org.jhotdraw.app

Class MDIApplication

java.lang.Object

org.jhotdraw.beans.AbstractBean

org.jhotdraw.app.AbstractApplication

org.jhotdraw.app.MDIApplication

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, Application

public class MDIApplication
extends AbstractApplication

MDIApplication handles the lifecycle of multiple Views using a Windows multiple document interface (MDI).

This user interface created by this application follows the guidelines given in the Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines.

An application consists of a parent JFrame which holds a JDesktopPane. The views reside in JInternalFrames inside of the JDesktopPane. The parent frame also contains a menu bar, toolbars and palette windows for the views.

The life cycle of the application is tied to the parent JFrame. Closing the parent JFrame quits the application. The parent frame has the following standard menus:

 File Edit Window Help

The file menu has the following standard menu items:

  Clear (ClearFileAction.ID})
  New (NewFileAction.ID})
  New Window (NewWindowAction.ID})
  Load... (LoadFileAction.ID})
  Open... (OpenFileAction.ID})
  Load Directory... (LoadDirectoryAction.ID})
  Open Directory... (OpenDirectoryAction.ID})
  Load Recent > "Filename" (LoadRecentFileAction.ID)
  Open Recent > "Filename" (OpenRecentFileAction.ID)
  -
  Close (CloseFileAction.ID)
  Save (SaveFileAction.ID)
  Save As... (SaveFileAsAction.ID)
  Export... (ExportFileAction.ID)
  Print... (PrintFileAction.ID)
  -
  Exit (ExitAction.ID)
 

The edit menu has the following standard menu items:

  Undo (UndoAction.ID})
  Redo (RedoAction.ID})
  -
  Cut (CutAction.ID})
  Copy (CopyAction.ID})
  Paste (PasteAction.ID})
  Duplicate (DuplicateAction.ID})
  Delete... (DeleteAction.ID})
  -
  Select All (SelectAllAction.ID})
  Clear Selection (ClearSelectionAction.ID})
  -
  Find (AbstractFindAction.ID})
  -
  Settings (AbstractPreferencesAction.ID)
 

The window menu has the following standard menu items:

  Arrange Cascade (ArrangeWindowsAction.CASCADE_ID)
  Arrange Vertical (ArrangeWindowsAction.VERTICAL_ID)
  Arrange Horizontal (ArrangeWindowsAction.HORIZONTAL_ID)
  -
  "Filename" (FocusWindowAction)
  -
  "Toolbar" (ToggleToolBarAction)
 

The help menu has the following standard menu items:

  About (AboutAction.ID)
 

The menus provided by the ApplicationModel are inserted between the file menu and the window menu. In case the application model supplies a menu with the title "Edit" or "Help", the standard menu items are added with a seperator to the end of the menu.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.jhotdraw.app.AbstractApplication

VIEW_COUNT_PROPERTY

Fields inherited from interface org.jhotdraw.app.Application

ACTIVE_VIEW_PROPERTY, RECENT_URIS_PROPERTY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MDIApplication() Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	configure(java.lang.String[] args) Configures the application using the provided arguments array.
javax.swing.JMenu	createEditMenu(View view) Creates an edit menu for the specified view or for the entire application.
javax.swing.JMenu	createFileMenu(View view) Creates a file menu for the specified view or for the entire application.
javax.swing.JMenu	createHelpMenu(View view) Creates a help menu for the specified view of for the entire application.
javax.swing.JMenu	createViewMenu(View view) Creates a view menu for the specified view or for the entire application.
javax.swing.JMenu	createWindowMenu(View view) Creates a window menu for the specified view or for the entire application.
java.awt.Component	getComponent() Returns the application component.
void	hide(View v) Hides a view.
void	init() Initializes the application.
boolean	isSharingToolsAmongViews() Returns true, if this application shares tools among multiple views.
void	launch(java.lang.String[] args) Launches the application.
void	show(View v) Shows a view.

Methods inherited from class org.jhotdraw.app.AbstractApplication

add, addPalette, addRecentURI, addWindow, clearRecentURIs, createContainer, createView, destroy, dispose, getActionMap, getActiveView, getCopyright, getExportChooser, getImportChooser, getModel, getName, getOpenChooser, getRecentURIs, getSaveChooser, getVersion, isEnabled, remove, removePalette, removeWindow, setActionMap, setActiveView, setEnabled, setModel, start, stop, views

Methods inherited from class org.jhotdraw.beans.AbstractBean

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, clone, getPropertyChangeListeners, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.jhotdraw.app.Application

addPropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener

Constructor Detail

MDIApplication

public MDIApplication()

Creates a new instance.

Method Detail

init

public void init()

Description copied from interface: Application

Initializes the application. configure() should have been invoked before the application is inited. Alternatively an application can be configured using setter methods.

Specified by:

init in interface Application

Overrides:

init in class AbstractApplication

launch

public void launch(java.lang.String[] args)

Description copied from class: AbstractApplication

Launches the application.

Specified by:

launch in interface Application

Overrides:

launch in class AbstractApplication

Parameters:

args - This implementation supports the command-line parameter "-open" which can be followed by one or more filenames or URI's.

configure

public void configure(java.lang.String[] args)

Description copied from interface: Application

Configures the application using the provided arguments array.

Specified by:

configure in interface Application

Overrides:

configure in class AbstractApplication

show

public void show(View v)

Description copied from interface: Application

Shows a view.

hide

public void hide(View v)

Description copied from interface: Application

Hides a view.

isSharingToolsAmongViews

public boolean isSharingToolsAmongViews()

Description copied from interface: Application

Returns true, if this application shares tools among multiple views.

getComponent

public java.awt.Component getComponent()

Description copied from interface: Application

Returns the application component. This may return null, if the application is not represented by a component of its own on the user interface.

createFileMenu

@Nullable
public javax.swing.JMenu createFileMenu(View view)

Description copied from interface: Application

Creates a file menu for the specified view or for the entire application.

Parameters:

view - A view or null.

Returns:

A JMenu or null, if the menu is empty.

createViewMenu

@Nullable
public javax.swing.JMenu createViewMenu(View view)

Description copied from interface: Application

Creates a view menu for the specified view or for the entire application.

Parameters:

view - A view or null.

Returns:

A JMenu or null, if the menu is empty.

createWindowMenu

@Nullable
public javax.swing.JMenu createWindowMenu(View view)

Description copied from interface: Application

Creates a window menu for the specified view or for the entire application.

Parameters:

view - A view or null.

Returns:

A JMenu or null, if the menu is empty.

createEditMenu

@Nullable
public javax.swing.JMenu createEditMenu(View view)

Description copied from interface: Application

Creates an edit menu for the specified view or for the entire application.

Parameters:

view - A view or null.

Returns:

A JMenu or null, if the menu is empty.

createHelpMenu

public javax.swing.JMenu createHelpMenu(View view)

Description copied from interface: Application

Creates a help menu for the specified view of for the entire application.

Parameters:

view - A view or null.

Returns:

A JMenu or null, if the menu is empty.