Choice to JComboBox conversion

As part of converting my application from awt to swing, I am changing all Choice components to JComboBox. One problem I encountered is when you do an 'add' or 'remove' in JComboBox() it inturn fires an event that calls the itemStatechanged () function. This behaviour is different from the 'Choice' which doesn't fire an selection event on addition. Which affects the exisitng code/logic of the application
I thought of few solutions like implementing a jcombobob/combomodel wrapper to bypass the firing of the event. I was wondering if anyone has faced similar problem and had any kind of better solutions.
Thanks
RT

Using JDK1.4.1 and comboBox.addItem("new item"); didn't fire any event for me. I used an ActionListener and an ItemListener.

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Are there some methods like select(String arg0) and select(int arg0) of the java.awt.Choise for JcomboBox?
sorry for my english!

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Edited by: dekoffie on Apr 21, 2009 11:11 AM
Edited by: dekoffie on Apr 21, 2009 11:16 AM

jschell wrote:
Two applications.
And you probably run them two different ways.
The environment is different so one works and the other doesn't.Thank you for your fast reply!
Well, I am running the "updated" version from the same environment; I copied the jframe, and a jcombobox into my original test class which only ran in the java console. Consider my second code example in my original post as the "updated" version of the first code example. And as I pointed out, it works fine when I call the jni functions in the main method, but not when I call it from inside the ActionListener.
Or am I again missing something essential by what you mean with a different environment? The classpath and the working directory is exactly the same, as is the Djava.library.path option. :-)
Thanks again!

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// Full Code Below
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Here is the updated code still with the color error I talked about above.
:) Thanks for all the help everyone.
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import java.awt.event.*;
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 poly.setVisible(true);

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                if (Answer1.equals(input)) testresult.setText("Correct");
                else
                    testresult.setText("Incorrect");
                if (Answer2.equals(input)) testresult.setText("Correct");
                else
                    testresult.setText("Incorrect");
                if (input.equals(Answer3)) testresult.setText("Correct");
                else
                    testresult.setText("Incorrect");
        public static void main(String[] args) {
            JFrame frame = new JFrame("Quiz");
            frame.getContentPane().add(new AnAQuiz());
            frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
            frame.pack();
            // frame.show();
            frame.setVisible(true);
}now it has no errors but correct and incorrect doesn't show after i type in the answer in the textfield after hitting the enter button

Quicktime page loads taking too long

I've got a page I'm building with 10 short mp3 clips. Here's a sample of the code for each clip:
<object classid="clsid:02bf25d5-8c17-4b23-bc80-d3488abddc6b" codebase=
"http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab"
width="49" height="16">
<param name="src" value="http://www.mysite.com/test/mp3/lookoflove.mp3">
<param name="autoplay" value="false">
<param name="controller" value="true">
</object>
Is there a parameter I can add that would keep the page from preloading all of the files and make it so the file wouldn't actually load until the 'play' button was pressed? The files are all around 600-700kb each which, by themselves don't take too long but all together make the page a little too long to wait for.

let's put it this way. if you do File>Export>Quicktime you'll make a quicktime file with the same compressor as your sequence and it'll render faster. If you select File>Export>Quicktime Conversion you can make a quicktime file with a compression of your choice. (although the conversion process takes time). so you could compress it into a DVCPRO 50 quicktime, or an uncompressed quickime or H.264 quicktime. any of these settings will play in quicktime. These you can select through the options button in the converter window. we just suggest you use Export>Quicktime because it's faster easier and it's useless in your situation to convert.

Getting Correct and Incorrect to show on my GUI

What am i missing to allow correct and incorrect to show on my GUI.
package anaquiz;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class AnAQuiz extends JPanel {
    private JComboBox choice;
    private JLabel label;
    private JTextField text;
    Button CheckAnswer;
    Button TryAgain;
    private String Answer1 = "Wilson";
    private String Answer2 = "Ace";
    private String Answer3 = "Yes";
    private String input = " ";
    boolean Answer = false;
    JLabel testresult;
    public AnAQuiz() {
        choice = new JComboBox();
        label = new JLabel();
        label.setBackground(Color.blue);
        choice.addItem("Tennis Question #1");
        choice.addItem("Tennis Question #2");
        choice.addItem("Tennis Question #3");
        text = new JTextField(42); //step 4
        Listener listen = new Listener();
        choice.addActionListener(listen);
        add(choice);
        add(label);
        add(text);
    private class Listener implements ActionListener {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event ) {
        int c = choice.getSelectedIndex();
            switch (c) {
            case 0:
                label.setText("Whats the famous tennis brand that begins with 'W'?");
                if (input.equals(Answer1))testresult = new JLabel("Correct!"); //Having difficulty getting the correct and the incorrect to show as a label
                 else testresult = new JLabel("Incorrect!");
                 break;
             case 1:
                label.setText("What do you call when someone misses a serve?");
                break;
             case 2:
                label.setText("Should you shake hands after a match?");
                break;
    public static void main(String[] args)
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Quiz");
         frame.getContentPane().add(new AnAQuiz());
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.pack();
        frame.show();

