This chapter looks at various tips and techniques to assist with Java programming:

Java

• Printing Screen - send graphical output to the printer instead of the monitor.
• Cursor Icons - change the icon for the cursor according to the component over which the cursor moves or the status of the program.
  
• MouseButtons - identify what mouse buttons have been clicked.
  
• PopupMenu - create a popup menu
  
• Keystrokes - capture keystrokes.
  
• Audio - basics of playing simple audioclips
  
• Timing & Speed - measure execution times of code segments..
  
• Toolkit - the windowing toolkit provides a range of useful info about the display on which a program is running.
  
• AppletContext - in an applet the AppletContext class provides access to images, clips, and other info.
  
• Exercises
  

Supplements

• Java Beans
• APIs for 3D graphics, audio, and other areas.
• Browsers -a discussion about the browser environment for the applet and a demo that determines the browser's JVM.

Tech

• Tech/Science Java software libraries
• Exercises

Physics

• Math/Physics - Java software libraries
• JAIDA Demo
• Discussion of the JAIDA Demo
• Exercises