Adding upstream version 4:24.2.0.upstream/4%24.2.0

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

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diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/animation/animationstate.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/animation/animationstate.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_ANIMATION_ANIMATIONSTATE_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_ANIMATION_ANIMATIONSTATE_HXX
+
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <svx/sdr/animation/scheduler.hxx>
+#include <drawinglayer/primitive2d/Primitive2DContainer.hxx>
+
+namespace sdr::contact { class ViewObjectContact; }
+
+namespace sdr::animation
+    {
+        class PrimitiveAnimation final : public Event
+        {
+            // the animated VOC
+            sdr::contact::ViewObjectContact&                    mrVOContact;
+
+            // the vector of animated primitives
+            drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer      maAnimatedPrimitives;
+
+            // local helpers
+            double getSmallestNextTime(double fCurrentTime);
+            void prepareNextEvent();
+
+        public:
+            // basic constructor.
+            PrimitiveAnimation(sdr::contact::ViewObjectContact& rVOContact, drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer&& rAnimatedPrimitives);
+
+            // destructor
+            virtual ~PrimitiveAnimation() override;
+
+            // execute event, from base class Event
+            virtual void Trigger(sal_uInt32 nTime) override;
+        };
+
+} // end of namespace sdr::animation
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_ANIMATION_ANIMATIONSTATE_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/animation/objectanimator.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/animation/objectanimator.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_ANIMATION_OBJECTANIMATOR_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_ANIMATION_OBJECTANIMATOR_HXX
+
+#include <config_options.h>
+#include <svx/sdr/animation/scheduler.hxx>
+
+
+namespace sdr::animation
+{
+        class primitiveAnimator final : public Scheduler
+        {
+        public:
+            // basic constructor and destructor
+            primitiveAnimator();
+            UNLESS_MERGELIBS(SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC) virtual ~primitiveAnimator() override;
+        };
+} // end of namespace sdr::animation
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_ANIMATION_OBJECTANIMATOR_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/animation/scheduler.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/animation/scheduler.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_ANIMATION_SCHEDULER_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_ANIMATION_SCHEDULER_HXX
+
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <vcl/timer.hxx>
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+
+namespace sdr::animation
+    {
+
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC Event
+        {
+            // time of event in ms
+            sal_uInt32                                      mnTime;
+
+        public:
+            // constructor/destructor
+            SAL_DLLPRIVATE explicit Event();
+            virtual ~Event();
+
+            // get/set time
+            SAL_DLLPRIVATE sal_uInt32 GetTime() const {  return mnTime; }
+            void SetTime(sal_uInt32 nNew);
+
+            // execute event
+            virtual void Trigger(sal_uInt32 nTime) = 0;
+        };
+
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC Scheduler : public Timer
+        {
+            // time in ms
+            sal_uInt32                                      mnTime;
+
+            // next delta time
+            sal_uInt32                                      mnDeltaTime;
+
+            // list of events, sorted by time
+            std::vector<Event*>                             mvEvents;
+
+            // Flag which remembers if this timer is paused. Default
+            // is false.
+            bool                                            mbIsPaused;
+
+        public:
+            // constructor/destructor
+            SAL_DLLPRIVATE Scheduler();
+            virtual ~Scheduler() override;
+
+            // From baseclass Timer, the timeout call
+            virtual void Invoke() override;
+
+            // get time
+            SAL_DLLPRIVATE sal_uInt32 GetTime() const {  return mnTime; }
+
+            // #i38135#
+            SAL_DLLPRIVATE void SetTime(sal_uInt32 nTime);
+
+            // execute all ripe events, removes executed ones from the scheduler
+            SAL_DLLPRIVATE void triggerEvents();
+
+            // re-start or stop timer according to event list
+            SAL_DLLPRIVATE void checkTimeout();
+
+            // insert/remove events, wrapper to EventList methods
+            void InsertEvent(Event& rNew);
+            SAL_DLLPRIVATE void RemoveEvent(Event* pOld);
+
+            // get/set pause
+            SAL_DLLPRIVATE bool IsPaused() const { return mbIsPaused; }
+            SAL_DLLPRIVATE void SetPaused(bool bNew);
+        };
+
+} // end of namespace sdr::animation
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_ANIMATION_SCHEDULER_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/attribute/sdrallfillattributeshelper.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/attribute/sdrallfillattributeshelper.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_ATTRIBUTE_SDRALLFILLATTRIBUTESHELPER_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_ATTRIBUTE_SDRALLFILLATTRIBUTESHELPER_HXX
+
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <drawinglayer/attribute/fillgradientattribute.hxx>
+#include <drawinglayer/attribute/sdrfillattribute.hxx>
+#include <drawinglayer/primitive2d/Primitive2DContainer.hxx>
+#include <svl/itemset.hxx>
+#include <optional>
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+class Color;
+
+namespace drawinglayer::attribute
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC SdrAllFillAttributesHelper
+        {
+        private:
+            basegfx::B2DRange                                                   maLastPaintRange;
+            basegfx::B2DRange                                                   maLastDefineRange;
+            std::optional<drawinglayer::attribute::SdrFillAttribute>            maFillAttribute;
+            std::optional<drawinglayer::attribute::FillGradientAttribute>       maFillGradientAttribute;
+            drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer                     maPrimitives;
+
+            void createPrimitive2DSequence(
+                const basegfx::B2DRange& rPaintRange,
+                const basegfx::B2DRange& rDefineRange);
+
+        public:
+            SdrAllFillAttributesHelper(const Color& rColor);
+            SdrAllFillAttributesHelper(const SfxItemSet& rSet);
+            ~SdrAllFillAttributesHelper();
+
+            bool isUsed() const;
+            bool hasSdrFillAttribute() const { return bool(maFillAttribute); }
+            bool isTransparent() const;
+
+            const drawinglayer::attribute::SdrFillAttribute& getFillAttribute() const;
+            const drawinglayer::attribute::FillGradientAttribute& getFillGradientAttribute() const;
+            const drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer& getPrimitive2DSequence(
+                const basegfx::B2DRange& rPaintRange,
+                const basegfx::B2DRange& rDefineRange) const;
+
+            // get average fill color; tries to calculate a 'medium' color
+            // which e.g. may be used as comparison to decide if other
+            // colors are visible
+            basegfx::BColor getAverageColor(const basegfx::BColor& rFallback) const;
+
+            // return if a repaint of this content needs a complete repaint. This
+            // is e.g. not needed for no fill or color fill (a partial repaint
+            // will do the trick), but necessary for everything that is not top-left
+            // oriented
+            bool needCompleteRepaint() const;
+        };
+
+} // end of namespace drawinglayer::attribute
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+namespace drawinglayer::attribute
+{
+        typedef std::shared_ptr< SdrAllFillAttributesHelper > SdrAllFillAttributesHelperPtr;
+} // end of namespace drawinglayer::attribute
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
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::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 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; }
+
+            // 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 sdr::contact
+
+
+#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 vcl {
+    class PDFExtOutDevData;
+}
+
+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;
+
+    // display page decoration? Default is true
+    virtual bool isPageDecorationActive() const;
+
+    // display mster page content (ViewContactOfMasterPage)? Default is true
+    virtual bool isMasterPageActive() const;
+
+    // recording MetaFile? Default is false
+    virtual bool isOutputToRecordingMetaFile() const;
+
+    // pdf export? Default is false
+    virtual bool isOutputToPDFFile() const;
+    virtual bool isExportTaggedPDF() const;
