org.fife.rsta.ui

Class UIUtil

java.lang.Object

org.fife.rsta.ui.UIUtil

public class UIUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Utility methods for org.fife.rsta.ui GUI components.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	browse(java.lang.String uri) Attempts to open a web browser to the specified URI.
static boolean	browse(java.net.URI uri) Attempts to open a web browser to the specified URI.
static void	fixComboOrientation(javax.swing.JComboBox combo) Fixes the orientation of the renderer of a combo box.
static javax.swing.border.Border	getEmpty5Border() Returns an empty border of width 5 on all sides.
static java.awt.Color	getErrorTextForeground() Returns a color to use for "error" text in a text field.
static int	getMnemonic(java.util.ResourceBundle msg, java.lang.String key) Returns the mnemonic specified by the given key in a resource bundle.
static javax.swing.text.JTextComponent	getTextComponent(javax.swing.JComboBox combo) Returns the text editor component for the specified combo box.
static void	makeSpringCompactGrid(java.awt.Container parent, int rows, int cols, int initialX, int initialY, int xPad, int yPad) This method is ripped off from SpringUtilities.java found on Sun's Java Tutorial pages.
static javax.swing.JButton	newButton(java.util.ResourceBundle bundle, java.lang.String key) Returns a button with the specified text.
static javax.swing.JLabel	newLabel(java.util.ResourceBundle msg, java.lang.String key, java.awt.Component labelFor) Returns an JLabel with the specified text.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

browse

public static boolean browse(java.lang.String uri)

Attempts to open a web browser to the specified URI.

Parameters:

uri - The URI to open. If this is null, nothing happens and this method returns false.

Returns:

Whether the operation was successful. This will be false on JRE's older than 1.6.

See Also:

browse(URI)

browse

public static boolean browse(java.net.URI uri)

Attempts to open a web browser to the specified URI.

Parameters:

uri - The URI to open. If this is null, nothing happens and this method returns false.

Returns:

Whether the operation was successful. This will be false on JRE's older than 1.6.

See Also:

browse(String)

fixComboOrientation

public static void fixComboOrientation(javax.swing.JComboBox combo)

Fixes the orientation of the renderer of a combo box. I can't believe Swing standard LaFs don't handle this on their own.

Parameters:

combo - The combo box.

getEmpty5Border

public static javax.swing.border.Border getEmpty5Border()

Returns an empty border of width 5 on all sides. Since this is a very common border in GUI's, the border returned is a singleton.

Returns:

The border.

getErrorTextForeground

public static final java.awt.Color getErrorTextForeground()

Returns a color to use for "error" text in a text field. This will pick red for dark-text-on-light-background LookAndFeels, and a brighter color for light-text-on-dark-background LookAndFeels.

Returns:

The color to use.

getMnemonic

public static final int getMnemonic(java.util.ResourceBundle msg,
                                    java.lang.String key)

Returns the mnemonic specified by the given key in a resource bundle.

Parameters:

msg - The resource bundle.

key - The key for the mnemonic.

Returns:

The mnemonic, or 0 if not found.

getTextComponent

public static final javax.swing.text.JTextComponent getTextComponent(javax.swing.JComboBox combo)

Returns the text editor component for the specified combo box.

Parameters:

combo - The combo box.

Returns:

The text component.

makeSpringCompactGrid

public static final void makeSpringCompactGrid(java.awt.Container parent,
                                               int rows,
                                               int cols,
                                               int initialX,
                                               int initialY,
                                               int xPad,
                                               int yPad)

This method is ripped off from SpringUtilities.java found on Sun's Java Tutorial pages. It takes a component whose layout is SpringLayout and organizes the components it contains into a nice grid. Aligns the first rows * cols components of parent in a grid. Each component in a column is as wide as the maximum preferred width of the components in that column; height is similarly determined for each row. The parent is made just big enough to fit them all.

Parameters:

parent - The container whose layout is SpringLayout.

rows - The number of rows of components to make in the container.

cols - The number of columns of components to make.

initialX - The x-location to start the grid at.

initialY - The y-location to start the grid at.

xPad - The x-padding between cells.

yPad - The y-padding between cells.

newButton

public static final javax.swing.JButton newButton(java.util.ResourceBundle bundle,
                                                  java.lang.String key)

Returns a button with the specified text. If another property with name getString(textKey) + ".Mnemonic" is defined, it is used as the mnemonic for the button.

Parameters:

bundle - The resource bundle in which to get the int.

key - The key into the bundle containing the string text value.

Returns:

The button.

newLabel

public static final javax.swing.JLabel newLabel(java.util.ResourceBundle msg,
                                                java.lang.String key,
                                                java.awt.Component labelFor)

Returns an JLabel with the specified text. If another property with name getString(textKey) + ".Mnemonic" is defined, it is used as the mnemonic for the label.

Parameters:

msg - The resource bundle.

key - The key into the bundle containing the string text value.

labelFor - The component the label is labeling.

Returns:

The JLabel.