Quite a few things working. The window focus is still a bit weird.

ControlFrame.pde

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ public class ControlFrame extends PApplet {
   public int w, h;
   int abc = 100;
   public ControlP5 cp5;
-  protected Object parent;
+  protected PApplet parent;
 
   private ControlFrame() {
   }
 
-  public ControlFrame(Object theParent, int theWidth, int theHeight) {
+  public ControlFrame(PApplet theParent, int theWidth, int theHeight) {
     this.parent = theParent;
     this.w = theWidth;
     this.h = theHeight;
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ public class ControlFrame extends PApplet {
 	return this.cp5;
   }
   
+	public PApplet getParent() {
+		return this.parent;
+	}
+  
   public void setup() {
     size(w, h);
     frameRate(5);

DisplayMachine.pde

@@ -767,8 +767,6 @@ class DisplayMachine extends Machine
   void previewNativePixel(PVector pos, float size, float brightness)
   {
     float half = size / 2.0;
-    fill(0,0,0, 255-brightness);
-    beginShape();
     
     // arcs from the left-hand corner
     float distFromPointA = getOutline().getTopLeft().dist(pos);
@@ -776,14 +774,19 @@ class DisplayMachine extends Machine
 
     List<PVector> int1 = findIntersections(getOutline().getLeft(), distFromPointA-half, getOutline().getRight(), distFromPointB-half, size);
     List<PVector> int2 = findIntersections(getOutline().getLeft(), distFromPointA+half, getOutline().getRight(), distFromPointB-half, size);
-
+    
-    // plot out the vertexes    
+    if (!int1.isEmpty() && !int2.isEmpty()) {
-    vertex(int1.get(0).x, int1.get(0).y);
+      fill(0,0,0, 255-brightness);
-    vertex(int2.get(0).x, int2.get(0).y);
+      beginShape();
-    vertex(int2.get(1).x, int2.get(1).y);
+  
-    vertex(int1.get(1).x, int1.get(1).y);
+      // plot out the vertexes    
-    vertex(int1.get(0).x, int1.get(0).y);
+      vertex(int1.get(0).x, int1.get(0).y);
-    endShape();
+      vertex(int2.get(0).x, int2.get(0).y);
+      vertex(int2.get(1).x, int2.get(1).y);
+      vertex(int1.get(1).x, int1.get(1).y);
+      vertex(int1.get(0).x, int1.get(0).y);
+      endShape();
+    }
   }
 
   void previewNativeArcPixel(PVector pos, float size, float brightness)

SerialPortWindow.pde

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class SerialPortWindow extends ControlFrame {
 		f.setTitle(CHANGE_SERIAL_PORT_WINDOW_NAME);
 		f.setSize(super.w, super.h);
 		f.setLocation(xPos, yPos);
-		f.setResizable(false);
+		f.setResizable(true);
 		f.setVisible(true);
 
 		f.addWindowListener( new WindowAdapter() {
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class SerialPortWindow extends ControlFrame {
 			.setSpacingRow(5)
 			.plugTo(parentPapplet, "radio_serialPort");
   
+                r.addItem("No serial connection", -1);
+  
 		String[] ports = Serial.list();
 		
 		for (int i = 0; i < ports.length; i++) {
@@ -108,4 +110,4 @@ void radio_serialPort(int newSerialPort)
   {
 	println("no serial port change.");
   }
-}
+}

controlsActionsWindows.pde

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void button_mode_drawWritingDialog() {
 String textToWrite = "";
 String spriteFilePrefix = "sprite/let";
 String spriteFileSuffix = ".txt";
-class DrawWritingWindow extends ControlFrame {
+public class DrawWritingWindow extends ControlFrame {
 	public DrawWritingWindow() {
 		super(parentPapplet, 450, 250);
 		int xPos = 100;
@@ -110,66 +110,71 @@ class DrawWritingWindow extends ControlFrame {
 			.setLabel("Generate commands")
 			.plugTo("submitWritingWindow");
 	}
-	
 
