Constructor Detail

• OptionManager

  public OptionManager(VisBioFrame bio)

  Constructs an options manager.

Method Detail

• addBooleanOption

  public BooleanOption addBooleanOption(String tab,
                                        String text,
                                        char mnemonic,
                                        String tip,
                                        boolean value)

  Adds an option allowing the user to toggle a check box.

• addNumericOption

  public NumericOption addNumericOption(String tab,
                                        String text,
                                        String unit,
                                        String tip,
                                        int value)

  Adds an option allowing the user to enter a numerical value.

• addNumericOption

  public NumericOption addNumericOption(String tab,
                                        String text,
                                        String unit,
                                        String tip,
                                        double value)

  Adds an option allowing the user to enter a numerical value.

• addStringOption

  public StringOption addStringOption(String tab,
                                      String text,
                                      String tip,
                                      String value,
                                      String label)

  Adds an option allowing the user to enter a string.

• addListOption

  public ListOption addListOption(String tab,
                                  String text,
                                  String tip,
                                  String[] choices)

  Adds an option allowing the user to select from a dropdown list.

• addCustomOption

  public CustomOption addCustomOption(String tab,
                                      Component c)

  Adds a custom GUI component to VisBio's options dialog. Such options will not be saved in the INI file automatically.

• addOption

  public void addOption(String tab,
                        BioOption option)

  Adds an option to VisBio's options dialog.

• getOption

  public BioOption getOption(String text)

  Gets the VisBio option with the given text.

• readIni

  public void readIni()

  Reads in configuration from configuration file.

• writeIni

  public void writeIni()

  Writes out configuration to configuration file.

• checkMessage

  public boolean checkMessage(Component parent,
                              String opt,
                              boolean allowCancel,
                              JPanel panel,
                              String title)

  Checks whether to display a message using the given panel, and does so if necessary. Message is displayed if the option corresponding to the specified text (opt) is enabled.

• checkWarning

  public boolean checkWarning(Component parent,
                              String opt,
                              boolean allowCancel,
                              String text)

  Checks whether to display a warning with the given text, and does so if necessary. Warning is displayed if the option corresponding to the specified text (opt) is enabled.

• checkMessage

  public boolean checkMessage(Component parent,
                              String opt,
                              MessagePane pane)

  Checks whether to display a message using the given message pane, and does so if necessary. Message is displayed if the option corresponding to the specified text (opt) is enabled.

• doEvent

  public void doEvent(VisBioEvent evt)

  Called to notify the logic manager of a VisBio event.

  Overrides:

  doEvent in class LogicManager

• getTasks

  public int getTasks()

  Gets the number of tasks required to initialize this logic manager.

  Overrides:

  getTasks in class LogicManager

• saveState

  public void saveState(Element el)
                 throws SaveException

  Writes the current state to the given DOM element ("VisBio").

  Specified by:

  saveState in interface Saveable

  Overrides:

  saveState in class LogicManager

  Throws:

  SaveException

• restoreState

  public void restoreState(Element el)
                    throws SaveException

  Restores the current state from the given DOM element ("VisBio").

  Specified by:

  restoreState in interface Saveable

  Overrides:

  restoreState in class LogicManager

  Throws:

  SaveException

• fileOptions

  public void fileOptions()

  Brings up the options dialog box.