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+package magic.ui;
+
+import javax.swing.JDialog;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
+import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+
+import magic.data.ReadMeFile;
+
+import java.awt.BorderLayout;
+
+public class ReadMeDialog extends JDialog {
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+	private static final String README_FILENAME="README.txt";
+	private ReadMeFile file;
+	private JTextArea readMeTextArea;
+	private JScrollPane readMeScrollPane;
+	
+	public ReadMeDialog(final MagicFrame frame){
+		super(frame,true);
+		this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
+		this.setTitle("ReadMe");
+		this.setSize(600,505);
+		this.setLocationRelativeTo(frame);
+		this.setResizable(false);
+		this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
+		
+		final JPanel readMePanel=new JPanel();
+		readMePanel.setLayout(null);
+		
+		readMeTextArea = new JTextArea();
+		readMeTextArea.setEditable(false);
+		displayReadMe();
+		
+		readMeScrollPane = new JScrollPane(readMeTextArea);
+		readMeScrollPane.setSize(this.getSize().width-5,this.getSize().height);
+		readMePanel.add(readMeScrollPane,BorderLayout.CENTER);	
+		
+		this.add(readMePanel);
+		this.setVisible(true);	
+	}
+	
+	public void displayReadMe(){
+		file = new ReadMeFile(README_FILENAME);
+		try{
+			readMeTextArea.setText(file.getDataFromFile());
+		}catch(Exception ex){
+			System.err.print(ex.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+}