Lion stalling and slowing down

Dead LION
Two-three months ago I upgraded to Lion (10.7.4)
The Lion discriminates a lot of applications
I should never have done that. Waste of money and especially a waste of my time.
There are NO essential news in Lion. It's just a monymaker for Apple
A bunch of applications does not work in Lion, while they been working fine in Snowleopard.
I could not delete the Lion and re-install SnowLeopard. (With out deleting all my datas).
I had to install SnowLeopard on a seperate external harddrive and now have to organize and disintegrate my else integrated work on two harddrives.
What a f'''''' bore. And absolute no thanks to Apple.
The Lion is stalling and slowing down, quits applications etc.
Since I installed the Lion on my computer (MacBook Pro 2 Ghz Intel core i7. 4 GB 1333 Hz DDR3)
is has been slowing down, in general and especially my browsers (Safari 5.1.7) (Google Chrome 13.0782.215) (Firefox 13.0.1). And Mail (5.2).
The OS quits applications, especially Mail and Safari.
The OS makes applications ever so often go in no-answer mode . Then I have to forcefully end them and start all over.
For speed and comfort I am back to 1991 Apple LC with 2 MB RAM. And no, the comfort was better then.
I have repaired disk with the OS own disktool.
I have reparied permissions again and again.
I have scanned for all problems and virus (MacKeeper).
I have rebooted and set the parametres to zero.
All applications are updated
Nothing helps.
I hope some of you friendly users or nerds can help. Thank you.
Best wisges Jan Knus

Sounds like a failed HD. Get another HD, install it, reinstall the OS, upgrade to Lion, and then restore the TM backup.

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            //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 );
            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( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
        } // end method main
         * action listener for TimeNow Timer
        private class TimerListener implements ActionListener
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
                timeLimit ++;          
                if (timeLimit==100)
                     temp++;
                     timeLimit=0;
                timerJTextField.setText(String.valueOf(temp +""+timeDec.format(timeLimit)));
        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);
          //  System.out.println(""+ seed.nextInt(shapes.length));
            //shape = shapes[seed.nextInt(shapes.length)];//****************************
            if (flagshape==1)
                 shape = shapes[0];// changed colour here***************************
            else if (flagshape==2)
                 shape = shapes[1];// changed colour here***************************
            else if (flagshape==3)
                 shape = shapes[2];// changed colour here***************************
           else if (flagshape==4)
                 shape = shapes[3];// changed colour here***************************
             else if (flagshape==5)
                 shape = shapes[4];// changed colour here***************************
            else if (flagshape==6)
                 shape = shapes[5];// changed colour here***************************
            else if (flagshape==7)
                 shape = shapes[6];// changed colour here***************************
            else if (flagshape==8)
                 shape = shapes[7];// changed colour here***************************
            else if (flagshape==9)
                 shape = shapes[8];// changed colour here***************************
           // shape = shapes[8];
            System.out.println(shape.toString());
            testJPanel.setShape(shape);
            testJPanel.setVisible(true);
            testJPanel.start();
            infoJTextArea.setText("");
            TimeNow.start();
         * called by animation panel after shape is clicked
        public void stop()
            TimeNow.stop();
            movingObject();
         * 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()
            TimeNow.stop();
            //timeLimit;
            testJPanel.setVisible(false);
            resultsJPanel.setVisible(true);
            nameResultJTextField.setText(name);
            ageResultsJTextField.setText(String.valueOf(age)+" years old");
    System.out.println("shape used: "+shapeChoice);
            String mouse = infoJTextArea.getText();
            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)
            {g2.setPaint(Color.black);// changed colour here***************************
            xfo                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

    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
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            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
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                    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 )
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            application.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
        } // end method main
        private void Login()
            try
                name = nameJTextField.getText();
                age = Integer.parseInt(ageJTextField.getText());
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                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);
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            testJPanel.setShape(shape);
            testJPanel.setVisible(true);
            testJPanel.start();
            startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
            infoJTextArea.setText("");
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            endTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
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         * this will compete with your animation
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        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 = "";
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            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;
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            addMouseListener(new ShapeTender());
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            int w = getWidth();
            int h = getHeight();
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                return;
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            x += dx;
            y += dy;
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            // update RT.timerJTextField
            host.updateTime();
        private void checkBoundries(int w, int h)
            Rectangle r = xformed.getBounds();
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            if(r.y + dy < insets.top || r.y + r.height + dy > h - insets.bottom)
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        protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
            super.paintComponent(g);
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            g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
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            g2.setPaint(Color.red);
            xformed = at.createTransformedShape(shape);
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        public void start()
            if(!timer.isRunning())
                timer.start();
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            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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