--- a/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/MainMenu.java	Fri Feb 11 09:45:59 2011 +0000
+++ b/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/MainMenu.java	Fri Feb 11 09:51:32 2011 +0000
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
 
+import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.Button;
+import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.Canvas;
 import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.Label;
+import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.events.ClickEvent;
+import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.events.ClickHandler;
 import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.layout.HLayout;
 
 import de.intevation.artifacts.common.model.User;
 
+import de.intevation.flys.client.client.FLYS;
 import de.intevation.flys.client.client.FLYSMessages;
 
 
@@ -18,6 +23,9 @@
     /** The interface that provides i18n messages. */
     private FLYSMessages messages = GWT.create(FLYSMessages.class);
 
+    /** An instance to FLYS.*/
+    protected FLYS flys;
+
     /** The user that is currently logged in. */
     protected User currentUser;
 
@@ -27,12 +35,25 @@
     /** The label that displays the title of the application. */
     protected Label titleText;
 
+    /** The button to add new projects.*/
+    protected Button newCollection;
+
     /**
      * The default constructor for creating a new MainMenu.
      */
-    public MainMenu() {
-        userText  = new Label(messages.user(messages.guest()));
-        titleText = new Label(messages.title());
+    public MainMenu(FLYS flys) {
+        this.flys     = flys;
+
+        userText      = new Label(messages.user(messages.guest()));
+        titleText     = new Label(messages.title());
+        newCollection = new Button(messages.new_project());
+
+        newCollection.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
+            public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
+                GWT.log("Clicked 'New Project' button.");
+                createNewProject();
+            }
+        });
 
         init();
     }
@@ -44,14 +65,22 @@
      * colors and so on and appends the components.
      */
     protected void init() {
-        setWidth("100%");
-        setHeight("50");
+        setWidth100();
+        setHeight("40px");
         setBorder("1px solid #808080");
         setBackgroundColor("#C3D9FF");
+        setLayoutMargin(10);
 
-        titleText.setWidth("60%");
+        titleText.setWidth("7%");
+
+        Canvas buttonWrapper = new Canvas();
+        buttonWrapper.setWidth("*");
+        buttonWrapper.addChild(newCollection);
+
+        userText.setWidth("20%");
 
         addMember(titleText);
+        addMember(buttonWrapper);
         addMember(userText);
     }
 
@@ -81,5 +110,13 @@
         GWT.log("Update the current user: " + name);
         userText.setContents(messages.user(name));
     }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new project by calling FLYS.newProject().
+     */
+    protected void createNewProject() {
+        flys.newProject();
+    }
 }
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