TextField on a Arc

Is is possible to populate a textfield that is on a arc, arched, or half circle? If so how is the best way to do it while keeping the text centered. It's not worth it if I have to make seperate text fields for each letter.

Hi,
No, not as far as I know. You can rotate the textfield, but it will remain linear at the selected angle. Individual textfields would work, but it will be incredibly messy. If the text is static (eg not changing at runtime) then you could import it as an image from Illustrator or Photoshop.
Good luck,
Niall

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Warp text in flash such as arcing or bending

is there any way to warp text in flash such as arcing or
bending

yes, but it's not easy and definitely not a beginning a.s.
project. you can distribute your text into different textfields
that you arrange in an arc or you can use the bitmapdata class and
its displacementmap filter.

Problem of defining value to a textfield in MovieClip

hello,dear everyone
there is problem that realy confused me.that is the
textfield(or other display objects) in MovieClip can't be defined
when i jumpto that frame.check these simple code:
mc.stop()
function goNext(evt:Event){
mc.nextFrame()
dosth()
function dosth()
if(mc.currentFrame==2)
mc.mytext.text="hello"
nextBT.addEventListener("click",goNext)
the mc is a simple MC that have 2 frames,and the textfield
object is in the second frame.
and what i try to do is when i clicked the button,the mc
jumpto the second frame.and i define a value to that textfield.but
it's failed when i try to do like that.
as i debug the program.i found that when i define the value
to the textfield,that textfield is a Null Object(should be the
TextField object).not only the textfield not work,but also other
elements such as Button objects.
so,i am thinking that must because the objects are too late
to initialized before they be used.maybe there are some event can
tell me that all elements has been initialized,as i can use them
then.what do you think,my friend?

If all of the code you have is in the first frame, then it
has processed long before anything ever moved to the second frame.
What you could try is to have a variables layer that extends
both frames, and assign the value of the textfield text to that
variable. Make the textfield associate with that variable (in the
properties section for it), So when the movieclip moves to the
second frame the text field should automatically acquire the
variable value.
I may not have interpretted your problem correctly, so you
might have to clarify things if I missed the target.

Is there a simple way to detect a textfield value has been changed on exit?

The filler may enter the textfield then type something and revert it back,
any command that can simply detect a field's value has been changed on it's exit event?

Niall,
I was thinking if there is any simple command like xfa.event.prevText in dropdown box that I can use,
anyway, thanks for your help.
Rgds.

Displaying the path of the file selected by a FileChooser in a TextField

I'm just getting started with Swing. I developed a simple dialog box that has two text fields and two buttons. The objective is to open two files using those two buttons. I used FileChooser to select the files. Now, I want to display the path of the selected files in their corresponding TextFields. I use the following code to do that.
final FileChooser fc1 = new FileChooser();
final FileChooser fc2 = new FileChooser();
final TextField tf1 = new TextField();
final TextField tf2 = new TextField();
private void button1ActionPerformed(ActionEvent evt)
            int returnVal1 = fc1.showOpenDialog(labelPhpFile);
            if (returnVal1 == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
                File file1 = fc1.getSelectedFile();
                String fileName1 = file1.getName();
                String filePath1 = file1.getPath();
                tf1.setText(filePath1);
private void button2ActionPerformed(ActionEvent evt)
            int returnVal2 = fc2.showOpenDialog(labelPhpFile);
            if (returnVal2 == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
                File file2 = fc2.getSelectedFile();
                String fileName2 = file2.getName();
                String filePath2 = file2.getPath();
                tf2.setText(filePath2);
}The above code works fine only for the first file. Mean the path of the file selected using fc1 is getting displayed in the tf1 TextField. But, the file selected using fc2 is not getting displayed tf2 TextField. Please help me.
Thank you :)

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ProLoader and TLF TextFields do not work together!

