Slowing down animation...
Hi All,
Once you have a fairly complicated sequence built up, is there some EASY way to slow the whole thing down? I thought I could just select everything and set a new out point, but all the keyframes/timings in the animations stay the same, and the end just extends to the new out as opposed to reworking the timings in proportion to the new length.
So far, I'm going in layer by layer and resetting points by hand as I can't seem to find an alternative.
Thanks,
~Chris
I hope you get some decent advice, I have none to offer, sorry.
In After Effects, it's easy to select all the keyframes and drag them out so they adjust proportionately. It's a cool feature I could never live without. But I approach Motion projects slightly differently (probably incorrectly).
In Motion, if you had been using behaviors instead of keyframes, all you'd do is make some adjustments to the HUDs. I sympathize, I find this incredibly difficult to do.
bogiesan
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.awt.Shape;
import java.io.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import javax.swing.Timer;
import java.sql.*;
import java.text.*;
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, coJLabel, shJLabel;
private JTextField nameJTextField, ageJTextField,nameResultJTextField,
ageResultsJTextField, timeResultsJTextField, ratingJTextField;
private JButton exitJButton, showJButton, loginJButton, startTestJButton,
tempObjectJButton;
private JScrollPane scroll;
public JComboBox colourJComboBox, sizeJComboBox, shapeJComboBox, speedJComboBox;
private static Connection dbcon;
int temp=0;
private String[] col = { "Red", "Blue", "Green","Yellow","Orange","Black"};
private String[] shapeA = { "Normal Rectangle", "Normal Circle", "Normal Oval","BIG Rectangle", "BIG Circle","BIG Oval","small rectangle","small circle", "small oval"};
private String[] speed = { "Fast", "Normal", "Slow"};
public int checking;
static int flag, flagshape, flagspeed;
// creates and sets up a number of varibles to be used by the class
public long timeLimit = 0;
DecimalFormat timeDec = new DecimalFormat (":00");
public int age;
public String name, shapeChoice="Normal Rectangle(Never selected anything)", colourChoice="Black(Never selected anything)";
private Timer TimeNow;
private JTextField timerJTextField;
ShapeMovingPanel testJPanel;
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),new Rectangle2D.Double(50, 30, 175, 125),new Ellipse2D.Double(175, 125, 125, 125),new Ellipse2D.Double(90, 100, 175, 135),new Rectangle2D.Double(50, 30, 55, 15),new Ellipse2D.Double(175, 125, 20,20),new Ellipse2D.Double(90, 100, 55, 15)};
//50, 30, 75, 25 change starting point here****************************************
public RT() // constructor method
seed = new Random();
shape = shapes[0];
//sets up the Timer
TimeNow = new Timer((1), new TimerListener());//++++++++++++++++++++++++++timer -17
createUserInterface(); // method that creates the user interface
private void createUserInterface()
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++ + ", ";
try {
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
dbcon = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:CMT3991", "", ""); // Access/ODBC
//connection ash used to connect to the user table in access
} catch(Exception eee)
eee.printStackTrace(); //exception if error occurs during the driver connection
System.out.println("* UserDA CONNECTED *");
}).start();
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.setVisible(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.setVisible(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( "CHOOSE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS AND GET READY:" ) );
helpJPanel.setLayout( null );
helpJPanel.setVisible(false);
contentPane.add( helpJPanel );
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deJLabel= new JLabel();
deJLabel.setBounds( 23, 390, 530, 35 );
deJLabel.setText("Details:");
contentPane.add( deJLabel);
//creates a newJLabel
coJLabel= new JLabel();
coJLabel.setBounds( 70, 40, 530, 35 );
coJLabel.setText("Choose a colour:");
helpJPanel.add( coJLabel);
//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);
colourJComboBox = new JComboBox( col );
colourJComboBox.setBounds( 70, 70, 135, 21 );
colourJComboBox.setMaximumRowCount( 3 );
helpJPanel.add( colourJComboBox );
colourJComboBox.addActionListener(
new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
// event handler called when search is pressed
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
colourChoice="Black";
int x = colourJComboBox.getSelectedIndex();
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 )
int xshape = shapeJComboBox.getSelectedIndex();
//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;
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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.setVisible(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 );
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);
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exitJButton = new JButton();
exitJButton.setBounds( 235, 310, 90, 24 );
exitJButton.setText( "Exit" );
exitJButton.setBackground( Color.WHITE );
resultsJPanel.add( exitJButton );
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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);
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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
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* action listener for TimeNow Timer
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try
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age = Integer.parseInt(ageJTextField.getText());
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catch (NumberFormatException exception)
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// System.out.println(""+ seed.nextInt(shapes.length));
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else if (flagshape==2)
shape = shapes[1];// changed colour here***************************
else if (flagshape==3)
shape = shapes[2];// changed colour here***************************
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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***************************
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else if (flagshape==8)
shape = shapes[7];// changed colour here***************************
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shape = shapes[8];// changed colour here***************************
// shape = shapes[8];
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printstream.println("The Shape and size was: "+shapeChoice);
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//catchs the IO exception
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ratingJTextField.setText("See a doctor");
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ratingJTextField.setText("DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DOING!?");
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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+"');";
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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++ + ", ";
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showJPanel.setVisible(true);
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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;
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super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
AffineTransform at = AffineTransform.getTranslateInstance(x, y);
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{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***************************
xfoI'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).
