Class SupportFrameLayout 

java.lang.Object
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   +----ButtonLayout
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           +----SupportFrameLayout
public class SupportFrameLayout
extends ButtonLayout
implements LayoutManager
Handles the layout of the support frame (example programs and tutorial.)

Author:
Theo Van Dinter, Peter Sagerson

Variable Index

o boxheight
o boxwidth
o MIN_BOX_HEIGHT
o MIN_BOX_WIDTH
o things
The list of components.

Constructor Index

o SupportFrameLayout()
Initializes ButtonLayout with no buttons on top and two on bottom.

Method Index

o addLayoutComponent(String, Component)
Uses "list" and "infobox" as names.
o calcDimensions(Container)
Calculates the dimensions for the window margins and info boxes.
o layoutContainer(Container)
Lays out the components in the frame.
o minimumLayoutSize(Container)
Returns the minimum frame dimensions.
o preferredLayoutSize(Container)
Returns the preferred dimensions for the support frame.
o removeLayoutComponent(Component)

Variables

o MIN_BOX_HEIGHT 
 private static final int MIN_BOX_HEIGHT
o MIN_BOX_WIDTH 
 private static final int MIN_BOX_WIDTH
o things 
 Component things[]
The list of components.

o boxwidth 
 int boxwidth
o boxheight 
 int boxheight

Constructors

o SupportFrameLayout 
 SupportFrameLayout()
Initializes ButtonLayout with no buttons on top and two on bottom.

Methods

o addLayoutComponent 
 public void addLayoutComponent(String name,
                                Component c)
Uses "list" and "infobox" as names. Everything else is passed to ButtonLayout.

o removeLayoutComponent 
 public void removeLayoutComponent(Component c)
o calcDimensions 
 protected void calcDimensions(Container parent)
Calculates the dimensions for the window margins and info boxes.

Overrides:
calcDimensions in class ButtonLayout
o preferredLayoutSize 
 public Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent)
Returns the preferred dimensions for the support frame. 360x200.

o minimumLayoutSize 
 public Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent)
Returns the minimum frame dimensions.

o layoutContainer 
 public void layoutContainer(Container parent)
Lays out the components in the frame.