Global (CharGer4 Documentation)

Object
- charger.Global

```
public class Global
extends Object
```
Central CharGer class, which spawns the rest of the CharGer system. Repository for global parameters, shared by all parts of the system. Some of them are only used in a single class, but it seems reasonable to keep them here so that they can be configured all at once. There will only be one of these per "session". If you have your own Java application (or possibly some other language's application) you should be able to easily invoke CharGer. The steps are as follows:
- In your Java program, invoke the following call.
```
 charger.Global.setup();
 
```
- In the places where the driver needs to exit, the call
```
 charger.Global.closeOutAll();
 
```
  should allow CharGer to exit gracefully.
Author:

Harry S. Delugach ( delugach@uah.edu ) Copyright (c) 1998-2020 by Harry S. Delugach.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`AcceleratorKey` Key to use with shortcut commands; i.e., CNTL on PC, Cmd on Mac
`static Hashtable`	`ActiveDatabases` A list of file names and charger.db.Database objects, representing all known Databases
`static boolean`	`ActorAnimation`
`static Hashtable`	`allObjectList` Stores list of (objectID, GraphObject) pairs for keeping track of all graph's objects.
`static boolean`	`allowActorLinksAcrossContexts` If "restricted" then actor links cannot cross context boundaries; otherwise they can
`static boolean`	`allowAnyGenSpecLink` Temporary fix to allow any gen spec links to be drawn, because defaulting implicit subtypes of "T" is problematic when users want to explicitly show it.
`static boolean`	`AllowNullActorArguments`
`static int`	`AnimationDelay` Number of milliseconds between "animation" frames.
`static String`	`APPLICATION_CONFIG_FOLDER`
`static ImageIcon`	`applicationIcon`
`(package private) static URL`	`applicationIconURL`
`static Double`	`arrowPointLocation` How far toward the "to" object to draw an arrowhead.
`static JMenuItem`	`BackToHubCmdItem`
`static Border`	`BeveledBorder`
`static String`	`BUILD_NUM` The build number (e.g., the string " (678)") for developers and support.
`static Hashtable<String,Color>`	`bwBackground`
`static Hashtable<String,Color>`	`bwForeground`
`static Clipboard`	`cgClipboard`
`static String`	`cgClipboardType`
`static FileFilter`	`CGIFFileFilter`
`static FileFilter`	`CGXFileFilter`
`static Color`	`chargerBlueColor`
`static String`	`CharGerCGIFCommentStart` Used in setting CGIF comments so that they are clearly recognizable by CharGer
`static String`	`CharGerDate` The date assigned to this version in the form (YYYY-MM-DD)
`static chargerlib.CDateTime.STYLE`	`ChargerDefaultDateTimeStyle`
`static String`	`ChargerFileExtension` The default extension for Charger files.
`static HubFrame`	`CharGerMasterFrame` So we always know where our hub is.
`static String`	`chargerpluginPackage`
`static String`	`copyrightNotice`
`static EditFrame`	`CurrentEditFrame` The editing window being edited; null if there is none
`static File`	`DatabaseFolderFile`
`static String`	`DatabaseFolderString`
`static Font`	`defaultBoldFont`
`static String`	`defaultContextLabel`
`static chargerlib.FileFormat`	`defaultFileFormat` Charger's current file format.
`static Font`	`defaultFont`
`static FontMetrics`	`defaultFontMetrics`
`static String`	`defaultFontName`
`static int`	`defaultFontSize`
`static int`	`defaultFontStyle`
`static Graphics`	`defaultGraphics` These globals require an active frame to make sense, mostly graphics.
`static BasicStroke`	`defaultStroke`
`static Hashtable<Integer,EditFrame>`	`editFrameList` Stores list of (FrameNum, EditFrame) pairs for referencing
`(package private) ReferenceQueue`	`EditFrameReferenceQueue`
`static ThreadGroup`	`EditFrameThreadGroup`
`static String`	`EditorNameString` Currently set to "CharGer"
`static boolean`	`enableActors`
`static boolean`	`enableCopyCorefs`
`static boolean`	`enableEditFrameThreads`
`static boolean`	`enforceStandardRelations`
`static boolean`	`exportSubtypesAsRelations` Whether to export type hierarchies as (subtype ...
`static ArrayList<String>`	`extraArguments`
`static Hashtable<String,Color>`	`factoryBackground` the current factory color scheme, background where entries are charger.obj class names, default background (fill) color
`static EdgeAttributes`	`factoryEdgeAttributes`
`static Hashtable<String,Color>`	`factoryForeground` the current factory color scheme, foreground where entries are charger.obj class names, default foreground (text) color
`static PrintStream`	`fileStdErrorPrintStream`
`static PrintStream`	`fileStdOutputPrintStream`
`static Color`	`fuchsiaColor`
`static File`	`GraphFolderFile`
`static String`	`GraphFolderString`
`static Hashtable`	`graphList` Stores list of (GraphNum, Graph ) pairs for referencing
`static Hashtable<String,Color>`	`grayBackground`
`static Hashtable<String,Color>`	`grayForeground`
`static String`	`HubFolder`
`static Collator`	`ignoreCase`
`static double`	`imageCopyScaleFactor` Image scaling when converting to image or copying for external paste.
