tremendous numbers of repaints are done

  drawButton(g, getButtonFromKey(evt.key), true);
        g.dispose();
        break;

      case Event.LOST_FOCUS:
        getParent().postEvent(new Event(this, ESCAPED, null));
      break;

      default:
        return super.handleEvent( evt );

    }
    return true;
  }

  private int asc;
  private int selectedButton;
  private boolean buttonDown;
  private boolean entered;
  public String value;

  static private int cellSize = 30;
  static private int nButton = 14;
  static private int buttonX[] = { 1, cellSize+1, cellSize*2+1, 1, cellSize+1, cellSize*2+1, 1, cellSize+1, cellSize*2+1, 1, cellSize+1, cellSize*2+1, cellSize*3+1, cellSize*3+1 };
  static private int buttonY[] = { 1, 1, 1, cellSize+1, cellSize+1, cellSize+1, cellSize*2+1, cellSize*2+1, cellSize*2+1, cellSize*3+1, cellSize*3+1, cellSize*3+1, cellSize*3+1, 1 };
  static private char buttonTitle1[] = { '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '0', 'C', '.', 'A', 'E' };

  static int paintAll = 0;
  static int paintSelected = 1;

};

Run the following program and then click on the window. A
numeric keypad should appear. On Mr. Coffee, the keypad
generates continual repaints.

The program works fine under Win95. Under Solaris,
the numeric keypad does not display at all.
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;

public class mousepos extends Applet
{
  public static void main (String args[])
  {
    MyFrame myFrame = new MyFrame();
    myFrame.show();
  }

  public void init()
  {
    MyFrame myFrame = new MyFrame();
    myFrame.show();
  }
}

class MyFrame extends Frame
{
  public MyFrame()
  {
    super("Secondary Window Placement");
    GroupBox g = new GroupBox("Mouse Position Testcase");
    setLayout(null);
    g.reshape( 10, 10, 100, 100 );
    add("center", g );

    resize(283,190);
  }

  public boolean handleEvent( Event evt )
  {
    switch (evt.id)
    {
      case Event.MOUSE_UP:
        NumericPad np = new NumericPad( this, evt.x, evt.y );
        System.out.println( "GroupBox: The mouse up position is x = " + evt.x + ", y = " + evt.y );
      break;
    }
    return super.handleEvent( evt );
  }

}

/**************************************************************************
*
* Class: GroupBox
*
* Purpose: Draw a 3d border around a collection of controls or a single
* component. The name of the group box is drawn in the upper
* right hand corner using the group boxes current font and
* foreground color.
*
* Example: GroupBox checkBoxes = new GroupBox("Group Box Title");
* checkBoxes.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
* checkBoxes.add(new Checkbox("option1"));
* checkBoxes.add(new Checkbox("option2"));
* checkBoxes.add(new Checkbox("option3"));
*
**************************************************************************/
class GroupBox extends Panel
{
  /**************************************************************************
  *
  * Public
  *
  **************************************************************************/

  /**************************************************************************
  *
  * GroupBox
  *
  **************************************************************************/
  public GroupBox(String name)
  {
    // call the super class ctor
    super();
    setLayout(null);
    grpName = name;
  }

  /**************************************************************************
  *
  * setGroupName
  *
  **************************************************************************/
  public void setGroupName(String newName)
  {
    grpName = newName;
  }

  /**************************************************************************
  *
  * groupName
  *
  **************************************************************************/
  public String groupName()
  {
    return grpName;
  }

  /**************************************************************************
  *
  * paint
  *
  **************************************************************************/
  public void paint(Graphics g)
  {
    FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics();
    int asc = fm.getAscent();
    int stringWidth = fm.stringWidth( " " + grpName + " " );
    int stringHeight = fm.getHeight();
    Rectangle r = bounds();

    g.setColor( Color.white );
    g.drawLine( 1, r.height-3, 1, asc/2 );
    g.drawLine( 1, asc/2, r.width-3, asc/2 );
    g.drawLine( r.width-1, asc/2-1, r.width-1, r.height-1 );
    g.drawLine( r.width-1, r.height-1, 0, r.height-1 );

    g.setColor( Color.gray );
    g.drawLine( r.width-2, asc/2-1, r.width-2, r.height-2 );
    g.drawLine( r.width-2, r.height-2, 0, r.height-2 );
    g.drawLine( 0, r.height-2, 0, asc/2-1 );
    g.drawLine( 0, asc/2-1, r.width-2, asc/2-1 );

    g.setColor( this.getBackground() );
    g.fillRect( 10, 0, stringWidth, stringHeight );
    g.setColor( Color.black );
    g.drawString( " " + grpName + " ", 10, asc );
  }

  /**************************************************************************
  *
  * insets
  *
  * Overridden so that the layout manager makes room for the 3d border
  * and the group box text.
  *
  **************************************************************************/
  public Insets insets( )
  {
    Graphics g = this.getGraphics();
    FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics();
    int stringHeight = fm.getHeight();

    Insets i = super.insets();
    return new Insets( stringHeight + i.top, 5 + i.left, 3 + i.bottom, 5 + i.right );
  }