I'm using ProLoader to load a .swf that uses TLF. The master .swf loads the target .swf and all code executes as expected with one minor glitch: the content of the loader is white/blank. Has anyone else seen this!?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here is the full bug report that I tried to send Adobe, but they cap reports at 2000 characters and provide no option for uploading a source .zip. (Seriously, Adobe?) If you have time, and follow my instructions you will see how ProLoader won't even load a .swf with TLF on its stage. (Yes, I realize this different from my problem, but I'd like to demonostrate how buggy and inconsistent ProLoader is. The simple solution would be not to use TLF, and mostly likely, I will end up doing that.)
******BUG******
ProLoader loads .swf with TLF, but ProLoader is blank.
Steps to reproduce bug:
1. Download sample files (http://helpx.adobe.com/content/dam/kb/en/141/tn_14190/attachments/Load_External_SWF.zip) from the Tech Note, Load external SWF into another SWF (http://helpx.adobe.com/flash/kb/load-external-swf-swf.html).
2. Open ExternalSWF.fla and assign it a document class.
Here is mine:
package {
          import flash.display.MovieClip;
           import flash.events.Event;
          public class ExternalSWF extends MovieClip {
                    public static var DATA_LOAD_COMPLETE:String = "ExternalSWF_DataLoadComplete";
                    private var data_:String;
                    public function ExternalSWF() {}
                    //This function will be called from the .swf that loaded me.
                    public function loadData(data:String):void
                              data_ = data;
                              dispatchEvent(new Event(DATA_LOAD_COMPLETE));
                    public function get data():String { return data_; }
3. On ExternalSWF.fla's stage, change a classic TextFields into a TLF TextField.
4. In Loader_Movie.fla, change all flash.display.Loader instances to fl.display.ProLoader in order to load TLF TextFields. Also, add an event listener to myLoader for Event.COMPLETE. Here are my Loader_Movie.fla's Actions:
import flash.events.Event;
import fl.display.ProLoader;
var myLoader:ProLoader = new ProLoader();                     // create a new instance of the ProLoader class
var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("ExternalSWF.swf"); // in this case both SWFs are in the same folder
myLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, myLoaderIsLoaded);
myLoader.load(url);                                     // load the SWF file
addChild(myLoader);                                     // add that instance to the display list, adding it to the Stage at 0,0
myLoader.x = 10;                                        // move the loaded SWF 10 pixels to the right (from the left edge)
myLoader.y = 175;                                       // move the loaded SWF 175 pixels down from the top
// (optional) load a second external SWF file
var my2ndLoader:ProLoader = new ProLoader();
var url2:URLRequest = new URLRequest("ExternalSWF2.swf");
my2ndLoader.load(url2);
addChild(my2ndLoader);                                  // optionally, you could put the 2nd SWF beneath
                                                        // the 1st by using addChildAt(my2ndLoader, 1);
// (optional) scaling of the 2nd SWF file
my2ndLoader.scaleX = 2;                                 // scale the SWF horizontally by 200%
my2ndLoader.scaleY = 2;                                 // scale the SWF vertically by 200%
function myLoaderIsLoaded(event:Event):void
          trace("The first .swf has loaded so add event listeners");
          var swf:ExternalSWF = ExternalSWF(myLoader.content);
          swf.addEventListener(ExternalSWF.DATA_LOAD_COMPLETE, allFinished);
          swf.loadData("foobar");
function allFinished(event:Event):void
          trace("Here is the data we loaded: " + ExternalSWF(myLoader.content).data);
Results:
[Trace] Output
ReferenceError: Error #1056: Cannot create property __id0_ on ExternalSWF.
          at flash.display::Sprite/constructChildren()
          at flash.display::Sprite()
          at flash.display::MovieClip()
          at ExternalSWF()
ExternalSWF is invisible; 4 loading dots appear instead.
Expected results:
Both .swfs load without incident.
Trace output:
The first .swf has loaded so add event listeners
Here is the data we loaded: foobar
Additional notes:
I discovered this bug when my main/master .swf used ProLoader to load another .swf (with TLF on a symbol in the libary). In this case, the ProLoader appeared blank/white, not even the 4 loading dots. However, all the code in both .swfs still ran as expected (shown via the Output panel dumping all expected trace statements until execution finished).
Environment:
Adobe FLash Professional CS5.5, Version 11.5.1.349
(bug discovered while running "Test Movie" in IDE)
Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz 2.39 GHz
RAM: 6.00 GB
64-bit Operating System