+    virtual ::vcl::PDFExtOutDevData const* GetPDFExtOutDevData() 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 calculateGridOffsetForViewObjectContact(
+        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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc99975f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/objectcontactofpageview.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/* -*- 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::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;
+
+            // display page decoration? Default is true
+            virtual bool isPageDecorationActive() const override;
+
+            // display mster page content (ViewContactOfMasterPage)? Default is true
+            virtual bool isMasterPageActive() const override;
+
+            // recording MetaFile? Default is false
+            virtual bool isOutputToRecordingMetaFile() const override;
+
+            // pdf export? Default is false
+            virtual bool isOutputToPDFFile() const override;
+            virtual bool isExportTaggedPDF() const override;
+            virtual ::vcl::PDFExtOutDevData const* GetPDFExtOutDevData() 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 sdr::contact
+
+#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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b6d0f3ab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontact.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/* -*- 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/Primitive2DContainer.hxx>
+
+class SdrLayerIDSet;
+class SdrPage;
+class SdrObject;
+
+namespace sdr::contact
+{
+class DisplayInfo;
+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 void createViewIndependentPrimitive2DSequence(
+        drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DDecompositionVisitor& rVisitor) 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
+    void getViewIndependentPrimitive2DContainer(
+        drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DDecompositionVisitor& rVisitor) 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);
+
+    // helper around getPrimitive2DSequenceHierarchy to enable a given implementation
+    // to optimize getting a Primitive2DSequenceHierarchy for a child of index a
+    virtual void getPrimitive2DSequenceHierarchyOfIndex(
+        sal_uInt32 a, DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo, ObjectContact& rObjectContact,
+        drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DDecompositionVisitor& rVisitor);
+};
+}
+
+#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 0000000000..82de5435ee
--- /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 void createViewIndependentPrimitive2DSequence(drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DDecompositionVisitor& rVisitor) 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 0000000000..4490818a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofsdrmediaobj.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* -*- 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 final : 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);
+
+private:
+    // 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);
+
+    // This method is responsible for creating the graphical visualisation data
+    // ONLY based on model data
+    virtual void createViewIndependentPrimitive2DSequence(
+        drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DDecompositionVisitor& rVisitor) 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 0000000000..788c8058d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewcontactofsdrobj.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/* -*- 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/svxdllapi.h>
+
+class SdrObject;
+
+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;
+
+    // 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 0000000000..3054e63f39
--- /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 void createViewIndependentPrimitive2DSequence(
+        drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DDecompositionVisitor& rVisitor) 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 0000000000..12195a0faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontact.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+/* -*- 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/Primitive2DContainer.hxx>
+
+namespace vcl { class Region; }
+
+namespace sdr::animation {
+    class PrimitiveAnimation;
+}
+namespace drawinglayer::primitive2d { class Primitive2DDecompositionVisitor; }
+
+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;
+
+    // used to detect ActionChanged() during primitive construction
+    int                                             mnActionChangedCount;
+
+    // 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 void createPrimitive2DSequence(const DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo, drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DDecompositionVisitor& rVisitor) 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;
+
+    void createStructureTag(drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer & rNewPrimitiveSequence) const;
+
+    /// check if getPrimitive2DSequence() should create tag
+    virtual bool isExportPDFTags() 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 void getPrimitive2DSequenceHierarchy(DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo, drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DDecompositionVisitor& rVisitor) const;
+
+    // just process the sub-hierarchy, used as tooling from getPrimitive2DSequenceHierarchy
+    void getPrimitive2DSequenceSubHierarchy(DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo, drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DDecompositionVisitor& rVisitor) 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 0000000000..0ea6f307a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontactofsdrobj.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/* -*- 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;
+
+    static bool isObjectVisibleOnAnyLayer(const SdrObject& rObject, const SdrLayerIDSet& rLayers);
+};
+}
+
+#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 0000000000..100d2ad878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/contact/viewobjectcontactredirector.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/* -*- 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/Primitive2DVisitor.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 void createRedirectedPrimitive2DSequence(
+        const sdr::contact::ViewObjectContact& rOriginal,
+        const sdr::contact::DisplayInfo& rDisplayInfo,
+        drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DDecompositionVisitor& rVisitor);
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_CONTACT_VIEWOBJECTCONTACTREDIRECTOR_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayanimatedbitmapex.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayanimatedbitmapex.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf1b411366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayanimatedbitmapex.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/* -*- 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_OVERLAY_OVERLAYANIMATEDBITMAPEX_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYANIMATEDBITMAPEX_HXX
+
+#include <svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobject.hxx>
+#include <vcl/bitmapex.hxx>
+
+
+namespace sdr::overlay
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC OverlayAnimatedBitmapEx final : public OverlayObjectWithBasePosition
+        {
+            // the Bitmaps
+            BitmapEx                                maBitmapEx1;
+            BitmapEx                                maBitmapEx2;
+
+            // position of the basePosition inside the Bitmaps, in pixels
+            sal_uInt16                              mnCenterX1;
+            sal_uInt16                              mnCenterY1;
+            sal_uInt16                              mnCenterX2;
+            sal_uInt16                              mnCenterY2;
+
+            // #i53216# added CursorBlinkTime (in ms)
+            sal_uInt32                              mnBlinkTime;
+
+            // optional shear and rotation
+            double                                  mfShearX;
+            double                                  mfRotation;
+
+            // Flag to remember which state to draw. Inited with false (0)
+            bool                                    mbOverlayState : 1;
+
+            // geometry creation for OverlayObject
+            virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence() override;
+
+        public:
+            OverlayAnimatedBitmapEx(
+                const basegfx::B2DPoint& rBasePos,
+                const BitmapEx& rBitmapEx1,
+                const BitmapEx& rBitmapEx2,
+                sal_uInt64 nBlinkTime,
+                sal_uInt16 nCenX1 = 0,
+                sal_uInt16 nCenY1 = 0,
+                sal_uInt16 nCenX2 = 0,
+                sal_uInt16 nCenY2 = 0,
+                double fShearX = 0.0,
+                double fRotation = 0.0);
+            virtual ~OverlayAnimatedBitmapEx() override;
+
+            // execute event from base class sdr::animation::Event. Default
+            // implementation does nothing and does not create a new event.
