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+// 14 february 2014
+
+package ui
+
+// A Label is a static line of text used to mark other controls.
+// Label text is drawn on a single line; text that does not fit is truncated.
+// A Label can appear in one of two places: bound to a control or standalone.
+// This determines the vertical alignment of the label.
+type Label struct {
+	created  bool
+	sysData  *sysData
+	initText string
+	standalone	bool
+}
+
+// NewLabel creates a new Label with the specified text.
+// The label is set to be bound to a control, so its vertical position depends on its vertical cell size in an implementation-defined manner.
+func NewLabel(text string) *Label {
+	return &Label{
+		sysData:  mksysdata(c_label),
+		initText: text,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewStandaloneLabel creates a new Label with the specified text.
+// The label is set to be standalone, so its vertical position will always be at the top of the vertical space assigned to it.
+func NewStandaloneLabel(text string) *Label {
+	return &Label{
+		sysData:  mksysdata(c_label),
+		initText: text,
+		standalone:	true,
+	}
+}
+
+// SetText sets the Label's text.
+func (l *Label) SetText(text string) {
+	if l.created {
+		l.sysData.setText(text)
+		return
+	}
+	l.initText = text
+}
+
+// Text returns the Label's text.
+func (l *Label) Text() string {
+	if l.created {
+		return l.sysData.text()
+	}
+	return l.initText
+}
+
+func (l *Label) make(window *sysData) error {
+	l.sysData.alternate = l.standalone
+	err := l.sysData.make(window)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	l.sysData.setText(l.initText)
+	l.created = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l *Label) allocate(x int, y int, width int, height int, d *sysSizeData) []*allocation {
+	return []*allocation{&allocation{
+		x:       x,
+		y:       y,
+		width:   width,
+		height:  height,
+		this:		l,
+	}}
+}
+
+func (l *Label) preferredSize(d *sysSizeData) (width int, height int) {
+	return l.sysData.preferredSize(d)
+}
+
+func (l *Label) commitResize(a *allocation, d *sysSizeData) {
+	l.sysData.commitResize(a, d)
+}
+
+func (l *Label) getAuxResizeInfo(d *sysSizeData) {
+	l.sysData.getAuxResizeInfo(d)
+}