Do you have anything that uses TLF in your preloader? It's possible that the TLF framework has made your preloader so heavy that it merely appears to not be doing anything, but the actual case is that all that stuff has to load before it can show you anything.
You may find this helpful http://jeffkamerer.com/blog/2010/08/12/using-a-custom-preloader-loop-with-tlf-text/
However, I don't really understand why you feel you have to use TLF to bring in the text from Photoshop. I think you must mean PhotoShop PSD's, because PhotoShop PNG's will not contain editable text (though Fireworks ones can). I get Photoshop comps all the time and bring the text in as Classic Text. While it's not an exact match 100% of the time, it's as close a match as you're going to get based on the limitations of Classic text. I think there's no reason for your designers to be redoing the designs--you just need to play around with the import settings and figure out what gets you close and then what tweaks you need to do to get closer.
And, to answer your question, nearly everyone creates graphics for Flash files in Photoshop, despite Fireworks being the better tool. For whatever reason, designers often aren't very adventurous when it comes to learning new tools, and nearly all art schools teach PhotoShop.
I also don't have any trouble loading CS5.5 AS3 swfs (no TLF--I just don't need the hassle) with Document Classes using an ordinary Loader. So I think there's something not right about what you're doing if you've come to the conclusion that you can't load a swf with a Document Class. Try scaling back to the bare minimum, then working up.
Finally, I just don't "get" why people do two things that you're doing (or, I do, but I think it's unnecessary and a colossal failure on Adobe's part)
Instantiating everything through code. Not only are you wasting an inordinate amount of time/code in specifying layout, you also completely lose the natural capability of Flash to compile assets throughout the whole of the swf. This means you have to have a preloader, because literally everything you ever use is embedded before the first visual frame. Contrast to using the timeline, where all you need to load the visuals for the first frame is the Document Class (which you can keep light by coding to Interfaces) and the visuals for the first frame. Anything else you need to load, you can defer to the frame that you've selected for embedding your AS Classes on.
Using a preloader at all.
My preloading strategy is very simple. I put a spinner graphic in the first frame, with the word "Loading." The playhead will stop at the frame that I've specified to use for exporting my ActionScript Classes (10--this provides enough space for the label "Loading" to be readable). When the embedded Classes and whatever is needed to display frame 11 is loaded, the playhead will continue to frame 11 by itself, with no code. On Frame 11, I have a MC that is a named instance, and I have a getter/setter pair to catch it. When the setter triggers, I know I'm ready to start the logic.
However, you could do all sorts of things, like just putting a MC there that "is" the entirety of your other logic (has what is now the Document Class of the swf you're preloading as its BaseClass).
Anyway, maybe something in my ramble will help you.

Google Play closes on start after ICS upgrade on Arc S, accounts and sync empty, setup guide problem

I upgraded my arc s to ics 4 days ago, i used google play for the first time after upgrade today. It closes on start. I checked Accounts and Sync, my google account is not there, the whole list is just... empty. I tried the setup guide, at the step they ask to connect to services and sync, i clicked the google button, click and click and click, nothing, all the other icons work (like facebook), i searched for gmail app, non existent....... Seems too late to ask for help but im repairing my phone using pc companion now, hope everything works again.... just powered on my phone, i have a feeling nothing will be changed... really sad that Sony didnt realise this.... i cant access google services at all....plain weird
Solved!
Go to Solution.

if I were you I would repair the phone with SUS and see if that solve the issue
Update Service (SUS)
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/tools/update-service/
http://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/Software%20Downloads/Update_Service_Setup-2.11.12.5.exe

Dynamic action with function works, doesnt refresh textfield

Hi all,
experimenting with dynamic actions so I got the following setup:
I've built a screen with 2 text boxes
P7_input
P7_output
The goal is to put some tet in P7 input and have it returned with additional text in P7_OUTPUT
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE PRC_ECHO
P_INPUT IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'LEEG'
, P_OUTPUT OUT VARCHAR2
) AS
BEGIN
p_output := 'Ingevoerd: ' || p_input;
END PRC_ECHO;I've created a dynamic action on the LOSE FOCUS event of item P7_INPUT.
The true action executes PL/SQL (sequence number 10)
Begin
eigen_apps.uga_prc_echo (:p7_input, :P7_OUTPUT);
end;"Page items to submit" are set to P7_INPUT, P7_OUTPUT
(and I tried with just P7_INPUT).
The second true action (sequence number 20) does a REFRESH on ITEM P7_OUTPUT (and I tried refresh region and other things I thought would make it work.)
When I enter something in P7_INPUT and tab, click or enter away from the P7_INPUT field, nothing changes in my P7_OUTPUT textfield.
Only when I hit the refresh button in my browser P7_OUTPUT is filled with 'Ingevoerd: <P7_INPUT value>.
So. The procedure does return the value into P7_OUTPUT, but I cant get an instant refresh of the P7_OUTPUT to work.
Can any of you help me?
Robin

