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> 	private boolean myIsUsable;
> 
> 	/**
> 	 * Flag to indicate whether to perform usable checks or not
> 	 */
> 	private boolean myIsEnabled;
> 
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> 		setEnabled(true);
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> 		if (isActive()) {
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< 		if ((isActive() == true) && (view() != null)) {
---
> 			if (view() != null) {
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> 			}
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< 		if (isActive() == true) {
---
> 		if (isActive()) {
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> 
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> 		if (isEnabled()) {
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> 		return isEnabled() && myIsUsable;
> 	}
> 
> 	public void setUsable(boolean newIsUsable) {
> 		// perform notification only if the usable state of the tool has changed
> 		if (isUsable() != newIsUsable) {
> 			myIsUsable = newIsUsable;
> 			if (isUsable()) {
> 				getEventDispatcher().fireToolUsableEvent();
> 			}
> 			else {
> 				getEventDispatcher().fireToolUnusableEvent();
> 			}
> 		}
> 	}
> 
> 	public void setEnabled(boolean newIsEnabled) {
> 		// perform notification only if the usable state of the tool has changed
> 		if (isEnabled() != newIsEnabled) {
> 			myIsEnabled = newIsEnabled;
> 			if (isEnabled()) {
> 				getEventDispatcher().fireToolEnabledEvent();
> 			}
> 			else {
> 				getEventDispatcher().fireToolDisabledEvent();
> 				setUsable(false);
> 				deactivate();
> 			}
> 		}
> 	}
> 
> 	public boolean isEnabled() {
> 		return myIsEnabled;
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< 		return (view() != null) && (view().isInteractive());
---
> 			setUsable((view() != null) && view().isInteractive());
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< 		return editor().tool() == this;
---
> 		return (editor().tool() == this) && isUsable();
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< 		if (isUsable()) {
< 			getEventDispatcher().fireToolUsableEvent();
< 		}
< 		else {
< 			getEventDispatcher().fireToolUnusableEvent();
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> 		public void fireToolEnabledEvent() {
> 			Enumeration le = myRegisteredListeners.elements();
> 			while (le.hasMoreElements()) {
> 				((ToolListener)le.nextElement()).toolEnabled(new EventObject(myObservedTool));
> 			}
> 		}
> 
> 		public void fireToolDisabledEvent() {
> 			Enumeration le = myRegisteredListeners.elements();
> 			while (le.hasMoreElements()) {
> 				((ToolListener)le.nextElement()).toolDisabled(new EventObject(myObservedTool));
> 			}
> 		}
>