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.... i'm trying to make it draggable with a slider to set the fonts. any
help appreciated:

/**
  * @(#)MyClock2.java
  *
  *
  * @Kevin
  * @version 1.00 2007/4/20
  */
import java.text.*;
import java.text.DateFormat;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.Font;

import java.util.*;
// import java.util.Color.*;
import java.util.Calendar;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JSlider.*;

abstract class BigFonts extends JPanel
implements ActionListener, MouseMotionListener

{

public static void main(String[] args)
{
   ChangeEvent a;
   String st = " ";
   Thread t = new Thread();
   t.start();
   try{
      for (;;) { // forever
          addToBox(doTime(st));
          t.sleep(1000);
          //test(a);
   } // forever
   }catch (Exception e){
    //{ who cares?)
   } // catch
   }
;

public static void test(ChangeEvent a)
{
  // setup slider

    JSlider slider = (JSlider)a.getSource();
     //slider.addChangeListener(slider);
     slider.setMinorTickSpacing(5);
     slider.setMajorTickSpacing(10);
     slider.setPaintTicks(true);
     slider.setSnapToTicks(true);
     slider.setPaintTrack(false);
     slider.setPaintLabels(true);
}
// take action

public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent a) {
     JSlider source = (JSlider)a.getSource();
     if (source.getValueIsAdjusting()) {
       int fontSize = (int)source.getValue();
       int delay = 100;
     }
} // test

/*
public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
    String st = " ";
    g.drawString(st, newx, newy);
}

public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)
{
    int newx = e.getX();
    int newy = e.getY();
    repaint();

}

public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e){}

*/
public static String doTime(String ts){

     Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
     String am_pm="";
     String timeString= "";

     String s =" ";
     String m =" ";

     int second = calendar.get(Calendar.SECOND);
     int minute = calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE);
     int hour = calendar.get(Calendar.HOUR);
     
       if(calendar.get(Calendar.AM_PM) == 0)
       am_pm = " AM";
       else
       am_pm = " PM";

       timeString = hour+":"+minute+":"+second+am_pm;
       if (second < 10){
        s = "0" + second;
        timeString= hour+":"+minute+":"+s+am_pm;
        }
            if (minute < 10){
             m = "0"+minute;
        timeString= hour+":"+m+":"+second+am_pm;
            }
        if(hour >= 12){
                    hour = hour - 12; // force 12 hour clock
                    timeString= hour+":"+minute+":"+second+am_pm;
        }
                 return timeString;
           

}

public static void addToBox(String theTime)
{

       Font big = new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 50);
       JSlider adjust = new JSlider();
       adjust.setSize(300, 30);
        JButton thedisplay = new JButton(theTime);
        thedisplay.setFont(big);
        JFrame display = new JFrame("What Time is it?");
        display.add(adjust);
        display.add(thedisplay);
        display.setBackground(Color.CYAN);
        display.setSize(300,150);
        display.setFont(big);
       display.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    adjust.setMinorTickSpacing(5);
    adjust.setMajorTickSpacing(10);
    //adjust.setSnapToTick(true);
     adjust.setPaintTrack(false);
     adjust.setPaintLabels(true);

     //adjust.setSize(30,30);
     display.setVisible(true);

   }
}

--
Sometimes I'm in a good mood.
Sometimes I'm in a bad mood.
When all my moods have cum to pass
i hope they bury me upside down
so the world can kiss me porcelain,
white, Irish bottom.