jwo.utils
Class JWMonologue

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.Component
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        +--java.awt.Container
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              +--java.awt.Window
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                    +--java.awt.Dialog
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                          +--jwo.utils.JWMonologue

All Implemented Interfaces:

Accessible, ActionListener, EventListener, ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

About3D, AboutBox, HelpBox, MSNBox, NotImplementedBox

public abstract class JWMonologue

extends Dialog

implements ActionListener

Abstract class to use as basis for simple monologue windows. Contains an OK return button. Uses the GridBag Layout manager for maximum portability with different window sizes.

Version:

1.8.0, 4th June, 1999.

Author:

Jo Wood

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Dialog

Dialog.AccessibleAWTDialog

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Window

Window.AccessibleAWTWindow

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

JWMonologue(Frame parentFrame)
Creates simple modal monologue window with OK button.

JWMonologue(Frame parentFrame, String title)
Creates simple modal monologue window with title, and OK button.

JWMonologue(Frame parentFrame, String winTitle, String mainTitle)
Creates simple modal monologue window with titles, and OK button.

JWMonologue(Frame parentFrame, String winTitle, String mainTitle, boolean modal)
Creates simple monologue window with titles, and OK button.

Method Summary

void	actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) Looks for delegated events associated with the monologue box.
void	addReturnButtons() Adds the return buttons to the monologue box.
GridBagConstraints	getGBConstraints() Retrieves the default GridBag layout constraints associated with this monologue window.
GridBagLayout	getGBLayout() Retrieves current GridBagLayout (needed to add new componets to the monologue box.

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Dialog

addNotify, dispose, getAccessibleContext, getTitle, hide, isModal, isResizable, isUndecorated, paramString, setModal, setResizable, setTitle, setUndecorated, show

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Window

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addWindowFocusListener, addWindowListener, addWindowStateListener, applyResourceBundle, applyResourceBundle, createBufferStrategy, createBufferStrategy, finalize, getBufferStrategy, getFocusableWindowState, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusOwner, getFocusTraversalKeys, getGraphicsConfiguration, getInputContext, getListeners, getLocale, getMostRecentFocusOwner, getOwnedWindows, getOwner, getToolkit, getWarningString, getWindowFocusListeners, getWindowListeners, getWindowStateListeners, isActive, isFocusableWindow, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocused, isShowing, pack, postEvent, processEvent, processWindowEvent, processWindowFocusEvent, processWindowStateEvent, removeWindowFocusListener, removeWindowListener, removeWindowStateListener, setCursor, setFocusableWindowState, setFocusCycleRoot, setLocationRelativeTo, toBack, toFront

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getInsets, getLayout, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getPreferredSize, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paint, paintComponents, preferredSize, print, printComponents, processContainerEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, removeNotify, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFont, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, update, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disable, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphics, getHeight, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocation, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getSize, getTreeLock, getWidth, getX, getY, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isDoubleBuffered, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isOpaque, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, prepareImage, prepareImage, printAll, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, reshape, resize, resize, setBackground, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setDropTarget, setEnabled, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setForeground, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, setVisible, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JWMonologue

public JWMonologue(Frame parentFrame)

Creates simple modal monologue window with OK button. Uses default colour schemes for window.

Parameters:

parentFrame - Frame with which associated modal dialogue.

JWMonologue

public JWMonologue(Frame parentFrame,
                   String title)

Creates simple modal monologue window with title, and OK button. Uses default colour schemes for window.

Parameters:

parentFrame - Frame with which associated modal dialogue.

title - Title placed on window bar.

JWMonologue

public JWMonologue(Frame parentFrame,
                   String winTitle,
                   String mainTitle)

Creates simple modal monologue window with titles, and OK button. Uses default colour schemes for window.

Parameters:

parentFrame - Frame with which associated modal dialogue.

winTitle - Title placed on window bar.

mainTitle - Main title displayed in dialogue window.

JWMonologue

public JWMonologue(Frame parentFrame,
                   String winTitle,
                   String mainTitle,
                   boolean modal)

Creates simple monologue window with titles, and OK button. Uses default colour schemes for window.

Parameters:

parentFrame - Frame with which associated modal dialogue.

winTitle - Title placed on window bar.

mainTitle - Main title displayed in dialogue window.

modal - Determines if monologue is modal or not.

Method Detail

getGBConstraints

public GridBagConstraints getGBConstraints()

Retrieves the default GridBag layout constraints associated with this monologue window. Default assumes

• fill - fill horizontal space (HORIZONTAL)
• gridwidth - last on line (REMAINDER)
• anchor - top left of window (NORTHWEST)
• ipadx - 4 pixels
• ipady - 4 pixels
• weightx - 0.5
• weighty - 0.5

Returns:

Default GridBagConstraints.

getGBLayout

public GridBagLayout getGBLayout()

Retrieves current GridBagLayout (needed to add new componets to the monologue box.

Returns:

Current GridBagLayout.

addReturnButtons

public void addReturnButtons()

Adds the return buttons to the monologue box. Should be called externally so that they are last items added to the monologue box.

actionPerformed

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)

Looks for delegated events associated with the monologue box. Deals with return button presses. If extra events need to be processed, consider using JWDialogue instead.

Specified by:

actionPerformed in interface ActionListener

Parameters:

event - Event associated with OK button press.

See Also:

JWDialogue