Package edu.cnu.mdi.view

Class DrawingViewInfo

java.lang.Object
edu.cnu.mdi.view.AbstractViewInfo
edu.cnu.mdi.view.DrawingViewInfo
public class DrawingViewInfo extends AbstractViewInfo
Describes the DrawingView for the in-app help / info dialog.

Returned by DrawingView.getViewInfo() and displayed when the user clicks the info button in the toolbar.

  • Constructor Details

    • DrawingViewInfo

      public DrawingViewInfo()

  • Method Details

    • getTitle

      public String getTitle()
      Specified by:
      getTitle in class AbstractViewInfo
      Returns:
      "Drawing View"

    • getPurpose

      public String getPurpose()
      Specified by:
      getPurpose in class AbstractViewInfo
      Returns:
      a short description of the view's purpose

    • getUsageSteps

      public List<String> getUsageSteps()
      Usage steps (optional alternative to bullets). Each step should be plain text (not HTML). The framework will escape it.

      Step-by-step instructions covering the main interaction modes.

      Overrides:
      getUsageSteps in class AbstractViewInfo
      Returns:
      List of usage steps, or empty list if none.

    • getUsageBullets

      public List<String> getUsageBullets()
      Usage bullets (preferred). Each bullet should be plain text (not HTML). The framework will escape it.

      Supplementary notes about drawing and navigation behaviour.

      Overrides:
      getUsageBullets in class AbstractViewInfo
      Returns:
      List of usage bullets, or empty list if none.

    • getKeyboardShortcuts

      public Map<String,String> getKeyboardShortcuts()
      A map of Key Combo -> Action (e.g., "Ctrl+S" -> "Save"). Keys and actions are treated as plain text.

      Returns keyboard shortcuts in display order.

      Overrides:
      getKeyboardShortcuts in class AbstractViewInfo
      Returns:
      Map of keyboard shortcuts, or empty map if none.

    • getTechnicalNotes

      public String getTechnicalNotes()

      Returns implementation notes for developers extending the view.

      Overrides:
      getTechnicalNotes in class AbstractViewInfo
      Returns:
      Technical notes. Plain text.

    • getAccentColorHex

      protected String getAccentColorHex()
      Accent color used for section headers. Keep simple; Swing HTML is limited.

      Uses a neutral dark gray accent — appropriate for a general-purpose drawing tool with no domain-specific color associations.

      Overrides:
      getAccentColorHex in class AbstractViewInfo

    • getFooter

      public String getFooter()
      Overrides:
      getFooter in class AbstractViewInfo
      Returns:
      "Drawing View — MDI Framework"