this has beenm a great learning exp.== any help or pointers?

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Date:
Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:33:25 -0400
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/**
  * @(#)BigFonts4
  *
  *
  * @Kevin
  * @version 1.40 2007/4/20
  */
import java.text.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.text.ParseException;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.Calendar.*;
import java.util.Date.*;

import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
import javax.swing.JSpinner.*;
import javax.swing.BorderFactory.*;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.border.Border;

abstract class BigFonts extends JComponent
         implements ActionListener,ChangeListener {

     public static String doTime(String ts){

         String thetime;
         Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
         SimpleDateFormat tf = new SimpleDateFormat( "h:mm:ss aa" ) ;
         thetime = tf.format(calendar.getTime());
         return thetime;
     }

     public static String alarmChoice(){

         JFrame frame = new JFrame();
         //optionPane.addPropertyChangeListener(this);
             final JOptionPane optionPane = new JOptionPane(
             "Would you like to set an alarm?",
              JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
                     JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(frame,"Do you want an
alarm? ");
                     frame.setVisible(true);
                     return "no";
             }

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {

      int result = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog( null,
                                 "Set the Alarm?"+
                                 JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION );

                   String seed = " ";
                   JSpinner hour = new JSpinner();
                   JSpinner minute = new JSpinner();
                   JSpinner second = new JSpinner();

                   switch (result) {
                        case JOptionPane.NO_OPTION:
                        addToBox(doTime(seed));
                        break;
                        case JOptionPane.YES_OPTION:
                        addToBox(doTime(seed));
                        setAlarm(hour, minute, second);
                        break;
                   }
  }

     public static void addToBox(String thetime){

         // make text bigger for visually impaired friend

         JFrame display = new JFrame("Time Is: ");
         Font big = new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 40);
         Border matte ;
         matte = BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(1, 10, 10, 10, Color.blue);
         JButton thedisplay = new JButton(thetime);
         thedisplay.setSize(400,400);
         display.add(thedisplay);
         display.setBounds(30,5,230, 100);
         display.setLayout(new GridLayout(1,1));
         display.setVisible(true);
         display.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
         display.setBackground(Color.blue);
         thedisplay.setFont(big);
         thedisplay.setBackground(Color.blue);
         thedisplay.setBorder(matte);
         thedisplay.setVisible(true);
     }

     public static void soundAlarm(JSpinner alarm, JSpinner now){

         JLabel go = new JLabel("Time to go ...");
         if (alarm.getValue() == now.getValue());
         go.setVisible(true);
     }

     public static void setAlarm(JSpinner hour, JSpinner minute,
JSpinner second){
              String value = null;
              String value2 = null;
              String value3 = null;
              String theTime = "";
         try{
             value = (String)hour.getValue();
             hour.commitEdit();
             }catch (ParseException p){
                System.err.println("Exception: "+ p.getMessage());

         }
              try{
                 value2 = (String)minute.getValue();
                 minute.commitEdit();
                 }catch (ParseException p2){
                    System.err.println("Exception: "+ p2.getMessage());

                     try{
                         value3 = (String)second.getValue();
                         second.commitEdit();
                        }catch (ParseException p3){
                           System.err.println("Exception: "+
p3.getMessage());
                    }
                            theTime = (value + value2 +value3);

                        {
                         try{
                            hour.setValue(new Date(theTime));
                            hour.commitEdit();
                         }catch (ParseException p4){
                            System.err.println("Exception: "+
p4.getMessage());
                            }
                         Date alarm = (Date) hour.getValue();
}}}

     public static void showit(JSpinner hour, JSpinner minute, JSpinner
second){

         JFrame display2 = new JFrame("Set Allarm : ");
         Border matte ;
         matte = BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(1, 1, 10, 10, Color.blue);
         display2.setBounds(30,100,230,80);
         display2.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
         display2.setLayout(new GridLayout(1,1));
         hour.setFocusable(true);
         hour.setBorder(matte);
         display2.add(hour);
         minute.setFocusable(true);
         minute.setBorder(matte);
         display2.add(minute);
         second.setBorder(matte);
         second.setFocusable(true);
         display2.add(second);
         display2.setVisible(true);
         display2.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
     }

     // spinner action

     public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent evt){

         try{
             JSpinner setit = (JSpinner) (evt.getSource());
             setit.commitEdit();
         }catch (ParseException ex) {
         System.err.println("Parse Exception" + ex);
         }
     }

     public void addSpinners(){

         Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
         Date initDate = calendar.getTime();
         Date earliestDate = calendar.getTime();
         Date latestDate = calendar.getTime();
         SpinnerDateModel model = new SpinnerDateModel(initDate,
                 earliestDate,
                 latestDate,
                 Calendar.SECOND);

         JSpinner hour = new JSpinner(model);
         model.addChangeListener(this);
         hour.setEditor(new JSpinner.DateEditor(hour, "00"));
         hour.setVisible(true);

         JSpinner minute = new JSpinner(model);
         model.addChangeListener(this);
         minute.setEditor(new JSpinner.DateEditor(minute, "00"));
         minute.setVisible(true);

         JSpinner second = new JSpinner(model);
         model.addChangeListener(this);
         second.setEditor(new JSpinner.DateEditor(second, "00"));
         second.setVisible(true);
     }

     public static void main(String[] args){

         JSpinner hour = new JSpinner();
         JSpinner minute = new JSpinner();
         JSpinner second = new JSpinner();

         boolean set;
         set = true;
         String st = " Starting ...";
         String theTime = " ";
         String theAlarm = " ";
         Thread t = new Thread();

         t.start();
          alarmChoice();
         try{
             for (;;) {
                   addToBox(doTime(st));
                   showit(hour, minute, second);
                   setAlarm(hour, minute, second);

                   soundAlarm(hour, hour);
                 Thread.sleep(1000);
             }
     }catch (Exception e){
              System.err.println("Exception: " + e.getMessage());
     }
}
}
--
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Sometimes I'm in a bad mood.
When all my moods have cum to pass
i hope they bury me upside down
so the world can kiss me porcelain,
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