LICENSE CHANGED TO MIT
[nikiroo-utils.git] / src / jexer / TApplication.java
index 8071ae8edc2a5a0f5762dcdd2d2871db960dbe54..f4cf2d5cb7a54a800c421e21b854b8552247725a 100644 (file)
@@ -1,29 +1,27 @@
-/**
+/*
  * Jexer - Java Text User Interface
  *
- * License: LGPLv3 or later
- *
- * This module is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * Version 3.  Please see the file "COPYING" in this directory for more
- * information about the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 3.
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
  *
- *     Copyright (C) 2015  Kevin Lamonte
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Kevin Lamonte
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of
- * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
  *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this program; if not, see
- * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/, or write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
- * 02110-1301 USA
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  *
  * @author Kevin Lamonte [kevin.lamonte@gmail.com]
  * @version 1
@@ -31,6 +29,7 @@
 package jexer;
 
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -51,18 +50,47 @@ import jexer.event.TMenuEvent;
 import jexer.event.TMouseEvent;
 import jexer.event.TResizeEvent;
 import jexer.backend.Backend;
-import jexer.backend.AWTBackend;
+import jexer.backend.SwingBackend;
 import jexer.backend.ECMA48Backend;
 import jexer.io.Screen;
 import jexer.menu.TMenu;
 import jexer.menu.TMenuItem;
 import static jexer.TCommand.*;
-import static jexer.TKeypress.*;
 
 /**
  * TApplication sets up a full Text User Interface application.
  */
-public class TApplication {
+public class TApplication implements Runnable {
+
+    /**
+     * If true, emit thread stuff to System.err.
+     */
+    private static final boolean debugThreads = false;
+
+    /**
+     * If true, emit events being processed to System.err.
+     */
+    private static final boolean debugEvents = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Two backend types are available.
+     */
+    public static enum BackendType {
+        /**
+         * A Swing JFrame.
+         */
+        SWING,
+
+        /**
+         * An ECMA48 / ANSI X3.64 / XTERM style terminal.
+         */
+        ECMA48,
+
+        /**
+         * Synonym for ECMA48.
+         */
+        XTERM
+    }
 
     /**
      * WidgetEventHandler is the main event consumer loop.  There are at most
@@ -110,13 +138,33 @@ public class TApplication {
                                 break;
                             }
                         }
-                        synchronized (application) {
-                            application.wait();
+
+                        synchronized (this) {
+                            if (debugThreads) {
+                                System.err.printf("%s %s sleep\n", this,
+                                    primary ? "primary" : "secondary");
+                            }
+
+                            this.wait();
+
+                            if (debugThreads) {
+                                System.err.printf("%s %s AWAKE\n", this,
+                                    primary ? "primary" : "secondary");
+                            }
+
                             if ((!primary)
                                 && (application.secondaryEventReceiver == null)
                             ) {
-                                // Secondary thread, time to exit
-                                return;
+                                // Secondary thread, emergency exit.  If we
+                                // got here then something went wrong with
+                                // the handoff between yield() and
+                                // closeWindow().
+                                synchronized (application.primaryEventHandler) {
+                                    application.primaryEventHandler.notify();
+                                }
+                                application.secondaryEventHandler = null;
+                                throw new RuntimeException(
+                                        "secondary exited at wrong time");
                             }
                             break;
                         }
@@ -125,6 +173,11 @@ public class TApplication {
                     }
                 }
 
+                // Wait for drawAll() or doIdle() to be done, then handle the
+                // events.
+                boolean oldLock = lockHandleEvent();
+                assert (oldLock == false);
+
                 // Pull all events off the queue
                 for (;;) {
                     TInputEvent event = null;
@@ -134,6 +187,7 @@ public class TApplication {
                         }
                         event = application.drainEventQueue.remove(0);
                     }
+                    application.repaint = true;
                     if (primary) {
                         primaryHandleEvent(event);
                     } else {
@@ -142,10 +196,34 @@ public class TApplication {
                     if ((!primary)
                         && (application.secondaryEventReceiver == null)
                     ) {
-                        // Secondary thread, time to exit
+                        // Secondary thread, time to exit.
+
+                        // DO NOT UNLOCK.  Primary thread just came back from
+                        // primaryHandleEvent() and will unlock in the else
+                        // block below.  Just wake it up.
+                        synchronized (application.primaryEventHandler) {
+                            application.primaryEventHandler.notify();
+                        }
+                        // Now eliminate my reference so that
+                        // wakeEventHandler() resumes working on the primary.
+                        application.secondaryEventHandler = null;
+
+                        // All done!
                         return;
                     }
+                } // for (;;)
+
+                // Unlock.  Either I am primary thread, or I am secondary
+                // thread and still running.
+                oldLock = unlockHandleEvent();
+                assert (oldLock == true);
+
+                // I have done some work of some kind.  Tell the main run()
+                // loop to wake up now.
+                synchronized (application) {
+                    application.notify();
                 }
+
             } // while (true) (main runnable loop)
         }
     }
@@ -153,17 +231,137 @@ public class TApplication {
     /**
      * The primary event handler thread.
      */
-    private WidgetEventHandler primaryEventHandler;
+    private volatile WidgetEventHandler primaryEventHandler;
 
     /**
      * The secondary event handler thread.
      */
-    private WidgetEventHandler secondaryEventHandler;
+    private volatile WidgetEventHandler secondaryEventHandler;
 
