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/* MenuComponent.java -- Superclass of all AWT menu components
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package java.awt;

import java.awt.event.FocusEvent;
import java.awt.event.FocusListener;
import java.awt.peer.MenuComponentPeer;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Locale;

import javax.accessibility.Accessible;
import javax.accessibility.AccessibleComponent;
import javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext;
import javax.accessibility.AccessibleRole;
import javax.accessibility.AccessibleSelection;
import javax.accessibility.AccessibleStateSet;

/**
  * This is the superclass of all menu AWT widgets. 
  *
  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
  */
public abstract class MenuComponent implements Serializable
{

/*
 * Static Variables
 */

// Serialization Constant
private static final long serialVersionUID = -4536902356223894379L;

/*************************************************************************/
  
/*
 * Instance Variables
 */

/**
 * The font for this component.
 *
 * @see #getFont()
 * @see #setFont(java.awt.Font)
 * @serial the component's font.
 */
  private Font font;

  /**
   * The name of the component.
   *
   * @see #getName()
   * @see #setName(String)
   * @serial the component's name.
   */
  private String name;

  /**
   * The parent of this component.
   *
   * @see #getParent()
   * @see #setParent(java.awt.MenuContainer)
   * @serial ignored.
   */
  transient MenuContainer parent;

  /**
   * The native peer for this component.
   *
   * @see #getPeer()
   * @see #setPeer(java.awt.peer.MenuComponentPeer)
   * @serial ignored.
   */
  transient MenuComponentPeer peer;

  /**
   * The synchronization locking object for this component.
   *
   * @serial ignored.
   */
  private transient Object tree_lock = this;

  /**
   * The toolkit for this object.
   *
   * @see #getToolkit()
   * @serial ignored.
   */
  private static transient Toolkit toolkit = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();

  /**
   * The accessible context for this component.
   *
   * @see #getAccessibleContext()
   * @serial the accessibility information for this component.
   */
  AccessibleContext accessibleContext;

  /**
   * Was the name of the component set?  This value defaults
   * to false and becomes true after a call to <code>setName()</code>.
   * Please note that this does not guarantee that name will then
   * be non-null, as this may be the value passed to <code>setName()</code>.
   *
   * @see #setName(String)
   * @serial true if the name value has been explicitly set by calling
   *         <code>setName()</code>.
   */
  private boolean nameExplicitlySet;

  /**
   * Does this component handle new events?  Events will be handled
   * by this component if this is true.  Otherwise, they will be forwarded
   * up the component hierarchy.  This implementation does not use this
   * variable; it is merely provided for serialization compatability.
   *
   * @see #dispatchEvent(AWTEvent)
   * @serial true if events are to be processed locally.  Unused.
   */
  private boolean newEventsOnly;

  /**
   * The focus listener chain handler which deals with focus events for
   * the accessible context of this component.
   *
   * @see AccessibleAWTMenuComponent#addFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener)
   * @serial ignored.
   */
  private transient FocusListener focusListener;

/*************************************************************************/

/*
 * Constructors
 */

/**
  * Default constructor for subclasses.
  *
  * @exception HeadlessException If GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() is true.
  */
public
MenuComponent()
{
  if (GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless())
    throw new HeadlessException ();
}

/*************************************************************************/

/*
 * Instance Methods
 */

/**
  * Returns the font in use for this component.
  *
  * @return The font for this component.
  */
public Font
getFont()
{
  if (font != null)
    return font;

  if (parent != null)
    return parent.getFont ();

  return null;
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Sets the font for this component to the specified font.
  *
  * @param font The new font for this component.
  */
public void
setFont(Font font)
{
  this.font = font;
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Returns the name of this component.
  *
  * @return The name of this component.
  */
public String
getName()
{
  return(name);
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Sets the name of this component to the specified name.
  *
  * @param name The new name of this component.
  */
public void
setName(String name)
{
  this.name = name;
  nameExplicitlySet = true;
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Returns the parent of this component.
  * 
  * @return The parent of this component.
  */
public MenuContainer
getParent()
{
  return(parent);
} 

