org.gvsig.andami.ui.mdiFrame

Interface MainFrame

All Superinterfaces:

ThreadSafeDialogs, ThreadSafeDialogsManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

MDIFrame

public interface MainFrame
extends ThreadSafeDialogs

This interface represents the main application's window. It allow to access the menus, the tool bars and the status bar.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	MAIN_FRAME_EXT_STATE
static int	MAIN_FRAME_EXT_STATE_DEFAULT
static String	MAIN_FRAME_POS
static int[]	MAIN_FRAME_POS_DEFAULT
static String	MAIN_FRAME_SIZE
static int[]	MAIN_FRAME_SIZE_DEFAULT

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addMenu(ActionInfo action, String text)
void	addMenu(Menu menu, ActionListener listener, PluginClassLoader loader) Adds the provided menu to the menu bar.
void	addSelectableTool(ActionInfo action, String toolBarName, String groupName, boolean useText)
void	addStatusBarControl(Class<?> extensionClass, IControl control) Adds a control to the status bar and associate it with the provided extension.
void	addTool(ActionInfo action, String toolBarName)
void	addTool(ActionInfo action, String toolBarName, boolean useText)
void	addTool(ActionInfo action, String toolBarName, String dropDownName)
void	addToolBarControl(Class<?> extensionClass, JToolBar control, String name)
void	changeMenuName(String[] menu, String newName, PluginClassLoader loader) Changes the menu name, and thus also its location, as the name determines the location of the menu.
void	enableControls() It checks whether each extension is enabled and visible, in order to enable/disable and show/hide their associated controls.
JComponent	getComponentByName(String name) Gets a previously added JComponent by name (including tool bars, buttons from tool bars, status bar controls and menus.
JMenuItem	getMenuEntry(String[] menuPath) Gets the menu entry corresponding the provided menu path.
NewStatusBar	getStatusBar() Gets the status bar, the bar located in the bottom part of the main window.
SelectableToolBar[]	getToolbars() Gets an array containing all the toolbars.
boolean	getToolbarVisibility(String name) Gets wheter or not this toolbar should be shown by Andami.
void	message(String msg, int messageTyoe) Show the message in the status bar of the application.
void	refreshControls() This method is thread safe.
void	removeMenu(Menu menu) Deletes the provided menu, if found.
void	removeStatusBarControl(String name) Removes the providedcontrol from the status bar.
void	removeStatusBarLabels(Class<?> clase) Removes the labels associated with the provided class.
void	setLocale(Locale locale)
void	setSelectedTool(String actionCommand) Sets the tool associated to the provided actionComand as the selected tool for the currently selected Andami window.
void	setStatusBarLabels(Class<?> clase, Label[] label) Sets the provided label-set as the labels associated with the provided class.
void	setTitle(String titulo) Sets the main window title.
boolean	setToolbarVisibility(String name, boolean visibility) Sets wheter or not this toolbar should be shown by Andami.

Methods inherited from interface org.gvsig.andami.ui.mdiFrame.ThreadSafeDialogs

confirmDialog, messageDialog, showDialog

Methods inherited from interface org.gvsig.tools.swing.api.threadsafedialogs.ThreadSafeDialogsManager

confirmDialog, createComponent, createComponentWithParams, inputDialog, inputDialog, messageDialog, messageDialog, showChooserDialog, showOpenDirectoryDialog, showOpenFileDialog, showSaveFileDialog

Field Detail

MAIN_FRAME_POS

static final String MAIN_FRAME_POS

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MAIN_FRAME_SIZE

static final String MAIN_FRAME_SIZE

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MAIN_FRAME_EXT_STATE

static final String MAIN_FRAME_EXT_STATE

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MAIN_FRAME_POS_DEFAULT

static final int[] MAIN_FRAME_POS_DEFAULT

MAIN_FRAME_SIZE_DEFAULT

static final int[] MAIN_FRAME_SIZE_DEFAULT

MAIN_FRAME_EXT_STATE_DEFAULT

static final int MAIN_FRAME_EXT_STATE_DEFAULT

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Method Detail

addMenu

void addMenu(Menu menu,
             ActionListener listener,
             PluginClassLoader loader)

Adds the provided menu to the menu bar.

Parameters:

menu - A Menu object containing the menu definition

listener - Object which receives the menu events

loader - ClassLoader of the plug-in that installs this menu

addMenu

void addMenu(ActionInfo action,
             String text)

addTool

void addTool(ActionInfo action,
             String toolBarName,
             String dropDownName)

addTool

void addTool(ActionInfo action,
             String toolBarName)

addTool

void addTool(ActionInfo action,
             String toolBarName,
             boolean useText)

addSelectableTool

void addSelectableTool(ActionInfo action,
                       String toolBarName,
                       String groupName,
                       boolean useText)

changeMenuName

void changeMenuName(String[] menu,
                    String newName,
                    PluginClassLoader loader)
             throws NoSuchMenuException

Changes the menu name, and thus also its location, as the name determines the location of the menu.

