/*
* Gets the user choice for font, style and size and redraws the text
* accordingly.
*/
public void setSampleFont() {
// Get the font name from the JComboBox
fontName = (String) facenameCombo.getSelectedItem();
sampleField.setText(textField.getText());
// Get the font style from the JCheckBoxes
fontStyle = 0;
if (italicCheckBox.isSelected()) fontStyle += Font.ITALIC;
if (boldCheckBox.isSelected()) fontStyle += Font.BOLD;
// Get the font size
fontSize = 0;
fontSize = Integer.parseInt((String) sizeCombo.getSelectedItem());
// THE FOLLOWING IS NO LONGER NEEDED
// if(smallButton.isSelected())
// fontSize=SMALL;
// else if(mediumButton.isSelected())
// fontSize=MEDIUM;
// else if(largeButton.isSelected())
// fontSize=LARGE;
// Set the font of the text field
sampleField.setFont(new Font(fontName, fontStyle, fontSize));
sampleField.setForeground(fontColor);
sampleField.repaint();
pack();
} // end setSampleFont method
/*
* The following method creates the textfield to change the text
* and the button to update the label.
* postcondition: returns the panel containing the textfield and button.
*/
public JPanel createUpdateButton() {
JLabel textLabel = new JLabel(new String("Change text to: "));
textField = new JTextField(new String("Big Java"), 20);
textField.setFont(new Font(("Times"), Font.PLAIN, 12));
update = new JButton(new String("Update"));
update.setDefaultCapable(true);
// This class is used to create a special ActionListener for this menu item
class ButtonListener implements ActionListener {
/*
* This method is called when the update button is clicked
*/
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
// Call the method to change the text on the screen.
setSampleFont();
} // end actionPerformed method
}
ActionListener listener = new ButtonListener();
update.addActionListener(listener);
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.add(textLabel);
panel.add(textField);
panel.add(update);
return panel;
} // end createUpdateButton method
/*
* The following method resets the window to its original status.
*/
public void init() {
sampleField.setText(new String("Big Java"));
textField.setText(new String("Big Java"));
facenameCombo.setSelectedIndex(0);
sizeCombo.setSelectedIndex(2);
italicCheckBox.setSelected(false);
boldCheckBox.setSelected(false);
// largeButton.setSelected(true);
fontColor = Color.BLACK;
setSampleFont();
} // end init method