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+// vim: et:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:ft=javascript
+'use strict';
+
+pandora.ui.uploadPDFDialog = function(options) {
+
+    var cancelled = false,
+        file,
+        selectFile,
+        $cancelButton,
+        $closeButton,
+        $content = Ox.Element().css({margin: '16px'}),
+        $progress,
+        $status = $('<div>').css({padding: '4px', paddingTop: '8px'}),
+        that = Ox.Dialog({
+            buttons: [
+                $closeButton = Ox.Button({
+                    id: 'close',
+                    title: 'Close'
+                }).bindEvent({
+                    click: function() {
+                        that.triggerEvent('close');
+                    }
+                }),
+                $cancelButton = Ox.Button({
+                    id: 'cancel',
+                    title: 'Cancel',
+                    disabled: true
+                }).bindEvent({
+                    click: function(data) {
+                            cancelled = true;
+                            pandora.$ui.upload && pandora.$ui.upload.abort();
+                            $fileButton.show();
+                            $cancelButton.hide()
+                            $closeButton.show();
+                    }
+                }),
+            ],
+            content: $content,
+            height: 128,
+            removeOnClose: true,
+            width: 368,
+            title: 'Upload PDF',
+        })
+        .bindEvent({
+            close: function(data) {
+                if (pandora.firefogg) {
+                    pandora.firefogg.cancel();
+                    delete pandora.firefogg;
+                }
+                that.close();
+            }
+        });
+
+    $content.append($status);
+    upload(options.file);
+
+    function resetProgress() {
+        $progress = Ox.Progressbar({
+            progress: 0,
+            showPercent: true,
+            showTime: true,
+            width: 304
+        });
+        $status.html('').append($progress);
+    }
+
+    function upload(file) {
+        resetProgress();
+        pandora.$ui.upload = pandora.chunkupload({
+            file: file,
+            url: '/api/upload/text/',
+            data: {
+                name: file.name,
+                id: options.id
+            },
+            progress: function(data) {
+                var progress = data.progress || 0;
+                $progress.options({progress: progress});
+            },
+            callback: function(result) {
+                if(result.progress == 1) {
+                    Ox.Request.clearCache();
+                    //fixme reload text view here
+                    that.close();
+                } else {
+                    $content.html("failed: " + result.responseText);
+                }
+            }
+        }).bindEvent({
+            progress: function(data) {
+                var progress = data.progress || 0;
+                $progress.options({progress: progress});
+            },
+            done: function(data) {
+                if(data.progress == 1) {
+                    Ox.Request.clearCache();
+                    pandora.$ui.mainPanel.replaceElement(1, pandora.$ui.rightPanel = pandora.ui.rightPanel());
+                    that.close();
+                } else {
+                    $content.html("failed: " + data.responseText);
+                }
+           }
+        });
+    }
+
+    return that;
+
+};
+