source: trunk/src/org/expeditee/items/Item.java@ 286

package org.expeditee.items;

import java.awt.BasicStroke;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Cursor;
import java.awt.GradientPaint;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.Polygon;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.Shape;
import java.awt.Stroke;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.awt.geom.Area;
import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.ConcurrentModificationException;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;

import org.expeditee.actions.Actions;
import org.expeditee.actions.Misc;
import org.expeditee.actions.Simple;
import org.expeditee.gui.DisplayIO;
import org.expeditee.gui.Frame;
import org.expeditee.gui.FrameGraphics;
import org.expeditee.gui.FrameIO;
import org.expeditee.gui.FrameKeyboardActions;
import org.expeditee.gui.FrameUtils;
import org.expeditee.gui.FreeItems;
import org.expeditee.gui.MessageBay;
import org.expeditee.gui.Overlay;
import org.expeditee.gui.Vector;
import org.expeditee.io.Conversion;
import org.expeditee.io.Logger;
import org.expeditee.simple.Context;
import org.expeditee.stats.AgentStats;

/**
 * Represents everything that can be drawn on the screen (text, lines, dots,
 * images). Each specific type is a subclass of Item.
 * 
 * @author jdm18
 * 
 */
public abstract class Item implements Comparable<Item>, Runnable {

        public static final Float DEFAULT_THICKNESS = 2f;

        public static final Float MINIMUM_THICKNESS = 0f;

        public static final Float MINIMUM_PAINT_THICKNESS = 1f;

        protected final int JOIN = BasicStroke.JOIN_ROUND;

        protected final int CAP = BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT;

        protected final Stroke HIGHLIGHT_STROKE = new BasicStroke(
                        MINIMUM_THICKNESS, CAP, JOIN, 4.0F);

        // contains all dots (including this one) that form an enclosure
        // if this dot is part of an enclosing shape
        private Collection<Item> _enclosure = null;

        public static final int LEFT_MARGIN = 13;

        // indicates which end the arrowhead should be drawn at
        protected Polygon _poly = null;

        protected boolean _connectedToAnnotation = false;

        public static final int NEAR_DISTANCE = 15;

        /**
         * The default Color to draw highlighting in
         */
        public static final int DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_THICKNESS = 2;

        public static final Color DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT = Color.RED;

        public static final Color DEPRESSED_HIGHLIGHT = Color.GREEN;

        public static final Color ALTERNATE_HIGHLIGHT = Color.BLUE;

        public static final Color LINK_COLOR = Color.BLACK;

        public static final Color ACTION_COLOR = Color.BLACK;

        public static final Color LINK_ACTION_COLOR = Color.RED;

        public static final Color DEFAULT_FOREGROUND = Color.BLACK;

        public static final Color DEFAULT_BACKGROUND = Color.white;

        public static final Color TRANSPARENT = new Color(0, 0, 0, 0);

        /**
         * The number of pixels highlighting should extend around Items.
         */
        public static final int XGRAVITY = 3;

        public static final int MARGIN_RIGHT = 2;

        public static final int MARGIN_LEFT = 15;

        protected static final double DEFAULT_ARROWHEAD_RATIO = 0.5;

        public static final Color GREEN = Color.GREEN.darker();

        /**
         * The Colors cycled through when using function keys to set the Color of
         * this Item.
         */
        public static Color[] COLOR_WHEEL = { Color.BLACK, Color.RED, Color.BLUE,
                        Item.GREEN, Color.MAGENTA, Color.YELLOW.darker(), Color.WHITE };

        // TODO Have shift toggle through a black and white color wheel?
        public static Color[] FILL_COLOR_WHEEL = { new Color(255, 150, 150),
                        new Color(150, 150, 255), new Color(150, 255, 150),
                        new Color(255, 150, 255), new Color(255, 255, 100), Color.WHITE,
                        Color.BLACK };

        public static final int UNCHANGED_CURSOR = -100;

        public static final int DEFAULT_CURSOR = Cursor.DEFAULT_CURSOR;

        public static final int HIDDEN_CURSOR = Cursor.CUSTOM_CURSOR;

        public static final int TEXT_CURSOR = Cursor.TEXT_CURSOR;

        public static final int CROP_CURSOR = Cursor.CROSSHAIR_CURSOR;

        // The default value for integer attributes
        public static final int DEFAULT_INTEGER = -1;

        public static final int POINTTYPE_SQUARE = -1;

        public static final int POINTTYPE_CIRCLE = 0;

        public static void DuplicateItem(Item source, Item dest) {
                dest.setX(source.getX());
                dest.setY(source.getY());

                dest.setActions(source.getAction());
                dest.setActionCursorEnter(source.getActionCursorEnter());
                dest.setActionCursorLeave(source.getActionCursorLeave());
                dest.setActionEnterFrame(source.getActionEnterFrame());
                dest.setActionLeaveFrame(source.getActionLeaveFrame());
                dest.setActionMark(source.getActionMark());

                dest.setBackgroundColor(source.getBackgroundColor());
                dest.setBottomShadowColor(source.getBottomShadowColor());
                dest.setColor(source.getColor());
                dest.setBorderColor(source.getBorderColor());

                dest.setData(source.getData());
                dest.setTag(source.getTag());
                dest.setFillColor(source.getFillColor());
                dest.setGradientColor(source.getGradientColor());
                dest.setFillPattern(source.getFillPattern());

                dest.setHighlight(source.getHighlight());
                dest.setLink(source.getLink());
                dest.setLinkFrameset(source.getLinkFrameset());
                dest.setLinkMark(source.getLinkMark());
                dest.setLinkTemplate(source.getLinkTemplate());

                // dest.setMaxWidth(source.getMaxWidth());

                dest.setOffset(source.getOffset());
                dest.setOwner(source.getOwner());
                dest.setThickness(source.getThickness());
                dest.setSize(source.getSize());
                dest.setTopShadowColor(source.getTopShadowColor());
                dest.setLinePattern(source.getLinePattern());

                dest.setFloating(source.isFloating());
                dest.setArrow(source.getArrowheadLength(), source.getArrowheadRatio());

                // Calling the methods will move the item...
                // This messes things up when the user uses backspace to delete a text
                // line end
                dest._anchorBottom = source._anchorBottom;
                dest._anchorRight = source._anchorRight;

                dest.setFormula(source.getFormula());
                dest.setParent(source.getParent());
                dest._overlay = source._overlay;
                dest._mode = source._mode;// SelectedMode.None;
                //dest._highlightColor = source._highlightColor;
                //dest.setHighlight(source.getHighlight());
                
                dest._visible = source._visible;
                Frame parent = source.getParentOrCurrentFrame();
                // TODO MIKE says maybe we could tighten up and only give items ID's if
                // their
                // current ID is negative?
                if (parent != null) {
                        dest.setID(source.getParentOrCurrentFrame().getNextItemID());
                }
                // else {
                // dest.setID(source.getID());
                // }
        }

        public static int getGravity() {
                return org.expeditee.gui.UserSettings.Gravity;
        }

        public static boolean showLineHighlight() {
                return org.expeditee.gui.UserSettings.LineHighlight;
        }

        public enum HighlightMode {
                None, Enclosed, Connected, Disconnect, Normal
        }

        public void setHighlightMode(HighlightMode mode) {
                setHighlightMode(mode, DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT);
        }

        protected Float _anchorRight = null;

        protected Float _anchorBottom = null;

        protected HighlightMode _mode = HighlightMode.None;

        private Point _offset = new Point(0, 0);

        protected float _x;

        protected float _y;

        private int _id;

        private Item _editTarget = this;

        private String _creationDate = null;

        private boolean _linkMark = true;

        private boolean _actionMark = true;

        private boolean _highlight = true;

        // private int _maxWidth = -1;

        private String _owner = null;

        private String _link = null;

        private StringBuffer _tag = new StringBuffer();

        private List<String> _actionCursorEnter = null;

        private List<String> _actionCursorLeave = null;

        private List<String> _actionEnterFrame = null;

        private List<String> _actionLeaveFrame = null;

        public Permission _permission = Permission.full;

        public void setPermission(Permission permission) {
                _permission = permission;
        }

        public boolean hasPermission(Permission permission) {
                return _permission.ordinal() >= permission.ordinal();
        }

        // A fill color of null represents transparent
        private Color _colorFill = null;

        // A gradient color of null represents NO gradient
        private Color _colorGradient = null;

        // A fore color of null represents the default color
        private Color _color = null;

        protected Color _highlightColor = DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT;

        private Color _colorBackground = null;

        private Color _colorBorder = null;

        private Color _colorTopShadow = null;

        private Color _colorBottomShadow = null;