     /**
      * The widget receiving events from the secondary event handler thread.
      */
-    private TWidget secondaryEventReceiver;
+    private volatile TWidget secondaryEventReceiver;
+
+    /**
+     * Spinlock for the primary and secondary event handlers.
+     * WidgetEventHandler.run() is responsible for setting this value.
+     */
+    private volatile boolean insideHandleEvent = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Wake the sleeping active event handler.
+     */
+    private void wakeEventHandler() {
+        if (secondaryEventHandler != null) {
+            synchronized (secondaryEventHandler) {
+                secondaryEventHandler.notify();
+            }
+        } else {
+            assert (primaryEventHandler != null);
+            synchronized (primaryEventHandler) {
+                primaryEventHandler.notify();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the insideHandleEvent flag to true.  lockoutEventHandlers() will
+     * spin indefinitely until unlockHandleEvent() is called.
+     *
+     * @return the old value of insideHandleEvent
+     */
+    private boolean lockHandleEvent() {
+        if (debugThreads) {
+            System.err.printf("  >> lockHandleEvent(): oldValue %s",
+                insideHandleEvent);
+        }
+        boolean oldValue = true;
+
+        synchronized (this) {
+            // Wait for TApplication.run() to finish using the global state
+            // before allowing further event processing.
+            while (lockoutHandleEvent == true) {
+                try {
+                    // Backoff so that the backend can finish its work.
+                    Thread.sleep(5);
+                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                    // SQUASH
+                }
+            }
+
+            oldValue = insideHandleEvent;
+            insideHandleEvent = true;
+        }
+
+        if (debugThreads) {
+            System.err.printf(" ***\n");
+        }
+        return oldValue;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the insideHandleEvent flag to false.  lockoutEventHandlers() will
+     * spin indefinitely until unlockHandleEvent() is called.
+     *
+     * @return the old value of insideHandleEvent
+     */
+    private boolean unlockHandleEvent() {
+        if (debugThreads) {
+            System.err.printf("  << unlockHandleEvent(): oldValue %s\n",
+                insideHandleEvent);
+        }
+        synchronized (this) {
+            boolean oldValue = insideHandleEvent;
+            insideHandleEvent = false;
+            return oldValue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Spinlock for the primary and secondary event handlers.  When true, the
+     * event handlers will spinlock wait before calling handleEvent().
+     */
+    private volatile boolean lockoutHandleEvent = false;
+
+    /**
+     * TApplication.run() needs to be able rely on the global data structures
+     * being intact when calling doIdle() and drawAll().  Tell the event
+     * handlers to wait for an unlock before handling their events.
+     */
+    private void stopEventHandlers() {
+        if (debugThreads) {
+            System.err.printf(">> stopEventHandlers()");
+        }
+
+        lockoutHandleEvent = true;
+        // Wait for the last event to finish processing before returning
+        // control to TApplication.run().
+        while (insideHandleEvent == true) {
+            try {
+                // Backoff so that the event handler can finish its work.
+                Thread.sleep(1);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                // SQUASH
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (debugThreads) {
+            System.err.printf(" XXX\n");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * TApplication.run() needs to be able rely on the global data structures
+     * being intact when calling doIdle() and drawAll().  Tell the event
+     * handlers that it is now OK to handle their events.
+     */
+    private void startEventHandlers() {
+        if (debugThreads) {
+            System.err.printf("<< startEventHandlers()\n");
+        }
+        lockoutHandleEvent = false;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Access to the physical screen, keyboard, and mouse.
@@ -189,6 +387,16 @@ public class TApplication {
      */
     private int mouseY;
 
+    /**
+     * Old version of mouse coordinate X.
+     */
+    private int oldMouseX;
+
+    /**
+     * Old version mouse coordinate Y.
+     */
+    private int oldMouseY;
+
     /**
      * Event queue that is filled by run().
      */
@@ -220,6 +428,11 @@ public class TApplication {
      */
     private Map<TKeypress, TMenuItem> accelerators;
 
+    /**
+     * All menu items.
+     */
+    private List<TMenuItem> menuItems;
+
     /**
      * Windows and widgets pull colors from this ColorTheme.
      */
@@ -247,24 +460,12 @@ public class TApplication {
     /**
      * When true, exit the application.
      */
-    private boolean quit = false;
+    private volatile boolean quit = false;
 
     /**
      * When true, repaint the entire screen.
      */
-    private boolean repaint = true;
-
-    /**
-     * Request full repaint on next screen refresh.
-     */
-    public final void setRepaint() {
-        repaint = true;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * When true, just flush updates from the screen.
-     */
-    private boolean flush = false;
+    private volatile boolean repaint = true;
 
     /**
      * Y coordinate of the top edge of the desktop.  For now this is a
@@ -299,6 +500,33 @@ public class TApplication {
     /**
      * Public constructor.
      *
+     * @param backendType BackendType.XTERM, BackendType.ECMA48 or
+     * BackendType.SWING
+     * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException if an exception is thrown when
+     * creating the InputStreamReader
+     */
+    public TApplication(final BackendType backendType)
+        throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
+
+        switch (backendType) {
+        case SWING:
+            backend = new SwingBackend(this);
+            break;
+        case XTERM:
+            // Fall through...
+        case ECMA48:
+            backend = new ECMA48Backend(this, null, null);
+            break;
+        default:
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid backend type: "
+                + backendType);
+        }
+        TApplicationImpl();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Public constructor.  The backend type will be BackendType.ECMA48.
+     *
      * @param input an InputStream connected to the remote user, or null for
      * System.in.  If System.in is used, then on non-Windows systems it will
      * be put in raw mode; shutdown() will (blindly!) put System.in in cooked
@@ -312,26 +540,25 @@ public class TApplication {
     public TApplication(final InputStream input,
         final OutputStream output) throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
 
-        // AWT is the default backend on Windows unless explicitly overridden
-        // by jexer.AWT.
-        boolean useAWT = false;
-        if (System.getProperty("os.name").startsWith("Windows")) {
-            useAWT = true;
-        }
-        if (System.getProperty("jexer.AWT") != null) {
-            if (System.getProperty("jexer.AWT", "false").equals("true")) {
-                useAWT = true;
-            } else {
-                useAWT = false;
-            }
-        }
+        backend = new ECMA48Backend(this, input, output);
+        TApplicationImpl();
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * Public constructor.  This hook enables use with new non-Jexer
+     * backends.
+     *
+     * @param backend a Backend that is already ready to go.
+     */
+    public TApplication(final Backend backend) {
+        this.backend = backend;
+        TApplicationImpl();
+    }
 
