Class MainWindow

Class MainWindow 

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.Frame
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                                   +----MainWindow
class MainWindow
extends Frame
This class is responsible for creating all of the menus and instantiating a ControlPanel and an IndexPanel.
See Also:
ControlPanel, IndexPanel

Variable Index

o cp
o ip

Constructor Index

o MainWindow()
Constructs the menus and two sub-panels.

Method Index

o action(Event, Object)
Trap menu events and call the appropriate method.
o handleEvent(Event)
o selectedAbout()
Show the user who wrote the software and who his advisor is
o selectedExit()
Open a dialog that asks the user if they really want to quit.
o selectedHelp()
Open the lilgpHelp subsystem.
o selectedOpen()
This method is called when the user selects File -> Open
o selectedSaveAs()
This method is called when the user selects File -> SaveAs
o show()

Variables

o cp 
  public ControlPanel cp
o ip 
  public IndexPanel ip

Constructors

o MainWindow 
  public MainWindow()
Constructs the menus and two sub-panels.

Methods

o show 
  public synchronized void show()
Overrides:
show in class Window
o handleEvent 
  public boolean handleEvent(Event event)
Overrides:
handleEvent in class Component
o action 
  public boolean action(Event event,
                        Object arg)
Trap menu events and call the appropriate method.
Overrides:
action in class Component
See Also:
selectedAbout, selectedExit, selectedOpen, selectedSaveAs
o selectedOpen 
  public void selectedOpen()
This method is called when the user selects File -> Open
o selectedSaveAs 
  public void selectedSaveAs()
This method is called when the user selects File -> SaveAs
o selectedExit 
  public void selectedExit()
Open a dialog that asks the user if they really want to quit.
o selectedAbout 
  public void selectedAbout()
Show the user who wrote the software and who his advisor is
o selectedHelp 
  public void selectedHelp()
Open the lilgpHelp subsystem.