almost ther ...

.... it's the stateChange. when i click once once it goes up
one. clik again and it shoots up? other than that i think
it's fine.

/**
  * @(#)BigFonts4
  *
  *
  * @Kevin
  * @version 1.40 2007/4/20
  */
import java.text.*;
import java.text.ParseException;

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

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.Calendar.*;
import java.util.Date.*;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;

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.*;
import javax.swing.BorderFactory.*;
import javax.swing.border.Border;

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

     public static String doTime(String ts){

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

     public static void addToBox(String thetime){

         // make text bigger for visually impaired friend

         JFrame display = new JFrame("Time Is: ");
         Font big = new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 40);
         Border matte ;
         matte = BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(1, 10, 10, 10, Color.blue);
         JButton thedisplay = new JButton(thetime);
         thedisplay.setSize(400,400);
         display.add(thedisplay);
         display.setBounds(30,5,230, 100);
         display.setLayout(new GridLayout(1,1));
         display.setVisible(true);
         display.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);;

         display.setBackground(Color.blue);
         thedisplay.setFont(big);
         thedisplay.setBackground(Color.blue);
         thedisplay.setBorder(matte);
         thedisplay.setVisible(true);
     }

     public static void soundAlarm (JSpinner alarm, JSpinner now){
         Date warning = new Date(5);
         JLabel go = new JLabel ("Time to go ...");
         if (alarm.getValue() == now.getValue());
             go.setVisible(true);
     }

    public static void setAlarm(JSpinner hour, JSpinner minute, JSpinner
second){

    try{
       String value,value2, value3;
       value = (String)hour.getValue();
       value2 = (String)minute.getValue();
       value3 = (String)second.getValue();
       hour.setValue(value + value2 + value3);
       hour.commitEdit();
       }catch (ParseException p) {}
    }

    public static void showit(JSpinner hour, JSpinner minute, JSpinner
second){

             JFrame display2 = new JFrame("Set Allarm : ");
             Border matte ;
             matte = BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(1, 1, 10, 10,
Color.blue);
             display2.setBounds(30,100,230,80);
             display2.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);;
             display2.setLayout(new GridLayout(1,1));
             hour.setFocusable(true);
             hour.setBorder(matte);
             display2.add(hour);
             minute.setFocusable(true);
             minute.setBorder(matte);
             display2.add(minute);
             second.setBorder(matte);
             second.setFocusable(true);
             display2.add(second);
             display2.setVisible(true);
             display2.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }

     // spinner action

public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent evt){

         try{
             JSpinner setit = (JSpinner) (evt.getSource());
             setit.enableInputMethods(true);
             setit.commitEdit();
         }catch (ParseException ex) {}
}

    public void addSpinners(){

             Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
             Date initDate = calendar.getTime();
             Date earliestDate = calendar.getTime();
             Date latestDate = calendar.getTime();
             SpinnerDateModel model = new SpinnerDateModel(initDate,
                     earliestDate,
                     latestDate,
                     Calendar.SECOND);

             JSpinner hour = new JSpinner(model);
             model.addChangeListener(this);
             hour.setEditor(new JSpinner.DateEditor(hour, ""));
             hour.setVisible(true);

             JSpinner minute = new JSpinner(model);
             model.addChangeListener(this);
             minute.setEditor(new JSpinner.DateEditor(minute, ""));
             minute.setVisible(true);

             JSpinner second = new JSpinner(model);
             model.addChangeListener(this);
             second.setEditor (new JSpinner.DateEditor(second, ""));
             second.setVisible(true);
    }

     public static void main(String[] args){

         JSpinner hour = new JSpinner();
         JSpinner minute = new JSpinner();
         JSpinner second = new JSpinner();

         boolean set;
         set = true;
         String st = " Starting ...";
         String theTime = " ";
         String theAlarm = " ";
         Thread t = new Thread();

         t.start();
            try{
        for (;;) {
                 addToBox(doTime(st));
                 //setAlarm(hour, minute, second);
                 showit(hour, minute, second);
                 soundAlarm(hour, hour);
                 Thread.sleep(1000);

                 }
         }catch (Exception e){}
     }
}
--
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.