Getting some other errors now, will look into this tomorrow.
1 error has occurred
ORA-06550: line 4, column 18: PLS-00382: expression is of wrong type ORA-06550: line 4, column 7: PL/SQL: Statement ignoredNeed to check my procedure...
Robin

How to get textfield values from a tableRowGroup

I have textfield in a table.
my problem is
How to get textfield values from a tablerowgroup1.

I have created getQuantity and setQuantity properties in my session bean and mapped text property of tabletextbox to session bean quantity.
also used map to set and reatrieve quantity values.
I am getting error for bean type quantity.

Unable to get the value from the textfield in valueChangeEvent

Hi,
I have created one custom textField by extending the CoreInputText. Now i have attched default ValueChangeListener to it. I am using this textField in my application.
Now i type some thing and do a focus lost, the value change listener get called. i want to validate the value entered. In that listener method if i take the getSource() from ValueChnageEvent object and do a getValue() I am getting the entered value.
My problem is that if i do a getValue() of the textField i am not gettting the value entered.
How can i get the entered value from the textfield.? Is there any method to notify to do this?
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
I tried to the value from coreInputText also. If i check the getValue method of the component, i am getting the last updated value. I have debug the FlowPhaseListsner also. And i found that this listener is calling before the updateModel phase. Due to that i am not getting the value from the Field.

How I rooted my Arc S and removed apps I don't need

WARNING: Here be dragons. I don't work for SE but was surprised that my Arc S came with some apps that you cannot remove without rooting your device. Seeing as internal memory space is already a bit limited I decided to root so I could run the wonderful Titanium Backup app and remove the stuff I had no interest in. I'm posting this in case others wish to do the same but I accept no liability if you remove something important and your phone crashes or won't boot. If you do screw it up then you should be able to use the PC Companion tool to restore the stock image.
FWIW I have an Xperia Arc S running the .42 firmware image.
Root your phone using the Xperia 2011 Easy Rooting Toolkit v3.0 (zergRush Exploit). Full details can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320350 It's very easy and happens so quickly you'll wonder if it did anything at all.
After restarting your device you can check it's rooted by seeing if you now have Superuser and Terminal Emulator apps in your app drawer.
Next download Titanium Backup from the Market. There is a free version available.
Fire up Titanium Backup and tap the Backup/Restore button at the top of the screen. You will be greeted with a long list of apps. To remove an app simply tap it and choose Un-install but I urge you to use the Backup option first to back it up to your SD card!. Here is the list of apps that I removed from my phone:
Adobe Flash (I don't bother with web sites that require Flash)
Adobe Reader (reading PDFs on my device isn't something I do)
Anonymous Usage Stats (I don't need to send stuff to SE)
Chinese Keyboard (I'm not Chinese)
Crash Monitor (phone is fine without it)
Data Monitor (I use a separate O2 UK app for monitoring data)
devicemonitor (phone is fine without it)
Email (I use gmail exclusively)
FOTA Kill (sounds like something the CIA want on your phone *cough*)
Friends games & applications (I'd really rather not know)
Friends music & videos (ack, a friend of mine posts a 100 YouTube videos on FaceBook a day - drives me nuts)
FUN&downloads (if you say so!)
Home screen tips (a widget that gives you Android tips)
Lets Golf (no, let's not)
Magic Smoke Wallpapers (goodbye battery)
Music Visualization Wallpapers (goodbye battery)
OfficeSuite (I use Google Docs instead)
POBox Touch (something to do with the Japanese keyboard)
QC SEMC Service (some quality control app? Removing it hasn't done any harm)
R2R Client (Ready To Run - not sure what it is but phone is fine without it)
Retail Demo (I don't work in a phone shop)
Sakura (Chinese keyboard skin)
SecureClockService (this might be DRM related - which I avoid like the plague - and removing it has done me no harm)
Setup guide (I'm cool with not having this)
SIM Toolkit (I don't even have an icon for this anyway)
Sony Ericsson Sync (deprecated by Sony anyway)
Sony Ericsson Sync client wizard (ditto)
Street View (never use it)
Support (I use this forum!)
Talk (I hate Google Talk as it can drain your battery if you don't disable it)
TrackID (I use Shazam)
Update center (removing this will disable OTA updates but I use PC Companion for updates)
Wisepilot (I use Google Maps)
Woody (Chinese Keyboard skin)
Xperia Hot Shots (No thanks)
Your mileage may vary but I went from 320MB or storage to 420MB. Any my device feels snappier and I bet my battery life is better without running extra services.
There is a more comprehensive list to be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089470
Exercise caution and if you're not sure then you can use the Freeze option in Titanium Backup to stop the app from running without deleting it.
REMEMBER TO BACK THESE APPS UP BEFORE YOU USE THE UN-INSTALL OPTION!

