#14 converted serial port radio button to dropdown control - still has debug code in place because I don't have multiple serial ports to test with on home pc.

SerialPortWindow.pde

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Class and controllers on the "serial port" subwindow
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
+  
 ControlFrameSimple addSerialPortControlFrame(String theName, int theWidth, int theHeight, int theX, int theY, int theColor ) {
   final Frame f = new Frame( theName );
   final ControlFrameSimple p = new ControlFrameSimple( this, theWidth, theHeight, theColor );
@@ -28,36 +28,43 @@ ControlFrameSimple addSerialPortControlFrame(String theName, int theWidth, int t
   } 
   catch(Exception e) {
   }
-  
-  // set up controls
-  RadioButton r = p.cp5().addRadioButton("radio_serialPort")
+
+  ScrollableList sl = p.cp5().addScrollableList("dropdown_serialPort")
     .setPosition(10, 10)
-    .setSize(15, 15)
-    .setSpacingRow(5)
-    .plugTo(this, "radio_serialPort");
+    .setSize(150, 100)
+    .setBarHeight(20)
+    .setItemHeight(20)
+    .plugTo(this, "dropdown_serialPort");  
 
-  r.addItem("No serial connection", -1);
-
-  String[] ports = Serial.list();
+  sl.addItem("No serial connection", -1);
 
+  String[] ports = {"a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h"}; 
+  //Serial.list();
+  
   for (int i = 0; i < ports.length; i++) {
     println("Adding " + ports[i]);
-    r.addItem(ports[i], i);
+    sl.addItem(ports[i], i);
   }
-
+  
   int portNo = getSerialPortNumber();
-  if (portNo >= 0 && portNo < ports.length)
-    r.activate(ports[portNo]);
-  else
-    r.activate("No serial connection");
+  println("portNo: " + portNo);
+  if (portNo < 0 || portNo >= ports.length)
+    portNo = -1;
 
+  // set the value of the actual control
+  sl.setValue(portNo);
+
+  sl.setOpen(false);
   return p;
 }
 
 
-void radio_serialPort(int newSerialPort) 
+void dropdown_serialPort(int newSerialPort) 
 {
-  println("In radio_serialPort");
+  println("In dropdown_serialPort");
+  
+  
+  
   if (newSerialPort == -2)
   {
   } 

polargraphcontroller.pde

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 int majorVersionNo = 2;
 int minorVersionNo = 4;
-int buildNo = 1;
+int buildNo = 2;
 
 String programTitle = "Polargraph Controller v" + majorVersionNo + "." + minorVersionNo + " build " + buildNo;
 ControlP5 cp5;
@@ -573,7 +573,6 @@ void setup()
   println("Serial ports available on your machine:");
   println(serialPorts);
 
-//  println("getSerialPortNumber()"+getSerialPortNumber());
   if (getSerialPortNumber() >= 0)
   {
     println("About to connect to serial port in slot " + getSerialPortNumber());
@@ -684,17 +683,28 @@ void windowResized()
   windowWidth = frame.getWidth();
   windowHeight = frame.getHeight();
   println("New window size: " + windowWidth + " x " + windowHeight);
+  if (frame.getExtendedState() == Frame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH) {
+    println("Max");
+    frame.setExtendedState(0);
+    frame.setSize(windowWidth, windowHeight);
+  }
   
   for (String key : getPanels().keySet())
   {
     Panel p = getPanels().get(key);
     p.setSizeByHeight(windowHeight - p.getOutline().getTop() - (DEFAULT_CONTROL_SIZE.y*2));
+    if (debugPanels) {
+      println("Resize " + key + " to be " + p.getOutline().getWidth() + "px across, " + p.getOutline().getHeight() + "px tall");
+    }
   }
-  
+
   // Required to tell CP5 to be able to use the new sized window
+  // How does this work?
   cp5.setGraphics(this,0,0);
+  
   loop();
 }
+
 void draw()
 {
 
@@ -997,7 +1007,9 @@ void drawMoveImageOutline()
     PVector offsetMouseVector = PVector.sub(getDisplayMachine().scaleToDisplayMachine(getMouseVector()), centroid);
     if (pointPaths != null)
     {
-      for (int i = 0; i<pointPaths.length; i++)
+      int increment = round((pointPaths.length/10.0)+0.5);
+      println(increment);
+      for (int i = 0; i<pointPaths.length; i+=increment)
       {
         if (pointPaths[i] != null) 
         {
@@ -3086,21 +3098,19 @@ void loadFromPropertiesFile()
   if (getVectorFilename() != null)
   {
     RShape shape = null;
-    try
-    {
+    // test if file exists
+    File f =  new File(getVectorFilename());
+    if (f.isFile()) {
       shape = RG.loadShape(getVectorFilename());
     }
-    catch (Exception e)
-    {
-      shape = null;
+    else {
+      println("Tried to load vector file (" + getVectorFilename() + ") but I couldn't find it.");
     }
     
-    if (shape != null) 
-    {
+    if (shape != null) {
       setVectorShape(shape);
     }
-    else 
-    {
+    else {
       println("File not found (" + getVectorFilename() + ")");
     }
   }