`static String`	`imagePath`
`static boolean`	`importSubtypeRelationsAsHierarchy` Whether to treat [Type] concepts and (subtype) relations as special type hierarchy denotations or not.
`static boolean`	`includeCharGerInfoInCGIF` Whether to include CharGer data (e.g., element positions, source names) in exported graphs
`static boolean`	`infoOn` whether to show some tracing information.
`static boolean`	`keepClipboardIDs`
`static KnowledgeManager`	`knowledgeManager`
`static File`	`LastFolderUsedForOpen`
`static File`	`LastFolderUsedForSave`
`private static int`	`LastWindow` Number assigned to last editframe window that was allocated
`static String`	`LineSeparator`
`static String`	`LinkToContextStrategy`
`static TextProperties`	`LocaleStrings`
`static String`	`LOG_FILENAME`
`static File`	`logFile`
`private static Border`	`loweredBevel`
`static Thread`	`MainThread` since each EditFrame instance runs in its own thread, keep track of them
`static String`	`matchingStrategy`
`static boolean`	`mmatEnabled` Name of the class that is our default matcher for binary relation matching.
`static boolean`	`modalityLabelsActive` Disabled for the time being since some graphs have one and some don't
`static String`	`moduleNamesToEnableCommaSeparated`
`static ArrayList<ModulePlugin>`	`modulePluginsActivated`
`static ArrayList<ModulePlugin>`	`modulePluginsAvailable`
`static ArrayList<ModulePlugin>`	`modulePluginsEnabled`
`static boolean`	`modulesChanged` Indicates whether modules have been changed, so that some methods can respond appropriately.
`static boolean`	`OfficialRelease` if false, then enables Global.info output and enables various experimental menu items and operations.
`static Color`	`oliveGreenColor`
`static ThreadGroup`	`orphanUpdaters`
`static PreferencesFrame`	`pf`
`static PageFormat`	`pformat` keep a global page format instance for all the editing windows to use
`static double`	`PIXEL_EPSILON` Considered the minimum difference in object size and position that is worth considering.
`static String`	`PREFERENCES_FILENAME`
`static double`	`preferredEdgeLength`
`static File`	`prefFile`
`static byte[]`	`prefFileAsBytes`
`static Properties`	`Prefs` Prefs simply stores (Name,Value) pairs as strings.
`private static Border`	`raisedBevel`
`static String`	`RELEASE_VERSION` Used as a human-readable rendition of the current version.
`static boolean`	`saveHistoryRecords`
`static double`	`ScalingFactor`
`static KnowledgeBase`	`sessionKB`
`static Color`	`shadowColor`
`static Point`	`shadowOffset`
`static boolean`	`showAllFonts`
`static boolean`	`showBorders` Whether to show an "outline" for each displayed node in a graph.
`static boolean`	`ShowBoringDebugInfo`
`static boolean`	`showCutOrnamented` Whether to shade the inside of a cut so that nesting is easier to understand
`static boolean`	`showFooterOnPrint`
`static boolean`	`showGEdgeDisplayRect` whether to display an edge selection "handle" on edges between things
`static boolean`	`showShadows`
`static int`	`springLayoutMaxIterations`
`static boolean`	`standardOutputToLog`
`static int`	`TotalGobjs` Actual graph object count.
`static boolean`	`traceActors` Whether to display (on the console) tracing information as each actor fires.
`static boolean`	`use_1_0_actors` Whether to use 1-0 as true-false or else use "top" and "absurd"
`static boolean`	`useBufferedImage`
`static Hashtable<String,Color>`	`userBackground`
`static EdgeAttributes`	`userEdgeAttributes`
`static Hashtable<String,Color>`	`userForeground` the user's color scheme, with any changes as per their prefs or session choices
`static boolean`	`wordnetEnabled`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

Global()
Sets up all one-time decisions and values.

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Global()` Sets up all one-time decisions and values.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static boolean`	`acceptCGIFFileName(String name)` Checks for strings ending in ".cgif" or "CGIF", but not starting with ".".
`static boolean`	`acceptCGXFileName(String name)` Checks for strings ending in charger cgx extension, but not starting with ".".
`static CGDatabase`	`activateDatabase(String filename)` Stores an entry for the "database" as indicated by its file name, and sets up the file for reading, by getting the field headers from the first line.
`static int`	`addEditFrame(EditFrame ef)` Stores an entry for the edit frame
`static String`	`addGraph(Graph g)` Stores an entry for a given graph
`static GraphObjectID`	`applyForID()` Gives a unique ID to be used in identifying graph objects
`static boolean`	`closeOutAll()` Housekeeping before we quit: calls closeOut on every open edit frame detaches every database
`static void`	`consoleMsg(String s)` Displays a status message on System.out
`static void`	`deactivateDatabase(String filename)` Removes the entry for the edit frame, and removes the edit frame's graph from the global list.
`static void`	`deactivateID(GraphObjectID id)` Informs the global store that an ID is no longer in use.
`static void`	`error(String s)` Displays an error message on System.out
`static String`	`getChargerVersion()`
`static EditFrame`	`getCurrentEditFrame()`
`static Color`	`getDefaultColor(String classname, String foreback)` Gets the default foreground or the default background color scheme for the given object.
`static int`	`getGraphCount()` Get the number of graphs available to CharGer.
`static File`	`getLogFile()`
`static EditFrame`	`getNewestEditFrame()` Returns the newest edit frame created.
`static int`	`getObjectCount()`
`static ModulePlugin`	`getPluginInstanceForClassName(String pluginClassName)` Find the module plugin instance for a given classname.
`static File`	`getPrefFile()`
`static int`	`getWindowCount()` Get the number of editing windows currently open.
`static void`	`info(String s)` Displays a status message on System.out
`static void`	`initializeDefaultColors()` Set up the lookup tables that keep the colors for each kind of object.
`static void`	`loadConfig(String fname)` Loads in the configuration from a text file.
`static void`	`managePreferencesFrame()`
`static String`	`openGraphInNewFrame(String filename)` Opens a new graph in its own editframe.
`private static Color`	`parseRGB(String RGBstring)`
`static void`	`performActionPageSetup()` Invokes the system's page setup routine.
`static void`	`queryForDatabaseFolder(JFrame f)` Query the user for a new graphs folder.
`static File`	`queryForFolder(JFrame f, File initialDirectory, String prompt)` Query the user to identify a folder by choosing a file within it.
`static File`	`queryForGraphFile(File sourceDirectoryFile)`
`static void`	`queryForGraphFolder(JFrame f)` Query the user for a new graphs folder.
`static void`	`removeCurrentEditFrame(EditFrame ef)` Shouldn't be used; just use setCurrentEditFrame( null );
`static void`	`removeEditFrame(EditFrame ef)` Removes the entry for the edit frame, and removes the edit frame's graph from the global list.
`static void`	`removeGraph(Graph g)` Removes the entry for the graph
`static void`	`setAppearanceAll()` Resets appearance on all editing frames.
`static void`	`setCurrentEditFrame(EditFrame ef)` Marks which edit frame is the active frame.
`static void`	`setDefaultColor(String classname, String foreback, Color c)` Set a default color to override factory defaults.
`static void`	`setDefaultColorsFromPrefs(String classname)` sets the default colors from preference entries of the form "defaultColor-Concept-fill" and "255,255,255".
`static void`	`setDefaultFont(Font f)` Sets the default canvas font for all new edit frames.
`static void`	`setGraphFolder(String newGraphFolder, boolean queryToReplacePrefs)` Set the global graph folder and look for a new preferences file.
`static void`	`setModulesChanged()` Should be called whenever the mix of external modules has changed, either one or more being enabled, or one or more being disabled.
`static void`	`setup1()` Starts up the main charger application.
`static void`	`setupAll(String startupFolder, ArrayList<String> extraArgs, boolean diagnostics)`
`static void`	`setupArguments(String startupFolder, ArrayList<String> extraArgs, boolean diagnostics)`
`static void`	`setupAsLibrary()` When Charger is being used as a library, not as a standalone.
`static void`	`setupFonts()`
`static void`	`setupGraphAppearance()`
`static String`	`strs(String key)` Wrapper for the LocaleStrings property list.
`static void`	`warning(String s)` Displays a warning message on System.out

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - RELEASE_VERSION
```
public static final String RELEASE_VERSION
```
    Used as a human-readable rendition of the current version. Examples are "7.6" "7.6.1" or "7.6.1b2" or "7.6.2rc1". Previous versions included a date, but that has been omitted as of 7.5.
    
    See Also:
    
    BUILD_NUM, Constant Field Values
  - BUILD_NUM
```
public static final String BUILD_NUM
```
    The build number (e.g., the string " (678)") for developers and support. Has a leading space. The underlying code is somewhat obscure because the revision header is automatically inserted by the svn commit, and then must be massaged a bit to extract just the brief build number. Updated every time the MConst file is committed to a revision control system. Do not edit this directly!
  - CharGerDate
```
public static final String CharGerDate
```
    The date assigned to this version in the form (YYYY-MM-DD)
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - EditorNameString
```
public static final String EditorNameString
```
    Currently set to "CharGer"
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - copyrightNotice
```
public static final String copyrightNotice
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - OfficialRelease
```
public static final boolean OfficialRelease
```
    if false, then enables Global.info output and enables various experimental menu items and operations.
    
    See Also:
    
    info(java.lang.String), Constant Field Values
  - infoOn
```
public static boolean infoOn
```
    whether to show some tracing information.
  - traceActors
```
public static final boolean traceActors
```
    Whether to display (on the console) tracing information as each actor fires. Different from the "animate actors" preferences, which are displayed on the editing canvas.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - CharGerCGIFCommentStart
```
public static final String CharGerCGIFCommentStart
```
    Used in setting CGIF comments so that they are clearly recognizable by CharGer
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - includeCharGerInfoInCGIF
```
public static boolean includeCharGerInfoInCGIF
```
    Whether to include CharGer data (e.g., element positions, source names) in exported graphs
  - exportSubtypesAsRelations
```
public static boolean exportSubtypesAsRelations
```
    Whether to export type hierarchies as (subtype ... ... ) in CGIF
  - importSubtypeRelationsAsHierarchy
```
public static boolean importSubtypeRelationsAsHierarchy
```
    Whether to treat [Type] concepts and (subtype) relations as special type hierarchy denotations or not.
  - LineSeparator
```
public static final String LineSeparator
```
  - imagePath
```
public static final String imagePath
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - AcceleratorKey
```
public static int AcceleratorKey
```
    Key to use with shortcut commands; i.e., CNTL on PC, Cmd on Mac
  - LocaleStrings
```
public static final TextProperties LocaleStrings
```
    See Also:
    
    TextProperties
  - HubFolder
```
public static String HubFolder
```
  - GraphFolderString
```
public static String GraphFolderString
```
  - DatabaseFolderString
```
public static String DatabaseFolderString
```
  - GraphFolderFile
```
public static File GraphFolderFile
```
  - DatabaseFolderFile
```
public static File DatabaseFolderFile
```
  - LastFolderUsedForSave
```
public static File LastFolderUsedForSave
```
  - LastFolderUsedForOpen
```
public static File LastFolderUsedForOpen
```
  - defaultFileFormat
```
public static chargerlib.FileFormat defaultFileFormat
```
    Charger's current file format.
  - ChargerFileExtension
```
public static final String ChargerFileExtension
```
    The default extension for Charger files. Currently ".cgx". Note that the period "." is part of the extension.
  - ChargerDefaultDateTimeStyle
```
public static final chargerlib.CDateTime.STYLE ChargerDefaultDateTimeStyle
```
  - sessionKB
```
public static KnowledgeBase sessionKB
```
  - wordnetEnabled
```
public static boolean wordnetEnabled
```
  - extraArguments
```
public static ArrayList<String> extraArguments
```
  - mmatEnabled
```
public static boolean mmatEnabled
```
    Name of the class that is our default matcher for binary relation matching.
    
    See Also:
    
    KnowledgeManager.createCurrentTupleMatcher()
  - knowledgeManager
```
public static KnowledgeManager knowledgeManager
```
  - allowAnyGenSpecLink
```
public static boolean allowAnyGenSpecLink
```
    Temporary fix to allow any gen spec links to be drawn, because defaulting implicit subtypes of "T" is problematic when users want to explicitly show it.
  - matchingStrategy
```
public static String matchingStrategy
```
  - ActorAnimation
```
public static boolean ActorAnimation
```
  - AnimationDelay
```
public static int AnimationDelay
```
    Number of milliseconds between "animation" frames.
  - AllowNullActorArguments
```
public static boolean AllowNullActorArguments
```
  - allowActorLinksAcrossContexts
```
public static boolean allowActorLinksAcrossContexts
```
    If "restricted" then actor links cannot cross context boundaries; otherwise they can
  - ActiveDatabases
```
public static Hashtable ActiveDatabases
```
    A list of file names and charger.db.Database objects, representing all known Databases
  - use_1_0_actors
```
public static boolean use_1_0_actors
```
    Whether to use 1-0 as true-false or else use "top" and "absurd"
  - enableActors
```
public static boolean enableActors
```
  - enableCopyCorefs
```
public static boolean enableCopyCorefs
```
  - ScalingFactor
```
public static double ScalingFactor
```
  - useBufferedImage
```
public static boolean useBufferedImage
```
  - editFrameList
```
public static Hashtable<Integer,EditFrame> editFrameList
```
    Stores list of (FrameNum, EditFrame) pairs for referencing
  - graphList
```
public static Hashtable graphList
```
    Stores list of (GraphNum, Graph ) pairs for referencing
  - allObjectList
```
public static Hashtable allObjectList
```
    Stores list of (objectID, GraphObject) pairs for keeping track of all graph's objects. (Not used)
  - LastWindow
```
private static int LastWindow
```
    Number assigned to last editframe window that was allocated
  - TotalGobjs
```
public static int TotalGobjs
```
    Actual graph object count.
  - CurrentEditFrame
```
public static EditFrame CurrentEditFrame
```
    The editing window being edited; null if there is none
  - BackToHubCmdItem
```
public static JMenuItem BackToHubCmdItem
```
  - CharGerMasterFrame
```
public static HubFrame CharGerMasterFrame
```
    So we always know where our hub is. Don't initialize until Hub is initialized.
  - pformat
```
public static PageFormat pformat
```
    keep a global page format instance for all the editing windows to use
  - ignoreCase
```
public static Collator ignoreCase
```
  - modalityLabelsActive
```
public static boolean modalityLabelsActive
```
    Disabled for the time being since some graphs have one and some don't
  - MainThread
```
public static Thread MainThread
```
    since each EditFrame instance runs in its own thread, keep track of them
  - EditFrameThreadGroup
```
public static ThreadGroup EditFrameThreadGroup
```
  - enableEditFrameThreads
```
public static boolean enableEditFrameThreads
```
  - orphanUpdaters
```
public static ThreadGroup orphanUpdaters
```
  - Prefs
```
public static Properties Prefs
```
    Prefs simply stores (Name,Value) pairs as strings. Interpreting them is the responsibility of whichever class needs them.
  - LinkToContextStrategy
```
public static String LinkToContextStrategy
```
  - enforceStandardRelations
```
public static boolean enforceStandardRelations
```
  - saveHistoryRecords
```
public static boolean saveHistoryRecords
```
  - prefFileAsBytes
```
public static byte[] prefFileAsBytes
```
  - LOG_FILENAME
```
public static final String LOG_FILENAME
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - APPLICATION_CONFIG_FOLDER
```
public static final String APPLICATION_CONFIG_FOLDER
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PREFERENCES_FILENAME
```
public static final String PREFERENCES_FILENAME
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - prefFile
```
public static File prefFile
```
  - logFile
```
public static File logFile
```
  - standardOutputToLog
```
public static boolean standardOutputToLog
```
  - fileStdOutputPrintStream
```
public static PrintStream fileStdOutputPrintStream
```
  - fileStdErrorPrintStream
```
public static PrintStream fileStdErrorPrintStream
```
  - modulePluginsAvailable
```
public static ArrayList<ModulePlugin> modulePluginsAvailable
```
  - modulePluginsEnabled
```
public static ArrayList<ModulePlugin> modulePluginsEnabled
```
  - modulePluginsActivated
```
public static ArrayList<ModulePlugin> modulePluginsActivated
```
  - moduleNamesToEnableCommaSeparated
```
public static String moduleNamesToEnableCommaSeparated
```
  - chargerpluginPackage
```
public static String chargerpluginPackage
```
  - modulesChanged
```
public static boolean modulesChanged
```
    Indicates whether modules have been changed, so that some methods can respond appropriately. For example, the preferences panel may need to be re-created.
  - applicationIconURL
```
static URL applicationIconURL
```
  - applicationIcon
```
public static final ImageIcon applicationIcon
```
  - defaultGraphics
```
public static Graphics defaultGraphics
```
    These globals require an active frame to make sense, mostly graphics. Initialized after a real frame has been allocated (from which to get a graphics context)
  - defaultFontMetrics
```
public static FontMetrics defaultFontMetrics
```
  - defaultFont
```
public static Font defaultFont
```
  - defaultFontName
```
public static String defaultFontName
```
  - defaultFontStyle
```
public static int defaultFontStyle
```
  - defaultFontSize
```
public static int defaultFontSize
```
  - defaultBoldFont
```
public static Font defaultBoldFont
```
  - showAllFonts
```
public static boolean showAllFonts
```
  - fuchsiaColor
```
public static Color fuchsiaColor
```
  - chargerBlueColor
```
public static Color chargerBlueColor
```
  - oliveGreenColor
```
public static Color oliveGreenColor
```
  - shadowColor
```
public static Color shadowColor
```
  - shadowOffset
```
public static Point shadowOffset
```
  - showShadows
```
public static boolean showShadows
```
  - raisedBevel
```
private static Border raisedBevel
```
  - loweredBevel
```
private static Border loweredBevel
```
  - BeveledBorder
```
public static Border BeveledBorder
```
  - showGEdgeDisplayRect
```
public static boolean showGEdgeDisplayRect
```
    whether to display an edge selection "handle" on edges between things
  - preferredEdgeLength
```
public static double preferredEdgeLength
```
  - PIXEL_EPSILON
```
public static double PIXEL_EPSILON
```
    Considered the minimum difference in object size and position that is worth considering.
  - arrowPointLocation
```
public static Double arrowPointLocation
```
    How far toward the "to" object to draw an arrowhead. Ranges from 0.0 to 1.0
  - factoryEdgeAttributes
```
public static EdgeAttributes factoryEdgeAttributes
```
  - userEdgeAttributes
```
public static EdgeAttributes userEdgeAttributes
```
  - defaultStroke
```
public static BasicStroke defaultStroke
```
  - showBorders
```
public static boolean showBorders
```
    Whether to show an "outline" for each displayed node in a graph.
  - showFooterOnPrint
```
public static boolean showFooterOnPrint
```
  - imageCopyScaleFactor
```
public static double imageCopyScaleFactor
```
    Image scaling when converting to image or copying for external paste.
  - showCutOrnamented
```
public static boolean showCutOrnamented
```
    Whether to shade the inside of a cut so that nesting is easier to understand
  - factoryForeground
```
public static Hashtable<String,Color> factoryForeground
```
    the current factory color scheme, foreground where entries are charger.obj class names, default foreground (text) color
  - factoryBackground
```
public static Hashtable<String,Color> factoryBackground
```
    the current factory color scheme, background where entries are charger.obj class names, default background (fill) color
  - userForeground
```
public static Hashtable<String,Color> userForeground
```
    the user's color scheme, with any changes as per their prefs or session choices
  - userBackground
```
public static Hashtable<String,Color> userBackground
```
  - bwForeground
```
public static Hashtable<String,Color> bwForeground
```
  - bwBackground
```
public static Hashtable<String,Color> bwBackground
```
  - grayForeground
```
public static Hashtable<String,Color> grayForeground
```
  - grayBackground
```
public static Hashtable<String,Color> grayBackground
```
  - defaultContextLabel
```
public static String defaultContextLabel
```
  - springLayoutMaxIterations
```
public static int springLayoutMaxIterations
```
  - cgClipboard
```
public static Clipboard cgClipboard
```
  - keepClipboardIDs
```
public static boolean keepClipboardIDs
```
  - cgClipboardType
```
public static String cgClipboardType
```
  - ShowBoringDebugInfo
```
public static boolean ShowBoringDebugInfo
```
  - EditFrameReferenceQueue
```
ReferenceQueue EditFrameReferenceQueue
```
  - pf
```
public static PreferencesFrame pf
```
  - CGIFFileFilter
```
public static FileFilter CGIFFileFilter
```
  - CGXFileFilter
```
public static FileFilter CGXFileFilter
```
- Constructor Detail
  - Global
```
public Global()
```
    Sets up all one-time decisions and values.
    
    See Also:
    
    for things done to apply a new set of preferences.
- Method Detail
  - getPrefFile
```
public static File getPrefFile()
```
  - getLogFile
```
public static File getLogFile()
```
  - getChargerVersion
```
public static String getChargerVersion()
```
  - setupAsLibrary
```
public static void setupAsLibrary()
```
    When Charger is being used as a library, not as a standalone.
  - setupAll
```
public static void setupAll(String startupFolder,
                            ArrayList<String> extraArgs,
                            boolean diagnostics)
```
  - setupArguments
```
public static void setupArguments(String startupFolder,
                                  ArrayList<String> extraArgs,
                                  boolean diagnostics)
```
  - setupFonts
```
public static void setupFonts()
```
  - setupGraphAppearance
```
public static void setupGraphAppearance()
```
  - setup1
```
public static void setup1()
```
    Starts up the main charger application.
    
    Parameters:
    
    driver -
    
    startupFolder - the graphs folder, if one is set
    
    extraArgs - any command line options that aren't in the known set
    
    diagnostics - whether to turn on Global.info and other output routines.
  - setCurrentEditFrame
```
public static void setCurrentEditFrame(EditFrame ef)
```
    Marks which edit frame is the active frame. Null if there is none.
    
    Parameters:
    
    ef - the editing window that will become the new current window
  - getCurrentEditFrame
```
public static EditFrame getCurrentEditFrame()
```
    Returns:
    
    the editing window that's supposed to be in front; null if some other window (e.g., the Hub itself) is in focus.
  - getNewestEditFrame
```
public static EditFrame getNewestEditFrame()
```
    Returns the newest edit frame created. Usually will be the one with the highest frame number
  - removeCurrentEditFrame
```
public static void removeCurrentEditFrame(EditFrame ef)
```
    Shouldn't be used; just use setCurrentEditFrame( null );
  - closeOutAll
```
public static boolean closeOutAll()
```
    Housekeeping before we quit: calls closeOut on every open edit frame detaches every database
  - getPluginInstanceForClassName
```
public static ModulePlugin getPluginInstanceForClassName(String pluginClassName)
```
    Find the module plugin instance for a given classname.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pluginClassName - a simple name for a plugin class (e.g., "TestModulePlugin")
    
    Returns:
    
    the singleton plugin instance for this classname
  - applyForID
```
public static GraphObjectID applyForID()
```
    Gives a unique ID to be used in identifying graph objects
    
    Returns:
    
    A unique (ever-increasing) number, to be used for a graph objects
  - deactivateID
```
public static void deactivateID(GraphObjectID id)
```
    Informs the global store that an ID is no longer in use. Note: IDs are not re-used; this merely reduces the count of active objects.
  - getWindowCount
```
public static int getWindowCount()
```
    Get the number of editing windows currently open. Does not include other kinds of windows.
    
    Returns:
    
    The number of edit frames currently open
  - getGraphCount
```
public static int getGraphCount()
```
    Get the number of graphs available to CharGer. The entire contents of a single file is considered one graph, regardless of whether its components are connected or not.
    
    Returns:
    
    The number of graphs available in the system
  - getObjectCount
```
public static int getObjectCount()
```
    Returns:
    
    The number of graph objects currently being used in any system graph
  - initializeDefaultColors
```
public static void initializeDefaultColors()
```
    Set up the lookup tables that keep the colors for each kind of object.
  - setDefaultColorsFromPrefs
```
public static void setDefaultColorsFromPrefs(String classname)
```
    sets the default colors from preference entries of the form "defaultColor-Concept-fill" and "255,255,255". If there is no entry in the prefs file, then do nothing.
  - parseRGB
```
private static Color parseRGB(String RGBstring)
```
  - getDefaultColor
```
public static Color getDefaultColor(String classname,
                                    String foreback)
```
    Gets the default foreground or the default background color scheme for the given object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    classname - one of "Concept" "Relation" etc.
    
    foreback - either "text" or "fill"
    
    Returns:
    
    the designated color
  - setDefaultColor
```
public static void setDefaultColor(String classname,
                                   String foreback,
                                   Color c)
```
    Set a default color to override factory defaults. Factory defaults are always available through Preferences.
    
    Parameters:
    
    classname - Name of the class whose text/fill is to be defaulted
    
    foreback - one of either "text" or "fill"
    
    c - The color to be made the current default.
  - setAppearanceAll
```
public static void setAppearanceAll()
```
    Resets appearance on all editing frames. Sets the default font for every open EditFrame.
  - activateDatabase
```
public static CGDatabase activateDatabase(String filename)
                                   throws CGFileException
```
    Stores an entry for the "database" as indicated by its file name, and sets up the file for reading, by getting the field headers from the first line. If it's already active, then rewind the file and return its reference from the table.
    
    Returns:
    
    the CGDatabase holding the active information.
    
    Throws:
    
    CGFileException
    
    See Also:
    
    CGDatabase
  - deactivateDatabase
```
public static void deactivateDatabase(String filename)
```
    Removes the entry for the edit frame, and removes the edit frame's graph from the global list. Does not actually change the edit frame itself.
  - addEditFrame
```
public static int addEditFrame(EditFrame ef)
```
    Stores an entry for the edit frame
    
    Returns:
    
    the window number (CharGer internal) that it created
  - removeEditFrame
```
public static void removeEditFrame(EditFrame ef)
```
    Removes the entry for the edit frame, and removes the edit frame's graph from the global list. Does not actually change the edit frame itself.
    
    See Also:
    
    EditFrame.closeOut()
  - setDefaultFont
```
public static void setDefaultFont(Font f)
```
    Sets the default canvas font for all new edit frames. Also sets the default font metrics, etc. Does not change the font for any edit frames already open.
    
    Parameters:
    
    f - New font to be set.
  - addGraph
```
public static String addGraph(Graph g)
```
    Stores an entry for a given graph
    
    Returns:
    
    the graph's already-assigned ID number
    
    See Also:
    
    graphList
  - removeGraph
```
public static void removeGraph(Graph g)
```
    Removes the entry for the graph
    
    See Also:
    
    graphList
  - queryForGraphFolder
```
public static void queryForGraphFolder(JFrame f)
```
    Query the user for a new graphs folder. Sets the global graph folder; it's the HubFrame's job to refresh itself.
    
    Parameters:
    
    f - parent frame for the dialog.
  - setGraphFolder
```
public static void setGraphFolder(String newGraphFolder,
                                  boolean queryToReplacePrefs)
```
    Set the global graph folder and look for a new preferences file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    newGraphFolder - the absolute path for the new graph folder
  - queryForDatabaseFolder
```
public static void queryForDatabaseFolder(JFrame f)
```
    Query the user for a new graphs folder.
    
    Parameters:
    
    f - parent frame for the dialog.
  - queryForFolder
```
public static File queryForFolder(JFrame f,
                                  File initialDirectory,
                                  String prompt)
```
    Query the user to identify a folder by choosing a file within it.
    
    Parameters:
    
    f - parent frame for the dialog.
    
    initialDirectory - where to initially point the chooser dialog
    
    prompt - title string for the dialog box
    
    Returns:
    
    Folder of the file the user chooses; null if cancelled
  - loadConfig
```
public static void loadConfig(String fname)
                       throws CGFileException
```
    Loads in the configuration from a text file. Config file is always kept in the ".edu.uah.cs.CharGer" under the user's home directory.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fname - file name from preferences are to be loaded. File format is
    OptionName=OptionValue
    //=comment to be ignored
    
    Throws:
    
    CGFileException
    
    See Also:
    
    APPLICATION_CONFIG_FOLDER, PREFERENCES_FILENAME
  - performActionPageSetup
```
public static void performActionPageSetup()
```
    Invokes the system's page setup routine. Each editframe has its own page format, if that's important.
  - strs
```
public static String strs(String key)
```
    Wrapper for the LocaleStrings property list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - logical name of the string
    
    Returns:
    
    text label that corresponds to the key
  - setModulesChanged
```
public static void setModulesChanged()
```
    Should be called whenever the mix of external modules has changed, either one or more being enabled, or one or more being disabled.
  - managePreferencesFrame
```
public static void managePreferencesFrame()
```
  - acceptCGXFileName
```
public static boolean acceptCGXFileName(String name)
```
    Checks for strings ending in charger cgx extension, but not starting with ".". Used in accept methods required in various file filters. Treats all names as lower case.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the file meets the criteria; false otherwise.
    
    See Also:
    
    FileFormat
  - acceptCGIFFileName
```
public static boolean acceptCGIFFileName(String name)
```
    Checks for strings ending in ".cgif" or "CGIF", but not starting with ".". Used in accept methods required in various file filters.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the file meets the criteria; false otherwise.
  - queryForGraphFile
```
public static File queryForGraphFile(File sourceDirectoryFile)
```
  - openGraphInNewFrame
```
public static String openGraphInNewFrame(String filename)
```
    Opens a new graph in its own editframe.
    
    Parameters:
    
    filename - the file from which to open a graph; null if a dialog is to be invoked. Called from various open menus, buttons and routines. Has two parts: getting the graph from the file and then setting up the editing window. Not responsible for focus, etc.
    
    Returns:
    
    the (short) filename of the file actually opened, generally only useful when passed "null" to let the invoker know what file the user chose. Returns null if the user canceled a dialog or there was any kind of error. Should return a full File descriptor so that we can use it all over the place
  - error
```
public static void error(String s)
```
    Displays an error message on System.out
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - the error message to be shown
  - warning
```
public static void warning(String s)
```
    Displays a warning message on System.out
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - the warning message to be shown
  - info
```
public static void info(String s)
```
    Displays a status message on System.out
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - the status message to be shown
    
    See Also:
    
    infoOn, ShowBoringDebugInfo
  - consoleMsg
```
public static void consoleMsg(String s)
```
    Displays a status message on System.out
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - the status message to be shown

Class Global

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class Object

Field Detail

RELEASE_VERSION

BUILD_NUM

CharGerDate

EditorNameString

copyrightNotice

OfficialRelease

infoOn

traceActors

CharGerCGIFCommentStart

includeCharGerInfoInCGIF

exportSubtypesAsRelations

importSubtypeRelationsAsHierarchy

LineSeparator

imagePath

AcceleratorKey

LocaleStrings

HubFolder

GraphFolderString

DatabaseFolderString

GraphFolderFile

DatabaseFolderFile

LastFolderUsedForSave

LastFolderUsedForOpen

defaultFileFormat

ChargerFileExtension

ChargerDefaultDateTimeStyle

sessionKB

wordnetEnabled

extraArguments

mmatEnabled

knowledgeManager

allowAnyGenSpecLink

matchingStrategy

ActorAnimation

AnimationDelay

AllowNullActorArguments

allowActorLinksAcrossContexts

ActiveDatabases

use_1_0_actors

enableActors

enableCopyCorefs

ScalingFactor

useBufferedImage

editFrameList

graphList

allObjectList

LastWindow

TotalGobjs

CurrentEditFrame

BackToHubCmdItem

CharGerMasterFrame

pformat

ignoreCase

modalityLabelsActive

MainThread

EditFrameThreadGroup

enableEditFrameThreads

orphanUpdaters

Prefs

LinkToContextStrategy

enforceStandardRelations

saveHistoryRecords

prefFileAsBytes

LOG_FILENAME

APPLICATION_CONFIG_FOLDER

PREFERENCES_FILENAME

prefFile

logFile

standardOutputToLog

fileStdOutputPrintStream

fileStdErrorPrintStream

modulePluginsAvailable

modulePluginsEnabled

modulePluginsActivated