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+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * @copyright See LICENCE for copyright and license information.
+ *
+ * @author Ilya Moiseenko <iliamo@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include <QtGui/QApplication>
+#include "traymenu.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QApplication a(argc, argv);
+    TrayMenu w;
+    
+    return a.exec();
+}