Basically adding in the code tjacobs01 demo'd for you and a little extra.
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class AnAQuiz extends JPanel {
    private int chosen;
    private JComboBox choice;
    private JLabel label;
    private JTextField text;
    Button CheckAnswer;
    Button TryAgain;
    private String Answer1 = "Wilson";
    private String Answer2 = "Ace";
    private String Answer3 = "Yes";
    private String input = " ";
    boolean Answer = false;
    JLabel testresult = new JLabel("");
    public AnAQuiz() {
        choice = new JComboBox();
        label = new JLabel();
        label.setBackground(Color.blue);
        choice.addItem("Tennis Question #1");
        choice.addItem("Tennis Question #2");
        choice.addItem("Tennis Question #3");
        text = new JTextField(42); //step 4
        Listener listen = new Listener();
        choice.addActionListener(listen);
        setLayout(new BoxLayout(this, 0));
        add(choice);
        add(label);
        add(text);
          text.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
          public void keyPressed(KeyEvent ke) {
            if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ENTER) {
              input = text.getText();
              if ( chosen == 0 && input.equals(Answer1) )
                label.setText("Correct");
              else if ( chosen == 1 && input.equals(Answer2) )
                label.setText("Correct");
              else if ( chosen == 2 && input.equals(Answer3) )
                label.setText("Correct");
              else
                label.setText("Incorrect");
        add(testresult);
        testresult.setVisible(false);
    private class Listener implements ActionListener {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event ) {
        chosen = choice.getSelectedIndex();
        testresult.setVisible(true);
            switch (chosen) {
            case 0:
                label.setText("Whats the famous tennis brand that begins with 'W'?");
                break;
             case 1:
                label.setText("What do you call when someone misses a serve?");
                break;
             case 2:
                label.setText("Should you shake hands after a match?");
                break;
             default:
                break;
            text.requestFocus();
    public static void main(String[] args)
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Quiz");
        frame.getContentPane().add(new AnAQuiz());
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
}

Hyperlink issues in Converted Project

I've just recently upgraded to RoboHELP Version 8 to get a better results on the the full text search in WebHelp (the output of our choice). The conversion appeared to go great and I've been happily working away on new content.
As our developer is still changing screen names etc in the development cycle of a new product, I have been using variables for all screen names so that I only need to change the value in one place when they come up with yet another U-beaut name for the screen. Quite often I would also insert a hyperlink over the variable to another topic.
Unfortunately, when I had to revisit one of my existing topics I've found that any hyperlink that has been inserted on top of a variable in a table or drop-down seems to have been lost. This means that nearly 75% of my hyperlinking has gone west!
Has anyone else experienced problems in this area? I did try searching to problems with Version 8 which brought to light a couple of other little issues that I'll keep an eye on but couldn't see any queries about variables and hyperlinks.
Regards from sunny Brisbane (Queensland, Australia).

Hi Kathy
Indeed sometimes working with variables can seem pesky!
My initial thought pattern upon reading your issue was that RoboHelp 8 supports formatted variables. This means that your variable may contain a hyperlink. w00t!! Then I had a big ole Homer Simpson style D'OH! moment and smacked myself on the forehead as it occurred to me that if you did that, it would certainly work and preserve the hyperlink but ALL instances of the variable would share the same link destination. And that's likely not the case, eh?
I just tested this action with my version 8 and found that RoboHelp HTML seemed to work fine to place a hyperlink over a variable. I closed the topic and reopened and it left things intact. I closed the project and reopened and it left things intact.
Naturally this causes questions to be begged:
How exactly are you creating the links?
How exactly are you testing to see that the links are failing?
Cheers... Rick
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Convert to PDF - Word Styles - Hidden Text