+            virtual void Trigger(sal_uInt32 nTime) override;
+
+            // get shearX and rotation
+            double getShearX() const { return mfShearX; }
+            double getRotation() const { return mfRotation; }
+        };
+} // end of namespace sdr::overlay
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYANIMATEDBITMAPEX_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlaybitmapex.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlaybitmapex.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42de7d6531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlaybitmapex.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/* -*- 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_OVERLAY_OVERLAYBITMAPEX_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYBITMAPEX_HXX
+
+#include <svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobject.hxx>
+#include <vcl/bitmapex.hxx>
+
+
+namespace sdr::overlay
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC OverlayBitmapEx final : public OverlayObjectWithBasePosition
+        {
+            // the Bitmap itself
+            BitmapEx                                maBitmapEx;
+
+            // position of the basePosition inside the Bitmap, in pixels
+            sal_uInt16                              mnCenterX;
+            sal_uInt16                              mnCenterY;
+
+            // optional transparency, shear and rotation
+            double                                  mfAlpha;
+            double                                  mfShearX;
+            double                                  mfRotation;
+
+            virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence() override;
+
+        public:
+            OverlayBitmapEx(
+                const basegfx::B2DPoint& rBasePos,
+                const BitmapEx& rBitmapEx,
+                sal_uInt16 nCenX = 0,
+                sal_uInt16 nCenY = 0,
+                double fAlpha = 0.0,
+                double fShearX = 0.0,
+                double fRotation = 0.0);
+            virtual ~OverlayBitmapEx() override;
+        };
+} // end of namespace sdr::overlay
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYBITMAPEX_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlaymanager.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlaymanager.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..696cf5c992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlaymanager.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/* -*- 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_OVERLAY_OVERLAYMANAGER_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYMANAGER_HXX
+
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <svx/sdr/animation/scheduler.hxx>
+#include <svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobject.hxx>
+#include <tools/color.hxx>
+#include <tools/gen.hxx>
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <basegfx/matrix/b2dhommatrix.hxx>
+#include <drawinglayer/geometry/viewinformation2d.hxx>
+#include <salhelper/simplereferenceobject.hxx>
+
+class OutputDevice;
+class SdrModel;
+namespace vcl { class Region; }
+
+namespace sdr::overlay {
+    class OverlayObject;
+}
+
+namespace basegfx {
+    class B2DRange;
+}
+
+namespace sdr::overlay
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC OverlayManager
+            : protected sdr::animation::Scheduler
+            , public salhelper::SimpleReferenceObject
+        {
+        private:
+            OverlayManager(const OverlayManager&) = delete;
+            OverlayManager& operator=(const OverlayManager&) = delete;
+
+        protected:
+            // the OutputDevice to work on, set on construction and not to be changed
+            OutputDevice&                               mrOutputDevice;
+
+            // the vector of registered OverlayObjects
+            OverlayObjectVector                         maOverlayObjects;
+
+            // Stripe support. All striped OverlayObjects use these stripe
+            // values. Changes change all those objects.
+            Color                                       maStripeColorA; // defaults to COL_BLACK
+            Color                                       maStripeColorB; // defaults to COL_WHITE
+            sal_uInt32                                  mnStripeLengthPixel; // defaults to 4L
+
+            // hold buffered the logic length of discrete vector (1.0, 0.0) and the
+            // view transformation belonging to it. Update happens in getDiscreteOne()
+            basegfx::B2DHomMatrix                       maViewTransformation;
+            drawinglayer::geometry::ViewInformation2D   maViewInformation2D;
+            double                                      mfDiscreteOne;
+
+            // internal
+            void ImpDrawMembers(const basegfx::B2DRange& rRange, OutputDevice& rDestinationDevice) const;
+            void ImpStripeDefinitionChanged();
+            void impApplyRemoveActions(OverlayObject& rTarget);
+            void impApplyAddActions(OverlayObject& rTarget);
+
+            // return mfDiscreteOne to derivations, but also check for buffered local
+            // ViewTransformation and evtl. correct mfDiscreteOne
+            double getDiscreteOne() const;
+
+            tools::Rectangle RangeToInvalidateRectangle(const basegfx::B2DRange& rRange) const;
+
+            OverlayManager(OutputDevice& rOutputDevice);
+            virtual ~OverlayManager() override;
+
+        public:
+            static rtl::Reference<OverlayManager> create(OutputDevice& rOutputDevice);
+
+            // access to current ViewInformation2D; this call checks and evtl. updates ViewInformation2D
+            drawinglayer::geometry::ViewInformation2D const & getCurrentViewInformation2D() const;
+
+            // complete redraw
+            virtual void completeRedraw(const vcl::Region& rRegion, OutputDevice* pPreRenderDevice = nullptr) const;
+
+            // flush. Do buffered updates.
+            virtual void flush();
+
+            // get the OutputDevice
+            OutputDevice& getOutputDevice() const { return mrOutputDevice; }
+
+            // add and remove OverlayObjects
+            void add(OverlayObject& rOverlayObject);
+            void remove(OverlayObject& rOverlayObject);
+
+            // invalidate the given range at local OutputDevice
+            virtual void invalidateRange(const basegfx::B2DRange& rRange);
+
+            // stripe support ColA
+            const Color& getStripeColorA() const { return maStripeColorA; }
+            void setStripeColorA(Color aNew);
+
+            // stripe support ColB
+            const Color& getStripeColorB() const { return maStripeColorB; }
+            void setStripeColorB(Color aNew);
+
+            // stripe support StripeLengthPixel
+            sal_uInt32 getStripeLengthPixel() const { return mnStripeLengthPixel; }
+            void setStripeLengthPixel(sal_uInt32 nNew);
+
+            void InsertEvent(sdr::animation::Event& rNew) { Scheduler::InsertEvent(rNew); }
+        };
+
+} // end of namespace sdr::overlay
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYMANAGER_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobject.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobject.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c8d1d43b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobject.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+/* -*- 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_OVERLAY_OVERLAYOBJECT_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYOBJECT_HXX
+
+#include <basegfx/point/b2dpoint.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/range/b2drange.hxx>
+#include <tools/color.hxx>
+#include <svx/sdr/animation/scheduler.hxx>
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <drawinglayer/primitive2d/Primitive2DContainer.hxx>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+class OutputDevice;
+
+namespace sdr::overlay
+{
+    class OverlayManager;
+}
+namespace basegfx
+{
+    class B2DPolygon;
+    class B2DPolyPolygon;
+    class B2DRange;
+}
+
+namespace sdr::overlay
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC OverlayObject : public sdr::animation::Event
+        {
+        private:
+            OverlayObject(const OverlayObject&) = delete;
+            OverlayObject& operator=(const OverlayObject&) = delete;
+
+            // Manager is allowed access to private Member mpOverlayManager
+            friend class                                    OverlayManager;
+
+            // pointer to OverlayManager, if object is added. Changed by
+            // OverlayManager, do not change Yourself.
+            OverlayManager*                                 mpOverlayManager;
+
+            // Primitive2DContainer of the OverlayObject
+            drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer maPrimitive2DSequence;
+
+            // Possible Offset added to the geometry (automatically in
+            // createOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence()). Usually zero, may
+            // be used e.g. from calc when GridOffset is needed
+            basegfx::B2DVector                              maOffset;
+
+        protected:
+            // access methods to maPrimitive2DSequence. The usage of this methods may allow
+            // later thread-safe stuff to be added if needed. Only to be used by getPrimitive2DSequence()
+            // implementations for buffering the last decomposition.
+            // Resetting is allowed e.g. in ::getOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence() implementations
+            // if the conditions have changed to force a re-creation in calling the base implementation.
+            // The only allowed setter of maPrimitive2DSequence is
+            // OverlayObject::getOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence() which should be called by calling
+            // the base implementation in derived functions. That one will use the result of
+            // createOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence() to provide the geometry.
+            const drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer& getPrimitive2DSequence() const { return maPrimitive2DSequence; }
+            void resetPrimitive2DSequence() { maPrimitive2DSequence.clear(); }
+
+            // the creation method for Primitive2DContainer. Called when getPrimitive2DSequence()
+            // sees that maPrimitive2DSequence is empty. Needs to be supported by all
+            // OverlayObject implementations. Default implementation will assert
+            // a missing implementation
+            virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence();
+
+            // #i53216# check blink time value range (currently 25 < mnBlinkTime < 10000)
+            static sal_uInt32 impCheckBlinkTimeValueRange(sal_uInt64 nBlinkTime);
+
+            // region in logical coordinates
+            basegfx::B2DRange                               maBaseRange;
+
+            // base color of this OverlayObject
+            Color                                           maBaseColor;
+
+            // Flag for visibility
+            bool                                            mbIsVisible : 1;
+
+            // Flag to control hittability
+            bool                                            mbIsHittable : 1;
+
+            // Flag to hold info if this objects supports animation. Default is
+            // false. If true, the Trigger() method should be overridden
+            // to implement the animation effect and to re-initiate the event.
