Compass calibration is not accurate.

When I do the calibration routine with Compass in iOS7, the Level function is off. Not by a lot, but enough to make it useless as a level. Fore/aft is wrong, as well as sid-to-side readings. If I tap on the screen it will find a new 0 point, but then if I accidently touch the screen again, it goes back to the bad calibration. Is there a way to set a new calibration and have it "stick"?

Settings > Location Services > System Services...
It seems to use your location to correct for the difference between true and magnetic north.  Unless you need the compass for accurate navigation, you can probably turn it off.

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    import java.awt.event.*;
    import java.awt.geom.*;
    import java.awt.Shape;
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    import java.text.*;
    import java.util.*;
    import javax.swing.*;
    import javax.swing.border.*;
    import javax.swing.event.*;
    import javax.swing.Timer;
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        //declares a number of swing componets to be used for the JFrame
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        private JPanel showJPanel, startJPanel, helpJPanel, resultsJPanel;
        private JLabel de4JLabel, de3JLabel, mainTitleJLabel, nameJLabel, ageJLabel,
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                    int count = 0;
                    boolean journeyOn = true;
                    while(journeyOn && count < 3)
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                            Thread.sleep(1000);
                        catch(InterruptedException ie)
                            System.err.println("show interrupt: " + ie.getMessage());
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            contentPane.setLayout( null );
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            infoJTextArea.setBounds( 20, 420, 550, 170  );
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                            "program is designed to test your reactions in a  \n"+
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            scroll = new JScrollPane(infoJTextArea);
            scroll.setBounds(  20, 420, 550, 170 );
            contentPane.add( scroll );
                  startJPanel = new JPanel();
            startJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
            startJPanel.setBorder(
                    new TitledBorder( "WELCOME - PLEASE ENTER YOUR NAME AND AGE:" ) );
            startJPanel.setLayout( null );
            contentPane.add( startJPanel );
            //sets up a JPanel
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            mainTitleJLabel.setIcon( new ImageIcon( "title.png" ) );
            mainTitleJLabel.setBounds( 30, 10, 520, 170 );
            mainTitleJLabel.setHorizontalAlignment( JLabel.CENTER );
            startJPanel.add( mainTitleJLabel );
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            nameJLabel.setBounds( 52, 200, 70, 35 );
            nameJLabel.setText("Name:");
            startJPanel.add( nameJLabel);
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            nameJTextField.setBounds( 130, 200, 300, 24 );
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            //creates a newJLabel
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            ageJLabel.setBounds( 52, 245, 100, 35 );
            ageJLabel.setText("Age:");
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            ageJTextField.setBounds( 130, 245, 300, 24 );
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            loginJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
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                        // not necessary to pass events to these methods...
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            showJButton.setBounds( 200, 320, 180, 24 );
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            showJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
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            showJButton.setEnabled(true);
    //        showJButton.setVisible(true);
            showJButton.addActionListener(
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                    public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
                        showData();   // calls the showData method                       
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            showJPanel = new JPanel();
            showJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
            showJPanel.setBorder(new TitledBorder( "PREVIOUS RESULTS:" ) );
            showJPanel.setLayout( null );
            contentPane.add( showJPanel );
            //sets up a JPanel
            helpJPanel = new JPanel();
            helpJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
            helpJPanel.setBorder(
            new TitledBorder( "CHOOSE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS AND GET READY:" ) );
            helpJPanel.setLayout( null );
            helpJPanel.setVisible(false);
            contentPane.add( helpJPanel );
            //creates a newJLabel
            deJLabel= new JLabel();
            deJLabel.setBounds( 23, 390, 530, 35 );
            deJLabel.setText("Details:");
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            //creates a newJLabel
            coJLabel= new JLabel();
            coJLabel.setBounds( 70, 40, 530, 35 );
            coJLabel.setText("Choose a colour:");
            helpJPanel.add( coJLabel);
            //creates a newJLabel
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                              "press the start button it will begin.");
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            //creates a newJLabel
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               colourJComboBox.setBounds( 70, 70, 135, 21 );
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                    // event handler called when search is pressed
                    public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
                         colourChoice="Black";
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                        if( x  == 0)
                             flag = 1;
                             colourChoice="Red";
                        else if(x  == 1)
                             flag = 2;
                             colourChoice="Blue";
                        else if(x  == 2)
                             flag = 3;
                                colourChoice="Green";