I have a Word 2003 document with a table of contents (TOC) which is the user guide for my software application. Using Acrobat Pro 8 I would like to create a PDF which has bookmarks at the same pages as the TOC entries. The only appropriate choice for the conversion is to use Word styles, as there aren't any headings or bookmarks in the Word document. I do not need any additional text in the document, so my intent was to attach styles to the TC fields in the Word document. It appears that the converter only sees styles attached to standard, visible text in the document. Attaching styles to the TC fields, hidden text, or the the header text for a section yields noPDF bookmarks. Letting Acrobat look for the TOC styles points all of the bookmarks to the TOC where a user would have to click again to go to the content.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks for your reply.
I have been through the conversion settings and created some test documents that were much smaller than my user guide.
What I have found is that if I assign a style to this: Starting the program¶
It will get picked up as a bookmark, unless the text is formatted as hidden.
If I assign a style to this: {·TC·"Starting the program"·}¶
It will not get picked up as a bookmark.
It doesn't work if I duplicate the text and they are part of the same paragraph with the style is applied to the text outside of the field braces:
{·TC·"Starting the program"·}Starting the program¶
The example above will work if the entire paragraph is formatted with the style.
It would seem that the best solution would be for the converter to recognize the TC fields and their level switches as bookmark sources.

Connecting view button to player! help

hi! I have posted my codes for Client and ClientChoice.
in the actionlistener event of the ClientChoice(gui) have i have called the Client class where the player is found and where connection is made to the server. the error i get is that the .class of the Client is:
mainCl(java.lang.String[]) in Client cannot be applied to (java.lang.String,java.lang.String) cl.mainCl(a,b);
can anyone help me ! am i doing the right thing or someway else plz help me......i have a week on that and i'm being late. here are the code:
//Client.java
//package ana;
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.Vector;
import javax.media.*;
import javax.media.rtp.*;
import javax.media.rtp.event.*;
import javax.media.rtp.rtcp.*;
import javax.media.protocol.*;
import javax.media.protocol.DataSource;
import javax.media.format.AudioFormat;
import javax.media.format.VideoFormat;
import javax.media.Format;
import javax.media.format.FormatChangeEvent;
import javax.media.control.BufferControl;
* Client to receive RTP transmission using the RTPConnector.
public class Client implements ReceiveStreamListener, SessionListener,
 ControllerListener
String sessions[] = null;
RTPManager mgrs[] = null;
Vector playerWindows = null;
boolean dataReceived = false;
Object dataSync = new Object();
public Client(String sessions[]) {
 this.sessions = sessions;
public Client(String a, String b)
 }//constructor
protected boolean initialize() {
try {
 mgrs = new RTPManager[sessions.length];
 playerWindows = new Vector();
 SessionLabel session;
 // Open the RTP sessions.
 for (int i = 0; i < sessions.length; i++) {
 // Parse the session addresses.
 try {
 session = new SessionLabel(sessions);
 } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
 System.err.println("Failed to parse the session address given: " + sessions[i]);
 return false;
 System.err.println(" - Open RTP session for: addr: " + session.addr + " port: " + session.port + " ttl: " + session.ttl);
 mgrs[i] = (RTPManager) RTPManager.newInstance();
 mgrs[i].addSessionListener(this);
 mgrs[i].addReceiveStreamListener(this);
 // Initialize the RTPManager with the RTPSocketAdapter
 mgrs[i].initialize(new RTPSocketAdapter(
 InetAddress.getByName(session.addr),
 session.port, session.ttl));
 // You can try out some other buffer size to see
 // if you can get better smoothness.
 BufferControl bc = (BufferControl)mgrs[i].getControl("javax.media.control.BufferControl");
 if (bc != null)
 bc.setBufferLength(350);
} catch (Exception e){
System.err.println("Cannot create the RTP Session: " + e.getMessage());
return false;
 // Wait for data to arrive before moving on.
 long then = System.currentTimeMillis();
 long waitingPeriod = 30000; // wait for a maximum of 30 secs.
 try{
 synchronized (dataSync) {
 while (!dataReceived &&
 System.currentTimeMillis() - then < waitingPeriod) {
 if (!dataReceived)