+            bool                                            mbAllowsAnimation : 1;
+
+            // Flag to control if this OverlayObject allows AntiAliased visualisation.
+            // Default is true, but e.g. for selection visualisation in SC and SW,
+            // it is switched to false
+            bool                                            mbAllowsAntiAliase : 1;
+
+            // In High Contrast mode all fg and bg are forced to a pair of normal
+            // high contrast colors. If this flag is set, then in High Contrast mode
+            // the colors are instead forced to the high contrast selection fg/bg pair.
+            // Default is false.
+            bool                                            mbHighContrastSelection : 1;
+
+            // set changed flag. Call after change, since the old range is invalidated
+            // and then the new one is calculated and invalidated, too. This will only
+            // work after the change.
+            void objectChange();
+
+            // write access to AntiAliase flag. This is protected since
+            // only implementations are allowed to change this, preferably in their
+            // constructor
+            void allowAntiAliase(bool bNew);
+
+        public:
+            explicit OverlayObject(Color aBaseColor);
+            virtual ~OverlayObject() override;
+
+            // get OverlayManager
+            OverlayManager* getOverlayManager() const { return mpOverlayManager; }
+
+            // the access method for Primitive2DContainer. Will use createPrimitive2DSequence and
+            // setPrimitive2DSequence if needed. Overriding may be used to allow disposal of last
+            // created primitives to react on changed circumstances and to re-create primitives
+            virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer getOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence() const;
+
+            // access to visibility state
+            bool isVisible() const { return mbIsVisible; }
+            void setVisible(bool bNew);
+
+            // access to hittable flag
+            bool isHittable() const { return mbIsHittable; }
+            void setHittable(bool bNew);
+
+            // read access to AntiAliase flag
+            bool allowsAntiAliase() const { return mbAllowsAntiAliase; }
+
+            // read access to DrawModeSettings flag
+            bool isHighContrastSelection() const { return mbHighContrastSelection; }
+
+            // read access to baseRange. This may trigger createBaseRange() if
+            // object is changed.
+            const basegfx::B2DRange& getBaseRange() const;
+
+            // access to baseColor
+            const Color& getBaseColor() const { return maBaseColor; }
+            void setBaseColor(Color aNew);
+
+            // access to Offset
+            const basegfx::B2DVector& getOffset() const { return maOffset; }
+            void setOffset(const basegfx::B2DVector& rOffset);
+
+            // execute event from base class sdr::animation::Event. Default
+            // implementation does nothing and does not create a new event.
+            virtual void Trigger(sal_uInt32 nTime) override;
+
+            // access to AllowsAnimation flag
+            bool allowsAnimation() const { return mbAllowsAnimation; }
+
+            // stripe definition has changed. The OverlayManager does have
+            // support data to draw graphics in two colors striped. This
+            // method notifies the OverlayObject if that change takes place.
+            // Default implementation does nothing.
+            virtual void stripeDefinitionHasChanged();
+        };
+
+        // typedefs for a vector of OverlayObjects
+        typedef ::std::vector< OverlayObject* > OverlayObjectVector;
+
+} // end of namespace sdr::overlay
+
+namespace sdr::overlay
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC OverlayObjectWithBasePosition : public OverlayObject
+        {
+        protected:
+            // base position in logical coordinates
+            basegfx::B2DPoint                       maBasePosition;
+
+        public:
+            OverlayObjectWithBasePosition(const basegfx::B2DPoint& rBasePos, Color aBaseColor);
+            virtual ~OverlayObjectWithBasePosition() override;
+
+            // access to basePosition
+            const basegfx::B2DPoint& getBasePosition() const { return maBasePosition; }
+            void setBasePosition(const basegfx::B2DPoint& rNew);
+        };
+
+} // end of namespace sdr::overlay
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYOBJECT_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobjectlist.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobjectlist.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6985a1b5ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobjectlist.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/* -*- 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_OVERLAY_OVERLAYOBJECTLIST_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYOBJECTLIST_HXX
+
+#include <svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobject.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+
+class Point;
+
+namespace sdr::overlay
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC OverlayObjectList final
+        {
+            // the vector of OverlayObjects
+            ::std::vector< std::unique_ptr<OverlayObject> > maVector;
+
+        public:
+            OverlayObjectList() {}
+            OverlayObjectList(const OverlayObjectList&) = delete;
+            OverlayObjectList& operator=(const OverlayObjectList&) = delete;
+            ~OverlayObjectList();
+
+            // clear list, this includes deletion of all contained objects
+            void clear();
+
+            // append objects (takes ownership)
+            void append(std::unique_ptr<OverlayObject> pOverlayObject);
+
+            // access to objects
+            sal_uInt32 count() const { return maVector.size(); }
+            OverlayObject& getOverlayObject(sal_uInt32 nIndex) const { return *(maVector[nIndex]); }
+
+            // Hittest with logical coordinates
+            bool isHitLogic(const basegfx::B2DPoint& rLogicPosition, double fLogicTolerance = 0.0) const;
+
+            // Hittest with pixel coordinates
+            bool isHitPixel(const Point& rDiscretePosition) const;
+
+            // calculate BaseRange of all included OverlayObjects and return
+            basegfx::B2DRange getBaseRange() const;
+        };
+
+} // end of namespace sdr::overlay
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYOBJECTLIST_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlaypolypolygon.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlaypolypolygon.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cc31b38c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlaypolypolygon.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/* -*- 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_OVERLAY_OVERLAYPOLYPOLYGON_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYPOLYPOLYGON_HXX
+
+#include <svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobject.hxx>
+#include <basegfx/polygon/b2dpolypolygon.hxx>
+
+
+namespace sdr::overlay
+{
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC OverlayPolyPolygon final : public OverlayObject
+        {
+        private:
+            basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon maLinePolyPolygon;
+            double mfLineWidth;
+            Color maFillColor;
+
+            virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence() override;
+
+        public:
+            explicit OverlayPolyPolygon(basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aLinePolyPolygon,
+                                        Color const & rLineColor,
+                                        double mfLineWidth,
+                                        Color const & rFillColor);
+            virtual ~OverlayPolyPolygon() override;
+        };
+
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC OverlayPolyPolygonStripedAndFilled final : public OverlayObject
+        {
+            // geometry
+            basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon             maLinePolyPolygon;
+
+            // geometry creation for OverlayObject
+            virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence() override;
