edu.northwestern.at.utils.swing
Class MacUtils

java.lang.Object
  edu.northwestern.at.utils.swing.MacUtils

public class MacUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Macintosh utilites.

Constructor Summary

protected

MacUtils() Don't allow instantiation but do allow overrides.

Method Summary

static void	initMac(java.lang.String programName, boolean useScreenMenuBar) Initializes the Mac OS X environment variables.
static void	initMac(XFrame mainFrame, boolean havePrefs) Initializes the Mac OS X environment application handlers.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MacUtils

protected MacUtils()

Don't allow instantiation but do allow overrides.

Method Detail

initMac

public static void initMac(java.lang.String programName,
                           boolean useScreenMenuBar)

Initializes the Mac OS X environment variables.

Parameters:

programName - The program name.

useScreenMenuBar - True to use the screen menu bar.

Sets the following two system properties:

• com.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name to programName
• apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar to useScreenMenuBar

initMac

public static void initMac(XFrame mainFrame,
                           boolean havePrefs)

Initializes the Mac OS X environment application handlers.

Parameters:

mainFrame - The main program frame.

havePrefs - True to add a Preferences item to the application menu.

Registers a quit handler, a prefs handler, and an about handler.