Hello
I rooted my Sony Ericsson Arc S by following your excellent and easy to understand instuctions in order to remove some of the unwanted crap that came preloaded on the phone and in order to install the rooted version of Avast antivirus/antitheft app.
Everything has worked perfectly well for the last few months since doing this however now I am unable to update the phone via the sony ericsson update service.
Please advise
Cheers
Ian

Using a button and a textfield in the same cell of a table

I have been struggling with this problem for ages, please someone help...
I am trying to implement a table similar to NetBeans property sheet editor where you have a textfield and a button with "..." in the same table cell. The button is used to invoke a custom editor.
I have most things working, custom renderers, custom editors and such.
However, the focus interactions on the table seem completely screwed. Clicking in the editor causes the cell to switch to editing mode as expected. Pressing cursor down or tab, which should close the editor and move focus to the next cell down does not work - the editor closes but the focus disappears to a completely different component elsewhere on my GUI.
My textfield and button are on a JPanel, and I return that JPanel when getTableCellEditorComponent is called.
If I switch out the JPanel and instead return the textfield, the focus works as normal.
I've even looked at the NetBeans source but I can't work out what their trick is.
Any tips would be gratefully received.
TIA.

Thanks for your time, Jeanette...
Here is a bare-bones example of the problem I'm having. I'm running on JDK1.4 and JDK1.3.1_02.
I've tried some tricks (hacks) with getNextFocusableComponent and requestDefautFocus and such but with no success.
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
* This example shows a keyboard/focus navigation problem when using a JPanel
* as a table cell editor. The JPanel contains a textfield and a button.
* Click in the editor to invoke it, and tab-off (or press cursor down). The
* edit ends, but the focus disappears rather than moving to the next cell in
* the table.
* Change the line that returns the panel to return a text field instead, and
* all is well.
public class Test
public static void main( String[] args )
    new Test();
public Test()
    JFrame f = new JFrame();
    f.setContentPane( new TablePanel() );
    f.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
    f.setSize( 800, 600 );
    f.setVisible( true );
class TablePanel extends JPanel
    TablePanel()
      setLayout( new BorderLayout() );
      JTable table = new JTable();
      table.setDefaultEditor( Object.class, new MyEditor() );
      table.setModel(
        new DefaultTableModel(
          new Object[][]
            {null, null},
            {null, null},
            {null, null},
            {null, null}
          new String[] { "A", "B" } ) );
      add( table, BorderLayout.CENTER );
class MyEditor extends AbstractCellEditor implements TableCellEditor
    private JComponent myEditorPanel;
    private JTextField myTextField;
    MyEditor()
      myEditorPanel = new MyEditorPanel();
      myTextField = new JTextField();
    public Object getCellEditorValue()
      return null;
    public Component getTableCellEditorComponent( JTable table, Object value,
                                                  boolean isSelected,
                                                  int row, int column )
      return myEditorPanel;   // Problems...
//      return myTextField;   // Keyboard and focus as expected
class MyEditorPanel extends JPanel
    JTextField tf;
    MyEditorPanel()
      setLayout( new BorderLayout() );
      tf = new JTextField();
      add( tf, BorderLayout.CENTER );
      add( new JButton( "edit" ), BorderLayout.EAST );

