Contents

1. You want to do what?!?
2. Getting started
3. The desktop
4. A pseudo-base class
5. Joy and grief
6. Timing is everything (or sometimes nothing)
7. Conclusions / Lessons Learned

My very own base class - sort of

public class DesktopComponent extends Component implements Serializable {
	String label;

	DesktopComponent() {
		super();
	}

	DesktopComponent( String s ) {
		super();
		this.setLabel( s );
	}

	public void setLabel( String s ) {
		this.label = s;
	}

	public String getLabel() {
		return this.label;
	}

	public void setX( int i ) {
		this.setLocation( i, this.getLocation().y );
	}

	public int getX() {
		return this.getLocation().x;
	}

	public void setY( int i ) {
		this.setLocation( this.getLocation().x, i );
	}

	public int getY() {
		return this.getLocation().y;
	}

	public void setWidth( int i ) {
		this.setSize( i, this.getSize().height );
	}

	public int getWidth() {
		return this.getSize().width;
	}

	public void setHeight( int i ) {
		this.setSize( this.getSize().width, i );
	}

	public int getHeight() {
		return this.getSize().height;
	}

	private void writeObject( ObjectOutputStream s ) throws IOException {
		s.defaultWriteObject();
	}

	private void readObject( ObjectInputStream s ) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
		s.defaultReadObject();
	}
}