-        if (useAWT) {
-            backend     = new AWTBackend();
-        } else {
-            backend     = new ECMA48Backend(input, output);
-        }
+    /**
+     * Finish construction once the backend is set.
+     */
+    private void TApplicationImpl() {
         theme           = new ColorTheme();
         desktopBottom   = getScreen().getHeight() - 1;
         fillEventQueue  = new ArrayList<TInputEvent>();
@@ -341,6 +568,7 @@ public class TApplication {
         subMenus        = new LinkedList<TMenu>();
         timers          = new LinkedList<TTimer>();
         accelerators    = new HashMap<TKeypress, TMenuItem>();
+        menuItems       = new ArrayList<TMenuItem>();
 
         // Setup the main consumer thread
         primaryEventHandler = new WidgetEventHandler(this, true);
@@ -348,34 +576,47 @@ public class TApplication {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Invert the cell at the mouse pointer position.
+     * Invert the cell color at a position.  This is used to track the mouse.
+     *
+     * @param x column position
+     * @param y row position
      */
-    private void drawMouse() {
-        CellAttributes attr = getScreen().getAttrXY(mouseX, mouseY);
-        attr.setForeColor(attr.getForeColor().invert());
-        attr.setBackColor(attr.getBackColor().invert());
-        getScreen().putAttrXY(mouseX, mouseY, attr, false);
-        flush = true;
-
-        if (windows.size() == 0) {
-            repaint = true;
+    private void invertCell(final int x, final int y) {
+        synchronized (getScreen()) {
+            CellAttributes attr = getScreen().getAttrXY(x, y);
+            attr.setForeColor(attr.getForeColor().invert());
+            attr.setBackColor(attr.getBackColor().invert());
+            getScreen().putAttrXY(x, y, attr, false);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Draw everything.
      */
-    public final void drawAll() {
-        if ((flush) && (!repaint)) {
-            backend.flushScreen();
-            flush = false;
-            return;
+    private void drawAll() {
+        if (debugThreads) {
+            System.err.printf("drawAll() enter\n");
         }
 
         if (!repaint) {
+            if ((oldMouseX != mouseX) || (oldMouseY != mouseY)) {
+                // The only thing that has happened is the mouse moved.
+                // Clear the old position and draw the new position.
+                invertCell(oldMouseX, oldMouseY);
+                invertCell(mouseX, mouseY);
+                oldMouseX = mouseX;
+                oldMouseY = mouseY;
+            }
+            if (getScreen().isDirty()) {
+                backend.flushScreen();
+            }
             return;
         }
 
+        if (debugThreads) {
+            System.err.printf("drawAll() REDRAW\n");
+        }
+
         // If true, the cursor is not visible
         boolean cursor = false;
 
@@ -404,7 +645,7 @@ public class TApplication {
         for (TMenu menu: menus) {
             CellAttributes menuColor;
             CellAttributes menuMnemonicColor;
-            if (menu.getActive()) {
+            if (menu.isActive()) {
                 menuColor = theme.getColor("tmenu.highlighted");
                 menuMnemonicColor = theme.getColor("tmenu.mnemonic.highlighted");
             } else {
@@ -414,12 +655,12 @@ public class TApplication {
             // Draw the menu title
             getScreen().hLineXY(x, 0, menu.getTitle().length() + 2, ' ',
                 menuColor);
-            getScreen().putStrXY(x + 1, 0, menu.getTitle(), menuColor);
+            getScreen().putStringXY(x + 1, 0, menu.getTitle(), menuColor);
             // Draw the highlight character
             getScreen().putCharXY(x + 1 + menu.getMnemonic().getShortcutIdx(),
                 0, menu.getMnemonic().getShortcut(), menuMnemonicColor);
 
-            if (menu.getActive()) {
+            if (menu.isActive()) {
                 menu.drawChildren();
                 // Reset the screen clipping so we can draw the next title.
                 getScreen().resetClipping();
@@ -434,13 +675,13 @@ public class TApplication {
         }
 
         // Draw the mouse pointer
-        drawMouse();
+        invertCell(mouseX, mouseY);
 
         // Place the cursor if it is visible
         TWidget activeWidget = null;
         if (sorted.size() > 0) {
             activeWidget = sorted.get(sorted.size() - 1).getActiveChild();
-            if (activeWidget.visibleCursor()) {
+            if (activeWidget.isCursorVisible()) {
                 getScreen().putCursor(true, activeWidget.getCursorAbsoluteX(),
                     activeWidget.getCursorAbsoluteY());
                 cursor = true;
@@ -456,60 +697,98 @@ public class TApplication {
         backend.flushScreen();
 
         repaint = false;
-        flush = false;
     }
 
     /**
      * Run this application until it exits.
      */
-    public final void run() {
+    public void run() {
         while (!quit) {
             // Timeout is in milliseconds, so default timeout after 1 second
             // of inactivity.
-            int timeout = getSleepTime(1000);
-
-            // See if there are any definitely events waiting to be processed
-            // or a screen redraw to do.  If so, do not wait if there is no
-            // I/O coming in.
-            synchronized (drainEventQueue) {
-                if (drainEventQueue.size() > 0) {
-                    timeout = 0;
-                }
+            long timeout = 0;
+
+            // If I've got no updates to render, wait for something from the
+            // backend or a timer.
+            if (!repaint
+                && ((mouseX == oldMouseX) && (mouseY == oldMouseY))
+            ) {
+                // Never sleep longer than 50 millis.  We need time for
+                // windows with background tasks to update the display, and
+                // still flip buffers reasonably quickly in
+                // backend.flushPhysical().
+                timeout = getSleepTime(50);
             }
-            synchronized (fillEventQueue) {
-                if (fillEventQueue.size() > 0) {
-                    timeout = 0;
+
+            if (timeout > 0) {
+                // As of now, I've got nothing to do: no I/O, nothing from
+                // the consumer threads, no timers that need to run ASAP.  So
+                // wait until either the backend or the consumer threads have
+                // something to do.
+                try {
+                    synchronized (this) {
+                        this.wait(timeout);
+                    }
+                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                    // I'm awake and don't care why, let's see what's going
+                    // on out there.
                 }
+                repaint = true;
             }
 