  // debug

  public boolean handleEvent( Event evt )
  {
    switch (evt.id)
    {
      case Event.MOUSE_UP:
        System.out.println( "GroupBox: The mouse up position is x = " + evt.x + ", y = " + evt.y );
      break;
    }
    return super.handleEvent( evt );
  }

  /**************************************************************************
  *
  * Private
  *
  **************************************************************************/
  private
    String grpName;
}

/**
 * This is a NumericPad class that is used to record a numeric value or
 * Anestesia specific alpha numeric code. The NumericPad is a basic Window
 * that displays a set a buttons for the user the click on. The NumericPad
 * buttons include 0 - 9, C(to clear the existing value), .(decimal point),
 * A/#(to switch between alpha and numeric) and E(the enter key). When the
 * NumericPad is switched to the alpha mode, the 1 - 9 buttons are replaced
 * by another set of buttons that represent Anestesia specific mnemonic
 * codes. The NumericPad also generates the ENTERED, ESCAPED and MODIFIED
 * events that can be handled at its parent level.
 *
 * @version 1.0, July 1996
 * @author George Clement
 */
class NumericPad extends Window
{
  /* Base for all NumericPad events */
  private static final int NUMERICPAD_EVENT = 5000;

  /**
   * The Entered event.
   */
  public final static int ENTERED = 1 + NUMERICPAD_EVENT;

  /**
   * The Escaped event.
   */
  public final static int ESCAPED = 2 + NUMERICPAD_EVENT;

  /**
   * The Modified event.
   */
  public final static int MODIFIED = 3 + NUMERICPAD_EVENT;

  /**
  * Create a Numeric object.
  *
  * @param parentWin The parent window of the NumericPad.
  * @param x The x location of the NumericPad with respect to its parent.
  * @param y The y location of the NumericPad with respect to its parent.
  */
  public NumericPad(Component parentWin, int x, int y)
  {
    super(GetFrame(parentWin));

    /* initialize object variables */
    selectedButton = -1;
    buttonDown = false;
    entered = false;
    value = new String();

    setBackground(Color.lightGray);
    Component curParent = parentWin;

    /* Calculate the absolute location of the parent window. */
    while (curParent != null)
    {
      x += curParent.location().x;
      y += curParent.location().y;
      if (curParent instanceof Frame)
      {
        break;
      }

      curParent = curParent.getParent();
    }

    this.addNotify();
    reshape(x, y, cellSize*4+2, cellSize*4+2);

    System.out.println( "The translated coordinates are: x = " + x + " y = " + y );

    setLayout(null);
    show();
    requestFocus();
  }

  /**
  * Query the Numeric pad to see if an enter was keyed on the NumericPad.
  * @return Returns a true if enter was keyed, false otherwise.
  */
  public boolean isEntered()
  {
    return entered;
  }

  /**
  * Shows the NumericPad. Calls the super.show and also disables
  * its parent window which make it behave like a model window.
  */
  public void show()
  {
    super.show();
    Component parentFrame = GetFrame(this);
// if (parentFrame != null) {
// parentFrame.disable();
// }
  }

  /**
  * Dispose the NumericPad. Calls the super.dispose and also enable
  * its parent window. Called when the NumericPad is destroyed to
  * give back the control to its parent window.
  */
  public void dispose()
  {
    Component parentFrame = GetFrame(this);
// if (parentFrame != null) {
// parentFrame.enable();
// }
    super.dispose();
  }

  /**
  * Gets the parent Frame window of a given component.
  */
  private static Frame GetFrame (Component curComp)
  {
    Component curParent = curComp;
    Frame theFrame = null;

    while (curParent != null) {
      if (curParent instanceof Frame) {
        theFrame = (Frame) curParent;
        break;
      }
      curParent = curParent.getParent();
    }
    return theFrame;
  }

  /**
  * Paints the NumericPad object. Paints all the buttons or the one
  * that is currently selected.
  * @param g The almighty Graphics object.
  * @param howToPaint The kind of paint that needs to performed.
  */
  public void paint(Graphics g, int howToPaint)
  {
    FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics();
    asc = fm.getAscent();

    setForeground(Color.black);
    g.drawRect(0, 0, cellSize*4+1, cellSize*4+1);

    if (howToPaint == paintAll) {
      for (int i=0; i<nButton; i++) {
        drawButton(g, i, false);
      }
    }
    else {
        drawButton(g, selectedButton, buttonDown);
    }

  }

  /**
  * Paints the NumericPad object. This basically routes paint request to
  * private paint method.
  * @param g The almighty Graphics object.
  */
  public void paint(Graphics g)
  {
    paint( g, paintAll );
  }



