Adding upstream version 1:7.0.4.upstream/1%7.0.4upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/contact/displayinfo.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/contact/displayinfo.hxx
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_DISPLAYINFO_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_DISPLAYINFO_HXX
+
+#include <svx/svdsob.hxx>
+#include <vcl/region.hxx>
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <basegfx/range/b2irectangle.hxx>
+
+namespace sdr
+{
+    namespace contact
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC DisplayInfo final
+        {
+            // The Layers which shall be processed (visible)
+            SdrLayerIDSet                                       maProcessLayers;
+
+            // The redraw area, in logical coordinates of OutputDevice. If Region
+            // is empty, everything needs to be redrawn
+            vcl::Region                                          maRedrawArea;
+
+            /// only for Writer: current page being painted
+            basegfx::B2IRectangle m_WriterPageFrame;
+
+            // Internal flag to know when the control layer is painted. Default is
+            // false. If set to true, painting of the page, page borders and
+            // the rasters will be suppressed as if mbPageProcessingActive is set (see there).
+            // This flag is set internally from the processing mechanism to avoid double page
+            // painting when the control layer needs to be painted as last layer
+            bool                                            mbControlLayerProcessingActive : 1;
+
+            // Internal flag to decide if page stuff (background, border, MasterPage, grid, etc...)
+            // will be processed at all. This flag is user-defined and will not be changed from the
+            // processing mechanism. Default is true, thus set to false if PagePainting should be suppressed.
+            // For more granular switching page stuff painting on and off, use the according flags at the
+            // view (->Is*Visible())
+            bool                                            mbPageProcessingActive : 1;
+
+            // Internal flag to remember if EnteredGroupDrawMode is active. Default is true
+            // since this mode starts activated and gets switched off when reaching
+            // the current group level. Should only be changed by instances which do
+            // primitive processing
+            bool                                            mbGhostedDrawModeActive : 1;
+
+            // Internal flag to know if a MasterPage is processed as SubContent of another
+            // page. Initialized to false, this should only be changed from the instance which
+            // is processing the MasterPage asSubContent and knows what it does
+            bool                                            mbSubContentActive : 1;
+
+        public:
+            // basic constructor.
+            DisplayInfo();
+
+            // access to ProcessLayers
+            void SetProcessLayers(const SdrLayerIDSet& rSet);
+            const SdrLayerIDSet& GetProcessLayers() const { return maProcessLayers; }
+
+            // access to RedrawArea
+            void SetRedrawArea(const vcl::Region& rRegion);
+            const vcl::Region& GetRedrawArea() const { return maRedrawArea; }
+
+            void SetWriterPageFrame(basegfx::B2IRectangle const& rPageFrame);
+            basegfx::B2IRectangle const& GetWriterPageFrame() const { return m_WriterPageFrame; }
+
+            // Access to ControlLayerProcessingActive flag
+            void SetControlLayerProcessingActive(bool bDoPaint);
+            bool GetControlLayerProcessingActive() const { return mbControlLayerProcessingActive; }
+
+            // Access to PageProcessingActive flag
+            void SetPageProcessingActive(bool bDoPaint);
+            bool GetPageProcessingActive() const { return mbPageProcessingActive; }
+
+            // Save the original DrawMode from outdev
+            void ClearGhostedDrawMode();
+            void SetGhostedDrawMode();
+            bool IsGhostedDrawModeActive() const { return mbGhostedDrawModeActive; }
+
+            // access to master page painting flag
+            bool GetSubContentActive() const { return mbSubContentActive; }
+            void SetSubContentActive(bool bNew);
+        };
+    } // end of namespace contact
+} // end of namespace sdr
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_DISPLAYINFO_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/contact/objectcontact.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/contact/objectcontact.hxx
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_OBJECTCONTACT_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_OBJECTCONTACT_HXX
+
+#include <svx/sdr/animation/objectanimator.hxx>
+#include <svx/sdr/animation/animationstate.hxx>
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <drawinglayer/geometry/viewinformation2d.hxx>
+
+class SdrLayerIDSet;
+namespace tools { class Rectangle; }
+class SdrPageView;
+class OutputDevice;
+
+namespace basegfx {
+    class B2DRange;
+    class B2DHomMatrix;
+}
+
+namespace sdr::contact {
+
+class DisplayInfo;
+class ViewContact;
+class ViewObjectContactRedirector;
+
+class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC ObjectContact
+{
+private:
+    // make ViewObjectContact a friend to exclusively allow it to use
+    // AddViewObjectContact/RemoveViewObjectContact
+    friend class ViewObjectContact;
+
+    // All VOCs which are created using this OC, thus remembering this OC
+    // as a reference. All those VOCs need to be deleted when the OC goes down.
