diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/util/AnimatedButton.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/util/AnimatedButton.cpp
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index 238abead7..000000000
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/util/AnimatedButton.cpp
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-/****************************************************************
- *  RetroShare is distributed under the following license:
- *
- *  Copyright (C) 2006,2007 crypton
- *
- *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- *  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- *  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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, 
- *  Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
- ****************************************************************/
-
-#include <util/AnimatedButton.h>
-
-
-
-#include <QtGui/QtGui>
-
-static const char * MNG_FORMAT = "MNG";
-
-AnimatedButton::AnimatedButton(QToolButton * button, const QString & animatedIconFilename) {
-	_button = button;
-	_animatedIcon = new QMovie(animatedIconFilename, MNG_FORMAT, _button);
-	connect(_animatedIcon, SIGNAL(frameChanged(int)), SLOT(updateButtonIcon()));
-	_animatedIcon->start();
-}
-
-AnimatedButton::~AnimatedButton() {
-	_animatedIcon->stop();
-	delete(_animatedIcon);
-}
-
-void AnimatedButton::updateButtonIcon() {
-	QPixmap icon = _animatedIcon->currentPixmap();
-	_button->setIcon(QIcon(icon));
-	_button->repaint();
-}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/util/AnimatedButton.h b/retroshare-gui/src/util/AnimatedButton.h
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-/****************************************************************
- *  RetroShare is distributed under the following license:
- *
- *  Copyright (C) 2006,2007 crypton
- *
- *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- *  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- *  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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, 
- *  Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
- ****************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef ANIMATEDBUTTON_H
-#define ANIMATEDBUTTON_H
-
-#include <util/rsqtutildll.h>
-
-#include <util/NonCopyable.h>
-
-#include <QtCore/QObject>
-
-class QToolButton;
-class QMovie;
-class QString;
-
-/**
- * QAbstractButton with an animated icon (QMovie).
- *
- * Animated icon file should be a .mng file.
- *
- * 
- */
-class RSQTUTIL_API AnimatedButton : public QObject, NonCopyable {
-	Q_OBJECT
-public:
-
-	/**
-	 * Constructs a animated button.
-	 *
-	 * @param button button' icon to animate
-	 * @param animatedIconFilename mng filename to animate the button icon
-	 */
-	AnimatedButton(QToolButton * button, const QString & animatedIconFilename);
-
-	~AnimatedButton();
-
-private Q_SLOTS:
-
-	/**
-	 * Button icon should be updated.
-	 */
-	void updateButtonIcon();
-
-private:
-
-	QToolButton * _button;
-
-	QMovie * _animatedIcon;
-};
-
-#endif	//ANIMATEDBUTTON_H