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+<%inherit file="/base.mako"/>
+<%def name="title()">${grid.title}</%def>
+
+%if message:
+    <p>
+        <div class="${message_type}message transient-message">${message}</div>
+        <div style="clear: both"></div>
+    </p>
+%endif
+
+<%def name="javascripts()">
+    ${parent.javascripts()}
+    <script type="text/javascript">        
+        ## TODO: generalize and move into galaxy.base.js
+        $(document).ready(function() {
+            $(".grid").each( function() {
+                var grid = this;
+                var checkboxes = $(this).find("input.grid-row-select-checkbox");
+                var update = $(this).find( "span.grid-selected-count" );
+                $(checkboxes).each( function() {
+                    $(this).change( function() {
+                        var n = $(checkboxes).filter("[checked]").size();
+                        update.text( n );
+                    });
+                })
+            });
+        });
+        ## Can this be moved into base.mako?
+        %if refresh_frames:
+            %if 'masthead' in refresh_frames:            
+                ## Refresh masthead == user changes (backward compatibility)
+                if ( parent.user_changed ) {
+                    %if trans.user:
+                        parent.user_changed( "${trans.user.email}", ${int( app.config.is_admin_user( trans.user ) )} );
+                    %else:
+                        parent.user_changed( null, false );
+                    %endif
+                }
+            %endif
+            %if 'history' in refresh_frames:
+                if ( parent.frames && parent.frames.galaxy_history ) {
+                    parent.frames.galaxy_history.location.href="${h.url_for( controller='root', action='history')}";
+                    if ( parent.force_right_panel ) {
+                        parent.force_right_panel( 'show' );
+                    }
+                }
+            %endif
+            %if 'tools' in refresh_frames:
+                if ( parent.frames && parent.frames.galaxy_tools ) {
+                    parent.frames.galaxy_tools.location.href="${h.url_for( controller='root', action='tool_menu')}";
+                    if ( parent.force_left_panel ) {
+                        parent.force_left_panel( 'show' );
+                    }
+                }
+            %endif
+        %endif
+    </script>
+</%def>
+
+<%def name="stylesheets()">
+    <link href="${h.url_for('/static/style/base.css')}" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
+    <style>
+        ## Not generic to all grids -- move to base?
+        .count-box {
+            min-width: 1.1em;
+            padding: 5px;
+            border-width: 1px;
+            border-style: solid;
+            text-align: center;
+            display: inline-block;
+        }
+    </style>
+</%def>
+
+%if grid.standard_filters:
+    <div class="grid-header">
+        <h2>${grid.title}</h2>
+        <span class="title">Filter:</span>
+        %for i, filter in enumerate( grid.standard_filters ):
+            %if i > 0:    
+                <span>|</span>
+            %endif
+            <span class="filter"><a href="${url( filter.get_url_args() )}">${filter.label}</a></span>
+        %endfor
+    </div>
+%endif
+
+<form name="history_actions" action="${url()}" method="post" >
+    <table class="grid">
+        <thead>
+            <tr>
+                <th></th>
+                %for column in grid.columns:
+                    %if column.visible:
+                        <%
+                            href = ""
+                            extra = ""
+                            if column.sortable:
+                                if sort_key == column.key:
+                                    if sort_order == "asc":
+                                        href = url( sort=( "-" + column.key ) )
+                                        extra = "&darr;"
+                                    else:
+                                        href = url( sort=( column.key ) )
+                                        extra = "&uarr;"
+                                else:
+                                    href = url( sort=column.key )
+                        %>
+                        <th\
+                        %if column.ncells > 1:
+                            colspan="${column.ncells}"
+                        %endif
+                        >
+                            %if href:
+                                <a href="${href}">${column.label}</a>
+                            %else:
+                                ${column.label}
+                            %endif
+                            <span>${extra}</span>
+                        </th>
+                    %endif
+                %endfor
+                <th></th>
+            </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+            %for i, item in enumerate( query ):
+                <tr \
+                %if current_item == item:
+                    class="current" \
+                %endif
+                > 
+                    ## Item selection column
+                    <td style="width: 1.5em;">
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="id" value=${trans.security.encode_id( item.id )} class="grid-row-select-checkbox" />
+                    </td>
+                    ## Data columns
+                    %for column in grid.columns:
+                        %if column.visible:
+                            <%
+                                # Link
+                                link = column.get_link( trans, grid, item )
+                                if link:
+                                    href = url( **link )
+                                else:
+                                    href = None
+                                # Value (coerced to list so we can loop)
+                                value = column.get_value( trans, grid, item )
+                                if column.ncells == 1:
+                                    value = [ value ]
+                            %>
+                            %for cellnum, v in enumerate( value ):
+                                <%
+                                    # Attach popup menu?
+                                    if column.attach_popup and cellnum == 0:
+                                        extra = '<a id="grid-%d-popup" class="popup-arrow" style="display: none;">&#9660;</a>' % i
+                                    else:
+                                        extra = ""
+                                %>
+                                %if href:                    
+                                    <td><a href="${href}">${v}</a>&nbsp;${extra}</td>
+                                %else:
+                                    <td >${v}${extra}</td>
+                                %endif    
+                                </td>
+                            %endfor
+                        %endif
+                    %endfor
+                    ## Actions column
+                    <td>
+                        <div popupmenu="grid-${i}-popup">
+                            %for operation in grid.operations:
+                                %if operation.allowed( item ):
+                                    <a class="action-button" href="${url( operation=operation.label, id=item.id )}">${operation.label}</a>
+                                %endif
+                            %endfor
+                        </div>
+                    </td>
+                </tr>
+            %endfor
+        </tbody>
+        <tfoot>
+            <tr>
+                <td></td>
+                <td colspan="100">
+                    For <span class="grid-selected-count"></span> selected histories:
+                    %for operation in grid.operations:
+                        %if operation.allow_multiple:
+                            <input type="submit" name="operation" value="${operation.label}" class="action-button">
+                        %endif
+                    %endfor
+                </td>
+            </tr>
+        </tfoot>
+    </table>
+</form>