//constructor
    public UIPeaceMakerActor(UIToolkit toolkit, string actorName, string fileName)
    {
        //todo make this scalable
        _height = 50; //background image size
        _width = 50;

        _touchFrame = new Rect ( position.x, -position.y, _width, _height );

        //background image is always the same
        _actorBackground = toolkit.addSprite("actorBG.png", 0, 0);
        _actorBackground.parentUIObject = this;
        _actorBackground.positionFromTopLeft (0f, 0f);

        //gradient is always the same
        _actorGradient = toolkit.addSprite ("actor_gradient_white.png", 0, 0);
        _actorGradient.parentUIObject = this;
        _actorGradient.positionFromTopLeft (0f, 0f);

        //image and button
        _theButton = UIButton.create (toolkit, fileName, fileName, 0, 0);
        _theButton.parentUIObject = this;
        _theButton.onTouchUpInside += ( sender ) =>  randomAttitudeTest ();

        //up/down arrow is always the same
        _actorArrow = toolkit.addSprite ("up_arrow_anim_00.png", 0, 0);
        _actorArrow.parentUIObject = this;
        _actorArrow.positionFromTopRight (0f, 0f);

        _arrowUpAnim = _actorArrow.addSpriteAnimation ("arrowUpAnim", 0.1f, "up_arrow_anim_00.png", "up_arrow_anim_01.png", "up_arrow_anim_02.png", "up_arrow_anim_03.png", "up_arrow_anim_04.png", "up_arrow_anim_05.png", "up_arrow_anim_06.png", "up_arrow_anim_07.png", "up_arrow_anim_08.png", "up_arrow_anim_09.png");
        _arrowDownAnim = _actorArrow.addSpriteAnimation ("arrowDownAnim", 0.1f, "down_arrow_anim_00.png", "down_arrow_anim_01.png", "down_arrow_anim_02.png", "down_arrow_anim_03.png", "down_arrow_anim_04.png", "down_arrow_anim_05.png", "down_arrow_anim_06.png", "down_arrow_anim_07.png", "down_arrow_anim_08.png", "down_arrow_anim_09.png");
        _arrowUpAnim.loopReverse = true;
        _arrowDownAnim.loopReverse = true;

        hideAttitudeIndicators ();
    }

    public static UIGhostJoystick create( UIToolkit manager, string joystickFilename, Rect hitArea )
    {
        // create the joystrick sprite
        var joystick = manager.addSprite( joystickFilename, 0, 0, 1, true );

        return new UIGhostJoystick( manager, hitArea, 1, joystick);
    }

 public UIColorPicker( UIToolkit manager, Rect frame, int depth, UIUVRect uvFrame, Vector2 textureCoords )
     : base(frame, depth, uvFrame)
 {
     //We store the coordinates of the top left of the subtexture
     this.textureCoords = textureCoords;
     manager.addTouchableSprite( this );
 }

    public UIProgressBar( UIToolkit manager, Rect frame, int depth, UIUVRect uvFrame, UISprite bar, bool rotated )
        : base(frame, depth, uvFrame, rotated)
    {
        // Save the bar and make it a child of the container/border for organization purposes
        _bar = bar;
        _bar.parentUIObject = this;

        _barOriginalWidth = _bar.width;
        _barOriginalHeight = _bar.height;

        /*
        // Save the bars original size
        if (rotated)
        {
            _barOriginalWidth = _bar.width;
            _barOriginalHeight = _bar.height;
        }
        else
        {
            _barOriginalWidth = _bar.width;
            _barOriginalHeight = _bar.height;
        }
        */

        /*if (!_rotated)
                    normalFrame = new Rect( clientTransform.position.x, -clientTransform.position.y, width * touchesScale.x, height * touchesScale.y);
                else
                    normalFrame = new Rect( clientTransform.position.x, -clientTransform.position.y - (width * touchesScale.y), height * touchesScale.x, width * touchesScale.y);
                    */
        _barOriginalUVframe = _bar.uvFrame;

        manager.addSprite( this );
    }

	// Default constructor
	public UIAbstractTouchableContainer( UIToolkit manager, UILayoutType layoutType, int spacing ) : base( layoutType )
	{
		_spacing = spacing;
		_manager = manager;
		
		_manager.addToTouchables( this );
	}

    public UITexture( UIToolkit manager, Rect frame, int depth, UIUVRect uvFrame)
        : base(frame, depth, uvFrame)
    {
        _normalUVframe = uvFrame;

        manager.addSprite( this );
    }

    public static UITexture create( UIToolkit manager, string filename, int xPos, int yPos, int depth )
    {
        var normalTI = manager.textureInfoForFilename( filename );
        var frame = new Rect( xPos, yPos, normalTI.frame.width, normalTI.frame.height );

        return new UITexture( manager, frame, depth, normalTI.uvRect);
    }

	public UIZoomButton( UIToolkit manager, Rect frame, int depth, UIUVRect uvFrame, UIUVRect highlightedUVframe ):base( manager, frame, depth, uvFrame, highlightedUVframe )
	{
		centerize();
		autoRefreshPositionOnScaling = false;
		_zoomInAnimation = new UIAnimation( this, 0.3f, UIAnimationProperty.Scale, new Vector3( 1, 1, 1 ), new Vector3( 1.3f, 1.3f, 1.3f ), Easing.Quartic.easeInOut );
		_zoomOutAnimation = new UIAnimation( this, 0.3f, UIAnimationProperty.Scale, new Vector3( 1.3f, 1.3f, 1.3f ), new Vector3( 1, 1, 1 ), Easing.Quartic.easeInOut );
	}

