JFlow

JFlow implements a Cover Flow-like user interface in Java Swing. A demo is available.

Quick Usage Instructions

Sample code is available in the be.pwnt.jflow.demo package. Generally, you would probably use JFlow as follows:

1. Get or compile the JFlow JAR file and add it to your class path.
2. Look at the source code of be.pwnt.jflow.Configuration, which contains all the available parameters.
3. Create an instance of Configuration. At the very least, create the shape array and fill it with instances of be.pwnt.jflow.shape.Picture.
4. Create an instance of JFlowPanel, passing it the Configuration instance.
5. Use the JFlowPanel instance like any other JPanel.

Interactivity

Three shape-related events are currently implemented:

• activating a shape (moving the cursor over it),
• deactivating a shape (moving the cursor off it), and
• clicking an activated shape.

To capture such events, JFlowPanel offers a standard Observer pattern. Implement be.pwnt.jflow.ShapeListener in a new class, instantiate the class and register the instance with the panel using the addListener method. This procedure is also used in the be.pwnt.jflow.demo package.

Author

Tim De Pauw

License

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.