Parameters:

menu - An array of Strings which represents the full menu path, for example, {"Vista", "export", "imagen"} is a reference to the menu "Vista/export/imagen" (that is, the menu Image within the submenu View-Export). Menu names are translation keys, "Vista", "export", etc will be translated to the suitable language when they are displayed.

newName - New menu's name, in the syntax "Vista/export/symbols". Each part of the name is a translation key.

loader - ClassLoader of the plug-in that added the menu

Throws:

NoSuchMenuException - If there is no menu matching the provided menu path

removeMenu

void removeMenu(Menu menu)

Deletes the provided menu, if found.

Parameters:

menu - The menu to delete from the menu bar

enableControls

void enableControls()

It checks whether each extension is enabled and visible, in order to enable/disable and show/hide their associated controls. This method is thread safe.

refreshControls

void refreshControls()

This method is thread safe.

getStatusBar

NewStatusBar getStatusBar()

Gets the status bar, the bar located in the bottom part of the main window. It can be used to show messages, show progress bars, or change the status.

Returns:

The main application's status bar.

setTitle

void setTitle(String titulo)

Sets the main window title. This method is thread safe.

Parameters:

titulo - The title to be set in the main window

getComponentByName

JComponent getComponentByName(String name)

Gets a previously added JComponent by name (including tool bars, buttons from tool bars, status bar controls and menus. For example you can use it if you need to obtain an status bar control or a JToolBar to add some customized component

Parameters:

name -

Returns:

the JComponent or null if none has been found

setSelectedTool

void setSelectedTool(String actionCommand)

Sets the tool associated to the provided actionComand as the selected tool for the currently selected Andami window.

getToolbars

SelectableToolBar[] getToolbars()

Gets an array containing all the toolbars.

Returns:

An array containing all the toolbars.

getToolbarVisibility

boolean getToolbarVisibility(String name)

Gets wheter or not this toolbar should be shown by Andami. Note that this does not reflect the actual visibility of the toolbar, because it also depends on other conditions (the toolbar should contain at lest a currently visible button).

Parameters:

name - The toolbar's name

Returns:

setToolbarVisibility

boolean setToolbarVisibility(String name,
                             boolean visibility)

Sets wheter or not this toolbar should be shown by Andami. This is useful if to hide some toolbars when they are not going to be used. If it's false, the toolbar will be hidden even if its associated extensions are visible. Note that setting visibility to true does not automatically show the toolbar, because it also depends on other conditions (the toolbar should contain at lest a currently visible button). However, it allows the toolbar to be visible when necessary conditions are fulfilled.

Parameters:

name - The toolbar's name.

visibility -

Returns:

getMenuEntry

JMenuItem getMenuEntry(String[] menuPath)

Gets the menu entry corresponding the provided menu path.

Parameters:

menuPath - The menu path to the menu entry that we want to retrieve. For example, if we want to retrieve the menu entry corresponding to the XML menu "Layer/Export/Export_to_PDF" we will provide an array containing ["Layer", "Export", "Export_to_PDF"].

Returns:

The menu entry corresponding the provided menu path. Note that the menu entry may be an instance of javax.swing.JMenuItem, javax.swing.JMenu or com.iver.andami.ui.mdiFrame.JMenuItem.

addStatusBarControl

void addStatusBarControl(Class<?> extensionClass,
                         IControl control)

Adds a control to the status bar and associate it with the provided extension. The control will be enabled and visible when the extension is enabled and visible.

Parameters:

extensionClass - Extension which will determine whether the control is enabled and visible.

control - The control to add.

removeStatusBarControl

void removeStatusBarControl(String name)

Removes the providedcontrol from the status bar.

Parameters:

name - The name of the control to remove

setStatusBarLabels

void setStatusBarLabels(Class<?> clase,
                        Label[] label)

Sets the provided label-set as the labels associated with the provided class. The labels will be visible in the status bar if the currently selected Andami window is an instance of the provided class.

Parameters:

clase - The class which will be associated to the label-set. The labels will be visible if the currently selected Andami window is an instance of this class.

label - An array of Labels. Each label has an ID which will be used to write text on them.

removeStatusBarLabels

void removeStatusBarLabels(Class<?> clase)

Removes the labels associated with the provided class.

Parameters:

clase - The class whose associated labels are to be removed.

addToolBarControl

void addToolBarControl(Class<?> extensionClass,
                       JToolBar control,
                       String name)

message

void message(String msg,
             int messageTyoe)

Show the message in the status bar of the application. The types of messages are: JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE This method is thread safe to use.

Parameters:

msg - to show

messageTyoe - type of message.

setLocale

void setLocale(Locale locale)