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/**
 * Path creation. As always the basis is taken from
 * http://www.redefinery.com/ae/fundamentals/
 * 
 * http://www.redefinery.com/ae/fundamentals/masks/
 * with some additions to fit my needs
 * Still... Thanks 2 Jeff Almasol aka redefinery
 *
 *
 *
 * this builds a path using ternary operators
 * I like it that why a lot. Pretty slick
 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1771786/question-mark-in-javascript
 *
 * @param  {Array of Arrays}            path        holds the coordinates for the path
 * @param  {AVLayer}                    layer       The layer to draw on
 * @param {String}                      rowname     This is to sort ot rows
 * @param  {String}                     pathname    The name of the path
 * @param  {Array of 3 Values 0 -1 }    maskcolor   The color of the masks always per Glyph
 * @param {ADBE Vectors Group}          shapegroup The group that contains the path
 * @return {ADBE Vectors Group}         for reuse.
 *
 * @todo Get the hang of the diffrent paths in a Character
 */
function make_path(path,layer,charname, rowname, pathname , maskcolor, shapegroup, use_shapes){
var masksGroup = null;
    masksGroup = use_shapes ? layer("ADBE Root Vectors Group") : layer("ADBE Mask Parade");
// Get
// PropertyGroup for the shape
// or
// the PropertyGroup for the masks
    // masksGroup = layer("ADBE Mask Parade");
if (masksGroup !== null){
    var mask = null;
// Create a new mask
if(shapegroup === null && use_shapes === true){
    var pregroup = masksGroup.addProperty("ADBE Vector Group");
    pregroup.name = charname + ' ' + rowname;
    shapegroup = pregroup.addProperty("ADBE Vectors Group");
    mask = shapegroup;

}
    mask = use_shapes ? shapegroup.addProperty("ADBE Vector Shape - Group") : masksGroup.addProperty("ADBE Mask Atom");
        // mask = masksGroup.addProperty("ADBE Mask Atom");
        if (mask !== null){
            mask.name = use_shapes ? pathname : charname + ' ' + rowname + ' ' + pathname;
            mask.color = maskcolor;
            var s = new Shape();// new shape object
            if (s !== null){
                s.vertices = path;
                // The close attribute defaults to true
                s.closed = false;
                // put the path verticies into the shape or mask
                maskShape = use_shapes ? maskShape = mask.property("ADBE Vector Shape") : mask.property("ADBE Mask Shape");
                // Change the mask shape (not keyframed)
                maskShape.setValue(s);
            }
        }

    }
return shapegroup;
}