                         else if(x  == 3)
                             flag = 4;
                                colourChoice="Yellow";
                         else if(x  == 4)
                             flag = 5;
                                colourChoice="Orange";
                           else if(x  == 5)
                             flag = 6;
                                colourChoice="Black";
            shJLabel= new JLabel();
            shJLabel.setBounds( 340, 40, 530, 35 );
            shJLabel.setText("Choose a shape and size:");
            helpJPanel.add( shJLabel);
            shapeJComboBox = new JComboBox( shapeA );
               shapeJComboBox.setBounds( 340, 70, 135, 21 );
               shapeJComboBox.setMaximumRowCount( 3 );
               helpJPanel.add( shapeJComboBox );
              shapeJComboBox.addActionListener(
                new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
                    // event handler called when search is pressed
                    public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
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                        //shapeChoice="Normal Rectangle";
                        if( xshape  == 0)
                        {     flagshape = 1;
                             shapeChoice="Normal Rectangle";
                        else if(xshape  == 1)
                        {     flagshape = 2;
                             shapeChoice="Normal Circle";
                        else if(xshape  == 2)//**********here
                        {     flagshape = 3;
                             shapeChoice="Normal Oval";
                        else if(xshape  == 3)
                        {     flagshape = 4;
                             shapeChoice="BIG Rectangle";
                        else if(xshape  == 4)
                       {      flagshape = 5;
                             shapeChoice="BIG Circle";
                        else if(xshape  == 5)
                     {        flagshape = 6;
                             shapeChoice="BIG Oval";
                        else if(xshape  == 6)
                             flagshape = 7;
                             shapeChoice="small rectangle";
                        else if(xshape  == 7)
                     {        flagshape = 8;
                             shapeChoice="small circle";
                        else if(xshape  == 8)
                     {        flagshape = 9;
                             shapeChoice="small oval";
          /*  speedJComboBox = new JComboBox( speed );
               speedJComboBox.setBounds( 10, 150, 135, 21 );
               speedJComboBox.setMaximumRowCount( 3 );
               helpJPanel.add( speedJComboBox );
              speedJComboBox.addActionListener(
                new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
                    // event handler called when search is pressed
                    public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
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                        if( xspeed  == 0)
                             flagspeed = 1;
                             else if(xspeed  == 1)
                             flagspeed = 2;
                             else
                             flagspeed = 3;
                        System.out.println(flagspeed);     
            //creates a newJLabel
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            //creates a JButton
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            startTestJButton.setBounds( 185, 205, 180, 60 );
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            startTestJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
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            //creates a newJLabel
            timeJLabel = new JLabel();
            timeJLabel.setBounds( 440, 330, 100, 35 );
            timeJLabel.setText("Time:");
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            //creates a new JTextField
            timerJTextField = new JTextField();
            timerJTextField.setBounds( 480, 335, 60, 24 );
            timerJTextField.setText(String.valueOf(timeLimit));
            timerJTextField.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.CENTER );
            timerJTextField.setEditable(false);
            timerJTextField.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
            testJPanel.add( timerJTextField );
            resultsJPanel = new JPanel();
            resultsJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
            resultsJPanel.setBorder(new TitledBorder("HERE ARE YOUR RESULTS:"));
            resultsJPanel.setLayout( null );
            resultsJPanel.setVisible(false);
            contentPane.add( resultsJPanel );
            de3JLabel= new JLabel();
            de3JLabel.setBounds(20, 200, 530, 35 );
            de3JLabel.setText("Below is also the movements you made with your mouse, " +
                              "you may exit the program now.");
            resultsJPanel.add( de3JLabel);
            de4JLabel= new JLabel();
            de4JLabel.setBounds(135, 245, 530, 35 );
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                new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
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                public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
                    System.exit(0);
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            setTitle( "Reaction Tester - CMT3991" ); // set JFrame's title bar string
            //setSize( 1280,995 );    // set width and height of JFrame
            setSize( 608, 650 );         // set width and height of JFrame
            setVisible( true );       // display JFrame on screen
        //** set up of method main */
        public static void main( String[] args )
            RT application = new RT();
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         * action listener for TimeNow Timer
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            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
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                age = Integer.parseInt(ageJTextField.getText());
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                showJPanel.setVisible(false);
                helpJPanel.setVisible(true);
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                                      "fast your reactions are.");
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            else if (flagshape==2)
