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+/* -*- Mode: java; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
+ *
+ * This file has been contributed to the Mozilla project by Jeff Galyan
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
+ * Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is the Grendel mail/news client.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape Communications
+ * Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are Copyright (C) 1997
+ * Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Created: Jeff Galyan <jeffrey.galyan@sun.com>, 1 January 1999
+ * 
+ */
+
+package grendel.ui;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
+
+public class UIAction extends AbstractAction {
+
+    private String name;
+
+    public UIAction(String aName) {
+	super(aName);
+	name = aName;
+    }
+
+
+    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+	return name;
+    }
+
+}