diff -r 41fd46cffc52 -r 106aaf6eadfe src/Graphics/Graphics.cc
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/Graphics/Graphics.cc	Wed Jan 21 03:33:35 2009 +0200
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+
+#include "Graphics.hh"
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+namespace graphics
+{
+
+// initialize the global graphics object
+static Graphics *graphics = NULL;
+
+Graphics::Graphics (Engine &engine, CL_ResourceManager &resources, const DisplayConfig &display_config) :
+    engine(engine), fonts(resources), display(display_config)
+{
+    assert(!graphics);
+
+    // set the global graphics object
+    graphics = this;
+    
+}
+
+}