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Karen

Posts: 11
Nickname: karry1412
Registered: Nov, 2004

Some basic problems

Posted: Nov 10, 2004 3:53 AM

Hi! I am working on a project & I am stuck on two of the smallest parts! I can't insert an image or a sound file. I know how to do both in Applets but not in Frames... Please help!!!

Also, when I click a button the desired text appears but when I click the next button more text appears over it. I tried repainting but it doesn't seem to work... Any ideas? Thanks!

Karen

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Nickname: karry1412
Registered: Nov, 2004

Re: Some basic problems

Posted: Nov 10, 2004 9:20 AM

Also, if anyone knows how to make text appear on the next line it would be a great help (not by using \n!)

Karen

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Nickname: karry1412
Registered: Nov, 2004

Re: Some basic problems

Posted: Nov 10, 2004 9:22 AM

I fixed the repainting thing...

Angsuman Chakraborty

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Nickname: angsuman
Registered: Dec, 2003

Re: Some basic problems

Posted: Nov 10, 2004 10:35 PM

Use createImage methods in Toolkit ( Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit() ) for image. Also java.awt.image package.

For sound use javax.sound.
There are other options for sound also.

Angsuman
http://blog.taragana.com/

Karen

Posts: 11
Nickname: karry1412
Registered: Nov, 2004

Re: Some basic problems

Posted: Nov 11, 2004 9:46 AM

Thank you so much! The images are working perfectly know! :)

However, I am still having problems with the sound... I have 4 check boxes representing 4 bands. When you click a check box a song by that band should begin to play. Any ideas?

Angsuman Chakraborty

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Nickname: angsuman
Registered: Dec, 2003

Re: Some basic problems

Posted: Nov 11, 2004 11:29 AM

What is the mdeia type. In other words what is the file extension of the files you are trying to play?

Angsuman
http://blog.taragana.com/

Karen

Posts: 11
Nickname: karry1412
Registered: Nov, 2004

Re: Some basic problems

Posted: Nov 12, 2004 4:18 AM

They are midi files. I am using midis that I know work 0 I used them before.

I have private AudioClip currentClip; declared up the top of the program * albumSound declared as a String.

In the actionPerformed I have soundname set to null. In the if statement (for if album button clicked) I have@

currentClip = createAudioClip(albumSound);
currentClip.play();

Then as a seperate method I have:

public AudioClip createAudioClip(String soundname)
{
// Get the URL for the file name

URL url = this.getClass().getResource("Sounds/" + soundname);

currentClip = Applet.newAudioClip(url);

// Return the audio clip

return currentClip;
}

Do I have to import anything in particular that I might not have already imported in order to use midis? I think I already have everything I need.

The particular midi should be read in from the ConcreteProduct. I am using the Abstract Factory pattern.

Thank you so much for all your help!

Angsuman Chakraborty

Posts: 19816
Nickname: angsuman
Registered: Dec, 2003

Re: Some basic problems

Posted: Nov 12, 2004 7:35 AM

Use javax.sound.midi.MidiSystem.

See the example I have provided for you in the form of a sample java application to play midi file - http://blog.taragana.com/index.php?p=76.

Karen

Posts: 11
Nickname: karry1412
Registered: Nov, 2004

Re: Some basic problems

Posted: Nov 13, 2004 8:01 AM

Thanks very much! I finally got it working. Turns out I had a line of code commented out that I needed - the one to actually play the sound when the button was clicked... Typical! Thanks again! :)

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