import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

/** 
 * An applet to provide an editor of text. edited by 
 * the panel
 * @author matth3wbishop<at>yahoo!<dot>com
 */

public class EditApplet extends Applet implements ActionListener
{

  //--------------------------------------------
  private StringBuffer file;
  //--------------------------------------------
  private Button btnSave;
  //--------------------------------------------
  private Button btnLoad;
  //--------------------------------------------
  private TextArea taEditArea;
  //--------------------------------------------
  private Label lblMessages;
  //--------------------------------------------
  private Font displayFont;


  //-------------------------------------------------
  private Date startTime;
  //-------------------------------------------------
  private Date initializeTime;
  //-------------------------------------------------
  private Date stopTime;
  //-------------------------------------------------
  private Date destroyDate;
  //-------------------------------------------------
  Color backgroundColour;

   //-------------------------------------------------
   /** initialize method */
   public void init() 
   {
     //super();

     this.initializeTime = new Date();
     System.out.println("init method of applet");

     this.btnSave = new Button("play");
     this.btnSave.addActionListener(this);

     this.btnLoad = new Button("play");
     this.btnLoad.addActionListener(this);

     this.lblMessages = new Label();
     this.displayFont = new Font("Monospaced", Font.PLAIN, 16);

     this.taEditArea = new TextArea("hello text area");
     this.taEditArea.setEditable(true);
     this.taEditArea.setFont(this.displayFont);
     this.taEditArea.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
     this.taEditArea.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
     
     this.add(this.btnSave);
     this.add(this.btnLoad);
     this.add(this.lblMessages);
     this.add(this.taEditArea);

     setLayout(new java.awt.GridLayout(1,0));

     add(taEditArea);
     validate();


   } //-- method: init

   //-------------------------------------------------
   public void start() 
   {
     this.startTime = new Date();
     System.out.println("start method of 'Small' applet");
     //addItem("starting... ");
   }

   //-------------------------------------------------
   public void stop() 
   {
     this.stopTime = new Date();
   }

   //-------------------------------------------------
   public void destroy() 
   {
   }

   //-------------------------------------------------
   void addItem(String newWord) 
   {
      //String t = field.getText();
      //field.setText(t + newWord);
      repaint();

   }

   //-------------------------------------------------
    /*
    public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
	//Draw a Rectangle around the applet's display area.
        g.drawRect(0, 0, size().width - 1, size().height - 1);

	//Draw the current string inside the rectangle.
        g.drawString(buffer.toString(), 5, 15);
    }
    */

  //--------------------------------------------
  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) 
  {
    Object source = e.getSource();
    if (source == this.btnSave)
    {  
      this.lblMessages.setText("file saved " + (new Date()));    
    }

    if (source == this.btnLoad)
    {  
      this.lblMessages.setText("loading ");    
    }
    
  } //-- method: actionPerformed


  //--------------------------------------------
  /** A main method to test */
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
  {
    StringBuffer sbUsageMessage = new StringBuffer("");
    sbUsageMessage.append("usage: java EditApplet .");
    //sbUsageMessage.append(NEWLINE); 

    if (args.length == 0)
    {	    
      System.out.println(sbUsageMessage);
      System.exit(-1);
    }


    Frame frame = new Frame("Testing EditApplet");
    EditApplet eaTest = new EditApplet();
    frame.add("Center", eaTest);
    frame.pack();
    frame.show();
      
  } //-- main()    
    
} //-- class: EditApplet