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+"""
+novelWriter – GUI Document Viewer Panel
+=======================================
+
+File History:
+Created: 2023-11-09 [2.2a1] GuiDocViewerPanel
+
+This file is a part of novelWriter
+Copyright 2018–2023, Veronica Berglyd Olsen
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from novelwriter.gui.docviewer import GuiDocViewer
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class GuiDocViewerPanel(QWidget):
+
+    def __init__(self, docViewer: GuiDocViewer) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=docViewer)
+
+        logger.debug("Create: GuiDocViewerPanel")
+
+        self.panelHeader = GuiDocViewerPanelHeader(self)
+
+        # Assemble
+        self.outerBox = QVBoxLayout()
+        self.outerBox.addWidget(self.panelHeader)
+        self.outerBox.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+        self.setLayout(self.outerBox)
+
+        logger.debug("Ready: GuiDocViewerPanel")
+
+        return
+
+# END Class GuiDocViewerPanel
+
+
+class GuiDocViewerPanelHeader(QWidget):
+
+    def __init__(self, docViewerPanel: GuiDocViewerPanel) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=docViewerPanel)
+        return
+
+# END Class GuiDocViewerPanelHeader