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//This file is part of SECONDO.

//Copyright (C) 2006, University in Hagen, Department of Computer Science, 
//Database Systems for New Applications.

//SECONDO 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 2 of the License, or
//(at your option) any later version.

//SECONDO 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 SECONDO; if not, write to the Free Software
//Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

// Written 2012 by Jan Kristof Nidzwetzki 

package progresswatcher;

import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Frame;

import javax.swing.UIManager;

import com.jgoodies.looks.LookUtils;
import com.jgoodies.looks.Options;

/**
 * GUI helper methods for the application 
 *
 */
public class GuiHelper {

    public static int lastOffset = 0;

    /**
      * Move the frame in the middle of the screen
      */
    public static void locateOnScreen(Frame frame) {
        Dimension paneSize = frame.getSize();
        Dimension screenSize = frame.getToolkit().getScreenSize();
        frame.setLocation((screenSize.width - paneSize.width) / 2 + lastOffset,
                (screenSize.height - paneSize.height) / 2 + lastOffset);

        lastOffset = lastOffset + 10;
    }

    /**
     * Set a new look and feel
     */
    public static void configureUI() {
        UIManager.put(Options.USE_SYSTEM_FONTS_APP_KEY, Boolean.TRUE);
        Options.setDefaultIconSize(new Dimension(18, 18));

        String lafName = LookUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_XP ? Options.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName()
                : Options.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName();

        try {
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(lafName);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println("Can't set look & feel:" + e);
        }
    }
}