+    // Registering and de-registering is done in the VOC constructors/destructors.
+    std::vector< ViewObjectContact* >               maViewObjectContactVector;
+
+    // A new ViewObjectContact was created and shall be remembered.
+    void AddViewObjectContact(ViewObjectContact& rVOContact);
+
+    // A ViewObjectContact was deleted and shall be forgotten.
+    void RemoveViewObjectContact(ViewObjectContact& rVOContact);
+
+    // the primitiveAnimator which is used if this View and/or the contained primitives
+    // support animatedSwitchPrimitives
+    sdr::animation::primitiveAnimator               maPrimitiveAnimator;
+
+    // The redirector. If set it is used to pipe all supported calls
+    // to the redirector
+    ViewObjectContactRedirector*                    mpViewObjectContactRedirector;
+
+    // the Primitive2DParameters containing view information
+    drawinglayer::geometry::ViewInformation2D       maViewInformation2D;
+
+    // flag for preview renderer
+    bool                                            mbIsPreviewRenderer : 1;
+
+protected:
+    // Interface to allow derivates to travel over the registered VOC's
+    sal_uInt32 getViewObjectContactCount() const { return maViewObjectContactVector.size(); }
+    ViewObjectContact* getViewObjectContact(sal_uInt32 a) const { return maViewObjectContactVector[a]; }
+
+    // interface to allow derivates to set PreviewRenderer flag
+    void setPreviewRenderer(bool bNew) { mbIsPreviewRenderer = bNew; }
+
+    // interface to allow derivates to set ViewInformation2D
+    void updateViewInformation2D(const drawinglayer::geometry::ViewInformation2D& rViewInformation2D) { maViewInformation2D = rViewInformation2D; }
+
+public:
+    // basic constructor
+    ObjectContact();
+    virtual ~ObjectContact() COVERITY_NOEXCEPT_FALSE;
+
+    // LazyInvalidate request. This is used from the VOCs to mark that they
+    // got invalidated by an ActionChanged() call. An active view needs to remember
+    // this and take action on it. Default implementation directly calls back
+    // triggerLazyInvalidate() which promptly handles the request
+    virtual void setLazyInvalidate(ViewObjectContact& rVOC);
+
+    // call this to support evtl. preparations for repaint. Default does nothing
+    virtual void PrepareProcessDisplay();
+
+    // Process the whole displaying
+    virtual void ProcessDisplay(DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo);
+
+    // test if visualizing of entered groups is switched on at all. Default
+    // implementation returns sal_False.
+    virtual bool DoVisualizeEnteredGroup() const;
+
+    // get active group's (the entered group) ViewContact
+    virtual const ViewContact* getActiveViewContact() const;
+
+    // Invalidate given rectangle at the window/output which is represented by
+    // this ObjectContact. Default does nothing.
+    virtual void InvalidatePartOfView(const basegfx::B2DRange& rRange) const;
+
+    // Get info about the need to visualize GluePoints. The default
+    // is that it is not necessary.
+    virtual bool AreGluePointsVisible() const;
+
+    // method to get the primitiveAnimator
+    sdr::animation::primitiveAnimator& getPrimitiveAnimator() {  return maPrimitiveAnimator; }
+
+    // check if text animation is allowed. Default is sal_true.
+    virtual bool IsTextAnimationAllowed() const;
+
+    // check if graphic animation is allowed. Default is sal_true.
+    virtual bool IsGraphicAnimationAllowed() const;
+
+    // access to ViewObjectContactRedirector
+    ViewObjectContactRedirector* GetViewObjectContactRedirector() const {  return mpViewObjectContactRedirector; }
+    void SetViewObjectContactRedirector(ViewObjectContactRedirector* pNew);
+
+    // print? Default is false
+    virtual bool isOutputToPrinter() const;
+
+    // recording MetaFile? Default is false
+    virtual bool isOutputToRecordingMetaFile() const;
+
+    // pdf export? Default is false
+    virtual bool isOutputToPDFFile() const;
+
+    // gray display mode
+    virtual bool isDrawModeGray() const;
+
+    // high contrast display mode
+    virtual bool isDrawModeHighContrast() const;
+
+    // check if this is a preview renderer. Default is sal_False.