+            // Prevent stepping on the primary or secondary event handler.
+            stopEventHandlers();
+
             // Pull any pending I/O events
-            backend.getEvents(fillEventQueue, timeout);
+            backend.getEvents(fillEventQueue);
 
             // Dispatch each event to the appropriate handler, one at a time.
             for (;;) {
                 TInputEvent event = null;
-                synchronized (fillEventQueue) {
-                    if (fillEventQueue.size() == 0) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    event = fillEventQueue.remove(0);
+                if (fillEventQueue.size() == 0) {
+                    break;
                 }
+                event = fillEventQueue.remove(0);
                 metaHandleEvent(event);
             }
 
+            // Wake a consumer thread if we have any pending events.
+            if (drainEventQueue.size() > 0) {
+                wakeEventHandler();
+            }
+
             // Process timers and call doIdle()'s
             doIdle();
 
             // Update the screen
-            drawAll();
-        }
+            synchronized (getScreen()) {
+                drawAll();
+            }
 
-        // Shutdown the consumer threads
-        synchronized (this) {
-            this.notifyAll();
+            // Let the event handlers run again.
+            startEventHandlers();
+
+        } // while (!quit)
+
+        // Shutdown the event consumer threads
+        if (secondaryEventHandler != null) {
+            synchronized (secondaryEventHandler) {
+                secondaryEventHandler.notify();
+            }
+        }
+        if (primaryEventHandler != null) {
+            synchronized (primaryEventHandler) {
+                primaryEventHandler.notify();
+            }
         }
 
+        // Shutdown the user I/O thread(s)
         backend.shutdown();
+
+        // Close all the windows.  This gives them an opportunity to release
+        // resources.
+        closeAllWindows();
+
     }
 
     /**
@@ -520,10 +799,10 @@ public class TApplication {
      */
     private void metaHandleEvent(final TInputEvent event) {
 
-        /*
-        System.err.printf(String.format("metaHandleEvents event: %s\n",
-                event)); System.err.flush();
-         */
+        if (debugEvents) {
+            System.err.printf(String.format("metaHandleEvents event: %s\n",
+                    event)); System.err.flush();
+        }
 
         if (quit) {
             // Do no more processing if the application is already trying
@@ -545,36 +824,33 @@ public class TApplication {
         // Screen resize
         if (event instanceof TResizeEvent) {
             TResizeEvent resize = (TResizeEvent) event;
-            getScreen().setDimensions(resize.getWidth(),
-                resize.getHeight());
-            desktopBottom = getScreen().getHeight() - 1;
-            repaint = true;
-            mouseX = 0;
-            mouseY = 0;
+            synchronized (getScreen()) {
+                getScreen().setDimensions(resize.getWidth(),
+                    resize.getHeight());
+                desktopBottom = getScreen().getHeight() - 1;
+                mouseX = 0;
+                mouseY = 0;
+                oldMouseX = 0;
+                oldMouseY = 0;
+            }
             return;
         }
 
         // Peek at the mouse position
         if (event instanceof TMouseEvent) {
             TMouseEvent mouse = (TMouseEvent) event;
-            if ((mouseX != mouse.getX()) || (mouseY != mouse.getY())) {
-                mouseX = mouse.getX();
-                mouseY = mouse.getY();
-                drawMouse();
+            synchronized (getScreen()) {
+                if ((mouseX != mouse.getX()) || (mouseY != mouse.getY())) {
+                    oldMouseX = mouseX;
+                    oldMouseY = mouseY;
+                    mouseX = mouse.getX();
+                    mouseY = mouse.getY();
+                }
             }
         }
 
-         // Put into the main queue
-        synchronized (drainEventQueue) {
-            drainEventQueue.add(event);
-        }
-
-        // Wake all threads: primary thread will either be consuming events
-        // again or waiting in yield(), and secondary thread will either not
-        // exist or consuming events.
-        synchronized (this) {
-            this.notifyAll();
-        }
+        // Put into the main queue
+        drainEventQueue.add(event);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -587,7 +863,9 @@ public class TApplication {
      */
     private void primaryHandleEvent(final TInputEvent event) {
 
-        // System.err.printf("Handle event: %s\n", event);
+        if (debugEvents) {
+            System.err.printf("Handle event: %s\n", event);
+        }
 
         // Special application-wide events -----------------------------------
 
@@ -610,11 +888,11 @@ public class TApplication {
                         break;
                     }
                     if ((mouse.getType() == TMouseEvent.Type.MOUSE_MOTION)
-                        && (!mouse.getMouse1())
-                        && (!mouse.getMouse2())
-                        && (!mouse.getMouse3())
-                        && (!mouse.getMouseWheelUp())
-                        && (!mouse.getMouseWheelDown())
+                        && (!mouse.isMouse1())
+                        && (!mouse.isMouse2())
+                        && (!mouse.isMouse3())
+                        && (!mouse.isMouseWheelUp())
+                        && (!mouse.isMouseWheelDown())
                     ) {
                         break;
                     }
@@ -646,15 +924,16 @@ public class TApplication {
                 item = accelerators.get(keypressLowercase);
             }
             if (item != null) {
-                // Let the menu item dispatch
-                item.dispatch();
-                return;
-            } else {
-                // Handle the keypress
-                if (onKeypress(keypress)) {
+                if (item.isEnabled()) {
+                    // Let the menu item dispatch
+                    item.dispatch();
                     return;
                 }
             }
+            // Handle the keypress
+            if (onKeypress(keypress)) {
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         if (event instanceof TCommandEvent) {
@@ -671,7 +950,7 @@ public class TApplication {
 
