Name: mc57594 Date: 06/30/99
Attached gif file shows the problem.

--------begin SwingApplication.java----------

import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;

public class SwingApplication {
    private static String labelPrefix = "Number of button clicks: ";
    private int numClicks = 0;
    Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();
    public Component createComponents() {
        final JLabel label = new JLabel(labelPrefix + "0 ");
final JLabel label2 = new JLabel("Executed on "+(cal.get(Calendar.MONTH)+1)+" "+cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH));
        JButton button = new JButton("Increase Click Quantity");
        JButton button2 = new JButton("Decrease Click Quantity");
        JButton button3 = new JButton("Exit this Program");

button.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_I);
        button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                numClicks++;
                label.setText(labelPrefix + numClicks);
if (numClicks > 12) System.exit(0);
            }
        });

button2.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_D);
        button2.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                numClicks--;
                label.setText(labelPrefix + numClicks);
if (numClicks > 12) System.exit(0);
            }
        });

button3.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_X);
        button3.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                System.exit(0);
            }
        });

        label.setLabelFor(button);

        /*
         * An easy way to put space between a top-level container
         * and its contents is to put the contents in a JPanel
         * that has an "empty" border.
         */
        JPanel pane = new JPanel();
        pane.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(
                                        30, //top
                                        30, //left
                                        10, //bottom
                                        30) //right
                                        );
        pane.setLayout(new GridLayout(3, 2, 10, 10));
        pane.add(button);
        pane.add(label);
pane.add(button2);
pane.add(label2);
pane.add(button3);
        return pane;
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        try {
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(
                UIManager.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName());
        } catch (Exception e) { }

        //Create the top-level container and add contents to it.

        final JFrame frame = new JFrame("Click Counter");
        SwingApplication app = new SwingApplication();
        Component contents = app.createComponents();
        frame.getContentPane().add(contents, BorderLayout.CENTER);

        //Finish setting up the frame, and show it.

        frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
            public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
                System.exit(0);
            }
        });
        
// Create the menu bar.
JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
                      
// Create a menu.
        JMenu menu = new JMenu("File");
        menuBar.add(menu);
                        
// Create a menu item.
JMenuItem item0 = new JMenuItem("Open");
        item0.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
             FileDialog fd = new FileDialog(frame, "Open...", FileDialog.LOAD);
fd.show();
            }
        });

JMenuItem item1 = new JMenuItem("Version");
        item1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                System.out.println("This is Click Counter Version 0.001 :: Date of build is 29.6.99");
            }
        });

JMenuItem item2 = new JMenuItem("Help");
        item2.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                JFrame frm = new JFrame("Help for Click Counter");
TextArea txt = new TextArea("Click counter is a simple program that counts the number of clicks of the button. To operate, simply click the appropriate button. To exit, click or select 'exit'. Thank you. -chris", 5, 40, TextArea.SCROLLBARS_NONE);
frm.getContentPane().add(txt);
frm.pack();
frm.resize(200,200);
frm.show();
            }
        });

JMenuItem item3 = new JMenuItem("Exit");
        item3.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                System.exit(0);
            }
        });

        menu.add(item0);
        menu.add(item1);
        menu.add(item2);
        menu.add(item3);

//Install the menu bar in the frame.
frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
frame.pack();
        
Dimension dim = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
        int w = frame.getSize().width;
        int h = frame.getSize().height;
        int x = (dim.width-w)/2;
        int y = (dim.height-h)/2;
        frame.setBounds(x, y, w, h);

frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}

--------end SwingApplication.java-----------

open the menu, the display doesn't properly refresh. Little chucks of 'highlight' from previous menu selections are still visible, even when it is no longer selected.
I have an image that illustrates this problem, if that would help. Provide an address and I will send it.

Thank you much.
(Review ID: 85004)
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