 System.err.println(" - Waiting for RTP data to arrive...");
 dataSync.wait(1000);
 } catch (Exception e) {}
 if (!dataReceived) {
 System.err.println("No RTP data was received.");
 close();
 return false;
return true;
public boolean isDone() {
 return playerWindows.size() == 0;
* Close the players and the session managers.
protected void close() {
 for (int i = 0; i < playerWindows.size(); i++) {
 try {
 ((PlayerWindow)playerWindows.elementAt(i)).close();
 } catch (Exception e) {}
 playerWindows.removeAllElements();
 // close the RTP session.
 for (int i = 0; i < mgrs.length; i++) {
 if (mgrs[i] != null) {
mgrs[i].removeTargets( "Closing session from AVReceive3");
mgrs[i].dispose();
 mgrs[i] = null;
PlayerWindow find(Player p) {
 for (int i = 0; i < playerWindows.size(); i++) {
 PlayerWindow pw = (PlayerWindow)playerWindows.elementAt(i);
 if (pw.player == p)
 return pw;
 return null;
PlayerWindow find(ReceiveStream strm) {
 for (int i = 0; i < playerWindows.size(); i++) {
 PlayerWindow pw = (PlayerWindow)playerWindows.elementAt(i);
 if (pw.stream == strm)
 return pw;
 return null;
* SessionListener.
public synchronized void update(SessionEvent evt) {
 if (evt instanceof NewParticipantEvent) {
 Participant p = ((NewParticipantEvent)evt).getParticipant();
 System.err.println(" - A new participant had just joined: " + p.getCNAME());
* ReceiveStreamListener
public synchronized void update( ReceiveStreamEvent evt) {
 RTPManager mgr = (RTPManager)evt.getSource();
 Participant participant = evt.getParticipant(); // could be null.
 ReceiveStream stream = evt.getReceiveStream(); // could be null.
 if (evt instanceof RemotePayloadChangeEvent) {
 System.err.println(" - Received an RTP PayloadChangeEvent.");
 System.err.println("Sorry, cannot handle payload change.");
 System.exit(0);
 else if (evt instanceof NewReceiveStreamEvent) {
 try {
 stream = ((NewReceiveStreamEvent)evt).getReceiveStream();
 DataSource ds = stream.getDataSource();
 // Find out the formats.
 RTPControl ctl = (RTPControl)ds.getControl("javax.media.rtp.RTPControl");
 if (ctl != null){
 System.err.println(" - Recevied new RTP stream: " + ctl.getFormat());
 } else
 System.err.println(" - Recevied new RTP stream");
 if (participant == null)
 System.err.println(" The sender of this stream had yet to be identified.");
 else {
 System.err.println(" The stream comes from: " + participant.getCNAME());
 // create a player by passing datasource to the Media Manager
 Player p = javax.media.Manager.createPlayer(ds);
 if (p == null)
 return;
 p.addControllerListener(this);
 p.realize();
 PlayerWindow pw = new PlayerWindow(p, stream);
 playerWindows.addElement(pw);
 // Notify intialize() that a new stream had arrived.
 synchronized (dataSync) {
 dataReceived = true;
 dataSync.notifyAll();
 } catch (Exception e) {
 System.err.println("NewReceiveStreamEvent exception " + e.getMessage());
 return;
 else if (evt instanceof StreamMappedEvent) {
 if (stream != null && stream.getDataSource() != null) {
 DataSource ds = stream.getDataSource();
 // Find out the formats.
 RTPControl ctl = (RTPControl)ds.getControl("javax.media.rtp.RTPControl");
 System.err.println(" - The previously unidentified stream ");
 if (ctl != null)
 System.err.println(" " + ctl.getFormat());
 System.err.println(" had now been identified as sent by: " + participant.getCNAME());
 else if (evt instanceof ByeEvent) {
 System.err.println(" - Got \"bye\" from: " + participant.getCNAME());
 PlayerWindow pw = find(stream);
 if (pw != null) {
 pw.close();
 playerWindows.removeElement(pw);
* ControllerListener for the Players.
public synchronized void controllerUpdate(ControllerEvent ce) {
 Player p = (Player)ce.getSourceController();
 if (p == null)
 return;
 // Get this when the internal players are realized.
 if (ce instanceof RealizeCompleteEvent) {
 PlayerWindow pw = find(p);
 if (pw == null) {
 // Some strange happened.
 System.err.println("Internal error!");
 System.exit(-1);
 pw.initialize();
 pw.setVisible(true);
 p.start();
 if (ce instanceof ControllerErrorEvent) {
 p.removeControllerListener(this);
 PlayerWindow pw = find(p);
 if (pw != null) {
 pw.close();
 playerWindows.removeElement(pw);
 //p.close(); //i added to know if player close when click
 System.err.println("Client internal error: " + ce);
* A utility class to parse the session addresses.
class SessionLabel {
 public String addr = null;
 public int port;
 public int ttl = 1;
 SessionLabel(String session) throws IllegalArgumentException {
 int off;
 String portStr = null, ttlStr = null;
 if (session != null && session.length() > 0) {
 while (session.length() > 1 && session.charAt(0) == '/')
