i'm still here ...

.... you can see where i'm going. the alarm will just blink.
if anyone wants to help, don't write code for me. explain.

k

/**
  *
  * @author kevin
  */
/**
  * @(#)MyClock2.java
  *
  *
  * @Kevin
  * @version 1.20 2007/4/20
  */
import java.text.*;
import java.text.DateFormat;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
//import java.awt.JPanel;

import java.util.*;
// import java.util.Color.*;
import java.util.Calendar;
import javax.swing.*;

abstract class BigFonts extends JComponent
         implements MouseMotionListener, ActionListener {

     int newx=125, newy=95;
     String st = " Starting ...";

     public void paintComponent(Graphics g){

         g.drawString(st, newx, newy);
     }
//make draggable
     public void MouseDragged(MouseEvent e){

         // int newx =0;newy = 0;
         newx=e.getX();
         newy=e.getY();
         repaint();
     }

     public static String setAlarm(String theAlarm ,String theTime){
         theAlarm = theTime+1;
         return theAlarm;
     }

     public void alarm(String theAlarm ,String theTime){
         if (theTime==theAlarm){}
             // blink
     }

     public static String doTime(String ts){

         String thetime;
         Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
         SimpleDateFormat tf = new SimpleDateFormat( "h:mm:ss a" ) ;
         thetime = tf.format(calendar.getTime());
         return thetime;
     }

     public static void addToBox(String thetime){

         Font big = new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 50);
         JButton thedisplay = new JButton(thetime);
         thedisplay.setFont(big);
         JFrame display = new JFrame("What time is it Dorsey? Huh, Punk");
         display.setLayout(new GridLayout(3,2));
         display.setBackground(Color.CYAN);
         display.setSize(300,250);
         display.setFont(big);
         display.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
         display.add(thedisplay);
         JRadioButton ON = new JRadioButton("alarm on");
         JRadioButton OFF = new JRadioButton("alarm off");
         display.add(ON);
         display.add(OFF);
         display.setVisible(true);

     }

     public static void main(String[] args){

         String theTime = " ";
         String theAlarm = " ";
         String st = " Starting ...";
         Thread t = new Thread();
         t.start();
         try{
             for (;;) { // forever
                 addToBox(doTime(st));
                 t.sleep(1000);
             } // forever
         }catch (Exception e){
             //{ who cares?)
         } // catch
     }
}

--
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.