Finding a saved path

How do you find the path to where a document is saved on your computer? In spotlight, you used to be able to hover your mouse over it to see the path but that no longer works. Any help?

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actually i m trying to write a program which will
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Hey guys,
Im working on a solution to this problem below is a program to allow a user to draw straight line paths. What i'd like to do is allow the user to select two points on the path he has drawn and find the shortest path among all the interesecting lines.....im going crazy thinking of a solution for this.....im thinking bout steeping down a notch and just try to find just any path first.
Will really appreciate any help.
Thnx in advance,
Vikhyat
import java.applet.*;*
*import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;*
*import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
public class Lab11 extends Applet implements MouseListener, MouseMotionListener {
int x0, y0, x1, y1;
int mouseRelease=0;
GeneralPath path = new GeneralPath();
public Lab11()
addMouseListener(this);
addMouseMotionListener(this);
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)
x1 = e.getX();
y1 = e.getY();
repaint();
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) { }
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) { }
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) { }
public void mouseExited (MouseEvent e) { }
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
x0 = e.getX();
y0 = e.getY();
System.out.println("Mouse pressed at: (" +
x0 + ", " + y0 + ")" );
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
x1 = e.getX();
y1 = e.getY();
System.out.println("Mouse released at: (" +
x1 + ", " + y1 + ")" );
mouseRelease = 1;
this.repaint();
public void paint(Graphics g)
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
//just for show not concerned with saving paths
if(mouseRelease==1)
path.moveTo(x0,y0);
path.lineTo(x1,y1);
mouseRelease = 0;
g2.setPaint(Color.RED);
g2.draw(path);
g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
g.drawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1);
public static void main(String[] argv)
JFrame f = new JFrame("Test");
f.getContentPane().add(new Lab11());
f.setSize(600,600);
f.setVisible(true);
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}Pictorially this is what im trying to do:
User draws a path like so and selects two points as shown in blue
[http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f236/theforrestgump/select.jpg]
The program should then proceed to highlighting the shortest path
[http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f236/theforrestgump/sp.jpg]
Edited by: cannonball on Apr 1, 2008 7:58 PM

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import javax.swing.*;
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        double d2 = getDistanceToPoint(p2);
        double pathLength = getDistanceToPoint(new Point());
        Point2D.Double start = new Point2D.Double();
        Point2D.Double end   = new Point2D.Double();
        if((d1 < d2 && d2 - d1 < pathLength - d2 + d1) ||
           (d1 > d2 && d1 - d2 > pathLength - d1 + d2)) {
            start.setLocation(p1);
            end.setLocation(p2);
        } else {
            start.setLocation(p2);
            end.setLocation(p1);
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    // leg distance = 71.6    190,200   163.8
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    // leg distance = 128.2   285,220   440.7
    // leg distance = 198.0   145,80    638.7
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        PathIterator pit = path.getPathIterator(null);
        double[] coords = new double[2];
        double distance = 0;
        Point2D.Double start = new Point2D.Double();
        Point2D.Double end = new Point2D.Double();
        Line2D.Double line = new Line2D.Double();
        while(!pit.isDone()) {
            int type = pit.currentSegment(coords);
            switch(type) {
                case PathIterator.SEG_MOVETO:
                    start.setLocation(coords[0], coords[1]);
                    pit.next();
                    continue;
                case PathIterator.SEG_LINETO:
                    end.setLocation(coords[0], coords[1]);
            line.setLine(start, end);
            boolean onLine = line.ptSegDist(p) < PROXIMITY;
            if(onLine) { // point is on this line
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                break;
            } else {
                distance += start.distance(end);
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            pit.next();
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        Point2D.Double p = new Point2D.Double(first.x, first.y);
        Point2D.Double start = new Point2D.Double();
        Point2D.Double end = new Point2D.Double();
        Line2D.Double line = new Line2D.Double();
        boolean pathStarted = false;
        for(int j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
            PathIterator pit = path.getPathIterator(null);
            double[] coords = new double[2];
            while(!pit.isDone()) {
                int type = pit.currentSegment(coords);
                switch(type) {
                    case PathIterator.SEG_MOVETO:
                        start.setLocation(coords[0], coords[1]);
                        pit.next();
                        continue;
                    case PathIterator.SEG_LINETO:
                        end.setLocation(coords[0], coords[1]);
                        line.setLine(start, end);
                        boolean onLine = line.ptSegDist(p) < PROXIMITY;
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                                        getClosestPoint(line, second);
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                                    pathStarted = true;
                            } else {            // found second point
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                                return;
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                    continue;
                case PathIterator.SEG_LINETO:
                    end.setLocation(coords[0], coords[1]);
                    line.setLine(start, end);
                    if(line.ptSegDist(p) < PROXIMITY) {
                        return true;
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        return false;
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        test.addMouseListener(test.ml);
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        f.setSize(400,400);
        f.setLocation(200,200);
        f.setVisible(true);
    private MouseListener ml = new MouseAdapter() {
        boolean oneSet = false;
        public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
            Point p = e.getPoint();
            if(oneSet) {
                p2 = p;
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            } else {
                p1 = p;
                shortPath.reset();
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