+    bool IsPreviewRenderer() const { return mbIsPreviewRenderer; }
+
+    // get Primitive2DParameters for this view
+    const drawinglayer::geometry::ViewInformation2D& getViewInformation2D() const { return maViewInformation2D; }
+
+    /// access to SdrPageView. May return 0L like the default implementations do. Override as needed.
+    virtual SdrPageView* TryToGetSdrPageView() const;
+
+    /// access to OutputDevice. May return 0L like the default implementations do. Override as needed.
+    virtual OutputDevice* TryToGetOutputDevice() const;
+
+    // interface to support GridOffset for non-linear ViewToDevice transformation (calc)
+    virtual bool supportsGridOffsets() const;
+    virtual void calculateGridOffsetForViewOjectContact(
+        basegfx::B2DVector& rTarget,
+        const ViewObjectContact& rClient) const;
+    virtual void calculateGridOffsetForB2DRange(
+        basegfx::B2DVector& rTarget,
+        const basegfx::B2DRange& rB2DRange) const;
+    void resetAllGridOffsets();
+};
+
+}
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_OBJECTCONTACT_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/contact/objectcontactofpageview.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/contact/objectcontactofpageview.hxx
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index 000000000..c3f4ef9d3
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+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/objectcontactofpageview.hxx
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SVX_INC_SDR_CONTACT_OBJECTCONTACTOFPAGEVIEW_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_INC_SDR_CONTACT_OBJECTCONTACTOFPAGEVIEW_HXX
+
+#include <svx/sdr/contact/objectcontact.hxx>
+#include <vcl/idle.hxx>
+
+class SdrPageWindow;
+class SdrPage;
+
+namespace sdr
+{
+    namespace contact
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC ObjectContactOfPageView : public ObjectContact, public Idle
+        {
+            // the owner of this ObjectContactOfPageView. Set from constructor and not
+            // to be changed in any way.
+            SdrPageWindow&                                      mrPageWindow;
+
+            // Process the whole displaying, the real version
+            void DoProcessDisplay(DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo);
+
+        public:
+            // access to SdrPageWindow
+            SdrPageWindow& GetPageWindow() const { return mrPageWindow; }
+
+            // access to SdrPage of PageView
+            SdrPage* GetSdrPage() const;
+
+            // basic constructor, used from SdrPageView.
+            explicit ObjectContactOfPageView(SdrPageWindow& rPageWindow,
+                                             const char *pDebugName);
+            virtual ~ObjectContactOfPageView() override;
+
+            // LazyInvalidate request. This is used from the VOCs to mark that they
+            // got invalidated by an ActionChanged() call. An active view needs to remember
+            // this and take action on it. Default implementation directly calls back
+            // triggerLazyInvalidate() which promptly handles the request
+            virtual void setLazyInvalidate(ViewObjectContact& rVOC) override;
+
+            // call this to support evtl. preparations for repaint
+            virtual void PrepareProcessDisplay() override;
+
+            // From baseclass Timer, the timeout call triggered by the LazyInvalidate mechanism
+            virtual void Invoke() final override;
+
+            // Process the whole displaying
+            virtual void ProcessDisplay(DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo) override;
+
+            // test if visualizing of entered groups is switched on at all
+            virtual bool DoVisualizeEnteredGroup() const override;
+
+            // get active group's (the entered group) ViewContact
+            virtual const ViewContact* getActiveViewContact() const override;
+
+            // Invalidate given rectangle at the window/output which is represented by
+            // this ObjectContact.
+            virtual void InvalidatePartOfView(const basegfx::B2DRange& rRange) const override;
+
+            // Get info about the need to visualize GluePoints. The default
+            // is that it is not necessary.
+            virtual bool AreGluePointsVisible() const override;
+
+            // check if text animation is allowed.
+            virtual bool IsTextAnimationAllowed() const override;
+
+            // check if graphic animation is allowed.
+            virtual bool IsGraphicAnimationAllowed() const override;
+
+            // print? Default is false
+            virtual bool isOutputToPrinter() const override;
+
+            // recording MetaFile? Default is false
+            virtual bool isOutputToRecordingMetaFile() const override;
+
+            // pdf export? Default is false
+            virtual bool isOutputToPDFFile() const override;
+
+            // gray display mode
+            virtual bool isDrawModeGray() const override;
+
+            // high contrast display mode
+            virtual bool isDrawModeHighContrast() const override;
+
+            // override access to SdrPageView
+            virtual SdrPageView* TryToGetSdrPageView() const override;
+
+            // access to OutputDevice. May return 0L like the default implementations do. Override as needed.
