code: //==============================================================================
  //	
  //	Copyright (c) 2002-
  //	Authors:
  //	* Andrew Hinton <ug60axh@cs.bham.ac.uk> (University of Birmingham)
  //	* Dave Parker <david.parker@comlab.ox.ac.uk> (University of Oxford, formerly University of Birmingham)
  //	
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //	
  //	This file is part of PRISM.
  //	
  //	PRISM is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  //	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  //	the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  //	(at your option) any later version.
  //	
  //	PRISM 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.
  //	
  //	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  //	along with PRISM; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  //	Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
  //	
  //==============================================================================
  
  package userinterface;
  
  import javax.swing.*;
  
  
  /** This class is really for convienience.  It extends JLabel.  It sets up desirable properties for a
   * bar at the bottom of the screen describing what is currently going on and also
   * provides a simple method of removing text.
   */
  public class GUITaskBar extends JLabel
  {
      //CONSTANTS
      public static final int MINIMUM_WIDTH = 45;
      public static final int MINIMUM_HEIGHT = 20;
      //Constructor
      
      /** Creates a new GUITaskBar. */
      public GUITaskBar()
      {
  	super();
  	setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.LEFT);
  	//setBorder(new javax.swing.border.EtchedBorder());
  	setMinimumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(MINIMUM_WIDTH, MINIMUM_HEIGHT));
      }
      
      //Update methods
      
      /** Removes all text from this label. */
      public void removeText()
      {
  	setText(" ");
  	repaint();
      }
      
  }
  