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+"""
+ObserverWalker.py is for avatars.
+
+A walker control such as this one provides:
+    - creation of the collision nodes
+    - handling the keyboard and mouse input for avatar movement
+    - moving the avatar
+
+it does not:
+    - play sounds
+    - play animations
+
+although it does send messeges that allow a listener to play sounds or
+animations based on walker events.
+"""
+
+from direct.showbase.ShowBaseGlobal import *
+
+from direct.directnotify import DirectNotifyGlobal
+import NonPhysicsWalker
+
+class ObserverWalker(NonPhysicsWalker.NonPhysicsWalker):
+    notify = DirectNotifyGlobal.directNotify.newCategory("ObserverWalker")
+
+    # Ghosts slide instead of jump:
+    slideName = "jump"
+
+    def initializeCollisions(self, collisionTraverser, avatarNodePath,
+            avatarRadius = 1.4, floorOffset = 1.0, reach = 1.0):
+        """
+        Set up the avatar for collisions
+        """
+        NonPhysicsWalker.NonPhysicsWalker.initializeCollisions(
+            self, collisionTraverser, avatarNodePath,
+            avatarRadius, floorOffset, reach)
+        self.cTrav.removeCollider(self.cRayNodePath)
+
+    def enableAvatarControls(self):
+        """
+        Activate the arrow keys, etc.
+        """
+        assert(self.debugPrint("enableAvatarControls"))
+        pass
+
+    def disableAvatarControls(self):
+        """
+        Ignore the arrow keys, etc.
+        """
+        assert(self.debugPrint("disableAvatarControls"))
+        pass