+            virtual OutputDevice* TryToGetOutputDevice() const override;
+
+            /** sets all UNO controls which are associated with this ObjectContact to
+                design or alive mode.
+            */
+            void    SetUNOControlsDesignMode( bool _bDesignMode ) const;
+        };
+    } // end of namespace contact
+} // end of namespace sdr
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_INC_SDR_CONTACT_OBJECTCONTACTOFPAGEVIEW_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontact.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontact.hxx
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACT_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACT_HXX
+
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <drawinglayer/primitive2d/baseprimitive2d.hxx>
+
+class SdrLayerIDSet;
+class SdrPage;
+class SdrObject;
+
+namespace sdr::contact {
+
+class ObjectContact;
+class ViewObjectContact;
+
+class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC ViewContact
+{
+private:
+    // make ViewObjectContact a friend to exclusively allow it to use
+    // AddViewObjectContact/RemoveViewObjectContact
+    friend class ViewObjectContact;
+
+    // List of ViewObjectContacts. This contains all VOCs which were constructed
+    // with this VC. Since the VOCs remember a reference to this VC, this list needs
+    // to be kept and is used e.g. at destructor to destroy all VOCs.
+    // Registering and de-registering is done in the VOC constructors/destructors.
+    std::vector< ViewObjectContact* >               maViewObjectContactVector;
+
+    // Primitive2DContainer of the ViewContact. This contains all necessary information
+    // for the graphical visualisation and needs to be supported by all VCs which
+    // can be visualized.
+    drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer    mxViewIndependentPrimitive2DSequence;
+
+    // A new ViewObjectContact was created and shall be remembered.
+    void AddViewObjectContact(ViewObjectContact& rVOContact);
+
+    // A ViewObjectContact was deleted and shall be forgotten.
+    void RemoveViewObjectContact(ViewObjectContact& rVOContact);
+
+    // internal tooling to delete VOCs
+    void deleteAllVOCs();
+
+protected:
+    // Interface to allow derivates to travel over the registered VOC's
+    sal_uInt32 getViewObjectContactCount() const { return maViewObjectContactVector.size(); }
+    ViewObjectContact* getViewObjectContact(sal_uInt32 a) const { return maViewObjectContactVector[a]; }
+
+    // Create an Object-Specific ViewObjectContact, set ViewContact and
+    // ObjectContact. Always needs to return something. Default is to create
+    // a standard ViewObjectContact containing the given ObjectContact and *this
+    virtual ViewObjectContact& CreateObjectSpecificViewObjectContact(ObjectContact& rObjectContact);
+
+    // This method is responsible for creating the graphical visualisation data derived ONLY from
+    // the model data. It will be stored/buffered in mxViewIndependentPrimitive2DSequence. The default implementation
+    // creates a yellow replacement rectangle (1000, 1000, 5000, 3000) to visualize missing
+    // implementations. All implementations have to provide basic geometry here, this is the central
+    // visualisation method and will also be used for BoundRect computations in the long run.
+    // This means it's always an error when the default implementation is called and thus gets
+    // asserted there
+    virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createViewIndependentPrimitive2DSequence() const;
+
+    // basic constructor. Since this is a base class only, it shall
+    // never be called directly
+    ViewContact();
+
+public:
+    // basic destructor with needed cleanups
+    virtual ~ViewContact();
+
+    // get an Object-specific ViewObjectContact for a specific
+    // ObjectContact (->View). Always needs to return something.
+    ViewObjectContact& GetViewObjectContact(ObjectContact& rObjectContact);
+
+    // Test if this ViewContact has ViewObjectContacts(excluding previews) at all. This can
+    // be used to test if this ViewContact is visualized ATM or not
+    bool HasViewObjectContacts() const;
+
+    // Check if this primitive is animated in any OC (View) which means it has
+    // generated a PrimitiveAnimation in its VOC
+    bool isAnimatedInAnyViewObjectContact() const;
+
+    // Access to possible sub-hierarchy and parent. GetObjectCount() default is 0L
+    // and GetViewContact default pops up an assert since it's an error if
+    // GetObjectCount has a result != 0 and it's not overridden.