 session = session.substring(1);
 // Now see if there's a addr specified.
 off = session.indexOf('/');
 if (off == -1) {
 if (!session.equals(""))
 addr = session;
 } else {
 addr = session.substring(0, off);
 session = session.substring(off + 1);
 // Now see if there's a port specified
 off = session.indexOf('/');
 if (off == -1) {
 if (!session.equals(""))
 portStr = session;
 } else {
 portStr = session.substring(0, off);
 session = session.substring(off + 1);
 // Now see if there's a ttl specified
 off = session.indexOf('/');
 if (off == -1) {
 if (!session.equals(""))
 ttlStr = session;
 } else {
 ttlStr = session.substring(0, off);
 if (addr == null)
 throw new IllegalArgumentException();
 if (portStr != null) {
 try {
 Integer integer = Integer.valueOf(portStr);
 if (integer != null)
 port = integer.intValue();
 } catch (Throwable t) {
 throw new IllegalArgumentException();
 } else
 throw new IllegalArgumentException();
 if (ttlStr != null) {
 try {
 Integer integer = Integer.valueOf(ttlStr);
 if (integer != null)
 ttl = integer.intValue();
 } catch (Throwable t) {
 throw new IllegalArgumentException();
* GUI classes for the Player.
class PlayerWindow extends Frame {
 Player player;
 ReceiveStream stream;
 PlayerWindow(Player p, ReceiveStream strm) {
 player = p;
 stream = strm;
 public void initialize() {
 add(new PlayerPanel(player));
 public void close() {
 player.close();
 setVisible(false);
 dispose();
 public void addNotify() {
 super.addNotify();
 pack();
* GUI classes for the Player.
class PlayerPanel extends Panel {
 Component vc, cc;
 PlayerPanel(Player p) {
 setLayout(new BorderLayout());
 if ((vc = p.getVisualComponent()) != null)
 add("Center", vc);
 if ((cc = p.getControlPanelComponent()) != null)
 add("South", cc);
 public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
 int w = 0, h = 0;
 if (vc != null) {
 Dimension size = vc.getPreferredSize();
 w = size.width;
 h = size.height;
 if (cc != null) {
 Dimension size = cc.getPreferredSize();
 if (w == 0)
 w = size.width;
 h += size.height;
 if (w < 160)
 w = 160;
 return new Dimension(w, h);
public static void mainCl(String argv[])
 if (argv.length == 0)
 prUsage();
 Client avReceive = new Client(argv);
 if (!avReceive.initialize()) {
 System.err.println("Failed to initialize the sessions.");
 System.exit(-1);
 // Check to see if Client is done.
 try {
 while (!avReceive.isDone())
 Thread.sleep(1000);
 } catch (Exception e) {}
 System.err.println("Exiting Client");
static void prUsage() {
 System.err.println("Usage: Client <session> <session> ...");
 System.err.println(" <session>: <address>/<port>/<ttl>");
 System.exit(0);
}// end of Client
//package ana;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class ClientChoice
 public static void main(String args[])
 try
 UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName());
 catch(Exception e)
 }//main
 JFrame frame=new JFrame("--- New Line Movie ---");
 //Create the menu bar
 JMenuBar menuBar;
 JMenu menu;
 menuBar = new JMenuBar();
 //Build the file menu in the menu bar
 menu = new JMenu("File");
 menu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
 menuBar.add(menu);
 JMenuItem menuItem= new JMenuItem("Exit",KeyEvent.VK_X);
 menuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
 System.exit(0);
 menu.add(menuItem);
 //Build help menu in the menu bar.
 menu = new JMenu("Help");
 menu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_H);
 menuBar.add(menu);
 JMenuItem help_item=new JMenuItem("Help Topics",KeyEvent.VK_T);
 menu.add(help_item);
 JMenuItem about_item=new JMenuItem("About Us");
 menu.add(about_item);
 frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
 ImageIcon icon=new ImageIcon("images/potter.jpg","");
 JButton clickmovie=new JButton(icon);
 //final JLabel latest=new JLabel("<html><caption>Harry Potter</caption></html>");
 //clickmovie.add(latest);
 final JLabel welcome1=new JLabel("<html>New Line Movie gives you the possibility to view your favorite movies. You can choose your category of movies below and click on any movie to get more information about it. Latest News about new movies are also available. ENJOY!!!</html>");
 frame.getContentPane().add(welcome1,BorderLayout.EAST);
 final JLabel copyright=new JLabel("<html>&copy Copyright 2004</html>");
 //frame.getContentPane().add(copyright,BorderLayout.EAST);
 JPanel actionPanel=new JPanel();
 JPanel cartoonPanel=new JPanel();
 JPanel comedyPanel=new JPanel();
 JPanel fictionPanel=new JPanel();
 JPanel mainPanel=new JPanel();
 mainPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(2,1,5,5));
 mainPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5,5,5,5));
 mainPanel.add(actionPanel);
 mainPanel.add(cartoonPanel);
 mainPanel.add(comedyPanel);
 mainPanel.add(fictionPanel);
 //mainPanel.add(copyright);
 actionPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Action"),BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5,5,5,5)));
 cartoonPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Cartoon"),BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5,5,5,5)));
 comedyPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Comedy"),BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5,5,5,5)));
 fictionPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Science Fiction"),BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5,5,5,5)));
 frame.getContentPane().add(mainPanel,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
 frame.getContentPane().add(clickmovie,BorderLayout.WEST);
 // Create combo box with action movies choices
 final JComboBox actionChoices;
 String[] actionmovie={"-Select a movie-","X-Men","Spiderman"};
 actionChoices=new JComboBox(actionmovie);
 actionChoices.setSelectedIndex(0);
 actionPanel.add(actionChoices);
 actionChoices.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
 JComboBox cb = (JComboBox)e.getSource();
 String act = (String)cb.getSelectedItem();
 if(act=="X-Men")
 JFrame action_xmen= new JFrame("--- New Line Movie: X-Men --- ");
 action_xmen.setSize(400,350);
 JPanel main=new JPanel();
 main.setLayout(new GridLayout(2,1,5,5));
 main.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5,5,5,5));
 ImageIcon icon_men=new ImageIcon("images/x-men.jpg","");
 JButton clickmovie_men=new JButton(icon_men);
 final JLabel xmen_overview=new JLabel("<html>Title: X-Men 2 Starring: Hugh JACKMAN and Halle BARRY Story: The time has come for those who are different to stand united. A military officer with a link to Wolverine's mysterious past conspires to eradicate the mutant population for once and all. In order to defeat this new menace, the X-men will be forced to join forces with Magneto. Duration: 1hr45min </html>");
 final JLabel copyright=new JLabel("<html>&copy Copyright 2004</html>");
 action_xmen.getContentPane().add(copyright,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
 JButton view=new JButton("View");
 view.setLayout(new BoxLayout(view,BoxLayout.X_AXIS));
 view.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
 view.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(30,0)));
 view.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(20,100));
 view.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(20,100));
 view.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(Short.MAX_VALUE,Short.MAX_VALUE));
 view.setMnemonic('v');
 view.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
 String a="172.22.45.44/42050";
 String b="172.22.45.44/42052";
 String argv=a+b;
 Client cl= new Client(a,b);
 cl.mainCl(a,b);
 //this is the code i added so that on clicking the view button
 //the client is automatically connected to the server and the player
 //plays on the current machine
 main.add(clickmovie_men);
 main.add(view);
 //action_xmen.getContentPane().add(view,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
 action_xmen.getContentPane().add(main,BorderLayout.WEST);
 action_xmen.getContentPane().add(xmen_overview,BorderLayout.EAST);
 action_xmen.show();
 else if(act=="Spiderman")
 JFrame action_spider= new JFrame("--- New Line Movie: Spiderman --- ");
 action_spider.setSize(400,350);
 action_spider.show();
 //Create combo box with cartoon movies choices
 JComboBox cartoonChoices=null;
 String[] cartoonmovie={"-Select a movie-","Le Roi Lion"};
 cartoonChoices=new JComboBox(cartoonmovie);
 cartoonChoices.setSelectedIndex(0);
 cartoonPanel.add(cartoonChoices);
 //cartoonChoices.addActionListener();
 //Create combo box with comedy movies choices
 JComboBox comedyChoices=null;
 String[] comedymovie={"-Select a movie-"};
 comedyChoices=new JComboBox(comedymovie);
 comedyChoices.setSelectedIndex(0);
 comedyPanel.add(comedyChoices);
 //comedyChoices.addActionListener();
 //Create combo box with fiction movies choices
 JComboBox fictionChoices=null;
 String[] fictionmovie={"-Select a movie-","ET"};
 fictionChoices=new JComboBox(fictionmovie);
 fictionChoices.setSelectedIndex(0);
 fictionPanel.add(fictionChoices);
 //fictionChoices.addActionListener();
 frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 frame.pack();
 frame.setVisible(true);
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}//end of ClientChoice