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                         + " (" + e.getX() + "," + e.getY() + ")");
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            //timeLimit;
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            resultsJPanel.setVisible(true);
            nameResultJTextField.setText(name);
            ageResultsJTextField.setText(String.valueOf(age)+" years old");
    System.out.println("shape used: "+shapeChoice);
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            String tick = timerJTextField.getText();
            timeResultsJTextField.setText(tick);
            try
                // create a file called welch.txt
                final FileWriter outputFile = new FileWriter("Backup_of_"+name+"s_results.txt", true);
                final BufferedWriter outputBuffer = new BufferedWriter(outputFile);
                // converts data to a formatted string
                final PrintWriter printstream = new PrintWriter(outputBuffer);
                printstream.println("THIS IS A BACKUP");
                printstream.println("The person's name is: "+name);
                printstream.println("There age is: "+age);
                printstream.println("Time taken: "+tick+" seconds");
                printstream.println("The Shape and size was: "+shapeChoice);
                printstream.println("It's colour was: "+colourChoice);
                printstream.println("The mouse moved as follows: "+mouse);
                //states what needs to be printed to the new file
                printstream.close(); // closes teh printstream
            catch(IOException eio)
                //catchs the IO exception
            if(temp<5.00)
                ratingJTextField.setText("Thierry Henry");     
            else if(timeLimit<=10)
                ratingJTextField.setText("Average");     
            else if(timeLimit<=15)
                ratingJTextField.setText("You gotta be fat or something");     
            else if(timeLimit<=20)
                ratingJTextField.setText("See a doctor");
            else if(timeLimit>20)
                ratingJTextField.setText("DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DOING!?");
            String rate=ratingJTextField.getText();
            try
                   Statement st = dbcon.createStatement();
                   String cmd = "INSERT INTO users (Name, Age, Time_Taken, Rating, Mouse_Movement,Shape_and_Size, Shape_Colour) VALUES ('" + name + "' , " + age + " , '" + tick + "' , '" + rate+"','"+ mouse+"','"+ shapeChoice+"','"+ colourChoice+"');";
                //creates a SQL statement and executes it
                st.executeUpdate(cmd);
                   st.close();//close the statement
              } catch (Exception eDA)
                   eDA.printStackTrace();
        private void showData()
            // pretend this takes awhile -> 3 seconds (count)
            new Thread(new Runnable()
                public void run()
                    String results = "";
                    int count = 0;
                    boolean journeyOn = true;
                    while(journeyOn && count < 3)
                        try
                            Thread.sleep(1000);
                        catch(InterruptedException ie)
                            System.err.println("show interrupt: " + ie.getMessage());
                            journeyOn = false;
                        results += count++ + ", ";
                    infoJTextArea.setText("Here are your results:\n"+results);
                    startJPanel.setVisible(false);
                    showJPanel.setVisible(true);
            }).start();
    class ShapeMovingPanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener
        RT host;
        Timer timer;
        Shape shape, xformed;
        int x, y, dx, dy;
        public ShapeMovingPanel(RT rt)
            timer = new Timer(-20, this);     
            host = rt;
        /*    if (rt.flagspeed==1)
            timer = new Timer(-20, this);
            else if (rt.flagspeed==2)
                timer = new Timer(20, this);
            else if (rt.flagspeed==3)
            timer = new Timer(100, this);
            //change speed here******************************
            x = 0;//0
            y = 0;//0
            dx =2;//2
            dy = 3;//3
            //setBackground(Color.pink);
            addMouseListener(new ShapeTender());
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            int w = getWidth();
            int h = getHeight();
            if(w <= 0 || h <= 0)
                return;
            checkBoundries(w,h);
            x += dx;
            y += dy;
            repaint();
        private void checkBoundries(int w, int h)
            Rectangle r = xformed.getBounds();
            Insets insets = getInsets();
            if(r.x + dx < insets.left || r.x + r.width + dx > w - insets.right)
                dx *= -1;
            if(r.y + dy < insets.top || r.y + r.height + dy > h - insets.bottom)
                dy *= -1;
        protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
            super.paintComponent(g);
            Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
            g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
                                RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
            AffineTransform at = AffineTransform.getTranslateInstance(x, y);
            if (RT.flag==1)
            {g2.setPaint(Color.red);// changed colour here***************************
            else if (RT.flag==2)
            {g2.setPaint(Color.blue);// changed colour here***************************
            else if (RT.flag==3)
            {g2.setPaint(Color.green);// changed colour here***************************
            else if (RT.flag==4)
            {g2.setPaint(Color.yellow);// changed colour here***************************
            else if (RT.flag==5)
            {g2.setPaint(Color.orange);// changed colour here***************************
            else if (RT.flag==6)
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

    I'm (being lazy and) using the older RT app posted on your last thread. I removed the
    TimeNow timer from the RT class and used System.currentTimeMillis (as you requested) to
    determine the elapsed time during the animation (see "startTest", "stop" and
    "movingObject" methods). Also changed the DecimalFormat to NumberFormat and set the
    "maximumFractionDigits" to "2" so it will truncate the fraction to two digits (more simple
    than before). Made arrangements for the ShapeMovingPanel class to update the
    "timerJTextField" during the animation (RT.updateTime method).
