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+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 Hannes Janetzek
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with
+ * this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.oscim.android;
+
+import org.oscim.layers.overlay.OverlayItem.HotspotPlace;
+import org.oscim.layers.overlay.OverlayMarker;
+
+import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.Bitmap.Config;
+import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+
+public class AndroidGraphics {
+
+	public static OverlayMarker makeMarker(Resources res, int id, HotspotPlace place) {
+
+		//		if (place == null)
+		//			place = HotspotPlace.CENTER;
+		//
+		//Drawable drawable = ;
+		//
+		//		return new OverlayMarker(drawableToBitmap(drawable), place);
+		return makeMarker(res.getDrawable(id), place);
+	}
+
+	public static OverlayMarker makeMarker(Drawable drawable, HotspotPlace place) {
+
+		if (place == null)
+			place = HotspotPlace.CENTER;
+
+		//Drawable drawable = res.getDrawable(id);
+
+		return new OverlayMarker(drawableToBitmap(drawable), place);
+	}
+
+
+	public static Bitmap drawableToBitmap(Drawable drawable) {
+		if (drawable instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
+			return ((BitmapDrawable) drawable).getBitmap();
+		}
+
+		android.graphics.Bitmap bitmap = android.graphics.Bitmap.createBitmap(
+				drawable.getIntrinsicWidth(),
+				drawable.getIntrinsicHeight(),
+				Config.ARGB_8888);
+
+		android.graphics.Canvas canvas = new android.graphics.Canvas(bitmap);
+		drawable.setBounds(0, 0, canvas.getWidth(), canvas.getHeight());
+		drawable.draw(canvas);
+
+		return bitmap;
+	}
+}