Additional Useful Readings for Lab 8

Java Support for GUI Development

• Chapter 10 of Lewis & Loftus (all)

  The specifics are a bit outdated, since the book is only current to version 1.1 of the JDK (we're using 1.1.4), but the general concepts apply.

• java APIs for:

  • java.awt.Panel

    The superclass of ALUPanel

  • java.awt.Component

    In general, the superclass of java GUI classes. Good only for general background reading. This document is huge. Please don't waste paper by printing it out.

  • java.awt.event.ActionListener

    Just an interface. Included for your peace of mind.

Threads

• Chapter 14, section 2 of Lewis & Loftus

  General treatment of java threads.

• java APIs for:

  • java.lang.Runnable

    An interface. For peace of mind.

  • java.lang.Thread

    Good only for general background reading. Don't spend too much time on it, and please don't print it, as it is also quite large.

duckMachine APIs Relevant to this Assignment

• duckMachine.GUI.ALUPanel
• duckMachine.GUI.CommThread
• duckMachine.GUI.ControlPanel
• duckMachine.GUI.MachineFrame
• duckMachine.operatingSystem.ShellCommand