4thomas

gistfile1.java

package skeleton;

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.IOException;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class Example extends JFrame {

    /**
	 * 
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	public Example() {
        initUI();
    }

    public final void initUI() {

        JMenuBar menubar = new JMenuBar();

        JMenu game = new JMenu("Game");
        JMenu settings = new JMenu("Settings");
        JMenu help = new JMenu("Help");
        
        JMenuItem Exit = new JMenuItem("Exit");
        Exit.setToolTipText("Exit application");
        Exit.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
                System.exit(0);
            }

        });
        
        JMenuItem Vset = new JMenuItem("Visual Settings");
        Vset.setToolTipText("Settings related to viewing the game");
        Vset.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
            }

        });
        
        JMenuItem Aset = new JMenuItem("Audio Settings");
        Aset.setToolTipText("Settings related to sound");
        Aset.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
            }

        });
        
        JMenuItem Gset = new JMenuItem("Game Settings");
        Gset.setToolTipText("Overall game settings");
        Gset.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
            }

        });
        
        JMenuItem Controls = new JMenuItem("Controls");
        Controls.setToolTipText("Opens a text file with game controls");
        Controls.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
        		try{
        			Runtime.getRuntime().exec("notepad C:\\test");
        		}
        		catch(IOException ex){
        				ex.printStackTrace();
        		}
            }

        });
        
        help.add(Controls);
        
        settings.add(Vset);
        settings.add(Aset);
        settings.add(Gset);
        
        game.add(Exit);
        
        menubar.add(game);
        menubar.add(settings);
        menubar.add(help);

        setJMenuBar(menubar);
        
        JPanel main = new JPanel();
        main.setBackground(Color.gray);
        main.setLayout(null);
        
        add(main);
        
        setTitle("Game Name");
        setSize(1200, 700);
        setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                Example ex = new Example();
                ex.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
}