         // Dispatch events to the active window -------------------------------
         for (TWindow window: windows) {
-            if (window.getActive()) {
+            if (window.isActive()) {
                 if (event instanceof TMouseEvent) {
                     TMouseEvent mouse = (TMouseEvent) event;
                     // Convert the mouse relative x/y to window coordinates
@@ -680,7 +959,10 @@ public class TApplication {
                     mouse.setX(mouse.getX() - window.getX());
                     mouse.setY(mouse.getY() - window.getY());
                 }
-                // System.err("TApplication dispatch event: %s\n", event);
+                if (debugEvents) {
+                    System.err.printf("TApplication dispatch event: %s\n",
+                        event);
+                }
                 window.handleEvent(event);
                 break;
             }
@@ -706,13 +988,11 @@ public class TApplication {
     public final void enableSecondaryEventReceiver(final TWidget widget) {
         assert (secondaryEventReceiver == null);
         assert (secondaryEventHandler == null);
-        assert (widget instanceof TMessageBox);
+        assert ((widget instanceof TMessageBox)
+            || (widget instanceof TFileOpenBox));
         secondaryEventReceiver = widget;
         secondaryEventHandler = new WidgetEventHandler(this, false);
         (new Thread(secondaryEventHandler)).start();
-
-        // Refresh
-        repaint = true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -720,10 +1000,17 @@ public class TApplication {
      */
     public final void yield() {
         assert (secondaryEventReceiver != null);
+        // This is where we handoff the event handler lock from the primary
+        // to secondary thread.  We unlock here, and in a future loop the
+        // secondary thread locks again.  When it gives up, we have the
+        // single lock back.
+        boolean oldLock = unlockHandleEvent();
+        assert (oldLock);
+
         while (secondaryEventReceiver != null) {
-            synchronized (this) {
+            synchronized (primaryEventHandler) {
                 try {
-                    this.wait();
+                    primaryEventHandler.wait();
                 } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                     // SQUASH
                 }
@@ -735,11 +1022,15 @@ public class TApplication {
      * Do stuff when there is no user input.
      */
     private void doIdle() {
+        if (debugThreads) {
+            System.err.printf("doIdle()\n");
+        }
+
         // Now run any timers that have timed out
         Date now = new Date();
         List<TTimer> keepTimers = new LinkedList<TTimer>();
         for (TTimer timer: timers) {
-            if (timer.getNextTick().getTime() < now.getTime()) {
+            if (timer.getNextTick().getTime() <= now.getTime()) {
                 timer.tick();
                 if (timer.recurring) {
                     keepTimers.add(timer);
@@ -759,24 +1050,27 @@ public class TApplication {
     /**
      * Get the amount of time I can sleep before missing a Timer tick.
      *
-     * @param timeout = initial (maximum) timeout
+     * @param timeout = initial (maximum) timeout in millis
      * @return number of milliseconds between now and the next timer event
      */
-    protected int getSleepTime(final int timeout) {
+    private long getSleepTime(final long timeout) {
         Date now = new Date();
+        long nowTime = now.getTime();
         long sleepTime = timeout;
         for (TTimer timer: timers) {
-            if (timer.getNextTick().getTime() < now.getTime()) {
+            long nextTickTime = timer.getNextTick().getTime();
+            if (nextTickTime < nowTime) {
                 return 0;
             }
-            if ((timer.getNextTick().getTime() > now.getTime())
-                && ((timer.getNextTick().getTime() - now.getTime()) < sleepTime)
-            ) {
-                sleepTime = timer.getNextTick().getTime() - now.getTime();
+
+            long timeDifference = nextTickTime - nowTime;
+            if (timeDifference < sleepTime) {
+                sleepTime = timeDifference;
             }
         }
         assert (sleepTime >= 0);
-        return (int)sleepTime;
+        assert (sleepTime <= timeout);
+        return sleepTime;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -786,20 +1080,27 @@ public class TApplication {
      * @param window the window to remove
      */
     public final void closeWindow(final TWindow window) {
-        int z = window.getZ();
-        window.setZ(-1);
-        Collections.sort(windows);
-        windows.remove(0);
-        TWindow activeWindow = null;
-        for (TWindow w: windows) {
-            if (w.getZ() > z) {
-                w.setZ(w.getZ() - 1);
-                if (w.getZ() == 0) {
-                    w.setActive(true);
-                    assert (activeWindow == null);
-                    activeWindow = w;
-                } else {
-                    w.setActive(false);
+        synchronized (windows) {
+            int z = window.getZ();
+            window.setZ(-1);
+            window.onUnfocus();
+            Collections.sort(windows);
+            windows.remove(0);
+            TWindow activeWindow = null;
+            for (TWindow w: windows) {
+                if (w.getZ() > z) {
+                    w.setZ(w.getZ() - 1);
+                    if (w.getZ() == 0) {
+                        w.setActive(true);
+                        w.onFocus();
+                        assert (activeWindow == null);
+                        activeWindow = w;
+                    } else {
+                        if (w.isActive()) {
+                            w.setActive(false);
+                            w.onUnfocus();
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -807,9 +1108,6 @@ public class TApplication {
         // Perform window cleanup
         window.onClose();
 
-        // Refresh screen
-        repaint = true;
-
         // Check if we are closing a TMessageBox or similar
         if (secondaryEventReceiver != null) {
             assert (secondaryEventHandler != null);
@@ -818,10 +1116,10 @@ public class TApplication {
             // window is closed.
             secondaryEventReceiver = null;
 
-            // Wake all threads: primary thread will be consuming events
-            // again, and secondary thread will exit.
-            synchronized (this) {
-                this.notifyAll();
+            // Wake the secondary thread, it will wake the primary as it
+            // exits.
+            synchronized (secondaryEventHandler) {
+                secondaryEventHandler.notify();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -838,38 +1136,42 @@ public class TApplication {
             return;
         }
 
