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+// ==============================================================
+//	This file is part of Glest (www.glest.org)
+//
+//	Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Marti�o Figueroa
+//
+//	You can redistribute this code and/or modify it under 
+//	the terms of the GNU General Public License as published 
+//	by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the 
+//	License, or (at your option) any later version
+// ==============================================================
+
+#include "menu_state_about.h"
+
+#include "renderer.h"
+#include "menu_state_root.h"
+#include "sound_renderer.h"
+#include "core_data.h"
+#include "menu_state_options.h"
+
+#include "leak_dumper.h"
+
+namespace Glest{ namespace Game{
+
+// =====================================================
+// 	class MenuStateAbout
+// =====================================================
+
+MenuStateAbout::MenuStateAbout(Program *program, MainMenu *mainMenu):
+	MenuState(program, mainMenu, "about")
+{
+	Lang &lang= Lang::getInstance();
+	
+	//init
+	buttonReturn.init(460, 100, 125);
+	buttonReturn.setText(lang.get("Return"));
+	
+	for(int i= 0; i<aboutStringCount1; ++i){
+		labelAbout1[i].init(100, 650-i*20);
+		labelAbout1[i].setText(getAboutString1(i));
+	}
+
+	for(int i= 0; i<aboutStringCount2; ++i){
+		labelAbout2[i].init(460, 650-i*20);
+		labelAbout2[i].setText(getAboutString2(i));
+	}
+	
+	for(int i= 0; i<teammateCount; ++i){
+		labelTeammateName[i].init(100+i*180, 500);
+		labelTeammateRole[i].init(100+i*180, 520);
+		labelTeammateName[i].setText(getTeammateName(i));
+		labelTeammateRole[i].setText(getTeammateRole(i));
+	}
+
+	labelTeammateName[5].init(100, 160);
+	labelTeammateRole[5].init(100, 180);
+	labelTeammateName[6].init(333, 160);
+	labelTeammateRole[6].init(333, 180);
+	labelTeammateName[7].init(566, 160);
+	labelTeammateRole[7].init(566, 180);
+	labelTeammateName[8].init(800, 160);
+	labelTeammateRole[8].init(800, 180);
+}
+
+void MenuStateAbout::mouseClick(int x, int y, MouseButton mouseButton){
+
+	CoreData &coreData=  CoreData::getInstance();
+	SoundRenderer &soundRenderer= SoundRenderer::getInstance();
+
+	if(buttonReturn.mouseClick(x, y)){
+		soundRenderer.playFx(coreData.getClickSoundA());
+		mainMenu->setState(new MenuStateRoot(program, mainMenu));
+    }     
+
+}
+
+void MenuStateAbout::mouseMove(int x, int y, const MouseState *ms){
+	buttonReturn.mouseMove(x, y);
+}
+
+void MenuStateAbout::render(){
+	Renderer &renderer= Renderer::getInstance();
+
+	renderer.renderButton(&buttonReturn);
+	for(int i= 0; i<aboutStringCount1; ++i){
+		renderer.renderLabel(&labelAbout1[i]);
+	}
+	for(int i= 0; i<aboutStringCount2; ++i){
+		renderer.renderLabel(&labelAbout2[i]);
+	}
+	for(int i= 0; i<teammateCount; ++i){
+		renderer.renderLabel(&labelTeammateName[i]);
+		renderer.renderLabel(&labelTeammateRole[i]);
+	}
+}
+
+}}//end namespace