    The MouseMotionListener is causing the animation to appear jerky and uneven. The
    "mouseMoved" method is very busy while the mouse is moving. You might consider recording
    the "mousePressed" events instead of the "mouseMoved" events, ie, the events where the user
    is attempting to click inside the moving shape. It would allow the app to be more
    responsive and might eliminate the uneven motion of the animating shape.
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import java.awt.geom.*;
    import java.io.*;
    import java.text.*;
    import java.util.*;
    import javax.swing.*;
    import javax.swing.border.*;
    import javax.swing.event.*;
    import javax.swing.Timer;
    public class RT extends JFrame implements MouseMotionListener
        //declares a number of swing componets to be used for the JFrame
        private JTextArea infoJTextArea;
        private JPanel showJPanel, startJPanel, helpJPanel, resultsJPanel;
        private JLabel de4JLabel, de3JLabel, mainTitleJLabel, nameJLabel, ageJLabel,
                       deJLabel, de1JLabel, de2JLabel, timeJLabel,nameResultJLabel,
                       ageResultJLabel, timeResultsJLabel, ratingJLabel;
        private JTextField nameJTextField, ageJTextField,nameResultJTextField,
                       ageResultsJTextField, timeResultsJTextField, ratingJTextField;
        private JButton exitJButton, showJButton, loginJButton, startTestJButton,
                        tempObjectJButton;
        private JScrollPane scroll;;
        // creates and sets up a number of varibles to be used by the class
        private long startTime;
        private long endTime;
        public int timeLimit = 0;
        public int age;
        public String name;
        private JTextField timerJTextField;
        ShapeMovingPanel testJPanel;
        NumberFormat timeDec;
        Random seed;
        Shape shape;
        Shape[] shapes = {
            new Rectangle2D.Double(50, 30, 75, 25),
            new Ellipse2D.Double(175, 125, 50, 50),
            new Ellipse2D.Double(90, 100, 75, 35)
        public RT()
            timeDec = NumberFormat.getInstance();
            timeDec.setMaximumFractionDigits(2);
            seed = new Random();
            shape = shapes[0];
            createUserInterface();
        private void createUserInterface()
            Container contentPane = getContentPane();
            contentPane.setLayout( null );
            // set up infoJTextField
            infoJTextArea = new JTextArea();
            infoJTextArea.setBounds( 20, 420, 550, 170  );
            infoJTextArea.setEditable( false);
            infoJTextArea.setText("\n    Welcome to the reaction testing program, this " +
                            "program is designed to test your reactions in a  \n"+
                            "    number of different situations.\n"+"\n    Please " +
                            "enter your name and age, or select show previous results.");
            contentPane.add( infoJTextArea );
            scroll = new JScrollPane(infoJTextArea);
            scroll.setBounds(  20, 420, 550, 170 );
            contentPane.add( scroll );
              startJPanel = new JPanel();
            startJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
            startJPanel.setBorder(
                    new TitledBorder( "WELCOME -PLEASE ENTER YOUR NAME AND AGE:" ) );
            startJPanel.setLayout( null );
            contentPane.add( startJPanel );
            //sets up a JPanel
            mainTitleJLabel = new JLabel();
            mainTitleJLabel.setIcon( new ImageIcon( "title.png" ) );
            mainTitleJLabel.setBounds( 30, 10, 520, 170 );
            mainTitleJLabel.setHorizontalAlignment( JLabel.CENTER );
            startJPanel.add( mainTitleJLabel );
            //creates a newJLabel
            nameJLabel= new JLabel();
            nameJLabel.setBounds( 52, 200, 70, 35 );
            nameJLabel.setText("Name:");
            startJPanel.add( nameJLabel);
            //creates a new JTextField
            nameJTextField = new JTextField();
            nameJTextField.setBounds( 130, 200, 300, 24 );
            startJPanel.add( nameJTextField );
            //creates a newJLabel
            ageJLabel = new JLabel();
            ageJLabel.setBounds( 52, 245, 100, 35 );
            ageJLabel.setText("Age:");
            startJPanel.add( ageJLabel );
            //creates a new JTextField
            ageJTextField = new JTextField();
            ageJTextField.setBounds( 130, 245, 300, 24 );
            startJPanel.add( ageJTextField );
            //creates a JButton
            loginJButton = new JButton();
            loginJButton.setBounds( 440, 200, 90, 24 );
            loginJButton.setText( "Login" );
            loginJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
            startJPanel.add( loginJButton );
            loginJButton.setEnabled(true);
            loginJButton.addActionListener(
                new ActionListener()    // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
                    // event handler called when search is pressed
                    public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
                        // not necessary to pass events to these methods...