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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 );
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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 );
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ageJTextField = new JTextField();
ageJTextField.setBounds( 130, 245, 300, 24 );
startJPanel.add( ageJTextField );
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loginJButton = new JButton();
loginJButton.setBounds( 440, 200, 90, 24 );
loginJButton.setText( "Login" );
loginJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
startJPanel.add( loginJButton );
loginJButton.setEnabled(true);
loginJButton.addActionListener(
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// 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
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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(
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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 );
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helpJPanel = new JPanel();
helpJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
helpJPanel.setBorder(
new TitledBorder( "HELP DETAILS:" ) );
helpJPanel.setLayout( null );
helpJPanel.setVisible(false);
contentPane.add( helpJPanel );
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deJLabel= new JLabel();
deJLabel.setBounds( 23, 390, 530, 35 );
deJLabel.setText("Details:");
contentPane.add( deJLabel);
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de1JLabel= new JLabel();
de1JLabel.setBounds( 25, 100, 530, 35 );
de1JLabel.setText("You are about to start the reaction test, when you " +
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helpJPanel.add( de1JLabel);
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de1JLabel= new JLabel();
de1JLabel.setBounds(160, 145, 530, 35 );
de1JLabel.setText("Simply catch the moving item and click.");
helpJPanel.add( de1JLabel);
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de2JLabel= new JLabel();
de2JLabel.setBounds( 20, 380, 70, 35 );
de2JLabel.setText("Details:");
helpJPanel.add( de2JLabel);
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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();
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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 );
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timeJLabel = new JLabel();
timeJLabel.setBounds( 440, 330, 100, 35 );
timeJLabel.setText("Time:");
testJPanel.add( timeJLabel );
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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);
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nameResultJLabel= new JLabel();
nameResultJLabel.setBounds( 62, 55, 50, 35 );
nameResultJLabel.setText("Name:");
resultsJPanel.add( nameResultJLabel);
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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 );
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ageResultsJTextField = new JTextField();
ageResultsJTextField.setBounds( 140, 90, 300, 24 );
resultsJPanel.add( ageResultsJTextField );
ageResultsJTextField.setEditable(false);
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timeResultsJLabel = new JLabel();
timeResultsJLabel.setBounds( 62, 125, 100, 35 );
timeResultsJLabel.setText("Time taken:");
resultsJPanel.add( timeResultsJLabel );
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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);
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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();
application.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
} // end method main
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try
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age = Integer.parseInt(ageJTextField.getText());
startJPanel.setVisible(false);
showJPanel.setVisible(false);
helpJPanel.setVisible(true);
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catch (NumberFormatException exception)
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final BufferedWriter outputBuffer = new BufferedWriter(outputFile);
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showJPanel.setVisible(true);
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I know I can't download movies and all in KSA, but I have content on my iPad already I'd like to use with an apple airplay. If I buy one here in Saudi Arabia, are there any differences for when I take it back to the US? NTSC/PAL? Functionality? Tha