-        // Swap z/active between active window and the next in the list
-        int activeWindowI = -1;
-        for (int i = 0; i < windows.size(); i++) {
-            if (windows.get(i).getActive()) {
-                activeWindowI = i;
-                break;
+        synchronized (windows) {
+
+            // Swap z/active between active window and the next in the list
+            int activeWindowI = -1;
+            for (int i = 0; i < windows.size(); i++) {
+                if (windows.get(i).isActive()) {
+                    activeWindowI = i;
+                    break;
+                }
             }
-        }
-        assert (activeWindowI >= 0);
+            assert (activeWindowI >= 0);
 
-        // Do not switch if a window is modal
-        if (windows.get(activeWindowI).isModal()) {
-            return;
-        }
+            // Do not switch if a window is modal
+            if (windows.get(activeWindowI).isModal()) {
+                return;
+            }
 
-        int nextWindowI;
-        if (forward) {
-            nextWindowI = (activeWindowI + 1) % windows.size();
-        } else {
-            if (activeWindowI == 0) {
-                nextWindowI = windows.size() - 1;
+            int nextWindowI;
+            if (forward) {
+                nextWindowI = (activeWindowI + 1) % windows.size();
             } else {
-                nextWindowI = activeWindowI - 1;
+                if (activeWindowI == 0) {
+                    nextWindowI = windows.size() - 1;
+                } else {
+                    nextWindowI = activeWindowI - 1;
+                }
             }
-        }
-        windows.get(activeWindowI).setActive(false);
-        windows.get(activeWindowI).setZ(windows.get(nextWindowI).getZ());
-        windows.get(nextWindowI).setZ(0);
-        windows.get(nextWindowI).setActive(true);
+            windows.get(activeWindowI).setActive(false);
+            windows.get(activeWindowI).setZ(windows.get(nextWindowI).getZ());
+            windows.get(activeWindowI).onUnfocus();
+            windows.get(nextWindowI).setZ(0);
+            windows.get(nextWindowI).setActive(true);
+            windows.get(nextWindowI).onFocus();
+
+        } // synchronized (windows)
 
-        // Refresh
-        repaint = true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -878,17 +1180,23 @@ public class TApplication {
      * @param window new window to add
      */
     public final void addWindow(final TWindow window) {
-        // Do not allow a modal window to spawn a non-modal window
-        if ((windows.size() > 0) && (windows.get(0).isModal())) {
-            assert (window.isModal());
-        }
-        for (TWindow w: windows) {
-            w.setActive(false);
-            w.setZ(w.getZ() + 1);
+        synchronized (windows) {
+            // Do not allow a modal window to spawn a non-modal window
+            if ((windows.size() > 0) && (windows.get(0).isModal())) {
+                assert (window.isModal());
+            }
+            for (TWindow w: windows) {
+                if (w.isActive()) {
+                    w.setActive(false);
+                    w.onUnfocus();
+                }
+                w.setZ(w.getZ() + 1);
+            }
+            windows.add(window);
+            window.setZ(0);
+            window.setActive(true);
+            window.onFocus();
         }
-        windows.add(window);
-        window.setActive(true);
-        window.setZ(0);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -948,7 +1256,7 @@ public class TApplication {
 
         // See if they hit the menu bar
         if ((mouse.getType() == TMouseEvent.Type.MOUSE_DOWN)
-            && (mouse.getMouse1())
+            && (mouse.isMouse1())
             && (!modalWindowActive())
             && (mouse.getAbsoluteY() == 0)
         ) {
@@ -970,13 +1278,12 @@ public class TApplication {
                     menu.setActive(false);
                 }
             }
-            repaint = true;
             return;
         }
 
         // See if they hit the menu bar
         if ((mouse.getType() == TMouseEvent.Type.MOUSE_MOTION)
-            && (mouse.getMouse1())
+            && (mouse.isMouse1())
             && (activeMenu != null)
             && (mouse.getAbsoluteY() == 0)
         ) {
@@ -1001,7 +1308,6 @@ public class TApplication {
                 // They switched menus
                 oldMenu.setActive(false);
             }
-            repaint = true;
             return;
         }
 
@@ -1015,29 +1321,32 @@ public class TApplication {
             return;
         }
 
-        Collections.sort(windows);
-        if (windows.get(0).isModal()) {
-            // Modal windows don't switch
-            return;
-        }
+        synchronized (windows) {
+            Collections.sort(windows);
+            if (windows.get(0).isModal()) {
+                // Modal windows don't switch
+                return;
+            }
 
-        for (TWindow window: windows) {
-            assert (!window.isModal());
-            if (window.mouseWouldHit(mouse)) {
-                if (window == windows.get(0)) {
-                    // Clicked on the same window, nothing to do
+            for (TWindow window: windows) {
+                assert (!window.isModal());
+                if (window.mouseWouldHit(mouse)) {
+                    if (window == windows.get(0)) {
+                        // Clicked on the same window, nothing to do
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    // We will be switching to another window
+                    assert (windows.get(0).isActive());
+                    assert (!window.isActive());
+                    windows.get(0).onUnfocus();
+                    windows.get(0).setActive(false);
+                    windows.get(0).setZ(window.getZ());
+                    window.setZ(0);
+                    window.setActive(true);
+                    window.onFocus();
                     return;
                 }
-
-                // We will be switching to another window
-                assert (windows.get(0).getActive());
-                assert (!window.getActive());
-                windows.get(0).setActive(false);
-                windows.get(0).setZ(window.getZ());
-                window.setZ(0);
-                window.setActive(true);
-                repaint = true;
-                return;
             }
         }
 
@@ -1057,7 +1366,6 @@ public class TApplication {
             }
             subMenus.clear();
         }
-        repaint = true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1069,7 +1377,6 @@ public class TApplication {
         assert (item != null);
         item.setActive(false);
         subMenus.remove(subMenus.size() - 1);
-        repaint = true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1100,7 +1407,6 @@ public class TApplication {
                 activeMenu.setActive(false);
                 activeMenu = menus.get(i);
                 activeMenu.setActive(true);
-                repaint = true;
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -1120,32 +1426,24 @@ public class TApplication {
                     TMessageBox.Type.YESNO).getResult() == TMessageBox.Result.YES) {
                 quit = true;
             }
-            repaint = true;
             return true;
         }
 
