minkowski
Class Minkowski

java.lang.Object
  extended byjava.awt.Component
      extended byjava.awt.Container
          extended byjava.awt.Panel
              extended byjava.applet.Applet
                  extended byedu.davidson.tools.SApplet
                      extended byminkowski.Minkowski
All Implemented Interfaces:
javax.accessibility.Accessible, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.io.Serializable

public class Minkowski
extends SApplet

Class minkowski.Minkowski class Minkowski extends SApplet Minkowski shows the geometric represenation of Rotation, Galilean, and Lorentz coordinate transformations.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class edu.davidson.tools.SApplet
destroyed
 
Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component
BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT
 
Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH
 
Method Summary
 int addLabPoint(double x, double y)
          Adds a point to the laboratory coordiante frame.
 int addMovingPoint(double x, double y)
          Add a point to the moving coordiante frame.
 void reset()
          Clears the lab and moving coordinates.
 void setDefault()
          Sets the default state.
 void setMode(java.lang.String mode)
          Changes the type of transformation The mode should be Galilean, Rotation, or Lorentz.
 void setPixPerUnit(int pu)
          Sets the pixels per unit.
 boolean setShowCoordinates(int id, boolean show)
          Shows the coordinate values on the screen when the mouse is dragged.
 void setVelocity(double v)
          Sets the velocity of the moving frame.
 
Methods inherited from class edu.davidson.tools.SApplet
addDataListener, addDataSource, checkAppletNames, cleanupDataConnections, clearAllData, clearData, deleteDataConnection, deleteDataConnections, formatValue, forward, getAppletName, getClockID, getClockTime, getDataFromDS, getDataListener, getDataSource, getDataSource, getDebugLevel, getID, getSourceData, getSourceVariables, isClockRunning, isValidFunction, makeDataConnection, pause, removeDataListener, removeDataSource, reverse, sendDataToListener, setAutoRefresh, setClockContinous, setClockCycle, setClockOneShot, setClockTime, setConnectionBlock, setConnectionListener, setConnectionSmoothing, setConnectionSource, setConnectionStride, setConnectionWindowX, setConnectionWindowY, setDebugLevel, setDt, setExternalClock, setFPS, setIndependentClock, setTimeContinuous, setTimeCycle, setTimeOneShot, startClock, stepClock, stepTime, stepTimeBack, stepTimeForward, stop, stopClock, updateDataConnection, updateDataConnections
 
Methods inherited from class java.applet.Applet
destroy, getAccessibleContext, getAppletContext, getAppletInfo, getAudioClip, getAudioClip, getCodeBase, getDocumentBase, getImage, getImage, getLocale, getParameter, getParameterInfo, init, isActive, newAudioClip, play, play, resize, resize, setStub, showStatus, start
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Panel
addNotify
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container
add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getInsets, getLayout, getListeners, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getPreferredSize, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paint, paintComponents, preferredSize, print, printComponents, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, removeNotify, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFont, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, update, validate
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component
action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, contains, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disable, dispatchEvent, enable, enable, enableInputMethods, getBackground, getBounds, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphics, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHeight, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocation, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, getWidth, getX, getY, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isDoubleBuffered, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isOpaque, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, printAll, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, reshape, setBackground, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setEnabled, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setForeground, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, setVisible, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

setPixPerUnit

public void setPixPerUnit(int pu)
Sets the pixels per unit. This sets the scale for the animation.

Parameters:
pu - pixels per unit.

setShowCoordinates

public boolean setShowCoordinates(int id,
                                  boolean show)
Shows the coordinate values on the screen when the mouse is dragged.

Parameters:
id - the object identifier
show - true to show
Returns:
true if successful

setMode

public void setMode(java.lang.String mode)
Changes the type of transformation The mode should be Galilean, Rotation, or Lorentz.

Parameters:
mode - the transformation type

reset

public void reset()
Clears the lab and moving coordinates. Reset the clock.

Overrides:
reset in class SApplet

setDefault

public void setDefault()
Sets the default state.

Overrides:
setDefault in class SApplet

setVelocity

public void setVelocity(double v)
Sets the velocity of the moving frame.

Parameters:
v -

addLabPoint

public int addLabPoint(double x,
                       double y)
Adds a point to the laboratory coordiante frame.

Parameters:
x - the x value
y - the y value
Returns:
the id

addMovingPoint

public int addMovingPoint(double x,
                          double y)
Add a point to the moving coordiante frame.

Parameters:
x - the x value
y - the y value
Returns:
the id


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