+    virtual sal_uInt32 GetObjectCount() const;
+    virtual ViewContact& GetViewContact(sal_uInt32 nIndex) const;
+    virtual ViewContact* GetParentContact() const;
+
+    // React on insertion of a child into DRawHierarchy starting
+    // from this object
+    void ActionChildInserted(ViewContact& rChild);
+
+    // access to SdrObject. May return 0L like the default
+    // implementations do. Override as needed.
+    virtual SdrObject* TryToGetSdrObject() const;
+
+    // React on changes of the object of this ViewContact
+    virtual void ActionChanged();
+
+    // access to the local primitive. This will ensure that the primitive is
+    // current in comparing the local one with a fresh created incarnation
+    drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer const & getViewIndependentPrimitive2DContainer() const;
+
+    // add Gluepoints (if available)
+    virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createGluePointPrimitive2DSequence() const;
+
+    // Allow embedding if needed (e.g. for SdrObjects, evtl. Name, Title and description get added). This
+    // is a helper normally used from getViewIndependentPrimitive2DContainer(), but there is one exception
+    // for 3D scenes.
+    // We take the param by value, since, for the common case, we can just std::move into the param, and
+    // std::move the result out, avoiding copying.
+    virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer embedToObjectSpecificInformation(drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer rSource) const;
+
+    virtual basegfx::B2DRange getRange( const drawinglayer::geometry::ViewInformation2D& rViewInfo2D ) const;
+
+    // delete all existing VOCs including DrawHierarchy which will invalidate all
+    // visualisations, too. Used mostly at object removal from DrawHierarchy to
+    // delete all existing VOCs by purpose, but can also be used for other purposes.
+    // It is always possible to delete the VOCs, these are re-created on demand
+    void flushViewObjectContacts(bool bWithHierarchy = true);
+};
+
+}
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACT_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofe3dscene.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofe3dscene.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b26e272f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofe3dscene.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACTOFE3DSCENE_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACTOFE3DSCENE_HXX
+
+#include <svx/scene3d.hxx>
+#include <svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofsdrobj.hxx>
+#include <drawinglayer/primitive3d/baseprimitive3d.hxx>
+#include <drawinglayer/attribute/sdrsceneattribute3d.hxx>
+#include <drawinglayer/attribute/sdrlightingattribute3d.hxx>
+#include <drawinglayer/geometry/viewinformation3d.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrix.hxx>
+
+namespace basegfx {
+    class B3DRange;
+}
+
+namespace sdr::contact {
+
+class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC ViewContactOfE3dScene final : public ViewContactOfSdrObj
+{
+public:
+    // basic constructor, used from SdrObject.
+    explicit ViewContactOfE3dScene(E3dScene& rScene);
+
+    // access to SdrObject
+    const E3dScene& GetE3dScene() const
+    {
+        return static_cast<const E3dScene&>(GetSdrObject());
+    }
+
+    // React on changes of the object of this ViewContact
+    virtual void ActionChanged() override;
+
+    // access to ViewInformation3D and ObjectTransformation
+    const drawinglayer::geometry::ViewInformation3D& getViewInformation3D(const ::basegfx::B3DRange& rContentRange) const;
+    const drawinglayer::geometry::ViewInformation3D& getViewInformation3D() const;
+    const basegfx::B2DHomMatrix& getObjectTransformation() const;
+
+    // attribute providers
+    const drawinglayer::attribute::SdrSceneAttribute& getSdrSceneAttribute() const;
+    const drawinglayer::attribute::SdrLightingAttribute& getSdrLightingAttribute() const;
+
+    // scene primitive creators. If pLayerVisibility is given, a visibility test with the LayerID and the
+    // given SdrLayerIDSet is done.