        // the link\action circle
        private Polygon _circle = null;

        // the invalid link cross
        private Polygon _circleCross = null;

        private Frame _parent = null;

        protected int _highlightThickness = 2;

        // arrowhead parameters
        private float _arrowheadLength = 0;

        private double _arrowheadRatio = DEFAULT_ARROWHEAD_RATIO;

        private Polygon _arrowhead = null;

        // the list of lines that this point is part of.
        private List<Line> _lines = new ArrayList<Line>();

        private int[] _linePattern = null;

        private boolean _floating = false;

        // list of points constrained with this point
        private List<Constraint> _constraints = new ArrayList<Constraint>();

        private List<String> _actions = null;

        private List<String> _data = null;

        private String _formula = null;

        private String _link_frameset = null;

        private String _link_template = null;

        private String _fillPattern = null;

        private boolean _visible = true;

        private float _thickness = -1.0F;

        protected Item() {
                _creationDate = Logger.EasyDateFormat("ddMMMyyyy:HHmm");
        }

        /**
         * Adds an action to this Item.
         * 
         * @param action
         *            The action to add to this Item
         */
        public void addAction(String action) {
                if (action == null || action.equals("")) {
                        return;
                }

                if (_actions == null) {
                        _actions = new LinkedList<String>();
                }
                _actions.add(action);
                if (_actions.size() == 1) {
                        _poly = null;
                        invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.LinkChanged);
                }
        }

        public void addAllConnected(Collection<Item> connected) {
                if (!connected.contains(this))
                        connected.add(this);

                for (Item item : getConnected()) {
                        if (!connected.contains(item))
                                item.addAllConnected(connected);
                }
        }

        /**
         * Adds the given Constraint to this Dot
         * 
         * @param c
         *            The Constraint to set this Dot as a member of.
         */
        public void addConstraint(Constraint c) {
                // do not add duplicate constraint
                if (_constraints.contains(c))
                        return;

                _constraints.add(c);
        }

        /**
         * Adds a given line to the list of lines that this Point is an end for.
         * 
         * @param line
         *            The Line that this Point is an end of.
         */
        public void addLine(Line line) {
                if (_lines.contains(line)) {
                        return;
                }

                _lines.add(line);
        }

        /**
         * Items are sorted by their Y coordinate on the screen.
         * 
         * @param i
         *            The Item to compare this Item to
         * @return a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is
         *         less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.
         */
        public int compareTo(Item i) {
                return getY() - i.getY();
        }

        /**
         * Every Item has an area around it defined by a Shape (typically a
         * rectangle), this method returns true if the given x,y pair lies within
         * the area and false otherwise.
         * 
         * @param x
         *            The x coordinate to check
         * @param y
         *            The y coordinate to check
         * @return True if the Shape around this Item contains the given x,y pair,
         *         false otherwise.
         */
        public boolean contains(int x, int y) {
                return getPolygon().contains(x, y);
        }

        /**
         * Returns a deep copy of this Item, note: it is up to the receiver to
         * change the Item ID etc as necessary.
         * 
         * @return A deep copy of this Item.
         */
        public abstract Item copy();

        public void delete() {
                _deleted = true;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean equals(Object o) {
                if (o == null)
                        return false;
                if (getClass().equals(o.getClass())) {
                        Item i = (Item) o;
                        return i.getID() == getID()
                                        && ((i.getParent() == _parent) || (i.getParent() != null && i
                                                        .getParent().equals(_parent)));
                } else
                        return false;
        }

        /**
         * Returns a list of any action code that is currently associated with this
         * Item
         * 
         * @return A List of action code associated with this Item, or null if none
         *         has been assigned.
         */
        public List<String> getAction() {
                return _actions;
        }

        public List<String> getData() {
                return _data;
        }

        public List<String> getActionCursorEnter() {
                return _actionCursorEnter;
        }

        public List<String> getActionCursorLeave() {
                return _actionCursorLeave;
        }

        public List<String> getActionEnterFrame() {
                return _actionEnterFrame;
        }

        public List<String> getActionLeaveFrame() {
                return _actionLeaveFrame;
        };

        public boolean getActionMark() {
                return _actionMark;
        }

        /**
         * Gets all the items connected to this item. Uses a recursive approach to
         * search connected points.
         * 
         * @return
         */
        public Collection<Item> getAllConnected() {
                Collection<Item> list = new LinkedHashSet<Item>();
                addAllConnected(list);
                return list;
        }

        public Area getArea() {
                return new Area(getPolygon());
        }

        public String getArrow() {
                if (!hasVisibleArrow())
                        return null;

                String ratio = "" + getArrowheadRatio();
                if (ratio.length() - ratio.indexOf(".") > 2)
                        ratio = ratio.substring(0, ratio.indexOf(".") + 3);

                return getArrowheadLength() + " " + ratio;
        }

        public Polygon getArrowhead() {
                return _arrowhead;
        }

        public float getArrowheadLength() {
                return _arrowheadLength;
        }

        public double getArrowheadRatio() {
                return _arrowheadRatio;
        }

        public Color getBackgroundColor() {
                return _colorBackground;
        }

        public Color getBorderColor() {
                return _colorBorder;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the Color being used to shade the bottom half of this Item's
         * border. This can be NULL if no Color is being used
         * 
         * @return The Color displayed on the bottom\right half of this Item's
         *         border.
         */
        public Color getBottomShadowColor() {
                return _colorBottomShadow;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the height (in pixels) of this Item's surrounding area.
         * 
         * @return The height (in pixels) of this Item's surrounding area as
         *         returned by getArea().
         */
        public int getBoundsHeight() {
                return getPolygon().getBounds().height;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the width (in pixels) of this Item's surrounding area.
         * 
         * @return The width (in pixels) of this Item's surrounding area as returned
         *         by getArea().
         */
        public int getBoundsWidth() {
                return getPolygon().getBounds().width;
        }

        // TODO draw the link with a circle rather than a polygon!!
        protected Polygon getLinkPoly() {
                if (_circle == null) {
                        int points = 16;

                        double radians = 0.0;
                        int xPoints[] = new int[points];
                        int yPoints[] = new int[xPoints.length];

                        for (int i = 0; i < xPoints.length; i++) {
                                // circle looks best if these values are not related to gravity
                                xPoints[i] = (int) (3.5 * Math.cos(radians)) + 6;// (2 *
                                // GRAVITY);
                                yPoints[i] = (int) (3.5 * Math.sin(radians)) + 3;// GRAVITY;
                                radians += (2.0 * Math.PI) / xPoints.length;
                        }

                        _circle = new Polygon(xPoints, yPoints, xPoints.length);
                }

                return _circle;
        }

        protected Polygon getCircleCross() {

                if (_circleCross == null) {
                        _circleCross = new Polygon();

                        Rectangle bounds = getLinkPoly().getBounds();
                        int x1 = (int) bounds.getMinX();
                        int x2 = (int) bounds.getMaxX();
                        int y1 = (int) bounds.getMinY();
                        int y2 = (int) bounds.getMaxY();
                        int midX = ((x2 - x1) / 2) + x1;
                        int midY = ((y2 - y1) / 2) + y1;

                        _circleCross.addPoint(x1, y1);
                        _circleCross.addPoint(x2, y2);
                        _circleCross.addPoint(midX, midY);
                        _circleCross.addPoint(x1, y2);
                        _circleCross.addPoint(x2, y1);
                        _circleCross.addPoint(midX, midY);
                }

                return _circleCross;
        }

        public Color getColor() {
                return _color;
        }

        public Collection<Item> getConnected() {
                List<Item> conn = new LinkedList<Item>();
                conn.add(this);
                conn.addAll(getEnclosures());
                conn.addAll(getLines());
                return conn;
        }

        public String getConstraintIDs() {
                if (_constraints == null || _constraints.size() == 0)
                        return null;

                String cons = "";

                for (Constraint c : _constraints)
                        cons += c.getID() + " ";

                return cons.trim();
        }

        /*
         * public void setLinkValid(boolean val) { _isValidLink = val; }
         */

        /**
         * Returns a List of any Constraints that this Dot is a memeber of.
         * 
         * @return a List of Constraints that this Dot is a member of.
         */
        public List<Constraint> getConstraints() {
                return _constraints;
        }

        public String getTag() {
                if (_tag != null && _tag.length() > 0)
                        return _tag.toString();
                return null;
        }

        public String getDateCreated() {
                return _creationDate;
        }

        public Color getFillColor() {
                return _colorFill;
        }

        public String getFillPattern() {
                return _fillPattern;
        }

        public String getFirstAction() {
                if (_actions == null || _actions.size() == 0)
                        return null;
                return _actions.get(0);
        }

        public boolean getHighlight() {
                return _highlight;
        }

        public Color getHighlightColor() {
                if (_highlightColor.equals(getPaintColor()))
                        return ALTERNATE_HIGHLIGHT;
                return _highlightColor;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the ID of this Item, which must be unique for the Frame.
         * 
         * @return The ID of this Item.
         */
        public int getID() {
                return _id;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the list of IDs of the Lines that this Dot is an end of.
         * 
         * @return The list of Line IDs that this point is part of.
         */
        public String getLineIDs() {
                String lineID = null;

                if (_lines.size() > 0) {
                        lineID = "" + _lines.get(0).getID();

                        for (int i = 1; i < _lines.size(); i++)
                                lineID += " " + _lines.get(i).getID();
                }

                return lineID;
        }

        public int[] getLinePattern() {
                return _linePattern;
        }

        /**
         * Returns a list of Lines where this Dot is an end.
         * 
         * @return A list of the Lines that this Dot is an end for or null if no
         *         Lines have been added.
         */
        public List<Line> getLines() {
                return _lines;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the name of a Frame that this Item links to, or null if this Item
         * has no link.
         * 
         * @return The name of a Frame that this Item links to (if any) or null if
         *         this Item does not link to anything.
         */
        public String getLink() {
                return _link;
        }

        public String getFormula() {
                return _formula;
        }

        public boolean hasFormula() {
                return _formula != null;
        }

        public void setFormula(String formula) {
                _formula = formula;
        }

        public void calculate(String formula) {
                setFormula(formula);
        }

        public String getLinkFrameset() {
                return _link_frameset;
        }

        public boolean getLinkMark() {
                return _linkMark;
        }

        public String getLinkTemplate() {
                return _link_template;
        }

        // public int getMaxWidth() {
        // return _maxWidth;
        // }

        public Point getOffset() {
                return _offset;
        }

        public String getOwner() {
                return _owner;
        }

        public Color getPaintBackgroundColor() {
                Color colorBackground = getBackgroundColor();
                if (colorBackground == null) {
                        if (getParent() != null && getParent().getBackgroundColor() != null)
                                return getParent().getBackgroundColor();

                        return DEFAULT_BACKGROUND;
                }

                return colorBackground;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the foreground Color of this Item.
         * 
         * @return The Color of this item (foreground)
         */
        public final Color getPaintColor() {
                // If color is null then get the paint foregroundColor for the frame the
                // item is on which is a color adjusted to suit the background
                Color color = getColor();

                if (color == null) {
                        if (getParent() != null)
                                return getParent().getPaintForegroundColor();

                        Frame current = DisplayIO.getCurrentFrame();
                        if (current == null) {
                                return DEFAULT_FOREGROUND;
                        }
                        return current.getPaintForegroundColor();
                }

                return color;
        }

        public final Color getPaintBorderColor() {
                // If color is null then get the paint foregroundColor for the frame the
                // item is on which is a color adjusted to suit the background
                Color color = getBorderColor();

                if (color == null) {
                        if (getParent() != null)
                                return getParent().getPaintForegroundColor();

                        Frame current = DisplayIO.getCurrentFrame();
                        if (current == null) {
                                return DEFAULT_FOREGROUND;
                        }
                        return current.getPaintForegroundColor();
                }

                return color;
        }

        protected Color getPaintHighlightColor() {
                Color highlightColor = _highlightColor;
                if (hasVisibleBorder()) {
                        if (getPaintBorderColor().equals(highlightColor)) {
                                highlightColor = ALTERNATE_HIGHLIGHT;
                        }
                } else if (getPaintBackgroundColor().equals(highlightColor)) {
                        highlightColor = ALTERNATE_HIGHLIGHT;
                }
                if (getParent() != null
                                && getParent().getPaintBackgroundColor().equals(highlightColor))
                        highlightColor = getParent().getPaintForegroundColor();

                if (hasVisibleBorder()) {
                        if (highlightColor.equals(getBorderColor())
                                        && getThickness() == _highlightThickness) {
                                highlightColor = new Color(highlightColor.getRed(),
                                                highlightColor.getGreen(), highlightColor.getBlue(),
                                                150);
                        }
                }

                return highlightColor;
        }

        public final Frame getParent() {
                return _parent;
        }

        public final Point getPosition() {
                return new Point(getX(), getY());
        }

        /**
         * Returns the size of this Item. For Text this is the Font size, for Lines
         * and Dots this is the thickness.
         * 
         * @return The size of this Item.
         */
        public float getSize() {
                return -1.0F;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the Color being used to shade the top half of this Item's border.
         * This can be NULL if no Color is being used
         * 
         * @return The Color displayed on the top\left half of this Item's border.
         */
        public Color getTopShadowColor() {
                return _colorTopShadow;
        }

        public String getTypeAndID() {
                return "T " + getID();
        }

        public int getWidth() {
                return 0;
        }

        public int getHeight() {
                return 0;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the X coordinate of this Item on the screen
         * 
         * @return The X coordinate of this Item on the screen
         */
        public int getX() {
                return Math.round(_x);
        }

        /**
         * Returns the Y coordinate of this Item on the screen
         * 
         * @return The Y coordinate of this Item on the screen
         */
        public int getY() {
                return Math.round(_y);
        }

        protected boolean hasVisibleArrow() {
                return isLineEnd() && getArrowheadRatio() != 0
                                && getArrowheadLength() != 0;
        }

        /**
         * Checks if the given Shape intersects with the Shape around this Item.
         * 
         * @param s
         *            The Shape to check.
         * @return True if the two Shapes overlap, False otherwise.
         */
        public boolean intersects(Polygon p) {
                if (p == null)
                        return false;

                Area a = new Area(p);
                Area thisArea = this.getArea();
                // Need to do this check for circles
                if (a.equals(thisArea))
                        return true;

                a.intersect(thisArea);

                // Need to check the second equality so that we dont pick up circles
                // inside other circles
                return !a.isEmpty() && !a.equals(new Area(p));
        }

        /**
         * Note: Pictures always return False, as they should be drawn even when no
         * other annotation Items are.
         * 
         * @return True if this Item is an annotation, False otherwise.
         */
        public boolean isAnnotation() {
                return false;
        }

        public boolean isFloating() {
                return _floating;
        }

        public boolean isFrameName() {
                if (this.getParent() == null || this.getParent().getNameItem() != this)
                        return false;
                return true;
        }

        public boolean isFrameTitle() {
                if (this.getParent() == null || this.getParent().getTitleItem() != this)
                        return false;
                return true;
        }

        /**
         * Returns True if this Item is currently highlighted.
         * 
         * @return True if this Item is currently highlighted on the screen, False
         *         otherwise.
         */
        public boolean isHighlighted() {
                if (isFloating())
                        return false;
                return _mode != HighlightMode.None;
        }

        /**
         * Tests if the item link is a valid framename, that is, the String must
         * begin with a character, end with a number with 0 or more letters and
         * numbers in between. If there is a dot in the framename all the chars
         * after it must be digits.
         * 
         * @return True if the given framename is proper, false otherwise.
         */
        public boolean isLinkValid() {
                if (FrameIO.isPositiveInteger(getLink()))
                        return true;

                if (FrameIO.isValidFrameName(getLink()))
                        return true;
                return false;
        }

        public boolean isNear(int x, int y) {

                int xLeft = getPolygon().getBounds().x;
                int yTop = getPolygon().getBounds().y;

                return (x > xLeft - NEAR_DISTANCE && y > yTop - NEAR_DISTANCE
                                && x < xLeft + getBoundsWidth() + NEAR_DISTANCE && y < yTop
                                + getBoundsHeight() + NEAR_DISTANCE);
        }

        public boolean isOldTag() {
                if (this instanceof Text)
                        if (((Text) this).getTextList().get(0).toLowerCase().equals("@old"))
                                return true;
                return false;
        }

        /**
         * Merges this Item with the given Item. The merger Item should be left
         * unchanged after this method. The merger may or may not be the same class
         * as this Item, exact behaviour depends on the subclass, No-op is allowed.
         * 
         * @param merger
         *            The Item to merge with
         * @return any Item that should remain on the cursor
         */
        public abstract Item merge(Item merger, int mouseX, int mouseY);

        /**
         * Displays this item directly on the screen. Note: All Items are
         * responsible for their own drawing, buffering, etc.
         * 
         * @param g
         *            The Graphics to draw this Item on.
         */
        public abstract void paint(Graphics2D g);

        public void paintFill(Graphics2D g) {
                Color fillColor = getFillColor();
                if (fillColor != null && getEnclosingDots() != null) {
                        setFillPaint(g);
                        g.fillPolygon(getEnclosedShape());
                }
        }

        protected void setFillPaint(Graphics2D g) {
                Color fillColor = getFillColor();
                if (isFloating()) {
                        // TODO experiment with adding alpha when picking up filled
                        // items... Slows things down quite alot!!
                        fillColor = new Color(fillColor.getRed(), fillColor.getGreen(),
                                        fillColor.getBlue());
                }
                g.setColor(fillColor);
                Color gradientColor = getGradientColor();
                if (gradientColor != null) {
                        // The painting is not efficient enough for gradients...
                        Shape s = getEnclosedShape();
                        if (s != null) {
                                Rectangle b = s.getBounds();
                                GradientPaint gp = new GradientPaint(
                                                (int) (b.x + b.width * 0.3), b.y, fillColor,
                                                (int) (b.x + b.width * 1.3), b.y, gradientColor);
                                g.setPaint(gp);
                        }
                }
        }

        /**
         * This method performs all the actions in an items list. If it contains a
         * link as well the link is used as the source frame for all acitons.
         */
        public void performActions() {
                Frame sourceFrame = null;
                Item sourceItem = FreeItems.getItemAttachedToCursor();

                if (sourceItem == null) {
                        sourceItem = this;
                } else {
                        for (Item i : sourceItem.getAllConnected()) {
                                if (i instanceof Text) {
                                        sourceItem = i;
                                        break;
                                }
                        }
                }

                // TODO decide whether to have items or
                // if a link exists make it the source frame for this action
                if (getLink() != null) {
                        sourceFrame = FrameUtils.getFrame(getAbsoluteLink());
                }
                // if no link exists or the link is bad then use the
                // currently displayed frame as the source frame for the
                // action
                if (sourceFrame == null) {
                        // For actions like format they rely on this being set to the
                        // current frame incase the item being activated is on an overlay
                        sourceFrame = DisplayIO.getCurrentFrame();
                }

                for (String s : getAction()) {
                        Object returnValue = Actions.PerformActionCatchErrors(sourceFrame,
                                        sourceItem, s);
                        if (returnValue != null) {
                                FreeItems.getInstance().clear();
                                if (returnValue instanceof Item) {
                                        Misc.attachToCursor(((Item) returnValue).getAllConnected());
                                } else if (returnValue instanceof Collection) {
                                        try {
                                                Misc.attachToCursor((Collection) returnValue);
                                        } catch (Exception e) {
                                                e.printStackTrace();
                                        }
                                } else {
                                        Misc.attachStatsToCursor(returnValue.toString());
                                }
                        }
                }
        }

        /**
         * Removes all constraints that this item has.
         * 
         */
        public void removeAllConstraints() {
                while (_constraints.size() > 0) {
                        Constraint c = _constraints.get(0);
                        c.getEnd().removeConstraint(c);
                        c.getStart().removeConstraint(c);
                }
        }

        /**
         * Clears the list of Lines that this Dot is an end of. Note: This only
         * clears this Dot's list and does not have any affect on the Lines or other
         * Dots.
         */
        public void removeAllLines() {
                for (Line l : _lines) {
                        l.invalidateAll();
                }
                _lines.clear();
        }

        /**
         * Removes the given Constraint from the list of constraintss that this Dot
         * is a part of.
         * 
         * @param c
         *            The Constraint that this Dot is no longer a part of.
         */
        public void removeConstraint(Constraint c) {
                _constraints.remove(c);
        }

        /**
         * Removes the given Line from the list of lines that this Dot is an end
         * for.
         * 
         * @param line
         *            The Line that this Dot is no longer an end of.
         */
        public void removeLine(Line line) {
                if (_lines.remove(line))
                        line.invalidateAll();
        }

        public void run() {
                try {
                        Simple.ProgramStarted();
                        Simple.RunFrameAndReportError(this, new Context());
                        Simple.ProgramFinished();
                        MessageBay.displayMessage(AgentStats.getStats(), GREEN);
                } catch (ConcurrentModificationException ce) {
                        Simple.ProgramFinished();
                        ce.printStackTrace();
                } catch (Exception e) {
                        MessageBay.linkedErrorMessage(e.getMessage());
                        Simple.ProgramFinished();
                }
                // Need to repaint any highlights etc
                FrameGraphics.requestRefresh(true);
        }

        /**
         * Check if it has a relative link if so make it absolute.
         * 
         */
        public void setAbsoluteLink() {
                String link = getLink();
                if (link == null)
                        return;
                // Check if all the characters are digits and hence it is a relative
                // link
                if (!FrameIO.isPositiveInteger(link))
                        return;

                // Make it an absolute link
                String framesetName;

                if (_parent == null)
                        framesetName = DisplayIO.getCurrentFrame().getFramesetName();
                else
                        framesetName = _parent.getFramesetName();

                setLink(framesetName + link);
        }

        /**
         * Sets any action code that should be associated with this Item Each entry
         * in the list is one line of code
         * 
         * @param actions
         *            The lines of code to associate with this Item
         */
        public void setActions(List<String> actions) {
                if (actions == null || actions.size() == 0) {
                        invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.LinkChanged);
                        _actions = null;
                } else
                        _actions = new LinkedList<String>(actions);

                // Want to resize the highlight box for text items if actions have been
                // added
                _poly = null;
                invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.LinkChanged);
        }

        public void setData(List<String> data) {
                if (data == null || data.size() == 0)
                        _data = null;
                else
                        _data = new LinkedList<String>(data);
        }

        public void setData(String data) {
                if (data == null || data.length() == 0)
                        _data = null;
                else {
                        _data = new LinkedList<String>();
                        _data.add(data);
                }
        }

        public void addToData(String dataItem) {
                if (dataItem != null) {
                        if (_data == null)
                                _data = new LinkedList<String>();
                        _data.add(dataItem);
                }
        }

        public void setActionCursorEnter(List<String> enter) {
                _actionCursorEnter = enter;
        }

        public void setActionCursorLeave(List<String> leave) {
                _actionCursorLeave = leave;
        }

        public void setActionEnterFrame(List<String> enter) {
                _actionEnterFrame = enter;
        }

        public void setActionLeaveFrame(List<String> leave) {
                _actionLeaveFrame = leave;
        }

        public void setActionMark(boolean val) {
                if (!val)
                        invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.LinkChanged);
                _poly = null;
                _actionMark = val;
                if (val)
                        invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.LinkChanged);
        }

        /**
         * Sets whether this Item is an Annotation.
         * 
         * @param val
         *            True if this Item is an Annotation, False otherwise.
         */
        public abstract void setAnnotation(boolean val);

        /**
         * Used to set this Line as an Arrow. If length and ratio are 0, no arrow is
         * shown.
         * 
         * @param length
         *            The how far down the shaft of the line the arrowhead should
         *            come.
         * @param ratio
         *            The ratio of the arrow's length to its width.
         */
        public void setArrow(float length, double ratio) {
                _arrowheadLength = length;
                _arrowheadRatio = ratio;
                updateArrowPolygon();
        }

        public void setArrowhead(Polygon arrow) {
                _arrowhead = arrow;
        }

        public void setArrowheadLength(float length) {
                _arrowheadLength = length;
                updateArrowPolygon();
        }

        public void setArrowheadRatio(double ratio) {
                _arrowheadRatio = ratio;
                updateArrowPolygon();
        }

        public void setBackgroundColor(Color c) {
                if (c != _colorBackground) {
                        _colorBackground = c;
                        invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.BackgroundColorChanged);
                }
        }

        public void setBorderColor(Color c) {
                if (c != _colorBorder) {
                        _colorBorder = c;
                        invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.BorderColorChanged);
                }
        }

        /**
         * Sets the Color to use on the bottom and right sections of this Item's
         * border. If top is NULL, then the Item's background Color will be used.
         * 
         * @param top
         *            The Color to display in the bottom and right sections of this
         *            Item's border.
         */
        public void setBottomShadowColor(Color bottom) {
                _colorBottomShadow = bottom;
        }

        /**
         * Sets the foreground Color of this Item to the given Color.
         * 
         * @param c
         */
        public void setColor(Color c) {
                if (c != _color) {
                        _color = c;
                        invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.ForegroundColorChanged);
                        if (hasVector()) {
                                // TODO make this more efficient so it only repaints the items
                                // for this vector
                                FrameKeyboardActions.Refresh();
                        }
                }
        }

        public void setConstraintIDs(String IDs) {
        }

        public void setConstraints(List<Constraint> constraints) {
                _constraints = constraints;
        }

        public void setTag(String newData) {
                if (newData != null)
                        _tag = new StringBuffer(newData);
                else
                        _tag = null;
        }

        /**
         * Sets the created date of this Frame to the given String.
         * 
         * @param date
         *            The date to use for this Frame.
         */
        public void setDateCreated(String date) {
                _creationDate = date;
        }

        public void setFillColor(Color c) {

                _colorFill = c;

                for (Line line : _lines) {
                        Item other = line.getOppositeEnd(this);
                        if (other.getFillColor() != c) {
                                other.setFillColor(c);
                        }
                }

                invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.FillColor);
                invalidateFill();
        }

        public void setGradientColor(Color c) {
                _colorGradient = c;

                for (Line line : _lines) {
                        Item other = line.getOppositeEnd(this);
                        if (other.getGradientColor() != c)
                                other.setGradientColor(c);
                }

                invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.GradientColor);
                invalidateFill();
        }

        public Color getGradientColor() {
                return _colorGradient;
        }

        public void setFillPattern(String patternLink) {
                _fillPattern = patternLink;
                invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.FillPattern);
                invalidateFill();
        }

        public void setFloating(boolean val) {
                _floating = val;
        }

        public void setHighlight(boolean val) {
                _highlight = val;
        }

        /**
         * Sets the ID of this Item to the given Integer. Note: Items with ID's < 0
         * are not saved
         * 
         * @param newID
         *            The new ID to assign this Item.
         */
        public void setID(int newID) {
                _id = newID;
        }

        /**
         * Sets the list of lines that this point is part of (may be set to null).
         * 
         * @param lineID
         *            A String of line ID numbers separated by spaces.
         */
        public void setLineIDs(String lineID) {
        }

        public void setLinePattern(int[] pattern) {
                _linePattern = pattern;

                for (Line line : getLines())
                        line.setLinePattern(pattern);
        }

        public void setLines(List<Line> lines) {
                _lines = lines;

                for (Line line : lines)
                        line.setLinePattern(getLinePattern());

        }

        /**
         * Links this item to the given Frame, this may be set to null to remove a
         * link.
         * 
         * @param frameName
         *            The name of the Frame to link this item to.
         */
        public void setLink(String frameName) {
                if (frameName == null) {
                        invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.LinkChanged);
                }

                // If a link is being removed or set then need to reset poly so the
                // highlighting is drawn with the correct width
                if (frameName == null || getLink() == null)
                        _poly = null;

                if (FrameIO.isValidLink(frameName))
                        _link = frameName;
                else
                        MessageBay.errorMessage("[" + frameName
                                        + "] is not a valid frame name");
                // TODO make this throw exceptions etc...

                invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.LinkChanged);
        }

        public void setLinkFrameset(String frameset) {
                if (frameset == null || FrameIO.isValidFramesetName(frameset))
                        _link_frameset = frameset;
                else
                        MessageBay.errorMessage("[" + frameset
                                        + "] is not a valid frameset name");
                // TODO make this throw exceptions etc...
        }

        public void setLinkMark(boolean val) {
                if (!val)
                        invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.LinkChanged);
                _poly = null;
                _linkMark = val;
                if (val)
                        invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.LinkChanged);
        }

        public void setLinkTemplate(String template) {
                if (FrameIO.isValidLink(template))
                        _link_template = template;
                else
                        MessageBay.errorMessage("[" + template
                                        + "] is not a valid frame name");
                // TODO make this throw exceptions etc...
        }

        // /**
        // * Sets the maximum coordinates on the screen that this item may occupy.
        // * This is used by Text items to compute word-wrapping lengths.
        // *
        // * @param d
        // * The Maximum size of the Frame containing this Item.
        // */
        // public void setMaxWidth(int width) {
        // if (width > 0) {
        // _maxWidth = width;
        // updatePolygon();
        // }
        // }

        public void setOffset(int x, int y) {
                _offset.setLocation(x, y);
        }

        public void setOffset(Point p) {
                _offset.setLocation(p);
        }

        public void setOwner(String own) {
                _owner = own;
        }

        public void setParent(Frame frame) {
                _parent = frame;
        }

        /**
         * Invalidates this, connected lines and fill
         * 
         * @param trait
         */
        private void invalidateCommonTraitForAll(ItemAppearence trait) {
                invalidateCommonTrait(trait);
                if (isLineEnd()) {
                        boolean hasLinePattern = getLines().get(0).getLinePattern() != null;
                        if (hasLinePattern) {
                                for (Item i : getAllConnected()) {
                                        if (i instanceof Line) {
                                                ((Line) i).invalidateCommonTrait(trait);
                                        }
                                }
                        } else {
                                for (Line line : getLines()) {
                                        line.invalidateCommonTrait(trait);
                                }
                        }
                }
                if (_colorFill != null) {
                        invalidateFill(); // only invalidates if has fill
                }
                for (XRayable x : getEnclosures()) {
                        x.invalidateCommonTrait(trait);
                }

        }

        /**
         * Sets the position of this item on the screen
         * 
         * @param x
         *            The new X coordinate
         * @param y
         *            The new Y coordinate
         */
        public void setPosition(float x, float y) {
                float deltaX = x - _x;
                float deltaY = y - _y;

                if (deltaX == 0 && deltaY == 0)
                        return;

                invalidateCommonTraitForAll(ItemAppearence.PreMoved);

                _x = x;
                _y = y;

                for (Item i : getEnclosures()) {
                        i.updatePolygon();
                }
                updatePolygon();

                // update the position of any dots that are constrained by this one
                for (Constraint c : _constraints) {
                        Item other = c.getOppositeEnd(this);

                        // only set position if the other dot is still fixed to the
                        // frame
                        if (/* this.isFloating() && */!other.isFloating()) {
                                if (c.getType() == Constraint.HORIZONTAL) {
                                        if (other._y != y) {
                                                other.setY(y);
                                        }
                                } else if (c.getType() == Constraint.VERTICAL) {
                                        if (other._x != x) {
                                                other.setX(x);
                                        }
                                } else if (c.isDiagonal()) {
                                        if (Math.abs(other._x - x) != Math.abs(other._y - y)) {

                                                float m1 = c.getGradient();
                                                float c1 = y - m1 * x;
                                                // Now work out the equation for the second line
                                                // Get the first line the other end is attached to that
                                                // is not the diagonal line
                                                List<Line> lines = other.getLines();
                                                // If there is only one line...
                                                if (lines.size() == 1) {
                                                        if (m1 != 0) {
                                                                if (Math.abs(deltaX) > Math.abs(deltaY)) {
                                                                        other.setX((other._y - c1) / m1);
                                                                } else {
                                                                        other.setY(m1 * other._x + c1);
                                                                }
                                                        }
                                                } else if (lines.size() > 1) {
                                                        Line otherLine = lines.get(0);
                                                        Item end = otherLine.getOppositeEnd(other);
                                                        if (end.equals(this)) {
                                                                otherLine = lines.get(1);
                                                                end = otherLine.getOppositeEnd(other);
                                                                assert (!end.equals(this));
                                                        }

                                                        float xDiff = end._x - other._x;
                                                        float yDiff = end._y - other._y;
                                                        if (xDiff == 0) {
                                                                other.setY(m1 * other._x + c1);
                                                        } else if (Math.abs(xDiff) == Math.abs(yDiff)
                                                                        && !this.isFloating() && deltaX == 0
                                                                        && deltaY == 0) {
                                                                if (deltaX == 0) {
                                                                        _x = (_y - other._y) * m1 + other._x;
                                                                } else {
                                                                        _y = (_x - other._x) * m1 + other._y;
                                                                }
                                                        } else {
                                                                float m2 = yDiff / xDiff;
                                                                float c2 = end._y - m2 * end._x;
                                                                float mDiff = m1 - m2;
                                                                if (Math.abs(mDiff) < 0.000001) {
                                                                        assert (false);
                                                                        // TODO how do I handle this case!!
                                                                } else {
                                                                        float newX = (c2 - c1) / mDiff;
                                                                        float newY = m1 * newX + c1;
                                                                        if (other._x != newX
                                                                        /* && other._y != newY */) {
                                                                                other.setPosition(newX, newY);
                                                                        }
                                                                }
                                                        }
                                                }
                                                // Do simultaneous equations to get the new postion for
                                                // the other end of the diagonal line
                                        }
                                }
                        }
                }

                for (Line line : getLines()) {
                        line.updatePolygon();
                }

                // for (Item item : getAllConnected()) {
                // item.updatePolygon();
                // }

                invalidateCommonTraitForAll(ItemAppearence.PostMoved);

        }

        public void setPosition(Point position) {
                setPosition(position.x, position.y);
        }

        public void setRelativeLink() {
                String link = getLink();
                if (link == null)
                        return;
                assert (_parent != null);

                if (FrameIO.isPositiveInteger(link))
                        return;

                // Check if the link is for the current frameset
                if (_parent.getFramesetName().equalsIgnoreCase(
                                Conversion.getFramesetName(link))) {
                        setLink("" + Conversion.getFrameNumber(link));
                }
        }

        /**
         * Sets the size of this Item. For Text this is the Font size. For Lines and
         * Dots this is the thickness.
         */
        public void setSize(float size) {
        }

        /**
         * Sets the thickness of the item.
         * 
         * @param thick
         */
        public void setThickness(float thick) {
                setThickness(thick, true);
        }

        /**
         * Sets the thickness of this item.
         * 
         * @param thick
         *            the new thickness for the item
         * @param setConnectedThickness
         *            true if all items connected to this item should also have
         *            their thickness set
         */
        public void setThickness(float thick, boolean setConnectedThickness) {
                if (thick == _thickness)
                        return;
                boolean bigger = thick > _thickness;

                if (!bigger) {
                        if (setConnectedThickness) {
                                // TODO is there a more efficient way of doing this?
                                for (Item i : getConnected())
                                        i.invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.Thickness);
                        } else {
                                invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.Thickness);
                        }
                }

                _thickness = thick;
                // update the size of any lines
                for (Line line : getLines())
                        line.setThickness(thick, setConnectedThickness);

                updatePolygon();

                if (bigger) {
                        if (setConnectedThickness) {
                                for (Item i : getConnected())
                                        i.invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.Thickness);
                        } else {
                                invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.Thickness);
                        }
                }
        }

        /**
         * Returns the thickness (in pixels) of this Dot.
         * 
         * @return The 'thickness' of this Dot. (returns -1 if the thickness is not
         *         set).
         */
        public float getThickness() {
                return _thickness;
        }

        /**
         * Sets the Color to use on the top and left sections of this Item's border.
         * If top is NULL, then the Item's background Color will be used.
         * 
         * @param top
         *            The Color to display in the top and left sections of this
         *            Item's border.
         */
        public void setTopShadowColor(Color top) {
                _colorTopShadow = top;
        }

        public void setWidth(int width) throws UnsupportedOperationException {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
                                "Item type does not support width attribute!");
        }

        public void setRightMargin(int i) {
                setWidth(i - getX() - Item.MARGIN_LEFT);
        }

        /**
         * Sets the position of this Item on the X axis
         * 
         * @param newX
         *            The position on the X axis to assign to this Item
         */
        public void setX(float newX) {
                setPosition(newX, getY());
        }

        /**
         * Sets the position of this Item on the Y axis
         * 
         * @param newY
         *            The position on the Y axis to assign to this Item
         */
        public void setY(float newY) {
                setPosition(getX(), newY);
        }

        /**
         * Paints any highlighting of this Item. This may include changing the
         * thickness (lines) or painting a box around the item (Text, Images). If
         * val is True then the Graphics Color is changed to the highlight Color, if
         * False then the Graphics Color is left unchanged (for clearing of
         * highlighting).
         * 
         * @param val
         *            True if this Item should be highlighted, false if the
         *            highlighting is being cleared.
         * @return The desired mouse cursor when this Item is highlighted (negative
         *         means no change)
         */
        public int setHighlightColor() {
                return setHighlightColor(DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT);
        }

        public int setHighlightColor(Color c) {
                if (!this.isVisible() && this.hasVector()) {
                        for (Item i : this.getParentOrCurrentFrame().getVectorItems()) {
                                if (i.getEditTarget() == this) {
                                        i.setHighlightColor(c);
                                }
                        }
                }

                _highlightThickness = DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_THICKNESS;

                Color selColor = (c != null) ? c : DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT;
                if (_highlightColor != c) {
                        _highlightColor = selColor;
                        this.invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.HighlightColorChanged);
                }

                return Item.UNCHANGED_CURSOR;

        }

        private void updateArrowPolygon() {
                if (getArrowheadLength() < 0 || getArrowheadRatio() < 0)
                        _arrowhead = null;
                else {
                        _arrowhead = new Polygon();
                        _arrowhead.addPoint(Math.round(getX()), Math.round(getY()));
                        _arrowhead.addPoint((Math.round(getX() - getArrowheadLength())),
                                        ((int) Math.round(getY()
                                                        - (getArrowheadLength() * getArrowheadRatio()))));
                        _arrowhead.addPoint(Math.round(getX()), (int) getY());
                        _arrowhead
                                        .addPoint(
                                                        (int) Math.round(getX() - getArrowheadLength()),
                                                        (int) Math
                                                                        .round((getY() + (getArrowheadLength() * getArrowheadRatio()))));
                }
        }

        public abstract void updatePolygon();

        public void setHidden(boolean state) {
                this._visible = !state;
        }

        public void setVisible(boolean state) {
                this._visible = state;
        }

        public boolean isVisible() {
                return _visible && !_deleted;
        }

        /**
         * Raised whenever the item is removed, added, no longer in view (That is,
         * when it is not on any of the current frames, of overlays of the current
         * frames) or has become visible. That is, when it is either on a current
         * frame, or an overlay of a current frame.
         * 
         * @param e
         *            The event
         */
        public void onParentStateChanged(ItemParentStateChangedEvent e) {
        }

        public void setHighlightMode(HighlightMode mode, Color color) {
                setHighlightColor(color);
                if (hasPermission(Permission.followLinks)
                                || getEditTarget().hasPermission(Permission.followLinks)) {
                        if (_mode != mode) {
                                _mode = mode;
                                this.invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.HighlightModeChanged);
                        }
                }
        }

        public HighlightMode getHighlightMode() {
                return _mode;
        }

        public void anchor() {
                Frame current = getParentOrCurrentFrame();
                setID(current.getNextItemID());
                setOffset(0, 0);
                setParent(current);

                current.addItem(this, false);
                current.setResort(true);
                setRelativeLink();
                setFloating(false);

                // // If its an unconstrained line end check if we should add a
                // constraint
                // if (isLineEnd() && getLines().size() <= 2
                // && getConstraints().size() <= 1) {
                // Constraint existingConstraint = null;
                // List<Constraint> constraints = getConstraints();
                // // Get the existing constraint
                // if (constraints.size() > 0) {
                // existingConstraint = constraints.get(0);
                // }
                // for (Line line : getLines()) {
                // Integer constraintType = line.getPossibleConstraint();
                // if (constraintType != null) {
                // Item oppositeEnd = line.getOppositeEnd(this);
                // if (existingConstraint == null
                // || !existingConstraint.contains(oppositeEnd)) {
                // new Constraint(this, oppositeEnd,
                // getParentOrCurrentFrame().getNextItemID(),
                // constraintType);
                // }
                // }
                // }
                // }
        }

        /**
         * Gets the parent frame if it is set or the current frame if this item does
         * not have a parent set.
         * 
         * @return
         */
        public Frame getParentOrCurrentFrame() {
                // if the item is from an overlay the parent will NOT be null
                if (getParent() == null) {
                        return DisplayIO.getCurrentFrame();
                }
                return getParent();
        }

        /**
         * Sets the list of Dots (including this one) that form a closed shape.
         * Passing null sets this dot back to its normal (non-enclosed) state.
         * 
         * @param enclosed
         *            The List of Dots including this one that form a closed shape,
         *            or null.
         */
        public void setEnclosedList(Collection<Item> enclosed) {

                boolean changed = (_enclosure == null && enclosed != null);

                if (_enclosure != null && enclosed == null) {
                        invalidateFill();
                }

                _enclosure = enclosed;

                if (changed) {
                        invalidateFill();
                        ;
                }
        }

        /**
         * Returns the polygon that represents the shape created by all the Dots in
         * this Dot's enclosed list. If the list is null, then null is returned.
         * 
         * @return A Polygon the same shape and position as created by the Dots in
         *         the enclosed list.
         */
        public Polygon getEnclosedShape() {
                if (_enclosure == null)
                        return null;

                Polygon poly = new Polygon();
                for (Item d : _enclosure) {
                        poly.addPoint(d.getX(), d.getY());
                }

                return poly;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the list of Dots that, along with this Dot, form an enclosed
         * polygon. If this Dot is not part of an enclosure null may be returned.
         * 
         * @return The List of Dots that form an enclosed shape with this Dot, or
         *         null if this Dot is not part of an enclosure.
         */
        public Collection<Item> getEnclosingDots() {
                return _enclosure;
        }

        /**
         * Returns whether this Dot has an assigned enclosure list of other Dots.
         * The result is the same as getEnclosedShape() != null.
         * 
         * @return True if this Dot has an enclosure list of other Dots, false
         *         otherwise.
         */
        public boolean isEnclosed() {
                return _enclosure != null;
        }

        /**
         * True if this item is the end of a line.
         * 
         * @return
         */
        public boolean isLineEnd() {
                // TODO this will need to be redone when enclosure class is added...
                // At the moment enclosures are only circles...we dont want circle
                // centers to be lineEnds
                return _lines.size() > 0;
        }

        public boolean hasEnclosures() {
                return _enclosures.size() > 0;
        }

        /**
         * Method that is called to notify an item that is on the end of a line that
         * its line has changed color.
         * 
         * @param c
         *            the new color for the line
         */
        protected void lineColorChanged(Color c) {
                for (Line l : getLines()) {
                        if (l.getColor() != c)
                                l.setColor(c);
                }
        }

        /**
         * Checks if this item is off the left or top of the screen
         * 
         * @return
         */
        public boolean offScreenTopOrLeft() {
                Rectangle itemRect = getArea().getBounds();
                // Check that the bottom right corner of this item is on the screen
                if (itemRect.x + itemRect.width >= 0
                                && itemRect.y + itemRect.height >= 0)
                        return false;
                // Check if all the items it is connected to are offscreen
                for (Item i : getAllConnected()) {
                        Rectangle iRect = i.getArea().getBounds();
                        // Check that the bottom right corner of this item is on the screen
                        if (iRect.x + iRect.width >= 0 && iRect.y + iRect.height >= 0) {
                                return false;
                        }
                }
                return true;
        }

        public void setConnectedToAnnotation(boolean val) {
                _connectedToAnnotation = val;
        }

        public boolean isConnectedToAnnotation() {
                return _connectedToAnnotation;
        }

        public boolean hasAction() {
                List<String> actions = getAction();
                return actions != null && actions.size() > 0;
        }

        public void setAction(String action) {
                // Want to resize the highlight box for text items if actions are been
                // added
                if (action == null || action.length() == 0) {
                        invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.LinkChanged);
                }
                if (_actions == null || _actions.size() == 0) {
                        _poly = null;
                        _actions = new LinkedList<String>();
                } else {
                        _actions.clear();
                }
                if (action != null && action.length() > 0)
                        _actions.add(action);
                invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.LinkChanged);
        }

        protected int getLinkYOffset() {
                return 0;
        }

        protected Rectangle getLinkDrawArea() {
                return getLinkDrawArea(getX() - LEFT_MARGIN, getY() + getLinkYOffset());
        }

        /**
         * TODO: Revise - it would be good to have a member that defines the link
         * dimensions.
         * 
         * @param x
         *            Left of graphic (i.e not centered)
         * @param y
         *            Above graphic (i.e not centered)
         * 
         * @return The drawing area of the link at the given coordinates.
         */
        public Rectangle getLinkDrawArea(int x, int y) {
                return new Rectangle(x + 2, y - 1, 8, 8);
        }

        /**
         * Paint the link symbol for the item if it is a
         * 
         * @param g
         */
        protected void paintLink(Graphics2D g) {
                paintLinkGraphic(g, getX() - LEFT_MARGIN, getY() + getLinkYOffset());
        }

        /**
         * Paint the link symbol for the item at a given position.
         * 
         * @see #paintLink
         * 
         * @param g
         *            The graphics to paint with
         * 
         * @param x
         *            The x position of the link. Left of graphic (i.e not centered)
         * 
         * @param y
         *            The y position of the link. Above of graphic (i.e not
         *            centered)
         */
        public void paintLinkGraphic(Graphics2D g, int x, int y) {

                boolean hasLink = getLink() != null;
                boolean hasAction = hasAction();

                if (hasLink || hasAction) {
                        g.setStroke(HIGHLIGHT_STROKE);
                        if (hasLink && hasAction) {
                                g.setColor(LINK_ACTION_COLOR);
                        } else if (hasLink) {
                                g.setColor(LINK_COLOR);
                        } else if (hasAction) {
                                g.setColor(ACTION_COLOR);
                        }

                        AffineTransform at = new AffineTransform();
                        AffineTransform orig = g.getTransform();
                        at.translate(x, y);
                        g.setTransform(at);

                        if (getLinkMark() && getLink() != null) {
                                g.drawPolygon(getLinkPoly());

                                // if the link is not valid, cross out the circle
                                if (!isLinkValid())
                                        g.drawPolygon(getCircleCross());
                        }

                        if (getActionMark() && hasAction()) {
                                g.drawPolygon(getLinkPoly());
                                g.fillPolygon(getLinkPoly());

                                // if the link is not valid, cross out the circle
                                if (!isLinkValid() && getLink() != null) {
                                        g.setColor(getParent().getPaintBackgroundColor());
                                        g.drawPolygon(getCircleCross());
                                }
                        }

                        // reset the graphics tranformation
                        g.setTransform(orig);
                }
        }

        /**
         * Gets the distance between the start of the text and the left border of
         * the item. This distance changes depending on whether or not the item is
         * linked or has an associated action.
         * 
         * @return the gap size in pixels
         */
        protected int getLeftMargin() {
                return ((getLinkMark() && getLink() != null)
                                || (getActionMark() && getAction() != null) ? MARGIN_LEFT
                                - MARGIN_RIGHT : MARGIN_RIGHT);
        }

        public String getName() {
                return getText();
        }

        final public String getAbsoluteLinkTemplate() {
                return getAbsoluteLink(getLinkTemplate());
        }

        final public String getAbsoluteLinkFrameset() {
                return getAbsoluteLink(getLinkFrameset());
        }

        final public String getAbsoluteLink() {
                return getAbsoluteLink(getLink());
        }

        /**
         * @param link
         * @return
         */
        private String getAbsoluteLink(String link) {
                if (link == null)
                        return null;
                // assert (_parent!= null);
                Frame parent = getParentOrCurrentFrame();
                if (_parent == null) {
                        // if parent is null it is an item on the message box
                        // so it must already be absolute
                        // assert (!FrameIO.isPositiveInteger(link));
                        // return link;

                }

                // if its a relative link then return absolute
                if (FrameIO.isPositiveInteger(link)) {
                        return parent.getFramesetName() + link;
                }
                return link;
        }

        public static String convertToAbsoluteLink(String link) {
                if (link == null)
                        return null;
                // assert (_parent!= null);
                Frame parent = DisplayIO.getCurrentFrame();
                assert (parent != null);

                // if its a relative link then return absolute
                if (FrameIO.isPositiveInteger(link)) {
                        return parent.getFramesetName() + link;
                }
                return link;
        }

        /**
         * Sets the x and y values of this item ignoring constraints.
         * 
         * @param x
         *            new x position
         * @param y
         *            new y position
         */
        public void setXY(float x, float y) {
                _x = x;
                _y = y;
        }

        /**
         * Recursive function for getting the path around a shape. This is used to
         * get the path that is painted on the screen.
         * 
         * @param visited
         * @param points
         * @param addToEnd
         * @param toExplore
         */
        public void appendPath(Collection<Line> visited, LinkedList<Point> points,
                        boolean addToEnd, Collection<Line> toExplore) {

                if (addToEnd) {
                        // put the start item points into our list
                        points.addLast(getPosition());
                } else {
                        points.addFirst(getPosition());
                }

                // Find the line that has not been added yet
                LinkedList<Line> lines = new LinkedList<Line>();
                lines.addAll(getLines());

                while (!lines.isEmpty()) {
                        Line l = lines.remove();
                        // if we havnt visited the line yet visit it
                        if (!visited.contains(l)) {
                                visited.add(l);
                                Item otherEnd = l.getOppositeEnd(this);
                                // Add all the enexplored lines to our list
                                while (!lines.isEmpty()) {
                                        l = lines.remove();
                                        // Get the paths for the rest of the lines to be explored
                                        // later
                                        if (!toExplore.contains(l) && !visited.contains(l)) {
                                                toExplore.add(l);
                                        }
                                }
                                otherEnd.appendPath(visited, points, addToEnd, toExplore);
                        }
                }
        }

        /**
         * Gets the size of the enclosure that this item is part of. Used to
         * determine the paint order of items, with smaller items being painted
         * first.
         * 
         * @return the area of the box surrounding the enclosed shape that this item
         *         is part of
         */
        public double getEnclosedArea() {
                if (_enclosure == null)
                        return 0.0;
                Rectangle2D box = getEnclosedShape().getBounds2D();
                return box.getWidth() * box.getHeight();
        }

        public Rectangle getEnclosedRectangle() {
                if (_enclosure == null)
                        return null;
                return getEnclosedShape().getBounds();
        }

        public int getEnclosureID() {
                return _enclosure == null ? 0 : _enclosure.hashCode();
        }

        /**
         * Returns the Shape that surrounds this Item representing this Item's
         * 'gravity'.
         * 
         * @return The Shape (rectangle) surrounding this Item, which represents
         *         this Items 'gravity'.
         */
        public final Polygon getPolygon() {
                if (_poly == null)
                        updatePolygon();

                return new Polygon(_poly.xpoints, _poly.ypoints, _poly.npoints);
        }

        /**
         * Shifts the position of the item along the line between this items
         * location and a specified point.
         * 
         * @param origin
         * @param ratio
         */
        public void translate(Point2D origin, double ratio) {

                invalidateCommonTraitForAll(ItemAppearence.PreMoved);

                _x = (float) (origin.getX() + ratio * (_x - origin.getX()));
                _y = (float) (origin.getY() + ratio * (_y - origin.getY()));
                updatePolygon();
                for (Line line : getLines())
                        line.updatePolygon();

                invalidateCommonTraitForAll(ItemAppearence.PostMoved);

        }

        private static int[] LinePatterns = new int[] { 0, 10, 20 };

        /**
         * The rotates through a wheel of dashed lines.
         * 
         * @param amount
         *            number of rotations around the wheel to toggle by.
         */
        public void toggleDashed(int amount) {
                // find the index of the current line pattern
                int[] currentPattern = getLinePattern();

                // Find the current pattern and move to the next pattern in the wheel
                for (int i = 0; i < LinePatterns.length; i++) {
                        if (currentPattern == null || currentPattern[0] == LinePatterns[i]) {
                                i += LinePatterns.length + amount;
                                i %= LinePatterns.length;

                                // if we are at the start of the wheel make it 'null' (solid
                                // line)
                                if (i == 0) {
                                        setLinePattern(null);
                                } else {
                                        setLinePattern(new int[] { LinePatterns[i], LinePatterns[i] });
                                }

                                invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence.ToggleDashed);
                                return;
                        }
                }

        }

        Collection<XRayable> _enclosures = new HashSet<XRayable>();

        private boolean _deleted = false;

        private Overlay _overlay = null;

        /**
         * For now there can only be one enclosure per item
         * 
         * @param enclosure
         */
        public void addEnclosure(XRayable enclosure) {
                _enclosures.clear();
                _enclosures.add(enclosure);
        }

        /**
         * Gets any XRayable items that have this item as a source.
         * 
         * @return the collection of items that are linked to this item as source.
         *         Guarenteed not to be null.
         */
        public Collection<? extends XRayable> getEnclosures() {
                return _enclosures;
        }

        public void removeEnclosure(Item i) {
                _enclosures.remove(i);

        }

        public boolean isDeleted() {
                return _deleted;
        }

        /**
         * @return The full canvas that this item draws to. Must include
         *         highlighting bounds
         */
        public Rectangle[] getDrawingArea() {

                return new Rectangle[] { ItemUtils.expandRectangle(getPolygon()
                                .getBounds(), (int) Math.ceil(Math.max(_highlightThickness,
                                getThickness()))) };

        }

        /**
         * 
         * @param area
         * @return True if area intersects with this items drawing area.
         */
        public final boolean isInDrawingArea(Area area) {
                for (Rectangle r : getDrawingArea()) {
                        if (area.intersects(r))
                                return true;
                }
                return false;
        }

        /**
         * Completetly invalidates the item - so that it should be redrawed. Note:
         * This is handled internally, it should be reare to invoke this externally
         */
        public final void invalidateAll() {
                invalidate(getDrawingArea());
        }

        /**
         * Invalidates areas on the parent frame. Purpose: to be called on specific
         * areas of the item that needs redrawing.
         * 
         * @param damagedAreas
         */
        protected final void invalidate(Rectangle[] damagedAreas) {
                for (Rectangle r : damagedAreas)
                        invalidate(r);
        }

        /**
         * Invalidates areas on the parent frame. Purpose: to be called on specific
         * areas of the item that needs redrawing.
         * 
         * @param damagedAreas
         */
        protected final void invalidate(Rectangle damagedArea) {
                FrameGraphics.invalidateItem(this, damagedArea);
        }

        /**
         * Used to invalidate visual traits commonly shared by all items.
         * 
         * @param trait
         */
        public final void invalidateCommonTrait(ItemAppearence trait) {
                invalidate(getDamagedArea(trait));

                if (_colorFill != null
                                && (trait == ItemAppearence.Added || trait == ItemAppearence.Removed)) {
                        invalidateFill();
                }
        }

        /**
         * Invalidates fill if has one, even if no color is set.
         */
        public void invalidateFill() {
                if (isLineEnd() && _enclosure != null) {
                        invalidate(getEnclosedShape().getBounds());
                }
        }

        /**
         * Default implementation always uses drawing area except for links, where
         * the link drawing area is used. Override to make item drawing more
         * efficient - defining only parts of the item that needs redrawing.
         * 
         * @see Item.getDrawingArea
         * 
         * @param trait
         *            The visual trait that has changed.
         * 
         * @return The damaged area according to the visual trait that has changed.
         */
        protected Rectangle[] getDamagedArea(ItemAppearence trait) {

                if (trait == ItemAppearence.LinkChanged)
                        return new Rectangle[] { getLinkDrawArea() }; // Invalidate area
                // where link is
                // drawn

                return getDrawingArea();

        }

        public boolean hasVector() {
                return _overlay instanceof Vector;
        }

        public boolean hasOverlay() {
                return _overlay != null;
        }

        public Vector getVector() {
                if (_overlay instanceof Vector)
                        return (Vector) _overlay;
                return null;
        }

        public void setOverlay(Overlay overlay) {
                _overlay = overlay;
        }

        public boolean dontSave() {
                // TODO Mike says: checkout if the ID check is still needed- When
                // will ID still
                // be -1 when saving a frame?
                // assert (i != null);
                return !isVisible() || getID() < 0 || offScreenTopOrLeft();
        }

        public void setAnchorRight(Float anchor) {
                this._anchorRight = anchor;
                if (anchor != null)
                        setX(FrameGraphics.getMaxFrameSize().width - anchor
                                        - getBoundsWidth());
        }

        public Float getAnchorRight() {
                return _anchorRight;
        }

        public void setAnchorBottom(Float anchor) {
                this._anchorBottom = anchor;
                if (anchor != null)
                        setY(FrameGraphics.getMaxFrameSize().height - anchor);
        }

        public Float getAnchorBottom() {
                return _anchorBottom;
        }

        public String getText() {
                return toString();
        }

        public void setText(String text) {
        }

        public boolean recalculateWhenChanged() {
                return false;
        }

        public void update() {
                calculate(getText());
        }

        public Collection<Item> getEnclosedItems() {
                return FrameUtils.getItemsEnclosedBy(this.getParentOrCurrentFrame(),
                                this.getEnclosedShape());
        }

        public Collection<Text> getEnclosedNonAnnotationText() {
                Collection<Text> items = new LinkedHashSet<Text>();
                for (Item t : getEnclosedItems()) {
                        if (t instanceof Text && !t.isAnnotation())
                                items.add((Text) t);
                }

                return items;
        }

        public void dispose() {
                setParent(null);
        }

        /**
         * @return
         */
        protected boolean hasVisibleBorder() {
                return getThickness() > 0 && !isLineEnd();
        }

        public Frame getChild() {
                String childName = getAbsoluteLink();
                if (childName != null) {
                        return FrameIO.LoadFrame(childName);
                }
                return null;
        }

        public boolean hasLink() {
                return _link != null;
        }

        protected void anchorConnected(Float deltaX, Float deltaY) {
                // Check for a more efficient way to do this!!
                // Invalidate all the items
                for (Item i : this.getAllConnected()) {
                        i.invalidateAll();
                }
                // Move the items
                for (Item i : this.getAllConnected()) {
                        if (i.isLineEnd()) {
                                if (deltaX != null) {
                                        i.setAnchorRight(null);
                                        i.setXY(i.getX() + deltaX, i.getY());
                                }
                                if (deltaY != null) {
                                        i.setAnchorBottom(null);
                                        i.setXY(i.getX(), i.getY() + deltaY);
                                }
                        }
                }
                // Invalidate them again!!
                for (Item i : this.getAllConnected()) {
                        i.updatePolygon();
                        i.invalidateAll();
                }
        }

        /**
         * Sets the item to be pickup when the user attempts to pick this item up.
         * EditTarget has a value of 'this' by default but may be set to other
         * values if this item is on a vector.
         * 
         * @param target
         *            the item to be copied or picked up when the user attempts to
         *            edit this item.
         */
        public void setEditTarget(Item target) {
                _editTarget = target;
        }

        public Item getEditTarget() {
                return _editTarget;
        }
}