Field Detail

• chooser

  protected static JFileChooser chooser

Method Detail

• makeButton

  public static JButton makeButton(Object owner,
                                   String id,
                                   String altText,
                                   int wpad,
                                   int hpad)

  Constructs a JButton with an icon from the given file id.

• makeToggleButton

  public static JToggleButton makeToggleButton(Object owner,
                                               String id,
                                               String altText,
                                               int wpad,
                                               int hpad)

  Constructs a JToggleButton with an icon from the given file id.

• expandTree

  public static void expandTree(JTree tree,
                                DefaultMutableTreeNode node)

  Fully expands the given JTree from the specified node.

• setWaitCursor

  public static void setWaitCursor(Component c,
                                   boolean wait)

  Toggles the cursor for the given component and all child components between the wait cursor and the normal one.

• setCursor

  public static void setCursor(Component c,
                               Cursor cursor)

  Sets the cursor for the given component and all child components to the given cursor.

• getWindow

  public static Window getWindow(Component c)

  Gets the containing window for the given component.

• pack

  public static void pack(Window w)

  Packs a window, with hacks to correct for inaccuracies in certain cases.

• repack

  public static void repack(Window w)

  Enlarges a window to its preferred width and/or height if it is too small.

• getRepackSize

  public static Dimension getRepackSize(Window w)

  Gets the dimension of this window were it to be repacked.

• centerWindow

  public static void centerWindow(Window window)

  Centers the given window on the screen.

• centerWindow

  public static void centerWindow(Window parent,
                                  Window window)

  Centers the given window within the specified parent window.

• centerWindow

  public static void centerWindow(Rectangle bounds,
                                  Window window)

  Centers the given window within the specified bounds.

• setWindowTitle

  public static void setWindowTitle(Window w,
                                    String title)

  Sets the title of the given window.

• getWindowTitle

  public static String getWindowTitle(Window w)

  Gets the title of the given window.

• cloneMenuBar

  public static JMenuBar cloneMenuBar(JMenuBar menubar)

  Creates a copy of this menu bar, whose contents update automatically whenever the original menu bar changes.

• cloneMenuItem

  public static JMenuItem cloneMenuItem(JMenuItem item)

  Creates a copy of this menu item, whose contents update automatically whenever the original menu item changes.

• configureScrollPane

  public static void configureScrollPane(JScrollPane scroll)

  Configures a scroll pane's properties to always show horizontal and vertical scroll bars. This method only exists to match the Macintosh Aqua Look and Feel as closely as possible.

• getVisBioFileChooser

  public static JFileChooser getVisBioFileChooser()

  Constructs a JFileChooser that recognizes accepted VisBio file types.

• pause

  public static void pause(String msg)

  Pops up a message box, blocking the current thread.

• pause

  public static void pause(Throwable t)

  Pops up a message box, blocking the current thread.

• linkMenuItem

  protected static void linkMenuItem(JMenuItem master,
                                     JMenuItem slave)

  Forces slave menu item to reflect master menu item using a property change listener.

• syncMenuItem

  protected static void syncMenuItem(JMenuItem source,
                                     JMenuItem dest)

  Brings the destination menu item into sync with the source item.