This speaks volumes. I can get what I wannt from FileMan, though it's a "greenscreen" telnet program. The general public think it is useless if it's not "MADISON AVENUE FANCY GLOSSY." New York and Hollywood have long tentacles.
thurman > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardhats- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Toppenberg > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 2:44 PM > To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Data dictionary question... > > Isn't if funny how we like things to not just to do > the job, but to also be "beautiful"? If your code > gets the job done, then its OK with me.. :-) > > Kevin > > --- Gregory Woodhouse > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Perhaps the worst thing is that back in the main > > Triton class, I have > > code like this. > > > > > > > > void setConnected(boolean isConnected) { > > l_connected = isConnected; > > if (l_connected) { > > mi_login.setEnabled(false); > > mi_logout.setEnabled(true); > > } else { > > mi_login.setEnabled(true); > > > > mi_logout.setEnabled(false); > > } > > } > > > > boolean isConnected() { > > return(l_connected); > > } > > > > All this does is toggle the "connected" state, and > > enables/disables > > menu items accordingly. I really, really don't like > > this design. > > > > === > > Gregory Woodhouse > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "Nothing is as powerful than an idea > > whose time has come." > > -- Victor Hugo > > > > > > On Jul 12, 2005, at 5:49 AM, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > > > > > I've done very little with java, so let me feel my > > way > > > here. > > > > > > I assume that function public LoginDialog is the > > > constructor for class LoginDialog. I see Frame > > passed > > > as a parameter to the constructor, but I don't see > > > that you use it. What is it doing? > > > > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > > --- Gregory Woodhouse > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Well, here's some code I wrote to implement a > > login > > >> dialog (not that > > >> I'm all that proud of it -- I think it's ugly). > > You > > >> can see that this > > >> is exactly how the reference passed to the > > >> constructor is used. > > >> > > >> > > >> import java.awt.*; > > >> import java.awt.event.*; > > >> import java.util.*; > > >> import javax.swing.*; > > >> import javax.swing.event.*; > > >> import javax.swing.border.*; > > >> > > >> > > >> public class LoginDialog extends JDialog { > > >> > > >> private JButton l_loginButton; > > >> private JButton l_cancelButton; > > >> private Container l_content; > > >> private Triton l_application; > > >> > > >> public LoginDialog(Frame parent) { > > >> super(parent, "Login", true); > > >> l_application = (Triton) parent; > > >> > > >> setDefaultCloseOperation(DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE); > > >> l_content = getContentPane(); > > >> > > >> l_loginButton = new JButton("Log > > >> in"); > > >> > > l_loginButton.addActionListener(new > > >> ActionListener() { > > >> public void > > >> actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) { > > >> signIn(); > > >> > > setVisible(false); > > >> dispose(); > > >> } > > >> }); > > >> > > >> l_cancelButton = new > > >> JButton("Cancel"); > > >> > > >> l_cancelButton.addActionListener(new > > >> ActionListener() { > > >> public void > > >> actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) { > > >> > > >> l_application.setConnected(false); > > >> > > setVisible(false); > > >> dispose(); > > >> } > > >> }); > > >> > > >> JPanel p = new JPanel(); > > >> //p.setLayout(new > > GridLayout(2,1)); > > >> EmptyBorder empty = new > > >> EmptyBorder(0, 0, 0, 10); > > >> p.setLayout(new > > GridBagLayout()); > > >> p.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(new > > >> Insets(5, 5, 5, 5))); > > >> > > >> getContentPane().add(BorderLayout.CENTER, p); > > >> GridBagConstraints c = new > > >> GridBagConstraints(); > > >> c.insets = new Insets (2, 2, 2, > > 2); > > >> c.anchor = > > GridBagConstraints.WEST; > > >> JLabel name_label = new > > >> JLabel("Login Name"); > > >> name_label.setBorder(empty); > > >> c.gridwidth = 1; > > >> c.weightx = 0.0; > > >> p.add(name_label, c); > > >> JTextField name = new > > JTextField(); > > >> c.gridx = 1; //position > > >> c.weightx = 1.0; > > >> c.fill = > > >> GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL; > > >> p.add(name, c); > > >> JLabel password_label = new > > >> JLabel("Password"); > > >> c.gridwidth = 1; > > >> c.gridx = 0; > > >> c.gridy = 1; > > >> c.weightx = 0.0; > > >> p.add(password_label, c); > > >> JPasswordField password = new > > >> JPasswordField(); > > >> c.weightx = 1.0; > > >> c.gridx = 1; > > >> p.add(password, c); > > >> setSize(300,200); > > >> c.weightx = 0.0; > > >> c.gridx = 0; > > >> c.gridy = 2; > > >> p.add(l_loginButton, c); > > >> c.gridx = 1; > > >> c.gridy = 2; > > >> c.weightx = 0.0; > > >> c.fill= GridBagConstraints.NONE; > > >> p.add(l_cancelButton, c); > > >> } > > >> > > >> > > >> protected void signIn() { > > >> > > l_application.setConnected(true); > > >> } > > >> > > >> protected void signOut() { > > >> > > l_application.setConnected(false); > > >> } > > >> } > > >> > > >> === > > >> Gregory Woodhouse > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > >> "The whole of science is nothing more than a > > >> refinement > > >> of everyday thinking." -- Albert Einstein > > >> > > >> > > >> On Jul 11, 2005, at 5:15 PM, Kevin Toppenberg > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >>> I wonder if the reference to the JFrame is for a > > >>> messaging system. In Borland/Windows, a GUI > > >>> > > >> object > > >> > > >>> has both an 'owner' (one responsible for > > utimately > > > === message truncated === > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With Dual!' webinar > happening > July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to explore the latest in dual > core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour event hosted by > HP, > AMD, and NVIDIA. 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