here's my code. any help on the stateChanged method???

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Date:
Mon, 21 May 2007 17:40:59 -0400
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/**
  *
  * @author kevin
  */
/**
  * @(#)MyClock2.
  *
  *
  * @Kevin
  * @version 1.20 2007/4/20
  */
import java.text.*;
import java.text.ParseException;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.GridLayout;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.*;
import java.util.Calendar.*;
import java.util.Date.*;

import java.io.IOException;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.SpinnerDateModel;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
import javax.swing.JSpinner.*;

abstract class BigFonts extends JComponent
         implements MouseMotionListener, ActionListener,
         ChangeListener
{

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

//make draggable
     public void MouseDragged(MouseEvent e){

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

     public static String doTime(String ts){

         //Calendar earliestdate, latestdate;
         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){

         // make text bigger for visually impaired friend

         String alarmTime;
         Font big = new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 40);
         JLabel msg = new JLabel("Time to go.");
         JButton thedisplay = new JButton(thetime);
         thedisplay.setFont(big);
         thedisplay.setSize(200, 200);

         // prepare alarm

         // put it all in a layout

         JFrame display = new JFrame("Set the Alarm, pleas.");
         display.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);;
         display.setSize(250, 100);
         display.setLayout(new GridLayout());
         display.setBackground(Color.blue);
         display.setFont(big);
         display.add(thedisplay);
         display.setVisible(true);
     }

             // spinner action

        public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent evt){

            JSpinner alarm = (JSpinner) (evt.getSource());
            alarm.setFocusable(true);
            alarm.setEnabled(true);
            alarm.setValue(alarm.getNextValue());

        }

     public static void setAlarm(){

         Font big = new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 40);
         JFrame display = new JFrame("Set the Alarm");
         Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
         // spinner model -- for setting alarm

        Date presentTime = calendar.getTime();
        Date earliestTime = calendar.getTime();
        Date latestTime = calendar.getTime();
        SpinnerDateModel model = new SpinnerDateModel(presentTime ,
                              earliestTime,
                              latestTime,
                              Calendar.SECOND);

        JSpinner alarm = new JSpinner(model);
        alarm.setFont(big);
        alarm.setFocusable(true);
        alarm.setBackground(Color.blue);
        alarm.setEditor (new JSpinner.DateEditor(alarm,"hh:mm:ss aa"));
        alarm.setEnabled(true);
        alarm.setSize(200,200);
        display.setSize(300, 100);
        alarm.setVisible(true);
        display.add(alarm);
        alarm.setEnabled(true);
        display.setVisible(true);

     }

     public static void main(String[] args){

         int newx=125, newy=95; // coordinates of time
         boolean set;
         set = true;
         String st = " Starting ...";
         String theTime = " ";
         String theAlarm = " ";
         Thread t = new Thread();
         Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();

         t.start();
         try{
         //setAlarm();
             if (set)
                 setAlarm();
             else
             for (;;) { // forever
                 addToBox(doTime(st));
                 t.sleep(1000);
             } // forever

         }catch (Exception e){}

             //{ who cares?)

     }

}

--
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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,
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