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+package com.threerings.util {
+
+import flash.geom.Point;
+import flash.geom.Rectangle;
+
+public class DisplayUtil
+{
+    /**
+     * Position the specified rectangle within the bounds, avoiding
+     * any of the Rectangles in the avoid array, which may be destructively
+     * modified.
+     *
+     * @return true if the rectangle was successfully placed, given the
+     * constraints, or false if the positioning failed (the rectangle will
+     * be left at its original location.
+     */
+    public static function positionRect (
+            r :Rectangle, bounds :Rectangle, avoid :Array) :Boolean
+    {
+        var origPos :Point = r.topLeft;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+}