                        Login();  // calls the Login method                       
            //creates a JButton
            showJButton = new JButton();
            showJButton.setBounds( 200, 320, 180, 24 );
            showJButton.setText( "Show previous results" );
            showJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
            startJPanel.add( showJButton );
            showJButton.setEnabled(true);
            showJButton.addActionListener(
                new ActionListener()    // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
                    // event handler called when search is pressed
                    public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
                        showData();   // calls the showData method                       
            //sets up a JPanel
            showJPanel = new JPanel();
            showJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
            showJPanel.setBorder(new TitledBorder( "PREVIOUS RESULTS:" ) );
            showJPanel.setLayout( null );
            contentPane.add( showJPanel );
            //sets up a JPanel
            helpJPanel = new JPanel();
            helpJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
            helpJPanel.setBorder(
            new TitledBorder( "HELP DETAILS:" ) );
            helpJPanel.setLayout( null );
            helpJPanel.setVisible(false);
            contentPane.add( helpJPanel );
            //creates a newJLabel
            deJLabel= new JLabel();
            deJLabel.setBounds( 23, 390, 530, 35 );
            deJLabel.setText("Details:");
            contentPane.add( deJLabel);
            //creates a newJLabel
            de1JLabel= new JLabel();
            de1JLabel.setBounds( 25, 100, 530, 35 );
            de1JLabel.setText("You are about to start the reaction test, when you " +
                              "press the start button it will begin.");
            helpJPanel.add( de1JLabel);
            //creates a newJLabel
            de1JLabel= new JLabel();
            de1JLabel.setBounds(160, 145, 530, 35 );
            de1JLabel.setText("Simply catch the moving item and click.");
            helpJPanel.add( de1JLabel);
            //creates a newJLabel
            de2JLabel= new JLabel();
            de2JLabel.setBounds( 20, 380, 70, 35 );
            de2JLabel.setText("Details:");
            helpJPanel.add( de2JLabel);
            //creates a JButton
            startTestJButton = new JButton();
            startTestJButton.setBounds( 185, 205, 180, 60 );
            startTestJButton.setText( "START" );
            startTestJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
            helpJPanel.add( startTestJButton );
            startTestJButton.setEnabled(true);
            startTestJButton.addActionListener(
                new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
                    // event handler called when search is pressed
                    public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
                        startTest();
            //sets up an animation panel
            testJPanel = new ShapeMovingPanel(this);
            testJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
            testJPanel.setBorder(new TitledBorder("Click the moving object:"));
            testJPanel.setLayout( null );
            testJPanel.setVisible(false);
            contentPane.add( testJPanel );
    // this is causing the animation to appear uneven
    // you can try the app with and without this to see
    //        testJPanel.addMouseMotionListener(this);
            //creates a newJLabel
            timeJLabel = new JLabel();
            timeJLabel.setBounds( 440, 330, 100, 35 );
            timeJLabel.setText("Time:");
            testJPanel.add( timeJLabel );
            //creates a new JTextField
            timerJTextField = new JTextField();
            timerJTextField.setBounds( 480, 335, 60, 24 );
            timerJTextField.setText(String.valueOf(timeLimit));
            timerJTextField.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.CENTER );
            timerJTextField.setEditable(false);
            timerJTextField.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
            testJPanel.add( timerJTextField );
            resultsJPanel = new JPanel();
            resultsJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
            resultsJPanel.setBorder(new TitledBorder("HERE ARE YOUR RESULTS:"));
            resultsJPanel.setLayout( null );
            resultsJPanel.setVisible(false);
            contentPane.add( resultsJPanel );
            de3JLabel= new JLabel();
            de3JLabel.setBounds(20, 200, 530, 35 );
            de3JLabel.setText("Below is also the movements you made with your mouse, " +
                              "you may exit the program now.");
            resultsJPanel.add( de3JLabel);
            de4JLabel= new JLabel();
            de4JLabel.setBounds(135, 245, 530, 35 );