	// 
	public static UIJoystick create( UIToolkit manager, string joystickFilename, Rect hitAreaFrame, float xPos, float yPos )
	{
		// create the joystrick sprite
		var joystick = manager.addSprite( joystickFilename, 0, 0, 1, true );
		
		return new UIJoystick( manager, hitAreaFrame, 1, joystick, xPos, yPos );
	}

	// Default constructor
	public UIAbstractTouchableContainer( UIToolkit manager, UILayoutType layoutType, int spacing ) : base( layoutType )
	{
		TOUCH_MAX_DELTA_FOR_ACTIVATION *= UI.scaleFactor;
		_spacing = spacing * UI.scaleFactor;
		_manager = manager;
		
		_manager.addToTouchables( this );
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Creates a swipe detector with no related UI
	/// </summary>
	public static UISwipeDetector create( UIToolkit manager, Rect frame, int depth )
	{
		// create the swipe detector
		var detector = new UISwipeDetector( frame, depth, UIUVRect.zero );
		manager.addTouchableSprite( detector );
		
		return detector;
	}

	public UIBackgroundLayout( UIToolkit manager, string filename ) : base( UILayoutType.BackgroundLayout ) 
	{
		background = manager.addSprite( filename, 0, 0, 2 );
		addChild( background );
		
		// set dimensions of container based on background texture dimensions
		_width = background.width;
		_height = background.height;
	}

	// Default constructor
	public UIAbstractTouchableContainer( UIToolkit manager, UILayoutType layoutType, int spacing ) : base( layoutType )
	{
		_spacing = spacing;
		_manager = manager;
		
		_manager.addToTouchables( this );
		
		// listen to changes to our own transform so we can move the touchFrame
		this.onTransformChanged += transformChanged;
	}

	public UIButton( UIToolkit manager, Rect frame, int depth, UIUVRect uvFrame, UIUVRect highlightedUVframe ):base( frame, depth, uvFrame )
	{
		// If a highlighted frame has not yet been set use the normalUVframe
		if( highlightedUVframe == UIUVRect.zero )
			highlightedUVframe = uvFrame;
		
		this.highlightedUVframe = highlightedUVframe;
		
		manager.addTouchableSprite( this );
	}

	public static UIToggleButton create( UIToolkit manager, string filename, string selectedFilename, string highlightedFilename, int xPos, int yPos )
	{
		var textureInfo = manager.textureInfoForFilename( filename );
		var frame = new Rect( xPos, yPos, textureInfo.frame.width, textureInfo.frame.height );
		
		var selectedTI = manager.textureInfoForFilename( selectedFilename );
		var highlightedTI = manager.textureInfoForFilename( highlightedFilename );
		
		return new UIToggleButton( manager, frame, 1, textureInfo.uvRect, selectedTI.uvRect, highlightedTI.uvRect );
	}

    public static UIColorPicker create( UIToolkit manager, string filename, int xPos, int yPos, int depth )
    {
        // grab the texture details for the normal state
        var normalTI = manager.textureInfoForFilename( filename );
        Vector2 textureCoords = new Vector2(normalTI.frame.x, normalTI.frame.y);

        var frame = new Rect( xPos, yPos, normalTI.frame.width, normalTI.frame.height );

        // create the button
        return new UIColorPicker( manager, frame, depth, normalTI.uvRect, textureCoords );
    }

	public static UIProgressBar create( UIToolkit manager, string barFilename, int xPos, int yPos, bool rightToLeft, int depth )
	{
		var textureInfo = manager.textureInfoForFilename( barFilename );
		var frame = new Rect( xPos, yPos, textureInfo.frame.width, textureInfo.frame.height );
		
		if( rightToLeft )
			frame.x = xPos + (int)textureInfo.frame.width;

		var progressBar = new UIProgressBar( manager, frame, depth, textureInfo.uvRect, rightToLeft );
		
		return progressBar;
	}

	public static UISlider create( UIToolkit manager, string knobFilename, string trackFilename, int trackxPos, int trackyPos, UISliderLayout layout, int depth = 2, bool knobInFront = true )
	{
		// create the track first so we can use its dimensions to position the knob		
		var trackTI = manager.textureInfoForFilename( trackFilename );
		var trackFrame = new Rect( trackxPos, trackyPos, trackTI.frame.width, trackTI.frame.height );

		// create a knob using our cacluated position
		var knobDepth = knobInFront ? depth - 1 : depth + 1;
		var knob = manager.addSprite( knobFilename, trackxPos, trackyPos, knobDepth, true );
		
		return new UISlider( manager, trackFrame, depth, trackTI.uvRect, knob, layout );
	}

    public static new UIContinuousButton create( UIToolkit manager, string filename, string highlightedFilename, int xPos, int yPos, int depth )
    {
        // grab the texture details for the normal state
        var normalTI = manager.textureInfoForFilename( filename );
        var frame = new Rect( xPos, yPos, normalTI.frame.width, normalTI.frame.height );

        // get the highlighted state
        var highlightedTI = manager.textureInfoForFilename( highlightedFilename );

        // create the button
        return new UIContinuousButton( manager, frame, depth, normalTI.uvRect, highlightedTI.uvRect );
    }

	public UIButton( UIToolkit manager, Rect frame, int depth, UIUVRect uvFrame, UIUVRect highlightedUVframe ):base( frame, depth, uvFrame )
	{
		// Save a copy of our uvFrame here so that when highlighting turns off we have the original UVs
		_normalUVframe = uvFrame;
		
		// If a highlighted frame has not yet been set use the normalUVframe
		if( highlightedUVframe == UIUVRect.zero )
			highlightedUVframe = uvFrame;
		
		this.highlightedUVframe = highlightedUVframe;
		
		manager.addTouchableSprite( this );
	}