+
+        public:
+            explicit OverlayPolyPolygonStripedAndFilled(
+                basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon aLinePolyPolygon);
+            virtual ~OverlayPolyPolygonStripedAndFilled() override;
+
+            // change geometry
+            const basegfx::B2DPolyPolygon& getLinePolyPolygon() const { return maLinePolyPolygon; }
+
+            // react on stripe definition change
+            virtual void stripeDefinitionHasChanged() override;
+        };
+
+} // end of namespace sdr::overlay
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYPOLYPOLYGON_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayprimitive2dsequenceobject.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayprimitive2dsequenceobject.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06e7428de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayprimitive2dsequenceobject.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/* -*- 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_OVERLAY_OVERLAYPRIMITIVE2DSEQUENCEOBJECT_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYPRIMITIVE2DSEQUENCEOBJECT_HXX
+
+#include <svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobject.hxx>
+#include <drawinglayer/primitive2d/Primitive2DContainer.hxx>
+
+
+namespace sdr::overlay
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC OverlayPrimitive2DSequenceObject final : public OverlayObjectWithBasePosition
+        {
+            // the sequence of primitives to show
+            const drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer    maSequence;
+
+            // geometry creation for OverlayObject
+            virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence() override;
+
+        public:
+            explicit OverlayPrimitive2DSequenceObject(drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer&& rSequence);
+
+            virtual ~OverlayPrimitive2DSequenceObject() override;
+        };
+
+} // end of namespace sdr::overlay
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYPRIMITIVE2DSEQUENCEOBJECT_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayselection.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayselection.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d456ac6bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/overlay/overlayselection.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/* -*- 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_OVERLAY_OVERLAYSELECTION_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYSELECTION_HXX
+
+#include <svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobject.hxx>
+
+
+namespace sdr::overlay
+    {
+        // overlay type definition
+        enum class OverlayType
+        {
+            Invert,
+            Solid,
+            Transparent
+        };
+
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC OverlaySelection final : public OverlayObject
+        {
+            // type of overlay
+            OverlayType                         meOverlayType;
+
+            // geometry of overlay
+            std::vector< basegfx::B2DRange >    maRanges;
+
+            // Values of last primitive creation. These are checked in getOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence
+            // to evtl. get rid of last Primitive2DContainer. This ensures that these values are up-to-date
+            // and are usable when creating primitives
+            OverlayType                         maLastOverlayType;
+            sal_uInt16                          mnLastTransparence;
+
+            bool                                mbBorder : 1;
+
+            // geometry creation for OverlayObject, can use local *Last* values
+            virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer createOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence() override;
+
+        public:
+            OverlaySelection(
+                OverlayType eType,
+                const Color& rColor,
+                std::vector< basegfx::B2DRange >&& rRanges,
+                bool bBorder);
+            virtual ~OverlaySelection() override;
+
+            // data read access
+            const std::vector< basegfx::B2DRange >& getRanges() const { return maRanges; }
+
+            /// override to check conditions for last createOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence
+            virtual drawinglayer::primitive2d::Primitive2DContainer getOverlayObjectPrimitive2DSequence() const override;
+
+            // data write access
+            void setRanges(std::vector< basegfx::B2DRange >&& rNew);
+        };
+} // end of namespace sdr::overlay
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_OVERLAY_OVERLAYSELECTION_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/primitive2d/sdrframeborderprimitive2d.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/primitive2d/sdrframeborderprimitive2d.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13d1ccd642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/primitive2d/sdrframeborderprimitive2d.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/* -*- 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_PRIMITIVE2D_SDRFRAMEBORDERPRIMITIVE2D_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_INC_SDR_PRIMITIVE2D_SDRFRAMEBORDERPRIMITIVE2D_HXX
+
+#include <drawinglayer/primitive2d/BufferedDecompositionPrimitive2D.hxx>
+#include <svx/framelink.hxx>
+
+// predefines
+
+namespace drawinglayer::primitive2d
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC SdrFrameBorderData
+        {
+        private:
+            basegfx::B2DPoint   maOrigin;       /// start point of borderline
+            basegfx::B2DVector  maX;            /// X-Axis of borderline with length
+            svx::frame::Style   maStyle;        /// Style of borderline
+            Color               maColor;
+            bool                mbForceColor;
+
+            class SdrConnectStyleData
+            {
+            private:
+                svx::frame::Style   maStyle;
+                basegfx::B2DVector  maNormalizedPerpendicular;
+                bool                mbStyleMirrored;
+
+            public:
+                SdrConnectStyleData(
+                    const svx::frame::Style& rStyle,
+                    const basegfx::B2DVector& rNormalizedPerpendicular,
+                    bool bStyleMirrored);
+
+                const svx::frame::Style& getStyle() const { return maStyle; }
+                const basegfx::B2DVector& getNormalizedPerpendicular() const { return maNormalizedPerpendicular; }
+                bool getStyleMirrored() const { return  mbStyleMirrored; }
+                bool operator==(const SdrConnectStyleData& rCompare) const;
+            };
+
+            std::vector<SdrConnectStyleData>   maStart;
+            std::vector<SdrConnectStyleData>   maEnd;
+
+        public:
+            SdrFrameBorderData(
+                const basegfx::B2DPoint& rOrigin,
+                const basegfx::B2DVector& rX,
+                const svx::frame::Style& rStyle,
+                const Color* pForceColor);
+
+            void addSdrConnectStyleData(
+                bool bStart,
+                const svx::frame::Style& rStyle,
+                const basegfx::B2DVector& rNormalizedPerpendicular,
+                bool bStyleMirrored);
+
+            void create2DDecomposition(
+                Primitive2DContainer& rContainer,
+                double fMinDiscreteUnit) const;
+
+            double getMinimalNonZeroBorderWidth() const;
+            bool operator==(const SdrFrameBorderData& rCompare) const;
+        };
+
+        typedef std::vector<SdrFrameBorderData> SdrFrameBorderDataVector;
+
+} // end of namespace drawinglayer::primitive2d
+
+namespace drawinglayer::primitive2d
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC SdrFrameBorderPrimitive2D final : public BufferedDecompositionPrimitive2D
+        {
+        private:
+            SdrFrameBorderDataVector                    maFrameBorders;
+            double                                      mfMinimalNonZeroBorderWidth;
+            double                                      mfMinimalNonZeroBorderWidthUsedForDecompose;
+            bool                                        mbForceToSingleDiscreteUnit;
+
+            // local decomposition.
