascript.options." + jittype + "jit." + scope;
  let jitEnabled = !gPref.getBoolPref(jitpref);
  gPref.setBoolPref(jitpref, jitEnabled)
  jitMenuItem.setAttribute("checked", jitEnabled ? "true" : "false");
}

function updateAlgoMenu() {
  let currentAlgo = '';
  try {
    currentAlgo = gPref.getCharPref("mandelbrot.use_algorithm");
  }
  catch(e) { }
  if (!currentAlgo.length) {
    currentAlgo = 'numeric';
    setAlgorithm(currentAlgo);
  }

  let popup = document.getElementById("menu_algoPopup");
  let item = popup.firstChild;
  while (item) {
    if (item.getAttribute("name") == "algorithm") {
      if (item.getAttribute("value") == currentAlgo)
        item.setAttribute("checked", "true");
      else
        item.removeAttribute("checked");
    }
    item = item.nextSibling;
  }
}

function setAlgorithm(algoID) {
  gPref.setCharPref("mandelbrot.use_algorithm", algoID);
}

function addonsManager(aPane) {
  let theEM = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1"]
                        .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIWindowMediator)
                        .getMostRecentWindow("Extension:Manager");
  if (theEM) {
    theEM.focus();
    if (aPane)
      theEM.showView(aPane);
    return;
  }

  const EMURL = "chrome://mozapps/content/extensions/extensions.xul";
  const EMFEATURES = "all,dialog=no";
  if (aPane)
    window.openDialog(EMURL, "", EMFEATURES, aPane);
  else
    window.openDialog(EMURL, "", EMFEATURES);
}

function errorConsole() {
  toOpenWindowByType("global:console", "chrome://global/content/console.xul");
}

/***** helper functions from external sources *****/

// function below is based on http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Code_snippets:Canvas
// custom modifications:
//   - use "a"-prefix on function arguments
//   - take an nsILocalFile as aDestFile argument
//   - always do silent download
function saveCanvas(aCanvas, aDestFile) {
  // create a data url from the canvas and then create URIs of the source and targets  
  var io = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/network/io-service;1"]
                     .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIIOService);
  var source = io.newURI(aCanvas.toDataURL("image/png", ""), "UTF8", null);

  // prepare to save the canvas data
  var persist = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/embedding/browser/nsWebBrowserPersist;1"]
                          .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIWebBrowserPersist);

  persist.persistFlags = Components.interfaces.nsIWebBrowserPersist.PERSIST_FLAGS_REPLACE_EXISTING_FILES;
  persist.persistFlags |= Components.interfaces.nsIWebBrowserPersist.PERSIST_FLAGS_AUTODETECT_APPLY_CONVERSION;

  // save the canvas data to the file
  persist.saveURI(source, null, null, null, null, aDestFile);
}

// function below is from http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/How_to_Quit_a_XUL_Application
function quitApp(aForceQuit) {
  var appStartup = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/toolkit/app-startup;1']
                             .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIAppStartup);

  // eAttemptQuit will try to close each XUL window, but the XUL window can cancel the quit
  // process if there is unsaved data. eForceQuit will quit no matter what.
  var quitSeverity = aForceQuit ? Components.interfaces.nsIAppStartup.eForceQuit :
                                  Components.interfaces.nsIAppStartup.eAttemptQuit;
  appStartup.quit(quitSeverity);
}

// functions below are from comm-central/suite/common/tasksOverlay.js
function toOpenWindow(aWindow) {
  try {
    // Try to focus the previously focused window e.g. message compose body
    aWindow.document.commandDispatcher.focusedWindow.focus();
  } catch (e) {
    // e.g. full-page plugin or non-XUL document; just raise the top window
    aWindow.focus();
  }
}

function toOpenWindowByType(inType, uri, features) {
  // don't do several loads in parallel
  if (uri in window)
    return;

  var topWindow = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1"]
                            .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIWindowMediator)
                            .getMostRecentWindow(inType);
  if ( topWindow )
    toOpenWindow( topWindow );
  else {
    // open the requested window, but block it until it's fully loaded
    function newWindowLoaded(event) {
      // make sure that this handler is called only once
      window.removeEventListener("unload", newWindowLoaded, false);
      window[uri].removeEventListener("load", newWindowLoaded, false);
      delete window[uri];
    }
    // remember the newly loading window until it's fully loaded
    // or until the current window passes away
    window[uri] = window.openDialog(uri, "", features || "all,dialog=no");
    window[uri].addEventListener("load", newWindowLoaded, false);
    window.addEventListener("unload", newWindowLoaded, false);
  }
}