-	void spriteFilePrefixField(String value)
+	void spriteFilePrefixField(String value) {
-	{
+		spriteFilePrefix = value;
-	 spriteFilePrefix = value;
 	}
-	void textToWriteField(String value)
+	void textToWriteField(String value) {
-	{
+		textToWrite = value;
-	 textToWrite = value;
 	}
 
-	String getTextToWrite()
+	String getTextToWrite() {
-	{
+		return textToWrite;
-	 return textToWrite;
 	}
-	String getSpriteFilePrefix()
+	String getSpriteFilePrefix() {
-	{
+		return spriteFilePrefix;
-	 return spriteFilePrefix;
 	}
-	String getSpriteFileSuffix()
+	String getSpriteFileSuffix() {
-	{
+		return spriteFileSuffix;
-	 return spriteFileSuffix;
 	}
 
-	void importTextButton()
+	void importTextButton() {
-	{
 		println("Text!");
-		textToWrite = importTextToWriteFromFile();
+		selectInput("Select the text file to load the text from:", "importTextToWriteFromFile", null, this);
-		println(textToWrite);
+	}
-		Textfield tf = cp5().get(Textfield.class, "textToWriteField");
+	
-		tf.setText(getTextToWrite());
+	public void importTextToWriteFromFile(File selection) {
-		tf.submit();
+		if (selection != null) {
+			String fp = selection.getAbsolutePath();
+			println("Input file: " + fp);
+			List<String> rows = java.util.Arrays.asList(loadStrings(fp));
+			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(200);
+			for (String row : rows) {
+				sb.append(row);
+			}
+			textToWriteField(sb.toString());
+			println("Completed text import, " + getTextToWrite().length() + " characters found.");
+			
+			println("Text: " + getTextToWrite());
+			
+			Textfield tf = cp5().get(Textfield.class, "textToWriteField");
+			tf.setText(getTextToWrite());
+			tf.submit();
+		}
 	}
-
 
 	void submitWritingWindow(int theValue) 
 	{
-	 println("Write.");
+		println("Write.");
-	 
+		 
-	 Textfield tf = cp5().get(Textfield.class, "spriteFilePrefixField");
+		Textfield tf = cp5().get(Textfield.class, "spriteFilePrefixField");
-	 tf.submit();
+		tf.submit();
-	 tf.setText(getSpriteFilePrefix());
+		tf.setText(getSpriteFilePrefix());
-	 
+		 
-	 Textfield wf = cp5.get(Textfield.class, "textToWriteField");
+		Textfield wf = cp5.get(Textfield.class, "textToWriteField");
-	 wf.submit();
+		wf.submit();
-	 wf.setText(getTextToWrite());
+		wf.setText(getTextToWrite());
-	 
+		 
-	 println("Start dir: " + renderStartDirection);
+		println("Start dir: " + renderStartDirection);
-	 println("Sprite file prefix: " + spriteFilePrefix);
+		println("Sprite file prefix: " + spriteFilePrefix);
-	 println("Text: " + textToWrite);
+		println("Text: " + textToWrite);
 
-	 for (int i=0; i<getTextToWrite().length(); i++)
+		for (int i=0; i<getTextToWrite().length(); i++) {
-	 {
+			String filename = getSpriteFilePrefix() + (int) getTextToWrite().charAt(i) + getSpriteFileSuffix();
-	   String filename = getSpriteFilePrefix() + (int) getTextToWrite().charAt(i) + getSpriteFileSuffix();
+			addToCommandQueue(CMD_DRAW_SPRITE + int(gridSize * pixelScalingOverGridSize) + "," + filename+",END");
-	   addToCommandQueue(CMD_DRAW_SPRITE + int(gridSize * pixelScalingOverGridSize) + "," + filename+",END");
+			println(filename);
-	   println(filename);
+		}
-	 }
-	 
 	}
-	
 }
 //
 //void button_mode_drawWritingDialog()

polargraphcontroller.pde

@@ -1815,15 +1815,8 @@ boolean isHiddenPixel(PVector p)
   else
     return false;
 }
-  
 
