Fall 2005
Changes/corrections
in red.
Design and
implement a web browsing application using JFC/Swing. You’ll need – as a
starting point – basic browser features such as link buttons (e.g., back,
forward, refresh, home), bookmarks, a location field, and a link URL field, but
you can include other browser features as well. Feel free to design an original browser, rather than simply
copying the look and feel of a commercial product. Try to include some new and original features, and don’t
forget to document them in the help page.
Notes:
1. Your application should be robust
with a good user interface. Make appropriate use of the various GUI components
and features supported in JFC/Swing. Consider the organization, presentation,
interaction, and over-all usability of your program.
2. Your source code should be well
organised and documented.
3. You must do this assignment in
groups of three.
4. Do not use the york package.
5. Your programs must compile and run
in the Prism lab.
6. Be sure to read and follow the
instructions given below on what to submit, and the format for the top of the readme.txt
file.
7. The assignments will be awarded
letter grades, according to the university's letter grade standard. A program
that simply fulfils the requirements described here will be awarded a 'C'. To
get a higher grade, we want to see "an excellent job and originality"
in your assignment solutions.
8. Name your program 'a2.java'.
Submit it in Prism with 'submit 3461x a3 a3.java' where 'x' is your section (e.g., A
or B). Additional files, if required, may be submitted using the same command,
with the filename as the last argument. (Use 'man
submit' for
further details on using the submit command.)
9. Also submit a text file named 'readme.txt'
in which you describe the motivation behind your software design. Why did you
use the JFC/Swing and HTML components that you did, and why did you organise
them that way? Briefly justify your design. If your implementation includes any
special features, make sure you describe these and provide appropriate
instructions.
10. The readme.txt file should also contain a record
of your group meetings. Include the date and time of each meeting, the people
present, and the topics discussed. If other forms of communication were used
(e.g., e-mail, phone), indicate the type and extent. Also include in your readme.txt
file a record of the tasks assigned and performed by each member of the team.
11. Note: the first three lines of the readme.txt
file must contain the following four comma-delimited fields, with nothing
following the fourth field.
LoginID, StudentID, LastName, FirstName(s) LoginID, StudentID, LastName, FirstName(s) LoginID, StudentID, LastName, FirstName(s)