chemaxon.marvin.util
Class SwingUtil

java.lang.Object
  chemaxon.marvin.util.SwingUtil

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.io.Serializable, java.util.EventListener

public class SwingUtil
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, java.awt.event.ActionListener

Swing utility functions.

Since:

Marvin 3.3.1, 01/15/2004

Version:

4.1, 01/18/2006

Author:

Peter Csizmadia

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

void	actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent ev)
static javax.swing.JMenu	createMenu(java.util.ResourceBundle rc, java.lang.String key) Utility method to create a menu with a label specified as a resource.
static javax.swing.JMenu	createMenu(java.util.ResourceBundle rc, java.lang.String key, boolean mnemo) Creates a menu with a label specified as a resource.
static javax.swing.JMenuItem	createMenuItem(java.util.ResourceBundle rc, java.lang.String key) Creates a menu with a label specified as a resource.
static javax.swing.JMenuItem	createMenuItem(java.util.ResourceBundle rc, java.lang.String key, boolean mnemo) Creates a menu with a label specified as a resource.
static javax.swing.JMenuItem	createMenuItem(java.util.ResourceBundle rc, java.lang.String key, java.lang.Class what, boolean mnemo) Creates a menu item with a label specified as a resource.
static javax.swing.JPanel	createSubPanel(java.lang.String title) Creates a sub-panel with a title.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	createTopLeftConstraints() Creates GridBagConstraints for the top left component.
static void	decorateSubPanel(javax.swing.JPanel panel, java.lang.String title) Creates border and title for a panel.
static javax.swing.KeyStroke	getCommandKeyStroke(int key) Gets the command keystroke preferred on the current platform.
static void	initAction(javax.swing.Action action, java.util.ResourceBundle rc, java.lang.String key, javax.swing.KeyStroke accel) Initializes an action from information in a resource.
static void	initButton(javax.swing.AbstractButton b, java.util.ResourceBundle rc, java.lang.String key) Utility method to initialize a button from information in a resource.
static void	initButton(javax.swing.AbstractButton b, java.util.ResourceBundle rc, java.lang.String key, boolean mnemo) Utility method to initialize a button from information in a resource.
static void	initCtrlShortcutForMac(javax.swing.JMenuItem mi) Makes Mac Command shortcuts work with Ctrl too.
static void	initInApplet() This method must be called if the JVM runs in an applet.
static java.awt.Color	showColorChooserDialog(java.awt.Component component, java.lang.String title, java.awt.Color color, javax.swing.JColorChooser pane) Displays a color chooser dialog.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

initInApplet

public static void initInApplet()

This method must be called if the JVM runs in an applet. The method call must be placed in the applet's static block.

showColorChooserDialog

public static java.awt.Color showColorChooserDialog(java.awt.Component component,
                                                    java.lang.String title,
                                                    java.awt.Color color,
                                                    javax.swing.JColorChooser pane)

Displays a color chooser dialog.

Parameters:

component - the parent component for the dialog

title - the dialog title

color - the initial color

pane - the color chooser pane

Since:

Marvin 4.1, 01/18/2006

getCommandKeyStroke

public static javax.swing.KeyStroke getCommandKeyStroke(int key)

Gets the command keystroke preferred on the current platform.

Parameters:

key - the key

Returns:

keystroke for the specified key and meta (for Mac) or control (for other platforms)

createMenuItem

public static javax.swing.JMenuItem createMenuItem(java.util.ResourceBundle rc,
                                                   java.lang.String key,
                                                   java.lang.Class what,
                                                   boolean mnemo)

Creates a menu item with a label specified as a resource. If the label string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.

Parameters:

rc - the resources

key - name of the label resource

what - menu item class

mnemo - use mnemonic or not

Returns:

the menu

Since:

Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005

createMenuItem

public static javax.swing.JMenuItem createMenuItem(java.util.ResourceBundle rc,
                                                   java.lang.String key,
                                                   boolean mnemo)

Creates a menu with a label specified as a resource. If the label string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.

Parameters:

rc - the resources

key - name of the label resource

mnemo - set the mnemonic or not

Returns:

the menu item

Since:

Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005

createMenuItem

public static javax.swing.JMenuItem createMenuItem(java.util.ResourceBundle rc,
                                                   java.lang.String key)

Creates a menu with a label specified as a resource. If the label string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.

Parameters:

rc - the resources

key - name of the label resource

Returns:

the menu item

Since:

Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005

createMenu

public static javax.swing.JMenu createMenu(java.util.ResourceBundle rc,
                                           java.lang.String key)

Utility method to create a menu with a label specified as a resource. If the label string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.

Parameters:

rc - the resources

key - name of the label resource

Returns:

the menu

createMenu

public static javax.swing.JMenu createMenu(java.util.ResourceBundle rc,
                                           java.lang.String key,
                                           boolean mnemo)

Creates a menu with a label specified as a resource. If the label string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.

Parameters:

rc - the resources

key - name of the label resource

mnemo - set the mnemonic or not

Returns:

the menu

Since:

Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005

initButton

public static void initButton(javax.swing.AbstractButton b,
                              java.util.ResourceBundle rc,
                              java.lang.String key)

Utility method to initialize a button from information in a resource. If the resource string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.

Parameters:

b - the button

rc - the resources

key - name of the resource

initButton

public static void initButton(javax.swing.AbstractButton b,
                              java.util.ResourceBundle rc,
                              java.lang.String key,
                              boolean mnemo)

Utility method to initialize a button from information in a resource. If the resource string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.

Parameters:

b - the button

rc - the resources

key - name of the resource

mnemo - set the mnemonic or not

initAction

public static void initAction(javax.swing.Action action,
                              java.util.ResourceBundle rc,
                              java.lang.String key,
                              javax.swing.KeyStroke accel)

Initializes an action from information in a resource. If the resource string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.

Parameters:

action - the action

rc - the resources

key - name of the resource

accel - the accelerator or null

initCtrlShortcutForMac

public static void initCtrlShortcutForMac(javax.swing.JMenuItem mi)

Makes Mac Command shortcuts work with Ctrl too. Workaround for the Command shortcut bug in Safari and other web browsers (Mac OS X). This method should be called after setting the accelerator. It should be called also in the readObject method of the menu item class because the secondary keyboard shortcut is not serialized.

Parameters:

mi - menu item to initialize

Since:

Marvin 3.4, 06/25/2004

decorateSubPanel

public static void decorateSubPanel(javax.swing.JPanel panel,
                                    java.lang.String title)

Creates border and title for a panel.

Parameters:

title - the panel title

Since:

Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005

createSubPanel

public static javax.swing.JPanel createSubPanel(java.lang.String title)

Creates a sub-panel with a title.

Parameters:

title - the panel title

Returns:

the panel

Since:

Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005

See Also:

decorateSubPanel(JPanel, String)

createTopLeftConstraints

public static java.awt.GridBagConstraints createTopLeftConstraints()

Creates GridBagConstraints for the top left component.

Returns:

the constraints

Since:

Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005

actionPerformed

public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent ev)

Specified by:

actionPerformed in interface java.awt.event.ActionListener