Having problem with blending arcs together

Hi Jochen!
I'm developing a 3-axis plasma cutter software. It's uses g-codes for calculating the path of motions and using blend function for continous moves. Everything works fine including continously blending short straight line moves, but sometimes blending arcs resulting high following error. Mainly when i try to blend little arc segment with a big one. This problem doesn't occur when i set blend factor to 0. I tried many different trajectory and arc parameters with the "Sequence of Blended Lines and Arcs.vi" example, but it resulted the same effect. With some trajectory parameters i can blend the short arc segment with the big one without following errors, but i still don't know what causes this problem. This situation is same on two different cnc machine. One of them is using 1 servo and 2 stepper axis in closed loop with different encoder resolutions. The other one is using 3 stepper axis with different step/rev in open loop. The effect is the same. Blending little arc with a big one (approximately r1:r2=1:8), resulting following error and the motors jumps a little.
- PCI-7340, umi-7774
- LabView 8.5, Motion 7.6
Waiting for hints! Thank you!

Nandi,
sorry for the late response, but I have had to gather some equipment first to reproduce this behavior. I have setup a very similar system with a servo and a closed loop stepper and I have used your code for a test.
The bad news is, that I couldn't reproduce the problem. First I have worked with two servos but I couldn't see a significant following error with those, but in fact I wouldn't have expected a sustaining following error with a servo at all, as servos can compensate following errors during the moves.
In a next step I have used a servo and a closed loop stepper but I have seen the same result. No significant following error during the move. I have also switched the X and Y axes, but there was no change. I have also played around with the other move parameters but again, no significant following error.
With this said, I don't think that we are facing a general issue here that is related to 73xx motion control boards.
To me this looks more like an issue that is related to problems with load inertia and high acceleration values. In fact if you reduce the radius of an arc but keep the vector speed, the forces become higher and in your case they seem to become too high for the stepper motors. A stepper motor can't compensate step loss during the move. That's why you see this constant following error.
I hope this analysis hits the bull's eye.
Kind regards,
Jochen

Transparent TextField with Synth Look and Feel

I am trying to use synth to implement a textfield with a transparent background, and having some problems with it. I can see my panel and the transparent field fine enough in the beginning, but when the text in the field changes, it writes right over the previous text and becomes a pile of unreadable white marks. I've experimented with varying degrees of transparency, but you can still see the old field underneath slightly. Does anyone have any suggestions? My code is below.
Thanks.
synth.xml
<synth>

<style id="panelStyle">
    <state>
        <imagePainter method="panelBackground" path="../../../lafImages/papyrus_bkgd.gif" sourceInsets="10 15 10 15"/>
    </state>
</style>
<bind style="panelStyle" type="name" key="PAPYRUS_PANEL"/>

<style id="textFieldStyle">
    <font name="Kudasai" size="12"/>
    <state>
        <color type="TEXT_FOREGROUND" value="#FFFFFF"/>
        
        <color type="BACKGROUND" value="#00000000"/>
    </state>
    <opaque value="false"/>
</style>
<bind style="textFieldStyle" type="region" key="TEXTFIELD"/>
</synth>
my tester
class SynthTester {
    private JTextField field;
    public SynthTester(){
        initLookAndFeel();
        JFrame main = new JFrame();
        JPanel panel = new JPanel();
        panel.setName("PAPYRUS_PANEL");
        field = new JTextField(3);
        field.setText("0");
        panel.add(field);
        JButton button = new JButton("+");
        button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                int val;
                try {
                    val = Integer.parseInt(field.getText());
                } catch( Exception ex ) {
                    val = 0;
                val++;
                field.setText(Integer.toString(val));
        panel.add(button);
        main.add(panel);
        main.pack();
        main.setVisible(true);
    private void initLookAndFeel() {
        SynthLookAndFeel lookAndFeel = new SynthLookAndFeel();
        try {
            InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream("synth.xml");
            if( is == null) {
                System.err.println("unable to load resource stream");
            } else {
                lookAndFeel.load(is, getClass());
                UIManager.setLookAndFeel(lookAndFeel);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println("Couldn't get specified look and feel ("+ lookAndFeel+ "), for some reason.");
            System.err.println("Using the default look and feel.");
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.exit(1);
}

As its name implies, an imagePainter element creates a SynthPainter that paints from an image. For example:
<synth>
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<state>
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<imagePainter method="panelBackground" path="background.png"
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</style>
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