-        /*
-         TODO
         if (command.equals(cmShell)) {
-            openTerminal(0, 0, TWindow.Flag.RESIZABLE);
-            repaint = true;
+            openTerminal(0, 0, TWindow.RESIZABLE);
             return true;
         }
-         */
 
         if (command.equals(cmTile)) {
             tileWindows();
-            repaint = true;
             return true;
         }
         if (command.equals(cmCascade)) {
             cascadeWindows();
-            repaint = true;
             return true;
         }
         if (command.equals(cmCloseAll)) {
             closeAllWindows();
-            repaint = true;
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -1167,33 +1465,24 @@ public class TApplication {
                     TMessageBox.Type.YESNO).getResult() == TMessageBox.Result.YES) {
                 quit = true;
             }
-            // System.err.printf("onMenu MID_EXIT result: quit = %s\n", quit);
-            repaint = true;
             return true;
         }
 
-        /*
-         TODO
-        if (menu.id == TMenu.MID_SHELL) {
-            openTerminal(0, 0, TWindow.Flag.RESIZABLE);
-            repaint = true;
+        if (menu.getId() == TMenu.MID_SHELL) {
+            openTerminal(0, 0, TWindow.RESIZABLE);
             return true;
         }
-         */
 
         if (menu.getId() == TMenu.MID_TILE) {
             tileWindows();
-            repaint = true;
             return true;
         }
         if (menu.getId() == TMenu.MID_CASCADE) {
             cascadeWindows();
-            repaint = true;
             return true;
         }
         if (menu.getId() == TMenu.MID_CLOSE_ALL) {
             closeAllWindows();
-            repaint = true;
             return true;
         }
         return false;
@@ -1209,9 +1498,9 @@ public class TApplication {
         // Default: only menu shortcuts
 
         // Process Alt-F, Alt-E, etc. menu shortcut keys
-        if (!keypress.getKey().getIsKey()
-            && keypress.getKey().getAlt()
-            && !keypress.getKey().getCtrl()
+        if (!keypress.getKey().isFnKey()
+            && keypress.getKey().isAlt()
+            && !keypress.getKey().isCtrl()
             && (activeMenu == null)
         ) {
 
@@ -1219,11 +1508,10 @@ public class TApplication {
 
             for (TMenu menu: menus) {
                 if (Character.toLowerCase(menu.getMnemonic().getShortcut())
-                    == Character.toLowerCase(keypress.getKey().getCh())
+                    == Character.toLowerCase(keypress.getKey().getChar())
                 ) {
                     activeMenu = menu;
                     menu.setActive(true);
-                    repaint = true;
                     return true;
                 }
             }
@@ -1233,19 +1521,76 @@ public class TApplication {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Add a keyboard accelerator to the global hash.
+     * Add a menu item to the global list.  If it has a keyboard accelerator,
+     * that will be added the global hash.
      *
-     * @param item menu item this accelerator relates to
-     * @param keypress keypress that will dispatch a TMenuEvent
+     * @param item the menu item
      */
-    public final void addAccelerator(final TMenuItem item,
-        final TKeypress keypress) {
+    public final void addMenuItem(final TMenuItem item) {
+        menuItems.add(item);
 
-        // System.err.printf("addAccelerator: key %s item %s\n", keypress, item);
+        TKeypress key = item.getKey();
+        if (key != null) {
+            synchronized (accelerators) {
+                assert (accelerators.get(key) == null);
+                accelerators.put(key.toLowerCase(), item);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
-        synchronized (accelerators) {
-            assert (accelerators.get(keypress) == null);
-            accelerators.put(keypress, item);
+    /**
+     * Disable one menu item.
+     *
+     * @param id the menu item ID
+     */
+    public final void disableMenuItem(final int id) {
+        for (TMenuItem item: menuItems) {
+            if (item.getId() == id) {
+                item.setEnabled(false);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Disable the range of menu items with ID's between lower and upper,
+     * inclusive.
+     *
+     * @param lower the lowest menu item ID
+     * @param upper the highest menu item ID
+     */
+    public final void disableMenuItems(final int lower, final int upper) {
+        for (TMenuItem item: menuItems) {
+            if ((item.getId() >= lower) && (item.getId() <= upper)) {
+                item.setEnabled(false);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enable one menu item.
+     *
+     * @param id the menu item ID
+     */
+    public final void enableMenuItem(final int id) {
+        for (TMenuItem item: menuItems) {
+            if (item.getId() == id) {
+                item.setEnabled(true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enable the range of menu items with ID's between lower and upper,
+     * inclusive.
+     *
+     * @param lower the lowest menu item ID
+     * @param upper the highest menu item ID
+     */
+    public final void enableMenuItems(final int lower, final int upper) {
+        for (TMenuItem item: menuItems) {
+            if ((item.getId() >= lower) && (item.getId() <= upper)) {
+                item.setEnabled(true);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1287,7 +1632,7 @@ public class TApplication {
      * @param title menu title
      * @return the new menu
      */
-    public final TMenu addMenu(String title) {
+    public final TMenu addMenu(final String title) {
         int x = 0;
         int y = 0;
         TMenu menu = new TMenu(this, x, y, title);
@@ -1351,8 +1696,11 @@ public class TApplication {
         if (activeMenu != null) {
             return;
         }
-        for (TWindow window: windows) {
-            closeWindow(window);
+
+        synchronized (windows) {
+            for (TWindow window: windows) {
+                closeWindow(window);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1361,54 +1709,54 @@ public class TApplication {
      * almost the same results as Turbo Pascal 7.0's IDE.
      */
     private void tileWindows() {
-        // Don't do anything if we are in the menu
-        if (activeMenu != null) {
-            return;
-        }
-        int z = windows.size();
-        if (z == 0) {
-            return;
-        }
-        int a = 0;
-        int b = 0;
-        a = (int)(Math.sqrt(z));
-        int c = 0;
-        while (c < a) {
-            b = (z - c) / a;
-            if (((a * b) + c) == z) {
-                break;
+        synchronized (windows) {
+            // Don't do anything if we are in the menu
+            if (activeMenu != null) {
+                return;
             }
-            c++;
-        }
-        assert (a > 0);
-        assert (b > 0);
-        assert (c < a);
-        int newWidth = (getScreen().getWidth() / a);
-        int newHeight1 = ((getScreen().getHeight() - 1) / b);
-        int newHeight2 = ((getScreen().getHeight() - 1) / (b + c));
-        // System.err.printf("Z %s a %s b %s c %s newWidth %s newHeight1 %s newHeight2 %s",
-        //     z, a, b, c, newWidth, newHeight1, newHeight2);
-
-        List<TWindow> sorted = new LinkedList<TWindow>(windows);
-        Collections.sort(sorted);
-        Collections.reverse(sorted);
-        for (int i = 0; i < sorted.size(); i++) {
-            int logicalX = i / b;
-            int logicalY = i % b;
-            if (i >= ((a - 1) * b)) {
-                logicalX = a - 1;
-                logicalY = i - ((a - 1) * b);
+            int z = windows.size();
+            if (z == 0) {
+                return;
             }
+            int a = 0;
+            int b = 0;
+            a = (int)(Math.sqrt(z));
+            int c = 0;
+            while (c < a) {
+                b = (z - c) / a;
+                if (((a * b) + c) == z) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                c++;
+            }
+            assert (a > 0);
+            assert (b > 0);
+            assert (c < a);
+            int newWidth = (getScreen().getWidth() / a);
+            int newHeight1 = ((getScreen().getHeight() - 1) / b);
+            int newHeight2 = ((getScreen().getHeight() - 1) / (b + c));
+
+            List<TWindow> sorted = new LinkedList<TWindow>(windows);
+            Collections.sort(sorted);
+            Collections.reverse(sorted);
+            for (int i = 0; i < sorted.size(); i++) {
+                int logicalX = i / b;
+                int logicalY = i % b;
+                if (i >= ((a - 1) * b)) {
+                    logicalX = a - 1;
+                    logicalY = i - ((a - 1) * b);
+                }
 