+    drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createScenePrimitive2DSequence(const SdrLayerIDSet* pLayerVisibility) const;
+
+    // helpers to get the sequence of all contained 3D primitives and its range,
+    // regardless of layer or visibility constraints and using a neutral ViewInformation3D
+    drawinglayer::primitive3d::Primitive3DContainer getAllPrimitive3DContainer() const;
+    basegfx::B3DRange getAllContentRange3D() const;
+
+private:
+    // Create an Object-Specific ViewObjectContact, set ViewContact and
+    // ObjectContact. Always needs to return something. Default is to create
+    // a standard ViewObjectContact containing the given ObjectContact and *this
+    virtual ViewObjectContact& CreateObjectSpecificViewObjectContact(ObjectContact& rObjectContact) override;
+
+    // create methods for ViewInformation3D and ObjectTransformation
+    void createViewInformation3D(const ::basegfx::B3DRange& rContentRange);
+    void createObjectTransformation();
+
+    // attribute creators
+    void createSdrSceneAttribute();
+    void createSdrLightingAttribute();
+
+    // This method is responsible for creating the graphical visualisation data
+    // ONLY based on model data
+    virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createViewIndependentPrimitive2DSequence() const override;
+
+    // the 3d transformation stack
+    drawinglayer::geometry::ViewInformation3D           maViewInformation3D;
+
+    // the object transformation
+    basegfx::B2DHomMatrix                               maObjectTransformation;
+
+    // attributes
+    drawinglayer::attribute::SdrSceneAttribute          maSdrSceneAttribute;
+    drawinglayer::attribute::SdrLightingAttribute       maSdrLightingAttribute;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACTOFE3DSCENE_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofsdrmediaobj.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofsdrmediaobj.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb2953200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofsdrmediaobj.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACTOFSDRMEDIAOBJ_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACTOFSDRMEDIAOBJ_HXX
+
+#include <svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofsdrobj.hxx>
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <svx/svdomedia.hxx>
+#include <tools/gen.hxx>
+
+namespace avmedia { class MediaItem; }
+
+namespace sdr::contact {
+
+class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC ViewContactOfSdrMediaObj : public ViewContactOfSdrObj
+{
+    friend class ViewObjectContactOfSdrMediaObj;
+
+public:
+
+    // basic constructor, used from SdrObject.
+    explicit ViewContactOfSdrMediaObj( SdrMediaObj& rMediaObj );
+    virtual ~ViewContactOfSdrMediaObj() override;
+
+public:
+
+    // access to SdrMediaObj
+    const SdrMediaObj& GetSdrMediaObj() const
+    {
+        return static_cast<const SdrMediaObj&>(GetSdrObject());
+    }
+
+    Size    getPreferredSize() const;
+
+    void    updateMediaItem( ::avmedia::MediaItem& rItem ) const;
+    void    executeMediaItem( const ::avmedia::MediaItem& rItem );
+
+protected:
+
+    // Create an Object-Specific ViewObjectContact, set ViewContact and
+    // ObjectContact. Always needs to return something.
+    virtual ViewObjectContact& CreateObjectSpecificViewObjectContact(ObjectContact& rObjectContact) override;
+
+    // get notified if some properties have changed
+    void mediaPropertiesChanged( const ::avmedia::MediaItem& rNewState );
+
+protected:
+    // This method is responsible for creating the graphical visualisation data
+    // ONLY based on model data
+    virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createViewIndependentPrimitive2DSequence() const override;
+};
+
+}
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACTOFSDRMEDIAOBJ_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofsdrobj.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofsdrobj.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a20dde7bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofsdrobj.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACTOFSDROBJ_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACTOFSDROBJ_HXX
+
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <svx/sdr/contact/viewcontact.hxx>
+#include <svx/sdtakitm.hxx>
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+
+class SdrObject;
+class GeoStat;
+class Bitmap;
+
+namespace sdr::contact {
+
+class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC ViewContactOfSdrObj : public ViewContact
+{
+protected:
+    // the owner of this ViewContact. Set from constructor and not
+    // to be changed in any way.
+    SdrObject&                                      mrObject;
+
+    // Remember AnimationKind of object. Used to find out if that kind
+    // has changed in ActionChanged()
+    SdrTextAniKind                                  meRememberedAnimationKind;
+
+    // Create an Object-Specific ViewObjectContact, set ViewContact and
+    // ObjectContact. Always needs to return something.
+    virtual ViewObjectContact& CreateObjectSpecificViewObjectContact(ObjectContact& rObjectContact) override;
+
+public:
+    // access to SdrObject
+    SdrObject& GetSdrObject() const
+    {
+        return mrObject;
+    }
+
+    // basic constructor, used from SdrObject.