            de4JLabel.setText("Thank you for trying the Reaction Testing program");
            resultsJPanel.add( de4JLabel);
            //creates a newJLabel
            nameResultJLabel= new JLabel();
            nameResultJLabel.setBounds( 62, 55, 50, 35 );
            nameResultJLabel.setText("Name:");
            resultsJPanel.add( nameResultJLabel);
            //creates a new JTextField
            nameResultJTextField = new JTextField();
            nameResultJTextField.setBounds( 140, 55, 300, 24 );
            resultsJPanel.add( nameResultJTextField );
            nameResultJTextField.setEditable(false);
            //creates a newJLabel
            ageResultJLabel = new JLabel();
            ageResultJLabel.setBounds( 62, 90, 100, 35 );
            ageResultJLabel.setText("Age:");
            resultsJPanel.add( ageResultJLabel );
            //creates a new JTextField
            ageResultsJTextField = new JTextField();
            ageResultsJTextField.setBounds( 140, 90, 300, 24 );
            resultsJPanel.add( ageResultsJTextField );
            ageResultsJTextField.setEditable(false);
            //creates a newJLabel
            timeResultsJLabel = new JLabel();
            timeResultsJLabel.setBounds( 62, 125, 100, 35 );
            timeResultsJLabel.setText("Time taken:");
            resultsJPanel.add( timeResultsJLabel );
            //creates a new JTextField
            timeResultsJTextField = new JTextField();
            timeResultsJTextField.setBounds( 140, 125, 300, 24 );
            resultsJPanel.add( timeResultsJTextField );
            timeResultsJTextField.setEditable(false);
            //creates a newJLabel
            ratingJLabel = new JLabel();
            ratingJLabel.setBounds( 62, 160, 100, 35 );
            ratingJLabel.setText("Your Rating:");
            resultsJPanel.add( ratingJLabel );
            ratingJTextField = new JTextField();
            ratingJTextField.setBounds( 140, 160, 300, 24 );
            resultsJPanel.add( ratingJTextField );
            ratingJTextField.setEditable(false);
            //creates a JButton
            exitJButton = new JButton();
            exitJButton.setBounds( 235, 310, 90, 24 );
            exitJButton.setText( "Exit" );
            exitJButton.setBackground( Color.WHITE );
            resultsJPanel.add( exitJButton );
            exitJButton.setEnabled(true);
            exitJButton.addActionListener(
                new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
                    // event handler called when exitJButton is pressed
                    public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
                        System.exit(0); //closes the programme
            }); // end anonymous inner class
            addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
                public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
                    System.exit(0);
            // set properties of application's window
            setTitle( "Reaction Tester - CMT3991" ); // set JFrame's title bar string
            //setSize( 1280,995 );    // set width and height of JFrame
            setSize( 608, 650 );         // set width and height of JFrame
            setVisible( true );       // display JFrame on screen
        //** set up of method main */
        public static void main( String[] args )
            RT application = new RT();
            application.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
        } // end method main
        private void Login()
            try
                name = nameJTextField.getText();
                age = Integer.parseInt(ageJTextField.getText());
                startJPanel.setVisible(false);
                showJPanel.setVisible(false);
                helpJPanel.setVisible(true);
                infoJTextArea.setText("\n    Welcome "+name+" you will soon know how " +
                                      "fast your reactions are");
            catch (NumberFormatException exception)
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this,
                        "There is either a blank field or a number hasn't been entered",
                        "Input Type error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
                //shows this is something has been entered wrong
        private void startTest()
            helpJPanel.setVisible(false);
            shape = shapes[seed.nextInt(shapes.length)];
            testJPanel.setShape(shape);
            testJPanel.setVisible(true);
            testJPanel.start();
            startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
            infoJTextArea.setText("");
         * called by animation panel after shape is clicked
        public void stop()
            endTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
            movingObject();
         * called by timer actionPerformed in ShapeMovingPanel
        public void updateTime()
            long timeNow = System.currentTimeMillis();