-
+void sizeImageToFitBox() {
-void sizeImageToFitBox()
-{
-//  PVector mmBoxSize = getDisplayMachine().inSteps(getBoxSize());
-//  PVector mmBoxPos = getDisplayMachine().inSteps(getBoxVector1());
-//  println("mm box: " + mmBoxSize);
-  
   PVector boxSize = getDisplayMachine().inSteps(getBoxSize());
   PVector boxPos = getDisplayMachine().inSteps(getBoxVector1());
   println("image: " + boxSize);
@@ -1832,84 +1825,51 @@ void sizeImageToFitBox()
   getDisplayMachine().setImageFrame(r);
 }
 
-void exportQueueToFile()
+void exportQueueToFile() {
-{
+	if (!commandQueue.isEmpty() || !realtimeCommandQueue.isEmpty()) {
-  if (!commandQueue.isEmpty() || !realtimeCommandQueue.isEmpty())
+		selectOutput("Enter a filename to save to:", "exportQueueToFile");  // Opens file chooser
-  {
+	}
-    selectOutput("Enter a filename to save to:", "fileSelected");  // Opens file chooser
+}
-    if (filePath == null) 
+
-    {
+void exportQueueToFile(File selection) {
-      // If a file was not selected
+	if (selection != null) {
-      println("No output file was selected...");
+		filePath = selection.getAbsolutePath();
-    } 
+		println("User selected " + filePath);
-    else 
+		// If a file was selected, print path to folder
-    {
+		println("Output file: " + filePath);
-      // If a file was selected, print path to folder
+		List<String> allCommands = new ArrayList<String>(realtimeCommandQueue);
-      println("Output file: " + filePath);
+		allCommands.addAll(commandQueue);
-      List<String> allCommands = new ArrayList<String>(realtimeCommandQueue);
+  
-      allCommands.addAll(commandQueue);
+		String[] list = (String[]) allCommands.toArray(new String[0]);
-      
+		saveStrings(filePath, list);
-      String[] list = (String[]) allCommands.toArray(new String[0]);
+		println("Completed queue export, " + list.length + " commands exported.");
-      saveStrings(filePath, list);
+	}  
-      println("Completed queue export, " + list.length + " commands exported.");
-    }  
-  }
 }
 
 void fileSelected(File selection) {
-  if (selection == null) {
+	if (selection == null) {
-    println("Window was closed or the user hit cancel.");
+		println("Window was closed or the user hit cancel.");
-    filePath = null;
+		filePath = null;
-  } else {
+	} else {
-    filePath = selection.getAbsolutePath();
+		filePath = selection.getAbsolutePath();
-    println("User selected " + filePath);
+		println("User selected " + filePath);
-  }
+	}
 }
 
-
+void importQueueFromFile() {
-void importQueueFromFile()
+	commandQueue.clear();
-{
+	selectInput("Select file to import queue from", "fileSelected");
-  commandQueue.clear();
+	if (filePath == null) {
-  selectInput("Select file to import queue from", "fileSelected");
+		// nothing selected
-  if (filePath == null)
+		println("No input file was selected.");
-  {
+	} else {
-    // nothing selected
+		println("Input file: " + filePath);
-    println("No input file was selected.");
+		String commands[] = loadStrings(filePath);
-  }
+		commandQueue.addAll(Arrays.asList(commands));
-  else
+		println("Completed queue import, " + commandQueue.size() + " commands found.");
-  {
+	}
-    println("Input file: " + filePath);
-    String commands[] = loadStrings(filePath);
-//    List<String> list = Arrays
-    commandQueue.addAll(Arrays.asList(commands));
-    println("Completed queue import, " + commandQueue.size() + " commands found.");
-  }
 }
 
-String importTextToWriteFromFile()
-{
-  selectInput("Select the text file to load the text from:", "fileSelected");
-  String result = "";
-  if (filePath == null)
-  {
-    // nothing selected
-    println("No input file was selected.");
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    println("Input file: " + filePath);
-    List<String> rows = java.util.Arrays.asList(loadStrings(filePath));
-    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(200);
-    for (String row : rows) 
-    {
-      sb.append(row);
-    }
-    result = sb.toString();
-
-    println("Completed text import, " + result.length() + " characters found.");
-  }
-  return result;
-}