+    explicit ViewContactOfSdrObj(SdrObject& rObj);
+    virtual ~ViewContactOfSdrObj() override;
+
+    // Access to possible sub-hierarchy
+    virtual sal_uInt32 GetObjectCount() const override;
+    virtual ViewContact& GetViewContact(sal_uInt32 nIndex) const override;
+    virtual ViewContact* GetParentContact() const override;
+
+    // React on changes of the object of this ViewContact
+    virtual void ActionChanged() override;
+
+    /// override for accessing the SdrObject
+    virtual SdrObject* TryToGetSdrObject() const override;
+
+
+    // primitive stuff
+
+    // add Gluepoints (if available)
+    virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createGluePointPrimitive2DSequence() const override;
+
+    // allow embedding if needed (e.g. for SdrObjects, evtl. Name, Title and description get added). This
+    // is a helper normally used from getViewIndependentPrimitive2DContainer(), but there is one exception
+    // for 3D scenes
+    virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer embedToObjectSpecificInformation(drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer aSource) const override;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACTOFSDROBJ_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofvirtobj.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofvirtobj.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1374c7fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofvirtobj.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACTOFVIRTOBJ_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACTOFVIRTOBJ_HXX
+
+#include <svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofsdrobj.hxx>
+
+class SdrVirtObj;
+
+namespace sdr::contact {
+
+class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC ViewContactOfVirtObj : public ViewContactOfSdrObj
+{
+protected:
+    // internal access to SdrObject. Implementation in *.cxx to avoid
+    // including SdrVirtObj here.
+    SdrVirtObj& GetVirtObj() const;
+
+public:
+    // basic constructor, used from SdrObject.
+    explicit ViewContactOfVirtObj(SdrVirtObj& rObj);
+    virtual ~ViewContactOfVirtObj() override;
+
+    // Access to possible sub-hierarchy
+    virtual sal_uInt32 GetObjectCount() const override;
+
+protected:
+    // This method is responsible for creating the graphical visualisation data
+    // ONLY based on model data
+    virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createViewIndependentPrimitive2DSequence() const override;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWCONTACTOFVIRTOBJ_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontact.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontact.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c806aa08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontact.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWOBJECTCONTACT_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWOBJECTCONTACT_HXX
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <drawinglayer/primitive2d/baseprimitive2d.hxx>
+
+namespace vcl { class Region; }
+
+namespace sdr::animation {
+    class PrimitiveAnimation;
+}
+
+namespace sdr::contact {
+
+class DisplayInfo;
+class ObjectContact;
+class ViewContact;
+class ViewObjectContactRedirector;
+
+class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC ViewObjectContact
+{
+private:
+    // must-exist and constant contacts
+    ObjectContact&                                  mrObjectContact;
+    ViewContact&                                    mrViewContact;
+
+    // This range defines the object's BoundRect
+    basegfx::B2DRange                               maObjectRange;
+
+    // PrimitiveSequence of the ViewContact. This contains all necessary information
+    // for the graphical visualisation and needs to be supported by all VCs which
+    // can be visualized.
+    drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer  mxPrimitive2DSequence;
+
+    // the PrimitiveAnimation if Primitive2DContainer contains animations
+    std::unique_ptr<sdr::animation::PrimitiveAnimation> mpPrimitiveAnimation;
+
+    // possible on-demand calculated GridOffset for non-linear ViewToDevice transformation (calc)
+    basegfx::B2DVector                              maGridOffset;
+
+    // This bool gets set when the object gets invalidated by ActionChanged() and
+    // can be used from the OC to late-invalidates
+    bool                                            mbLazyInvalidate : 1;
+
+protected:
+    // make redirector a protected friend, it needs to call createPrimitives as default action
+    friend class ViewObjectContactRedirector;
+
+    // Called from getPrimitive2DSequence() when vector has changed. Evaluate object animation
+    // and setup accordingly
+    void checkForPrimitive2DAnimations();
+
+    // This method is responsible for creating the graphical visualisation data which is
+    // stored/cached in the local primitive. Default gets view-independent Primitive
+    // from the ViewContact using ViewContact::getViewIndependentPrimitive2DContainer(), takes care of
+    // visibility, handles glue and ghosted.
+    // This method will not handle included hierarchies and not check geometric visibility.
+    virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createPrimitive2DSequence(const DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo) const;
+
+    // method for flushing Primitive2DContainer for VOC implementations
+    void flushPrimitive2DSequence() { mxPrimitive2DSequence.clear(); }
+
+public:
+    // basic constructor.