-            TWindow w = sorted.get(i);
-            w.setX(logicalX * newWidth);
-            w.setWidth(newWidth);
-            if (i >= ((a - 1) * b)) {
-                w.setY((logicalY * newHeight2) + 1);
-                w.setHeight(newHeight2);
-            } else {
-                w.setY((logicalY * newHeight1) + 1);
-                w.setHeight(newHeight1);
+                TWindow w = sorted.get(i);
+                w.setX(logicalX * newWidth);
+                w.setWidth(newWidth);
+                if (i >= ((a - 1) * b)) {
+                    w.setY((logicalY * newHeight2) + 1);
+                    w.setHeight(newHeight2);
+                } else {
+                    w.setY((logicalY * newHeight1) + 1);
+                    w.setHeight(newHeight1);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1417,25 +1765,27 @@ public class TApplication {
      * Re-layout the open windows as overlapping cascaded windows.
      */
     private void cascadeWindows() {
-        // Don't do anything if we are in the menu
-        if (activeMenu != null) {
-            return;
-        }
-        int x = 0;
-        int y = 1;
-        List<TWindow> sorted = new LinkedList<TWindow>(windows);
-        Collections.sort(sorted);
-        Collections.reverse(sorted);
-        for (TWindow window: sorted) {
-            window.setX(x);
-            window.setY(y);
-            x++;
-            y++;
-            if (x > getScreen().getWidth()) {
-                x = 0;
+        synchronized (windows) {
+            // Don't do anything if we are in the menu
+            if (activeMenu != null) {
+                return;
             }
-            if (y >= getScreen().getHeight()) {
-                y = 1;
+            int x = 0;
+            int y = 1;
+            List<TWindow> sorted = new LinkedList<TWindow>(windows);
+            Collections.sort(sorted);
+            Collections.reverse(sorted);
+            for (TWindow window: sorted) {
+                window.setX(x);
+                window.setY(y);
+                x++;
+                y++;
+                if (x > getScreen().getWidth()) {
+                    x = 0;
+                }
+                if (y >= getScreen().getHeight()) {
+                    y = 1;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1527,4 +1877,57 @@ public class TApplication {
         return new TInputBox(this, title, caption, text);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convenience function to open a terminal window.
+     *
+     * @param x column relative to parent
+     * @param y row relative to parent
+     * @return the terminal new window
+     */
+    public final TTerminalWindow openTerminal(final int x, final int y) {
+        return openTerminal(x, y, TWindow.RESIZABLE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience function to open a terminal window.
+     *
+     * @param x column relative to parent
+     * @param y row relative to parent
+     * @param flags mask of CENTERED, MODAL, or RESIZABLE
+     * @return the terminal new window
+     */
+    public final TTerminalWindow openTerminal(final int x, final int y,
+        final int flags) {
+
+        return new TTerminalWindow(this, x, y, flags);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience function to spawn an file open box.
+     *
+     * @param path path of selected file
+     * @return the result of the new file open box
+     * @throws IOException if java.io operation throws
+     */
+    public final String fileOpenBox(final String path) throws IOException {
+
+        TFileOpenBox box = new TFileOpenBox(this, path, TFileOpenBox.Type.OPEN);
+        return box.getFilename();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience function to spawn an file open box.
+     *
+     * @param path path of selected file
+     * @param type one of the Type constants
+     * @return the result of the new file open box
+     * @throws IOException if java.io operation throws
+     */
+    public final String fileOpenBox(final String path,
+        final TFileOpenBox.Type type) throws IOException {
+
+        TFileOpenBox box = new TFileOpenBox(this, path, type);
+        return box.getFilename();
+    }
+
 }