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+/* -*- Mode: objc; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * @copyright See LICENCE for copyright and license information.
+ *
+ * @author Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ * @author Ilya Moiseenko <iliamo@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+
+@interface TightMenuItemView : NSView
+{
+  NSString *status;
+}
+
+-(void)setStatus:(NSString*)value;
+
+
+@end