package hirondelle.stocks.util.ui; /** * Collected constants related to the user interface. * * <P>All constants must be immutable. * No instances of this class can be constructed. * * <P>The Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines recommend that components be * spaced using this scheme : *<ul> * <li>place <tt>6*N</tt> pixels between items * <li>but, place <tt>6*N-1</tt> pixels between items if there is one * white border present *</ul> * * The <tt>XXX_SPACE(S)</tt> and {@link #STANDARD_BORDER} items follow the second scheme, * and use <tt>6*N-1</tt> pixel spacings (since this is the more common case). */ public final class UiConsts { public static final int ONE_SPACE = 5; public static final int TWO_SPACES = 11; public static final int THREE_SPACES = 17; public static final int STANDARD_BORDER = TWO_SPACES; /** Symbolic name for absence of keystroke mask. */ public static final int NO_KEYSTROKE_MASK = 0; /** Suggested width for a <tt>JTextField</tt> */ public static final int SIMPLE_FIELD_WIDTH = 20; //star * character for password fields //passwordField.setEchoChar('•'); /** * Maximum length for some <tt>JLabel</tt>s, beyond which the * text will be truncated. See {@link UiUtil#addSimpleDisplayField}. */ public static final int MAX_LABEL_LENGTH = 35; // PRIVATE /** Prevent object construction. */ private UiConsts(){ throw new AssertionError(); } }