            double elapsed = (timeNow - startTime)/1000.0;
            timerJTextField.setText(timeDec.format(elapsed));
         * this will compete with your animation
         * ie, it will slow it down or make it appear jerky
        public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e)
            saySomething("\n    Mouse moved", e);
        public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)
            saySomething("\n    Mouse dragged", e);
        void saySomething(String eventDescription, MouseEvent e)
            infoJTextArea.append(eventDescription
                         + " (" + e.getX() + "," + e.getY() + ")");
            infoJTextArea.setCaretPosition(infoJTextArea.getDocument().getLength());
        private void movingObject()
            testJPanel.setVisible(false);
            resultsJPanel.setVisible(true);
            nameResultJTextField.setText(name);
            ageResultsJTextField.setText(String.valueOf(age)+" years old");
            double elapsedTime = (endTime - startTime)/1000.0;
            timeLimit = (int)elapsedTime;
            timeResultsJTextField.setText(timeDec.format(elapsedTime)+" seconds");
            String mouse = infoJTextArea.getText();
            String tick = timeDec.format(elapsedTime);
            try
                // create a file called welch.txt
                final FileWriter outputFile = new FileWriter(name+".txt", true);
                final BufferedWriter outputBuffer = new BufferedWriter(outputFile);
                // converts data to a formatted string
                final PrintWriter printstream = new PrintWriter(outputBuffer);
                printstream.println("The person's name is: "+name);
                printstream.println("There age is: "+age);
                printstream.println("Time taken: "+tick+" seconds");
                printstream.println("The mouse moved as follows: "+mouse);
                //states what needs to be printed to the new file
                printstream.close(); // closes teh printstream
            catch(IOException eio)
                //catchs the IO exception
            if(timeLimit<5)
                ratingJTextField.setText("Thierry Henry");     
            if(timeLimit>5)
                ratingJTextField.setText("Average");     
            if(timeLimit>10)
                ratingJTextField.setText("You gotta be fat or something");     
            if(timeLimit>20)
                ratingJTextField.setText("See a doctor");
            String rate=ratingJTextField.getText();
        private void showData()
    //        String results = "";
    //        infoJTextArea.setText("Here are your results:\n"+results);
            startJPanel.setVisible(false);
            showJPanel.setVisible(true);
    class ShapeMovingPanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener
        RT host;
        Timer timer;
        Shape shape, xformed;
        int x, y, dx, dy;
        public ShapeMovingPanel(RT rt)
            host = rt;
            timer = new Timer(25, this);
            x = 0;
            y = 0;
            dx = 2;
            dy = 3;
            setBackground(Color.pink);
            addMouseListener(new ShapeTender());
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            int w = getWidth();
            int h = getHeight();
            if(w <= 0 || h <= 0)
                return;
            checkBoundries(w,h);
            x += dx;
            y += dy;
            repaint();
            // update RT.timerJTextField
            host.updateTime();
        private void checkBoundries(int w, int h)
            Rectangle r = xformed.getBounds();
            Insets insets = getInsets();
            if(r.x + dx < insets.left || r.x + r.width + dx > w - insets.right)
                dx *= -1;
            if(r.y + dy < insets.top || r.y + r.height + dy > h - insets.bottom)
                dy *= -1;
        protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
            super.paintComponent(g);
            Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
            g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
                                RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
            AffineTransform at = AffineTransform.getTranslateInstance(x, y);
            g2.setPaint(Color.red);
            xformed = at.createTransformedShape(shape);
            g2.draw(xformed);
        public void start()
            if(!timer.isRunning())
                timer.start();
        public void setShape(Shape s)
            shape = s;
            Rectangle r = shape.getBounds();
            x = r.x;
            y = r.y;
            repaint();
        private class ShapeTender extends MouseAdapter
            public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
                if(xformed.contains(e.getPoint()))
                    timer.stop();
                    host.stop();
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