+    ViewObjectContact(ObjectContact& rObjectContact, ViewContact& rViewContact);
+    virtual ~ViewObjectContact();
+
+    // access to ObjectContact
+    ObjectContact& GetObjectContact() const { return mrObjectContact; }
+
+    // access to ViewContact
+    ViewContact& GetViewContact() const { return mrViewContact; }
+
+    // get the object size range
+    const basegfx::B2DRange& getObjectRange() const;
+
+    // React on changes of the object of this ViewContact
+    virtual void ActionChanged();
+
+    // LazyInvalidate handling
+    void triggerLazyInvalidate();
+
+    // Check if this primitive is animated in any OC (View) which means it has
+    // generated a PrimitiveAnimation
+    bool isAnimated() const { return (nullptr != mpPrimitiveAnimation); }
+
+    // Take some action when new objects are inserted
+    void ActionChildInserted(ViewContact& rChild);
+
+    // access to the local primitive. This will ensure that the local primitive is
+    // current in comparing the local one with a fresh created incarnation
+    // This method will not handle included hierarchies and not check visibility.
+    drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer const & getPrimitive2DSequence(const DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo) const;
+
+    // test this VOC for visibility concerning model-view stuff like e.g. Layer
+    virtual bool isPrimitiveVisible(const DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo) const;
+
+    // test this VOC for ghosted mode
+    virtual bool isPrimitiveGhosted(const DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo) const;
+
+    // process this primitive: Eventually also recursively travel an existing hierarchy,
+    // e.g. for group objects, scenes or pages. This method will test geometrical visibility.
+    virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer getPrimitive2DSequenceHierarchy(DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo) const;
+
+    // just process the sub-hierarchy, used as tooling from getPrimitive2DSequenceHierarchy
+    drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer getPrimitive2DSequenceSubHierarchy(DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo) const;
+
+    // interface to support GridOffset for non-linear ViewToDevice transformation (calc)
+    const basegfx::B2DVector& getGridOffset() const;
+    void resetGridOffset();
+};
+
+}
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWOBJECTCONTACT_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontactofsdrobj.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontactofsdrobj.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07e748651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontactofsdrobj.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWOBJECTCONTACTOFSDROBJ_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWOBJECTCONTACTOFSDROBJ_HXX
+
+#include <svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontact.hxx>
+
+class SdrObject;
+class SdrLayerIDSet;
+class OutputDevice;
+
+namespace sdr::contact {
+
+class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC ViewObjectContactOfSdrObj : public ViewObjectContact
+{
+    /** Test whether the primitive is visible on any layer from @c aLayers
+
+        This should be overridden by ViewObjectContacts of SDR classes
+        that have subparts which can be on different layers (that is,
+        SdrObjGroup .-)
+      */
+    virtual bool isPrimitiveVisibleOnAnyLayer(const SdrLayerIDSet& aLayers) const;
+
+protected:
+    const SdrObject& getSdrObject() const;
+
+public:
+    ViewObjectContactOfSdrObj(ObjectContact& rObjectContact, ViewContact& rViewContact);
+    virtual ~ViewObjectContactOfSdrObj() override;
+
+    virtual bool isPrimitiveVisible(const DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo) const override;
+
+    /** retrieves the device which a PageView belongs to, starting from its ObjectContactOfPageView
+
+        Since #i72752#, the PaintWindow (and thus the OutputDevice) associated with a PageView is not
+        constant over its lifetime. Instead, during some paint operations, the PaintWindow/OutputDevice
+        might be temporarily patched.
+
+        This method cares for this, by retrieving the very original OutputDevice.
+    */
+    const OutputDevice* getPageViewOutputDevice() const;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWOBJECTCONTACTOFSDROBJ_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontactredirector.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontactredirector.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dc69d238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontactredirector.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWOBJECTCONTACTREDIRECTOR_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWOBJECTCONTACTREDIRECTOR_HXX
+
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <drawinglayer/primitive2d/baseprimitive2d.hxx>
+
+namespace sdr::contact {
+
+class DisplayInfo;
+class ViewObjectContact;
+
+// This class provides a mechanism to redirect the paint mechanism for all or
+// single ViewObjectContacts. An own derivation may be set at single ViewContacts
+// or at the ObjectContact for redirecting all. If both is used, the one at single
+// objects will have priority.
+class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC ViewObjectContactRedirector
+{
+public:
+    // basic constructor.
+    ViewObjectContactRedirector();
+
+    // The destructor.
+    virtual ~ViewObjectContactRedirector();
+
+    // all default implementations just call the same methods at the original. To do something
+    // different, override the method and at least do what the method does.
+    virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createRedirectedPrimitive2DSequence(
+        const sdr::contact::ViewObjectContact& rOriginal,
+        const sdr::contact::DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo);
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWOBJECTCONTACTREDIRECTOR_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */