Fall Term 2006
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Your assignment is to create a Java application for an HTML Image Viewer. The user is somebody with a collection of images they want to put on a website. The files (e.g., .gif, .jpg, .png) are located on the same system as the application. Your program should allow the user to specify the directory and images. The root page for the image viewer is called "index.html". This file is created by your application. Other HTML files may be created, as needed, and other interfaces features may be included, as appropriate.
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. 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 solution.
7. Name your program 'a2.java'. Submit it on Prism with 'submit 3461 a2 a2.java'. 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.)
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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)