/*************************************************************************/

// Sets the parent of this component.
final void
setParent(MenuContainer parent)
{
  this.parent = parent;
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Returns the native windowing system peer for this component.
  *
  * @return The peer for this component.
  *
  * @deprecated
  */
public MenuComponentPeer
getPeer()
{
  return(peer);
}

/*************************************************************************/

// Sets the peer for this component.
final void
setPeer(MenuComponentPeer peer)
{
  this.peer = peer;
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Destroys this component's native peer
  */
public void
removeNotify()
{
  if (peer != null)
    peer.dispose();
  peer = null;
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Returns the toolkit in use for this component.
  *
  * @return The toolkit for this component.
  */
final Toolkit
getToolkit()
{
  return(toolkit);
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Returns the object used for synchronization locks on this component
  * when performing tree and layout functions.
  *
  * @return The synchronization lock for this component.
  */
protected final Object
getTreeLock()
{
  return(tree_lock);
}

/*************************************************************************/

// The sync lock object for this component.
final void
setTreeLock(Object tree_lock)
{
  this.tree_lock = tree_lock;
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * AWT 1.0 event dispatcher.
  *
  * @deprecated Deprecated in favor of <code>dispatchEvent()</code>.
  * @return true if the event was dispatched, false otherwise.
  */
public boolean
postEvent(Event event)
{
  // This is overridden by subclasses that support events.
  return false;
}
/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Sends this event to this component or a subcomponent for processing.
  *
  * @param event The event to dispatch
  */
public final void dispatchEvent(AWTEvent event)
{
  // See comment in Component.dispatchEvent().
  dispatchEventImpl(event);
}


/**
 * Implementation of dispatchEvent. Allows trusted package classes
 * to dispatch additional events first.  This implementation first
 * translates <code>event</code> to an AWT 1.0 event and sends the
 * result to {@link #postEvent}.  The event is then
 * passed on to {@link #processEvent} for local processing.
 *
 * @param event the event to dispatch.
 */
void dispatchEventImpl(AWTEvent event)
{
  Event oldStyleEvent;

  // This is overridden by subclasses that support events.
  /* Convert AWT 1.1 event to AWT 1.0 event */
  oldStyleEvent = Component.translateEvent(event);
  if (oldStyleEvent != null)
    {
      postEvent(oldStyleEvent);
    }
  /* Do local processing */
  processEvent(event);
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Processes the specified event.  In this class, this method simply
  * calls one of the more specific event handlers.
  * 
  * @param event The event to process.
  */
protected void
processEvent(AWTEvent event)
{
  /* 
     Pass a focus event to the focus listener for
     the accessibility context.
  */
  if (event instanceof FocusEvent)
    {
      if (focusListener != null)
        {
          switch (event.id)
            {
            case FocusEvent.FOCUS_GAINED:
              focusListener.focusGained((FocusEvent) event);
              break;
            case FocusEvent.FOCUS_LOST:
              focusListener.focusLost((FocusEvent) event);
              break;
            }
        }
    }
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Returns a string representation of this component.
  *
  * @return A string representation of this component
  */
public String
toString()
{
  return this.getClass().getName() + "[" + paramString() + "]";
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
 * Returns a debugging string for this component
 */
protected String
paramString()
{
  return "name=" + getName();
}

/**
 * Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this <code>MenuComponent</code>.
 * As an abstract class, we return null.  Concrete subclasses should return
 * their implementation of the accessibility context.
 *
 * @return null.
 */

public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
{
  return null;
}

/**
 * This class provides a base for the accessibility support of menu
 * components.
 *
 * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
 */
protected abstract class AccessibleAWTMenuComponent
  extends AccessibleContext
  implements Serializable, AccessibleComponent, AccessibleSelection
{

  /**
   * Compatible with JDK 1.4.2 revision 5
   */
  private static final long serialVersionUID = -4269533416223798698L;

