protected JMenu buildEditMenu() {
    JMenu edit = new JMenu("Edit");
    JMenuItem undo = new JMenuItem("Undo");
    JMenuItem copy = new JMenuItem("Copy");
    JMenuItem cut = new JMenuItem("Cut");
    JMenuItem paste = new JMenuItem("Paste");
    JMenuItem prefs = new JMenuItem("Preferences...");

    undo.setEnabled(false);
    copy.setEnabled(false);
    cut.setEnabled(false);
    paste.setEnabled(false);

    prefs.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            openPrefsWindow();
          }
        });

    edit.add(undo);
    edit.addSeparator();
    edit.add(cut);
    edit.add(copy);
    edit.add(paste);
    edit.addSeparator();
    edit.add(prefs);
    return edit;
  }
  protected JMenu buildFileMenu() {
    JMenu file = new JMenu("File");
    JMenuItem newWin = new JMenuItem("New");
    JMenuItem open = new JMenuItem("Open");
    JMenuItem quit = new JMenuItem("Quit");

    newWin.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            newDocument();
          }
        });

    open.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            openDocument();
          }
        });

    quit.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            quit();
          }
        });

    file.add(newWin);
    file.add(open);
    file.addSeparator();
    file.add(quit);
    return file;
  }
  protected JMenu buildSpeedMenu() {
    JMenu speed = new JMenu("Drag");

    JRadioButtonMenuItem live = new JRadioButtonMenuItem("Live");
    JRadioButtonMenuItem outline = new JRadioButtonMenuItem("Outline");

    JRadioButtonMenuItem slow = new JRadioButtonMenuItem("Old and Slow");

    ButtonGroup group = new ButtonGroup();

    group.add(live);
    group.add(outline);
    group.add(slow);

    live.setSelected(true);

    slow.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            // for right now I'm saying if you set the mode
            // to something other than a specified mode
            // it will revert to the old way
            // This is mostly for comparison's sake
            desktop.setDragMode(-1);
          }
        });

    live.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            desktop.setDragMode(JDesktopPane.LIVE_DRAG_MODE);
          }
        });

    outline.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            desktop.setDragMode(JDesktopPane.OUTLINE_DRAG_MODE);
          }
        });

    speed.add(live);
    speed.add(outline);
    speed.add(slow);
    return speed;
  }
  protected JMenu buildViewsMenu() {
    JMenu views = new JMenu("Views");

    JMenuItem inBox = new JMenuItem("Open In-Box");
    JMenuItem outBox = new JMenuItem("Open Out-Box");
    outBox.setEnabled(false);

    inBox.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            openInBox();
          }
        });

    views.add(inBox);
    views.add(outBox);
    return views;
  }
  protected JMenu buildHelpMenu() {
    JMenu help = new JMenu("Help");
    JMenuItem about = new JMenuItem("About Metalworks...");
    JMenuItem openHelp = new JMenuItem("Open Help Window");

    about.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            showAboutBox();
          }
        });

    openHelp.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            openHelpWindow();
          }
        });

    help.add(about);
    help.add(openHelp);

    return help;
  }