+            virtual void create2DDecomposition(
+                Primitive2DContainer& rContainer,
+                const geometry::ViewInformation2D& aViewInformation) const override;
+
+        public:
+            SdrFrameBorderPrimitive2D(
+                SdrFrameBorderDataVector&& rFrameBorders,
+                bool bForceToSingleDiscreteUnit);
+
+            // compare operator
+            virtual bool operator==(const BasePrimitive2D& rPrimitive) const override;
+
+            // override to get view-dependent
+            virtual void get2DDecomposition(
+                Primitive2DDecompositionVisitor& rVisitor,
+                const geometry::ViewInformation2D& rViewInformation) const override;
+
+            // data access
+            const SdrFrameBorderDataVector& getFrameBorders() const { return maFrameBorders; }
+            bool doForceToSingleDiscreteUnit() const { return mbForceToSingleDiscreteUnit; }
+
+            // provide unique ID
+            virtual sal_uInt32 getPrimitive2DID() const override;
+        };
+
+} // end of namespace drawinglayer::primitive2d
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_INC_SDR_PRIMITIVE2D_SDRFRAMEBORDERPRIMITIVE2D_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/primitive2d/svx_primitivetypes2d.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/primitive2d/svx_primitivetypes2d.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..917d22f149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/primitive2d/svx_primitivetypes2d.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/* -*- 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_PRIMITIVE2D_SVX_PRIMITIVETYPES2D_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_PRIMITIVE2D_SVX_PRIMITIVETYPES2D_HXX
+
+#include <drawinglayer/primitive2d/drawinglayer_primitivetypes2d.hxx>
+
+
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRCAPTIONPRIMITIVE2D            (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 0)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRCONNECTORPRIMITIVE2D          (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 1)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRCUSTOMSHAPEPRIMITIVE2D        (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 2)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRELLIPSEPRIMITIVE2D            (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 3)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRELLIPSESEGMENTPRIMITIVE2D     (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 4)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRGRAFPRIMITIVE2D               (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 5)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRMEASUREPRIMITIVE2D            (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 6)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDROLE2PRIMITIVE2D               (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 7)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRPATHPRIMITIVE2D               (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 8)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRRECTANGLEPRIMITIVE2D          (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 9)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRCONTOURTEXTPRIMITIVE2D        (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 10)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRPATHTEXTPRIMITIVE2D           (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 11)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRBLOCKTEXTPRIMITIVE2D          (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 12)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRSTRETCHTEXTPRIMITIVE2D        (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 13)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRCELLPRIMITIVE2D               (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 14)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_OVERLAYBITMAPEXPRIMITIVE         (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 15)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_OVERLAYCROSSHAIRPRIMITIVE        (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 16)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_OVERLAYRECTANGLEPRIMITIVE        (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 17)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_OVERLAYHELPLINESTRIPEDPRIMITIVE  (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 18)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_OVERLAYROLLINGRECTANGLEPRIMITIVE (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 19)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRCONTROLPRIMITIVE2D            (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 20)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDROLECONTENTPRIMITIVE2D         (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 21)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRAUTOFITTEXTPRIMITIVE2D        (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 22)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRCHAINEDTEXTPRIMITIVE2D        (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 23)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SDRFRAMEBORDERTPRIMITIVE2D       (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 24)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_OVERLAYDIAGRAMPRIMITIVE2D        (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 25)
+#define PRIMITIVE2D_ID_SLIDEBACKGROUNDFILLPRIMITIVE2D   (PRIMITIVE2D_ID_RANGE_SVX| 26)
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_PRIMITIVE2D_SVX_PRIMITIVETYPES2D_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/properties/defaultproperties.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/properties/defaultproperties.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..410fa593ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/properties/defaultproperties.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/* -*- 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_PROPERTIES_DEFAULTPROPERTIES_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_PROPERTIES_DEFAULTPROPERTIES_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <optional>
+#include <span>
+
+#include <svx/sdr/properties/properties.hxx>
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <svl/itemset.hxx>
+
+struct _xmlTextWriter;
+typedef struct _xmlTextWriter* xmlTextWriterPtr;
+
+namespace sdr::properties
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC DefaultProperties : public BaseProperties
+        {
+        protected:
+            // the to be used ItemSet
+            mutable std::optional<SfxItemSet> moItemSet;
+
+            // create a new object specific itemset with object specific ranges.
+            virtual SfxItemSet CreateObjectSpecificItemSet(SfxItemPool& pPool) override;
+
+            // Test changeability for a single item. If an implementation wants to prevent
+            // changing an item it should override this method.
+            virtual bool AllowItemChange(const sal_uInt16 nWhich, const SfxPoolItem* pNewItem = nullptr) const;
+
+            // Do the internal ItemChange. If only nWhich is given, the item needs to be cleared.
+            // Also needs to handle if nWhich and pNewItem is 0, which means to clear all items.
+            virtual void ItemChange(const sal_uInt16 nWhich, const SfxPoolItem* pNewItem = nullptr);
+
+            // Called after ItemChange() is done for all items. Allows local reactions on
+            // specific item changes
+            virtual void PostItemChange(const sal_uInt16 nWhich);
+
+            // Internally react on ItemSet changes. The given span contains changed items.
+            // If nDeletedWhich is not 0, it indicates a deleted item.
+            virtual void ItemSetChanged(std::span< const SfxPoolItem* const > aChangedItems, sal_uInt16 nDeletedWhich);
+
+            // check if SfxItemSet exists
+            bool HasSfxItemSet() const { return bool(moItemSet); }
+
+        public:
+            // basic constructor
+            explicit DefaultProperties(SdrObject& rObj);
+
+            // constructor for copying, but using new object
+            DefaultProperties(const DefaultProperties& rProps, SdrObject& rObj);
+
+            // destructor
+            virtual ~DefaultProperties() override;
+
+            void dumpAsXml(xmlTextWriterPtr pWriter) const override;
+
+            // Clone() operator, normally just calls the local copy constructor
+            virtual std::unique_ptr<BaseProperties> Clone(SdrObject& rObj) const override;
+
+            // get itemset
+            virtual const SfxItemSet& GetObjectItemSet() const override;
+
+            // set single item
+            virtual void SetObjectItem(const SfxPoolItem& rItem) override;
+
+            // set single item direct, do not do any notifies or things like that
+            virtual void SetObjectItemDirect(const SfxPoolItem& rItem) override;
+
+            // clear single item
+            virtual void ClearObjectItem(const sal_uInt16 nWhich = 0) override;
+
+            // clear single item direct, do not do any notifies or things like that.
+            // Also supports complete deletion of items when default parameter 0 is used.
+            virtual void ClearObjectItemDirect(const sal_uInt16 nWhich) override;
+
+            // set complete item set
+            virtual void SetObjectItemSet(const SfxItemSet& rSet) override;
+
+            // set a new StyleSheet and broadcast
+            virtual void SetStyleSheet(SfxStyleSheet* pNewStyleSheet, bool bDontRemoveHardAttr,
+                bool bBroadcast) override;
+
+            // get the installed StyleSheet
+            virtual SfxStyleSheet* GetStyleSheet() const override;
+
+            // force default attributes for a specific object type, called from
+            // DefaultProperties::GetObjectItemSet() if a new ItemSet is created.
+            // Default implementation does nothing.
+            virtual void ForceDefaultAttributes();
+        };
+
+} // end of namespace sdr::properties
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_PROPERTIES_DEFAULTPROPERTIES_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/properties/properties.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/properties/properties.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d793753c6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/properties/properties.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+/* -*- 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_PROPERTIES_PROPERTIES_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_PROPERTIES_PROPERTIES_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+#include <svl/typedwhich.hxx>
+
+struct _xmlTextWriter;
+typedef struct _xmlTextWriter* xmlTextWriterPtr;
+class SdrObject;
+class SfxItemSet;
+class SfxPoolItem;
+class SfxStyleSheet;
+class Fraction;
+class SfxItemPool;
+class SdrModel;
+
+namespace sdr::properties
+{
+    class ItemChangeBroadcaster;
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+//  BaseProperties
+//      DefaultProperties                   ->SfxItemSet
+//          AttributeProperties             ->SfxStyleSheet
+//              E3dProperties
+//                  E3dCompoundProperties
+//                      E3dExtrudeProperties
+//                      E3dLatheProperties
+//                      E3dSphereProperties
+//                  E3dSceneProperties
+//              TextProperties              ->maVersion
+//                  ConnectorProperties
+//                  CustomShapeProperties
+//                  MeasureProperties
+//                  RectangleProperties
+//                      CaptionProperties
+//                      CircleProperties
+//                      GraphicProperties
+//                      OleProperties
+//                  CellProperties
+//                  TableProperties
+//      GroupProperties
+//      EmptyProperties
+//      PageProperties
+
+namespace sdr::properties
+    {
+        class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC BaseProperties
+        {
+        private:
+            // the owner of this Properties. Set from constructor and not
+            // to be changed in any way.