  /**
   * This is the default constructor.  It should be called by
   * concrete subclasses to ensure necessary groundwork is completed.
   */
  protected AccessibleAWTMenuComponent()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Replaces or supplements the component's selection with the
   * <code>Accessible</code> child at the supplied index.  If
   * the component supports multiple selection, the child is
   * added to the current selection.  Otherwise, the current
   * selection becomes the specified child.  If the child is
   * already selected, nothing happens.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As the existence of children can not be determined from
   * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
   * is left to subclasses.
   *
   * @param index the index of the specified child within a
   *        zero-based list of the component's children.
   */
  public void addAccessibleSelection(int index)
  {
    /* Subclasses with children should implement this */
  }

  /**
   * Registers the specified focus listener to receive
   * focus events from this component.
   *
   * @param listener the new focus listener.
   */
  public void addFocusListener(FocusListener listener)
  {
    /*
     * Chain the new focus listener to the existing chain
     * of focus listeners.  Each new focus listener is
     * coupled via multicasting to the existing chain.
     */
    focusListener = AWTEventMulticaster.add(focusListener, listener);
  }

  /**
   * Clears the component's current selection.  Following
   * the calling of this method, no children of the component
   * will be selected.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As the existence of children can not be determined from
   * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
   * is left to subclasses.
   */
  public void clearAccessibleSelection()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if the specified point lies within the
   * component.  The supplied co-ordinates are assumed to
   * be relative to the co-ordinate system of the component
   * itself.  Thus, the point (0,0) is the upper left corner
   * of this component.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * Please note that this method depends on a correctly implemented
   * version of the <code>getBounds()</code> method.  Subclasses
   * must provide the bounding rectangle via <code>getBounds()</code>
   * in order for this method to work.  
   *
   * @param point the point to check against this component.
   * @return true if the point is within this component.
   * @see #getBounds()
   */
  public boolean contains(Point point)
  {
    /* 
       We can simply return the result of a
       test for containment in the bounding rectangle 
    */
    return getBounds().contains(point);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the <code>Accessible</code> child of this component present
   * at the specified point.  The supplied co-ordinates are
   * assumed to be relative to the co-ordinate system of this
   * component (the parent of any returned accessible).  Thus,
   * the point (0,0) is the upper left corner of this menu
   * component.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As the existence of children can not be determined from
   * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
   * is left to subclasses.
   * 
   * @param point the point at which the returned accessible
   *        is located.
   * @return null.
   */
  public Accessible getAccessibleAt(Point point)
  {
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the <code>Accessible</code> child at the supplied
   * index within the list of children of this component.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As the existence of children can not be determined from
   * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
   * is left to subclasses.
   *
   * @param index the index of the <code>Accessible</code> child
   *        to retrieve.
   * @return null.
   */
  public Accessible getAccessibleChild(int index)
  {
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the number of children of this component which
   * implement the <code>Accessible</code> interface.  If
   * all children of this component are accessible, then
   * the returned value will be the same as the number of
   * children.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   *
   * @return 0.
   */
  public int getAccessibleChildrenCount()
  {
    return 0;
  }

  /**
   * Retrieves the <code>AccessibleComponent</code> associated
   * with this accessible context and its component.  As the
   * context itself implements <code>AccessibleComponent</code>,
   * this is the return value.
   *
   * @return the context itself.
   */
  public AccessibleComponent getAccessibleComponent()
  {
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the accessible name for this menu component.  This
   * is the name given to the component, which may be null if
   * not set using <code>setName()</code>.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * The name is not the most appropriate description of this
   * object.  Subclasses should preferably provide a more
   * accurate description.  For example, a File menu could
   * have the description `Lists commands related to the
   * file system'.
   *
   * @return a description of the component.  Currently,
   *         this is just the contents of the name property.
   * @see MenuComponent#setName(String)
   */
  public String getAccessibleDescription()
  {
    return MenuComponent.this.getName();
  }

  /**
   * Retrieves the index of this component within its parent.
   * If no parent exists, -1 is returned.
   *
   * @return -1 as the parent, a <code>MenuContainer</code>
   *         is not <code>Accessible</code>.
   */
  public int getAccessibleIndexInParent()
  {
    return -1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the accessible name of this component.  This
   * is the name given to the component, which may be null if
   * not set using <code>setName()</code>.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * The name property is not the most suitable string to return
   * for this method.  The string should be localized, and
   * relevant to the operation of the component.  For example,
   * it could be the text of a menu item.  However, this can
   * not be used at this level of abstraction, so it is the
   * responsibility of subclasses to provide a more appropriate
   * name.
   *
   * @return a localized name for this component.  Currently, this
   *         is just the contents of the name property.
   * @see MenuComponent#setName(String)
   */
  public String getAccessibleName()
  {
    return MenuComponent.this.getName();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the <code>Accessible</code> parent of this component.
   * As the parent of a <code>MenuComponent</code> is a
   * <code>MenuContainer</code>, which doesn't implement
   * <code>Accessible</code>, this method returns null.
   *
   * @return null.
   */
  public Accessible getAccessibleParent()
  {
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the accessible role of this component.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * The abstract implementation of this method returns
   * <code>AccessibleRole.AWT_COMPONENT</code>,
   * as the abstract component has no specific role.  This
   * method should be overridden by concrete subclasses, so
   * as to return an appropriate role for the component.
   *
   * @return <code>AccessibleRole.AWT_COMPONENT</code>.
   */
  public AccessibleRole getAccessibleRole()
  {
    return AccessibleRole.AWT_COMPONENT;
  }

  /**
   * Retrieves the <code>AccessibleSelection</code> associated
   * with this accessible context and its component.  As the
   * context itself implements <code>AccessibleSelection</code>,
   * this is the return value.
   *
   * @return the context itself.
   */
  public AccessibleSelection getAccessibleSelection()
  {
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Retrieves the <code>Accessible</code> selected child
   * at the specified index.  If there are no selected children
   * or the index is outside the range of selected children,
   * null is returned.  Please note that the index refers
   * to the index of the child in the list of <strong>selected
   * children</strong>, and not the index of the child in
   * the list of all <code>Accessible</code> children.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As the existence of children can not be determined from
   * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
   * is left to subclasses.
   *
   * @param index the index of the selected <code>Accessible</code>
   *        child.
   */
  public Accessible getAccessibleSelection(int index)
  {
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a count of the number of <code>Accessible</code>
   * children of this component which are currently selected.
   * If there are no children currently selected, 0 is returned.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As the existence of children can not be determined from
   * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
   * is left to subclasses.
   *
   * @return 0.
   */
  public int getAccessibleSelectionCount()
  {
    return 0;
  }

  /**
   * Retrieves the current state of this component
   * in an accessible form.  For example, a given component
   * may be visible, selected, disabled, etc.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As this class tells us virtually nothing about the component,
   * except for its name and font, no state information can be
   * provided.  This implementation thus returns an empty
   * state set, and it is left to concrete subclasses to provide
   * a more acceptable and relevant state set.  Changes to these
   * properties also need to be handled using
   * <code>PropertyChangeListener</code>s.
   *
   * @return an empty <code>AccessibleStateSet</code>.
   */
  public AccessibleStateSet getAccessibleStateSet()
  {
    return new AccessibleStateSet();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the background color of the component, or null
   * if this property is unsupported.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
   * is drawn on screen, so this method simply returns the
   * default system background color used for rendering menus.
   * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
   * menu component should override this method and provide
   * the appropriate information.
   *
   * @return the default system background color for menus.
   * @see #setBackground(java.awt.Color)
   */
  public Color getBackground()
  {
    return SystemColor.menu;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a <code>Rectangle</code> which represents the
   * bounds of this component.  The returned rectangle has the
   * height and width of the component's bounds, and is positioned
   * at a location relative to this component's parent, the
   * <code>MenuContainer</code>.  null is returned if bounds
   * are not supported by the component.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
   * is drawn on screen, so this method simply returns null.
   * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
   * menu component should override this method and provide
   * the appropriate information.
   *
   * @return null.
   * @see #setBounds(java.awt.Rectangle)
   */
  public Rectangle getBounds()
  {
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the <code>Cursor</code> displayed when the pointer
   * is positioned over this component.  Alternatively, null
   * is returned if the component doesn't support the cursor
   * property.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
   * is drawn on screen, so this method simply returns the default
   * system cursor.  Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing
   * of an onscreen menu component may override this method and provide
   * the appropriate information.
   *
   * @return the default system cursor.
   * @see #setCursor(java.awt.Cursor)
   */
  public Cursor getCursor()
  {
    return Cursor.getDefaultCursor();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the <code>Font</code> used for text created by this component.
   *
   * @return the current font.
   * @see #setFont(java.awt.Font)
   */
  public Font getFont()
  {
    return MenuComponent.this.getFont();
  }

  /**
   * Retrieves information on the rendering and metrics of the supplied
   * font.  If font metrics are not supported by this component, null
   * is returned.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * The abstract implementation of this method simply uses the toolkit
   * to obtain the <code>FontMetrics</code>.  Concrete subclasses may
   * find it more efficient to invoke their peer class directly, if one
   * is available.
   *
   * @param font the font about which to retrieve rendering and metric
   *        information.
   * @return the metrics of the given font, as provided by the system
   *         toolkit.
   * @throws NullPointerException if the supplied font was null.
   */
  public FontMetrics getFontMetrics(Font font)
  {
    return MenuComponent.this.getToolkit().getFontMetrics(font);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the foreground color of the component, or null
   * if this property is unsupported.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
   * is drawn on screen, so this method simply returns the
   * default system text color used for rendering menus.
   * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
   * menu component should override this method and provide
   * the appropriate information.
   *
   * @return the default system text color for menus.
   * @see #setForeground(java.awt.Color)
   */
  public Color getForeground()
  {
    return SystemColor.menuText;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the locale currently in use by this component.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * This abstract class has no property relating to the
   * locale used by the component, so this method simply
   * returns the default locale for the current instance
   * of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).  Concrete subclasses
   * which maintain such a property should override this method
   * and provide the locale information more accurately.
   *
   * @return the default locale for this JVM instance.
   */
  public Locale getLocale()
  {
    return Locale.getDefault();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the location of the component, with co-ordinates
   * relative to the parent component and using the co-ordinate
   * space of the screen.  Thus, the point (0,0) is the upper
   * left corner of the parent component.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * Please note that this method depends on a correctly implemented
   * version of the <code>getBounds()</code> method.  Subclasses
   * must provide the bounding rectangle via <code>getBounds()</code>
   * in order for this method to work.  
   *
   * @return the location of the component, relative to its parent.
   * @see #setLocation(java.awt.Point)
   */
  public Point getLocation()
  {
    /* Simply return the location of the bounding rectangle */
    return getBounds().getLocation();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the location of the component, with co-ordinates
   * relative to the screen.  Thus, the point (0,0) is the upper
   * left corner of the screen.  null is returned if the component
   * is either not on screen or if this property is unsupported.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
   * is drawn on screen, so this method simply returns null.
   * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
   * menu component should override this method and provide
   * the appropriate information.
   *
   * @return the location of the component, relative to the screen.
   */
  public Point getLocationOnScreen()
  {
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the size of the component.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * Please note that this method depends on a correctly implemented
   * version of the <code>getBounds()</code> method.  Subclasses
   * must provide the bounding rectangle via <code>getBounds()</code>
   * in order for this method to work.  
   *
   * @return the size of the component.
   * @see #setSize(java.awt.Dimension)
   */
  public Dimension getSize()
  {
    /* Simply return the size of the bounding rectangle */
    return getBounds().getSize();
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if the accessible child specified by the supplied index
   * is currently selected.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As the existence of children can not be determined from
   * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
   * is left to subclasses.
   *
   * @param index the index of the accessible child to check for selection.
   * @return false.
   */
  public boolean isAccessibleChildSelected(int index)
  {
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if this component is currently enabled.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As this abstract component has no properties related to
   * its enabled or disabled state, the implementation of this
   * method is left to subclasses.
   *
   * @return false.
   * @see #setEnabled(boolean)
   */
  public boolean isEnabled()
  {
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if this component is included in the traversal
   * of the current focus from one component to the other.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As this abstract component has no properties related to
   * its ability to accept the focus, the implementation of this
   * method is left to subclasses.
   *
   * @return false.
   */
  public boolean isFocusTraversable()
  {
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if the component is being shown on screen.
   * A component is determined to be shown if it is visible,
   * and each parent component is also visible.  Please note
   * that, even when a component is showing, it may still be
   * obscured by other components in front.  This method only
   * determines if the component is being drawn on the screen.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As this abstract component and its parent have no properties
   * relating to visibility, the implementation of this method is
   * left to subclasses.
   *
   * @return false.
   * @see #isVisible()
   */
  public boolean isShowing()
  {
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if the component is visible.  A component may
   * be visible but not drawn on the screen if one of its parent
   * components is not visible.  To determine if the component is
   * actually drawn on screen, <code>isShowing()</code> should be
   * used.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As this abstract component has no properties relating to its
   * visibility, the implementation of this method is left to subclasses.
   *
   * @return false.
   * @see #isShowing()
   * @see #setVisible(boolean)
   */
  public boolean isVisible()
  {
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Removes the accessible child specified by the supplied index from
   * the list of currently selected children.  If the child specified
   * is not selected, nothing happens.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As the existence of children can not be determined from
   * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
   * is left to subclasses.
   *
   * @param index the index of the <code>Accessible</code> child.
   */
  public void removeAccessibleSelection(int index)
  {
    /* Subclasses with children should implement this */
  }

  /**
   * Removes the specified focus listener from the list of registered
   * focus listeners for this component.
   *
   * @param listener the listener to remove.
   */
  public void removeFocusListener(FocusListener listener)
  {
    /* Remove the focus listener from the chain */
    focusListener = AWTEventMulticaster.remove(focusListener, listener);
  }

  /**
   * Requests that this component gains focus.  This depends on the
   * component being focus traversable.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As this abstract component has no properties relating to its
   * focus traversability, or access to a peer with request focusing
   * abilities, the implementation of this method is left to subclasses.
   */
  public void requestFocus()
  {
    /* Ignored */
  }

  /**
   * Selects all <code>Accessible</code> children of this component which
   * it is possible to select.  The component needs to support multiple
   * selections.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * This abstract component provides a simplistic implementation of this
   * method, which ignores the ability of the component to support multiple
   * selections and simply uses <code>addAccessibleSelection</code> to
   * add each <code>Accessible</code> child to the selection.  The last
   * <code>Accessible</code> component is thus selected for components
   * which don't support multiple selections.  Concrete implementations should
   * override this with a more appopriate and efficient implementation, which
   * properly takes into account the ability of the component to support multiple
   * selections. 
   */
  public void selectAllAccessibleSelection()
  {
    /* Simply call addAccessibleSelection() on all accessible children */
    for (int a = 0; a < getAccessibleChildrenCount(); ++a)
      {
        addAccessibleSelection(a);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Sets the background color of the component to that specified.
   * Unspecified behaviour occurs when null is given as the new
   * background color.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
   * is drawn on screen, so this method simply ignores the supplied
   * color and continues to use the default system color.   
   * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
   * menu component should override this method and provide
   * the appropriate information.
   *
   * @param color the new color to use for the background.
   * @see getBackground()
   */
  public void setBackground(Color color)
  {
    /* Ignored */
  }

  /**
   * Sets the height and width of the component, and its position
   * relative to this component's parent, to the values specified
   * by the supplied rectangle.  Unspecified behaviour occurs when
   * null is given as the new bounds.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
   * is drawn on screen, so this method simply ignores the new
   * rectangle and continues to return null from <code>getBounds()</code>.
   * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
   * menu component should override this method and provide
   * the appropriate information.
   *
   * @param rectangle a rectangle which specifies the new bounds of
   *        the component.
   * @see #getBounds()
   */
  public void setBounds(Rectangle rectangle)
  {
    /* Ignored */
  }

  /**
   * Sets the <code>Cursor</code> used when the pointer is positioned over the
   * component.  Unspecified behaviour occurs when null is given as the new
   * cursor.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
   * is drawn on screen, so this method simply ignores the new cursor
   * and continues to return the default system cursor.  Concrete
   * subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen menu component
   * may override this method and provide the appropriate information.
   *
   * @param cursor the new cursor to use.
   * @see #getCursor()
   */
  public void setCursor(Cursor cursor)
  {
    /* Ignored */
  }

  /**
   * Sets the enabled/disabled state of this component.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As this abstract component has no properties related to
   * its enabled or disabled state, the implementation of this
   * method is left to subclasses.
   *
   * @param enabled true if the component should be enabled,
   *        false otherwise.
   * @see #getEnabled()
   */
  public void setEnabled(boolean enabled)
  {
    /* Ignored */
  }

  /**
   * Sets the <code>Font</code> used for text created by this component.
   * Unspecified behaviour occurs when null is given as the new
   * font.
   *
   * @param font the new font to use for text.
   * @see #getFont()
   */
  public void setFont(Font font)
  {
    /* Call the method of the enclosing component */
    MenuComponent.this.setFont(font);
  }

  /**
   * Sets the foreground color of the component to that specified.
   * Unspecified behaviour occurs when null is given as the new
   * background color.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
   * is drawn on screen, so this method simply ignores the supplied
   * color and continues to return the default system text color used
   * for rendering menus.
   * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
   * menu component should override this method and provide
   * the appropriate information.
   *
   * @param color the new foreground color.
   * @see #getForeground()
   */
  public void setForeground(Color color)
  {
    /* Ignored */
  }

  /**
   * Sets the location of the component, with co-ordinates
   * relative to the parent component and using the co-ordinate
   * space of the screen.  Thus, the point (0,0) is the upper
   * left corner of the parent component.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * Please note that this method depends on a correctly implemented
   * version of the <code>getBounds()</code> method.  Subclasses
   * must provide the bounding rectangle via <code>getBounds()</code>
   * in order for this method to work.  
   *
   * @param point the location of the component, relative to its parent.
   * @see #getLocation()
   */
  public void setLocation(Point point)
  {
    getBounds().setLocation(point);
  }

  /**
   * Sets the size of the component.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * Please note that this method depends on a correctly implemented
   * version of the <code>getBounds()</code> method.  Subclasses
   * must provide the bounding rectangle via <code>getBounds()</code>
   * in order for this method to work.  
   *
   * @param size the new size of the component.
   * @see #getSize()
   */
  public void setSize(Dimension size)
  {
    getBounds().setSize(size);
  }

  /**
   * Sets the visibility state of the component.  A component may
   * be visible but not drawn on the screen if one of its parent
   * components is not visible.  To determine if the component is
   * actually drawn on screen, <code>isShowing()</code> should be
   * used.
   * <br />
   * <br />
   * As this abstract component has no properties relating to its
   * visibility, the implementation of this method is left to subclasses.
   *
   * @param visibility the new visibility of the component -- true if
   *        the component is visible, false if not.
   * @see #isShowing()
   * @see #isVisible()
   */
  public void setVisible(boolean visibility)
  {
    /* Ignored */
  }

} /* class AccessibleAWTMenuComponent */
          

} // class MenuComponent