  /**
  * Draws a button on the Numeric pad. The look-and-feel of a button
  * is achived by drawing a rectangle with top and left edges in dark
  * shade and bottom and right edges in light shade. The depression of
  * the button itself is simulated by drawing the same rectangle with
  * the shades of the edges inverted.
  * @param g The almighty Graphics object.
  * @param id The index of the button that neds to be drawn.
  * @param pressed The flag that specifies if the button needs to
  * be drawn depressed.
  */
  private void drawButton(Graphics g, int id, boolean pressed)
  {
    String text = new String();
    int x = buttonX[id];
    int y = buttonY[id];
    char c = buttonTitle1[id];
    int cellWidth = cellSize-1;
    int cellHeight = cellSize-1;

    if (id == 13)
      cellHeight = cellSize*3-1;

    if (pressed)
      g.setColor( Color.black );
    else
      g.setColor( Color.white );
    g.drawLine( x, y, x, y+cellHeight );
    g.drawLine( x+cellWidth, y, x, y );

    if (pressed)
      g.setColor( Color.white );
    else
      g.setColor( Color.black );
    g.drawLine( x, y+cellHeight, x+cellWidth, y+cellHeight );
    g.drawLine( x+cellWidth, y+cellHeight, x+cellWidth, y );

    g.drawString( ""+c, x+7, y+asc+3);
  }

  /**
  * Calculates the button index for a given x-y location on the
  * NumericPad.
  * @param x The x coordinate of the location.
  * @param y The y coordinate of the location.
  * @return Returns the index of the button.
  */
  private int getButtonFromLocation(int x, int y)
  {
    int id = (x / cellSize) + (y / cellSize)*3;
     if (x > cellSize*3) {
       if (y > cellSize*3)
         id = 12;
       else
         id = 13;
      }

    return id;
  }

  /**
  * Calculates the button index the corresponds to a given key value.
  * @param key The ascii key value.
  * @return Returns the index of the button.
  */
  private int getButtonFromKey(int key)
  {
    if (key==10) return 13;
    key = (char)Character.toUpperCase((char)key);
    for (int i=0; i<14; i++)
      if (buttonTitle1[i]==key) return i;
    return -1;
   }


  /**
  * Handles all input events for the numeric pad.
  * @param evt The awt generated event.
  * @return Return true to indicate the event has been processed.
  */
  public boolean handleEvent( Event evt )
  {
    Graphics g;
    switch (evt.id)
    {
// case Event.LOST_FOCUS:
// getParent().postEvent(new Event(this, ESCAPED, null));
// System.out.println("Lost Focus");
// return true;
      case Event.MOUSE_DOWN:
// if (true || (evt.modifiers & Event.META_MASK) != 0)
        selectedButton = getButtonFromLocation(evt.x, evt.y);
        buttonDown = true;
        g = getGraphics();
        paint(g, paintSelected);
        g.dispose();
        break;

      case Event.MOUSE_UP:
        if (selectedButton == -1) break;
        buttonDown = false;
        if (selectedButton == getButtonFromLocation(evt.x, evt.y)) {
          g = getGraphics();
          paint(g, paintSelected);
          g.dispose();
          if (selectedButton>=0 && selectedButton<=12)
            postEvent(new Event(this, evt.when,
                                Event.KEY_RELEASE, 0, 0,
                                (int)buttonTitle1[selectedButton],
                                evt.modifiers, null));
          else
            postEvent(new Event(this, evt.when, Event.KEY_RELEASE, 0, 0, 10, evt.modifiers, null));
        }

        selectedButton = -1;
        break;

      case Event.MOUSE_DRAG:
        if (selectedButton == -1) break;
        if (selectedButton == getButtonFromLocation(evt.x, evt.y)) {
          if (buttonDown==false) {
            buttonDown = true;
            g = getGraphics();
            paint(g, paintSelected);
            g.dispose();
          }
        }
        else {
          if (buttonDown==true) {
            buttonDown = false;
            g = getGraphics();
            paint(g, paintSelected);
            g.dispose();
          }
        }
        break;

      case Event.KEY_ACTION:
      case Event.KEY_ACTION_RELEASE:
      case Event.KEY_RELEASE:
        // If the enter key was pressed...
        switch (evt.key) {
          case '1':
          case '2':
          case '3':
          case '4':
          case '5':
          case '6':
          case '7':
          case '8':
          case '9':
          case '0':
          case '.':
            value = value + (char)evt.key;
            break;
          case 'C':
          case 'c':
            value = "";
            break;
          case 'A':
          case 'a':
            break;
          case 10:
            entered = true;
            break;
          case 27:
            getParent().postEvent(new Event(this, ESCAPED, null));
            return true;
          default:
            return super.handleEvent( evt );
        };
        g = getGraphics();
        drawButton(g, getButtonFromKey(evt.key), false);
        g.dispose();
        if (entered==true)
          getParent().postEvent(new Event(this, ENTERED, null));
        else
          getParent().postEvent(new Event(this, MODIFIED, null));
        break;

      case Event.KEY_PRESS:

        // If the enter key was pressed...
        switch (evt.key) {
          case '1':
          case '2':
          case '3':
          case '4':
          case '5':
          case '6':
          case '7':
          case '8':
          case '9':
          case '0':
          case '.':
          case 'C':
          case 'c':
          case 'A':
          case 'a':
          case 10:
            break;
          default:
            return super.handleEvent( evt );
        };
        g = getGraphics();