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try this to get rid of one error.
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Converting music!!

Hi all,
I want to convert all my WMA files to iTunes friendly files (preferably MP3), and be able to play the converted files in windows media player on my laptop, as well as transfer them to my ipod classic.
I have converted some as "MP3 Encoder" selected in the preferences tab, but I chose to open them with media player and it says "The selected file has a file extension (.m4a) that is not recognized.
How can I convert WMA files to iTunes friendly files, and be able to play them through windows media player?
I have a choice in the conversion list of:
AAC
AIFF
Apple Lossless Encoder
MP3 Encoder
WAV Encoder
Can anyone help?! Thanks!

Mclaren 697,
If you are going to use both iTunes and WMP, the most flexible choice will be MP3. Go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Importing and set the preference to "MP3 Encoder." Pick your bit rate; if you don't know what to use, use 192.
Take one WMA file and add it to your iTunes library, and watch what happens. Assuming it is an unprotected WMA, iTunes will create an MP3 and add it to the iTunes library. Verify that the new MP3 plays in both iTunes and WMP. Then delete the original WMA.
Once you understand how it works, do the other thousands of your WMAs.
Let us know if there are any problems with this. If by any chance your WMAs are protected and don't convert, also let us know.

Optimal Settings for Converting Sony AVCHD .MTS Footage for DVD Delivery

I am starting with footage from a Sony HDR-SR7 camcorder. Since iMovie is still kind of wonky with this, I am going to batch convert all my clips using the VeggieTools plug-in scripting for *Sony Vegas Pro* (under my Windows partition of my MacBook Pro). I can convert over each file into a new clip in a lot of different formats.
My goal is to *bring the footage over to Mac and edit it in Final Cut Express.* Eventually, I will be mastering and delivering on DVD (most likely through iDVD). And I am looking for guidance.
First, I have a lot of choices for the conversion format. But I am not sure what to use. I know that the original is upper field dominant and HD in size (16:9). I will eventually be going to standard DVD NTSC (with letterboxing top and bottom to fill up the format space of the 4:3 aspect ratio). And I assume that is lower field dominant.
Do I need to find some setting that lets me convert the footage to double the 29.97 fps rate while interpolating the fields? Or do I not have to worry about this? I am worried that bringing the size of the footage down will create some weird artifacts if this isn't taken care of first.
I guess the main question is, since I am looking to pretty much just edit these clips together and won't be doing much in the way of special effects, what's the best way or format to choose to *turn the HD footage into high quality SD footage* that I can quickly trim and string together *in Final Cut Express*...
Not sure if I gave enough info. I will be checking often in anyone wishes to try and tackle this one and needs more details...
And thanks for listening!!

OK my fault for not being clear on an extremely important point: I don't need anamorphic widescreen. Sorry to waste your brainpower on my lack of clarity. Mea culpa.
I intend to show this only on a standard definition TV from a standard definition DVD player. The "letterboxing" I spoke of is intentional on my part inside the standard def 4:3 frame. I will just let there be black bars at the top and the bottom.
So I don't need full super high resolution during this transfer (IF iMovie hadn't stopped recognizing my Sony AVCHD MTS camera after the first batch of video I collected, this wouldn't even be an issue. Been spending days on the forums trying all the solutions for the rest of my footage...).
But now that I have a workaround, I am just mostly confused about what to do about the field order (and thus, the frame rate) and the resizing (for convenience in size and playback speed). The original is upper first, and I am pretty sure that the QuickTime Movie I eventually make for iDVD should be lower field first (haven't tried tackling the can of worms of ideal MOV settings for an iDVD standard def disc yet).

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