+            SdrObject&                                      mrObject;
+
+        protected:
+            // internal access to SdrObject
+            const SdrObject& GetSdrObject() const;
+
+            SdrObject& GetSdrObject();
+
+        public:
+            // basic constructor, used from SdrObject.
+            explicit BaseProperties(SdrObject& rObj);
+
+            // destructor
+            virtual ~BaseProperties();
+
+            virtual SfxItemSet CreateObjectSpecificItemSet(SfxItemPool& pPool) = 0;
+
+            // Clone() operator, normally just calls the local copy constructor,
+            // see above.
+            virtual std::unique_ptr<BaseProperties> Clone(SdrObject& rObj) const = 0;
+
+            // Get the local ItemSet. This directly returns the local ItemSet of the object. No
+            // merging of ItemSets is done for e.g. Group objects.
+            virtual const SfxItemSet& GetObjectItemSet() const = 0;
+
+            // get merged ItemSet. Normally, this maps directly to GetObjectItemSet(), but may
+            // be overridden e.g for group objects to return a merged ItemSet of the object.
+            // When using this method the returned ItemSet may contain items in the state
+            // SfxItemState::DONTCARE which means there were several such items with different
+            // values.
+            virtual const SfxItemSet& GetMergedItemSet() const;
+
+            // Sets all items which are on state SfxItemState::SET in rSet at the local ItemSet.
+            // Uses AllowItemChange(), ItemChange(), PostItemChange() and ItemSetChanged() calls.
+            virtual void SetObjectItemSet(const SfxItemSet& rSet) = 0;
+
+            // Set merged ItemSet. Normally, this maps to SetObjectItemSet().
+            virtual void SetMergedItemSet(const SfxItemSet& rSet, bool bClearAllItems = false);
+
+            // Set single item at the local ItemSet. Uses AllowItemChange(),
+            // ItemChange(), PostItemChange() and ItemSetChanged() calls.
+            virtual void SetObjectItem(const SfxPoolItem& rItem) = 0;
+
+            // Set a single item direct. Only uses AllowItemChange() and ItemChange(),
+            // but not PostItemChange() and ItemSetChanged() calls.
+            virtual void SetObjectItemDirect(const SfxPoolItem& rItem) = 0;
+
+            // Clear a single local item. Uses AllowItemChange(),
+            // ItemChange(), PostItemChange() and ItemSetChanged() calls.
+            virtual void ClearObjectItem(const sal_uInt16 nWhich = 0) = 0;
+
+            // Set a single item, iterate over hierarchies if necessary. Default
+            // Implementation falls back to ClearObjectItem().
+            virtual void SetMergedItem(const SfxPoolItem& rItem);
+
+            // Clear a single item, iterate over hierarchies if necessary. Default
+            // Implementation falls back to ClearObjectItem().
+            virtual void ClearMergedItem(const sal_uInt16 nWhich);
+
+            // Clear single item direct. Only uses AllowItemChange() and ItemChange(),
+            // but not PostItemChange() and ItemSetChanged() calls.
+            // Also supports complete deletion of items when default parameter 0 is used.
+            virtual void ClearObjectItemDirect(const sal_uInt16 nWhich) = 0;
+
+            // Set a new StyleSheet. Registers as listener at the StyleSheet to get knowledge
+            // of StyleSheet changes.
+            virtual void SetStyleSheet(SfxStyleSheet* pNewStyleSheet, bool bDontRemoveHardAttr,
+                bool bBroadcast) = 0;
+
+            // Get the installed StyleSheet.
+            virtual SfxStyleSheet* GetStyleSheet() const = 0;
+
+            // force all attributes which come from styles to hard attributes
+            // to be able to live without the style.
+            virtual void ForceStyleToHardAttributes();
+
+            // syntactical sugar for ItemSet accesses. Broadcasts before and after the changes
+            // to invalidate views in old and new BoundRects. As soon as the repaint mechanism
+            // will be changed these broadcasts will no longer be needed.
+            //void SetItemAndBroadcast(const SfxPoolItem& rItem);
+            //void ClearItemAndBroadcast(const sal_uInt16 nWhich = 0);
+            void SetMergedItemSetAndBroadcast(const SfxItemSet& rSet, bool bClearAllItems = false);
+
+            // Just a convenient shortcut for GetObjectItemSet().Get(nWhich).
+            const SfxPoolItem& GetItem(const sal_uInt16 nWhich) const;
+            template<class T> const T& GetItem(TypedWhichId<T> nWhich) const
+            {
+                return static_cast<const T&>(GetItem(sal_uInt16(nWhich)));
+            }
+
+            // support for convenient broadcasting. Used from SetMergedItemAndBroadcast(),
+            // ClearItemAndBroadcast() and SetItemSetAndBroadcast(), see above.
+            // But also from inside SdrObjects.
+            void BroadcastItemChange(const ItemChangeBroadcaster& rChange);
+
+            // #i101556# add versioning mechanism; used from e.g. text attribute set to
+            // allow detection of e.g. style sheet or single text attribute changes. The
+            // default implementation returns 0 (zero)
+            virtual sal_uInt32 getVersion() const;
+
+            virtual void dumpAsXml(xmlTextWriterPtr pWriter) const;
+        };
+
+        // checks the FillStyle item and removes unneeded Gradient, FillBitmap and Hatch items
+        void SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC CleanupFillProperties( SfxItemSet& rItemSet );
+
+} // end of namespace sdr::properties
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_PROPERTIES_PROPERTIES_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/table/tablecontroller.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/table/tablecontroller.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91b9ca7ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/svx/sdr/table/tablecontroller.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+/* -*- 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_TABLE_TABLECONTROLLER_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_TABLE_TABLECONTROLLER_HXX
+
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XModifyListener.hpp>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+
+#include <svx/sdr/overlay/overlayobjectlist.hxx>
+#include <svx/selectioncontroller.hxx>
+#include <svx/svdotable.hxx>
+#include <svx/svdview.hxx>
+#include <optional>
+#include <unotools/weakref.hxx>
+
+struct ImplSVEvent;
+class SdrView;
+class SdrObject;
+class SfxItemSet;
+class SvxBoxInfoItem;
+class SvxBoxItem;
+
+namespace sdr::table {
+
+class TableModel;
+
+class SVXCORE_DLLPUBLIC SvxTableController final : public sdr::SelectionController
+{
+public:
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE SvxTableController(
+        SdrView& rView,
+        const SdrTableObj& rObj);
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual ~SvxTableController() override;
+
+    // from sdr::SelectionController
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool onKeyInput(const KeyEvent& rKEvt, vcl::Window* pWin) override;
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool onMouseButtonDown(const MouseEvent& rMEvt, vcl::Window* pWin) override;
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool onMouseButtonUp(const MouseEvent& rMEvt, vcl::Window* pWin) override;
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool onMouseMove(const MouseEvent& rMEvt, vcl::Window* pWin) override;
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE bool HasMarked() const;
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool DeleteMarked() override;
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual void onSelectionHasChanged() override;
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual void onSelectAll() override;
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual void GetState( SfxItemSet& rSet ) override;
+    virtual void Execute( SfxRequest& rReq ) override;
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool GetStyleSheet( SfxStyleSheet* &rpStyleSheet ) const override;
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool SetStyleSheet( SfxStyleSheet* pStyleSheet, bool bDontRemoveHardAttr ) override;
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool ApplyFormatPaintBrush( SfxItemSet& rFormatSet, bool bNoCharacterFormats, bool bNoParagraphFormats ) override;
+
+    // slots
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void onInsert( sal_uInt16 nSId, const SfxItemSet* pArgs = nullptr );
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void onDelete( sal_uInt16 nSId );
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void onSelect( sal_uInt16 nSId );
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void onFormatTable(const SfxRequest& rReq);
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void MergeMarkedCells();
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void SplitMarkedCells(const SfxRequest& rReq);
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void DistributeColumns( const bool bOptimize, const bool bMinimize );
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void DistributeRows( const bool bOptimize, const bool bMinimize );
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void SetVertical( sal_uInt16 nSId );
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void changeTableEdge(const SfxRequest& rReq);
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE static rtl::Reference< sdr::SelectionController > create(
+        SdrView& rView,
+        const SdrTableObj& rObj,
+        const rtl::Reference< sdr::SelectionController >& xRefController);
+
+    static SvxBoxItem TextDistancesToSvxBoxItem(const SfxItemSet& rAttrSet);
+    static void SvxBoxItemToTextDistances(const SvxBoxItem& pOriginalItem, SfxItemSet& rAttrSet);
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void MergeAttrFromSelectedCells(SfxItemSet& rAttr, bool bOnlyHardAttr) const;
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void SetAttrToSelectedCells(const SfxItemSet& rAttr, bool bReplaceAll);
+    void SetAttrToSelectedShape(const SfxItemSet& rAttr);
+    /** Fill the values that are common for all selected cells.
+      *
+      * This lets the Borders dialog to display the line arrangement
+      * properly.
+      */
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void FillCommonBorderAttrFromSelectedCells(SvxBoxItem& rBox, SvxBoxInfoItem& rBoxInfo) const;
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool GetAttributes(SfxItemSet& rTargetSet, bool bOnlyHardAttr) const override;
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool SetAttributes(const SfxItemSet& rSet, bool bReplaceAll) override;
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual rtl::Reference<SdrObject> GetMarkedSdrObjClone( SdrModel& rTargetModel ) override;
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool PasteObjModel( const SdrModel& rModel ) override;
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool hasSelectedCells() const override { return mbCellSelectionMode || mrView.IsTextEdit(); }
+    /// @see sdr::SelectionController::setCursorLogicPosition().
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool setCursorLogicPosition(const Point& rPosition, bool bPoint) override;
+
+    /// @see sdr::SelectionController::getSelectedCells().
+    void getSelectedCells( CellPos& rFirstPos, CellPos& rLastPos ) override;
+    void setSelectedCells( const CellPos& rFirstPos, const CellPos& rLastPos );
+
+    virtual bool ChangeFontSize(bool bGrow, const FontList* pFontList) override;
+
+    void clearSelection();
+    void selectAll();
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void onTableModified();
+
+    bool selectRow( sal_Int32 row );
+    bool selectColumn( sal_Int32 column );
+    bool deselectRow( sal_Int32 row );
+    bool deselectColumn( sal_Int32 column );
+    bool isRowSelected( sal_Int32 nRow );
+    bool isColumnSelected( sal_Int32 nColumn );
+    bool isRowHeader();
+    bool isColumnHeader();
+    sdr::table::SdrTableObj* GetTableObj() { return mxTableObj.get().get(); }
+private:
+    SvxTableController(SvxTableController const &) = delete;
+    SvxTableController& operator =(SvxTableController const &) = delete;
+
+    // internals
+    enum class TblAction
+    {
+        NONE,
+        GotoFirstCell, GotoFirstColumn, GotoFirstRow,
+        GotoLeftCell, GotoUpCell, GotoRightCell, GotoDownCell,
+        GotoLastCell, GotoLastColumn, GotoLastRow,
+        EditCell, StopTextEdit,
+        RemoveSelection,
+        HandledByView, Tab
+    };
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void ApplyBorderAttr( const SfxItemSet& rAttr );
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void UpdateTableShape();
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void SetTableStyle( const SfxItemSet* pArgs );
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void SetTableStyleSettings( const SfxItemSet* pArgs );
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE bool PasteObject( SdrTableObj const * pPasteTableObj );
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE bool checkTableObject();
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE const CellPos& getSelectionStart();
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void setSelectionStart( const CellPos& rPos );
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE const CellPos& getSelectionEnd();
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void checkCell( CellPos& rPos ) const;
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void MergeRange( sal_Int32 nFirstCol, sal_Int32 nFirstRow, sal_Int32 nLastCol, sal_Int32 nLastRow );
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void EditCell(const CellPos& rPos, vcl::Window* pWindow, TblAction nAction);
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void StopTextEdit();
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE TblAction getKeyboardAction(const KeyEvent& rKEvt);
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE bool executeAction(TblAction nAction, bool bSelect, vcl::Window* pWindow);
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void gotoCell(const CellPos& rCell, bool bSelect, vcl::Window* pWindow, TblAction nAction = TblAction::NONE);
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void StartSelection( const CellPos& rPos );
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void UpdateSelection( const CellPos& rPos );
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void RemoveSelection();
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void updateSelectionOverlay();
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void destroySelectionOverlay();
+
+    SVX_DLLPRIVATE void findMergeOrigin( CellPos& rPos );
+
+    DECL_DLLPRIVATE_LINK( UpdateHdl, void *, void );
+
+    //TableModelRef mxTable;
+    rtl::Reference< TableModel > mxTable;
+
+    CellPos maCursorFirstPos;
+    CellPos maCursorLastPos;
+    bool mbCellSelectionMode;
+    bool mbHasJustMerged;
+    CellPos maMouseDownPos;
+    bool mbLeftButtonDown;
+    std::optional<sdr::overlay::OverlayObjectList>  mpSelectionOverlay;
+    SdrView& mrView;
+    unotools::WeakReference<SdrTableObj> mxTableObj;
+    css::uno::Reference< css::util::XModifyListener > mxModifyListener;
+    ImplSVEvent * mnUpdateEvent;
+};
+
+rtl::Reference< sdr::SelectionController > CreateTableController(
+     SdrView& rView,
+     const SdrTableObj& rObj,
+     const rtl::Reference< sdr::SelectionController >& xRefController );
+
+}
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_TABLE_TABLECONTROLLER_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/svx/sdr/table/tabledesign.hxx b/include/svx/sdr/table/tabledesign.hxx
new file mode 100644
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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_TABLE_TABLEDESIGN_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SVX_SDR_TABLE_TABLEDESIGN_HXX
+
+#include <svx/svxdllapi.h>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameAccess.hpp>
+
+namespace sdr::table
+{
+const sal_Int32 first_row_style = 0;
+const sal_Int32 last_row_style = 1;
+const sal_Int32 first_column_style = 2;
+const sal_Int32 last_column_style = 3;
+const sal_Int32 even_rows_style = 4;
+const sal_Int32 odd_rows_style = 5;
+const sal_Int32 even_columns_style = 6;
+const sal_Int32 odd_columns_style = 7;
+const sal_Int32 body_style = 8;
+const sal_Int32 background_style = 9;
+const sal_Int32 style_count = 10;
+
+extern SVX_DLLPUBLIC css::uno::Reference<css::container::XNameAccess> CreateTableDesignFamily();
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */