private boolean isShowingEmptyPanes(){
  boolean temp=getShowEmptyPanes();
  if (programmerShowEmptyPanes.equals("yes")) {
    temp=true;
  }
 else   if (programmerShowEmptyPanes.equals("no")) {
    temp=false;
  }
  if (decoderShowEmptyPanes.equals("yes")) {
    temp=true;
  }
 else   if (decoderShowEmptyPanes.equals("no")) {
    temp=false;
  }
  return temp;
}

private boolean isShowingEmptyPanes ( ) { boolean temp = getShowEmptyPanes ( ) ; if ( programmerShowEmptyPanes . equals ( "yes" ) ) { temp = true ; } else if ( programmerShowEmptyPanes . equals ( "no" ) ) { temp = false ; } if ( decoderShowEmptyPanes . equals ( "yes" ) ) { temp = true ; } else if ( decoderShowEmptyPanes . equals ( "no" ) ) { temp = false ; } return temp ; }
get value of whether current item should show empty panes
