agentland.software
Class PowerPointDisplayAgent

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.rmi.server.RemoteObject
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        +--java.rmi.server.RemoteServer
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              +--java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject
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                    +--metaglue.AgentAgent
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                          +--agentland.util.GoodAgent
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                                +--agentland.resource.ManagedAgent
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                                      +--agentland.software.MSWindowAgent
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                                            +--agentland.software.PowerPointDisplayAgent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Agent, Good, Managed, MetagluePrimitives, MSWindow, PowerPointDisplay, Remote, Serializable, Spy

Direct Known Subclasses:

ManagedPowerPointDisplayAgent

public class PowerPointDisplayAgent

extends MSWindowAgent

implements PowerPointDisplay

PowerPoint Agent The Intelligent Room/HAL Project MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Cambridge, MA

PowerPointDisplay controls PowerPoint, if alive on the given machine. This agent uses MSWindowDisplay to initialize, minimize, maximize and hide PowerPoint on Window 95/98.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Inner classes inherited from class metaglue.AgentAgent

AgentAgent.Attribute

Fields inherited from class agentland.software.MSWindowAgent

command, n

Fields inherited from class agentland.resource.ManagedAgent

rm, society

Fields inherited from class agentland.util.GoodAgent

alert, notifier

Fields inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

ref

Fields inherited from interface metaglue.Agent

ALIVE, DIED, NO_METAGLUE, NOT_RUNNING, STARTING

Constructor Summary

PowerPointDisplayAgent()

Method Summary

void	backXSlides(int number)
void	charge(int number) For testing--go that many number of slides, 2 sec delay bet.
protected boolean	ensureStartupNeeds() This method is meant to be extended...
void	firstSlide()
void	forwardXSlides(int number)
void	lastSlide()
void	nextSlide()
void	previousSlide()
void	selectPresentation() Pops up a window in power point that allows you to select a presentation.
void	startPowerPoint()
void	startPresentation()
void	stopPresentation()
String	windowName() This is the name of the application window so the windowdisplay agent can find it to do stuff to it.

Methods inherited from class agentland.software.MSWindowAgent

activateWindow, hideWindow, maximizeAndActivate, minimizeWindow, msWindowInit, weExist

Methods inherited from class agentland.resource.ManagedAgent

connect, getAlert, getNeed, isAvailable, isAvailable, reliesOn, reliesOn, replace, replace, request, request, request, requestAgent, requestAgent, resources, resourcesByAgentID, setNeed, tiedTo, yank, yank, yank

Methods inherited from class agentland.util.GoodAgent

addSpy, addSpy, alert, alertString, beep, error, getHistory, getHistoryElement, getPersistentMap, log, notify, removeSpy, removeSpy, resetHistory, safeRely, safeRely, safeRely, setNiceLogName, tell

Methods inherited from class metaglue.AgentAgent

addMonitor, alive, buildEHAFor, defrost, defrostAll, defrostBoolean, defrostInt, defrostString, fixAttribute, fixAttribute, freeze, freeze, freeze, freezeAll, freezeVar, getAgentID, getAttribute, getCatalog, getCatalogID, getDesignation, getFrozenVariables, getLogLevel, getMetaglueAgent, getMetaglueAgentID, getOccupation, getOldLogs, getProperties, getProxyHandlerClass, getSociety, installAPH, log, log, lookupClass, reliesOn, reliesOnSynch, removeAPHFromCatalog, removeFrozen, setFreezeName, setLogLevel, setLogName, shutdown, startAgent, startAgentOn, startAgentOn, startup, status, tiedTo, tiedTo, tiedTo, tiedTo, tieToDesignation, toString, whereAreYou

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject

clone, exportObject, exportObject, exportObject, unexportObject

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteServer

getClientHost, getLog, setLog

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

equals, getRef, hashCode, toStub

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface agentland.software.MSWindow

activateWindow, hideWindow, maximizeAndActivate, minimizeWindow, weExist

Methods inherited from interface agentland.resource.Managed

getNeed, replace, replace, resources, yank, yank

Methods inherited from interface agentland.util.Good

getHistory, getHistoryElement, resetHistory

Methods inherited from interface metaglue.Agent

addMonitor, alive, getAgentID, getMetaglueAgentID, getOldLogs, shutdown, startup, whereAreYou

Methods inherited from interface agentland.util.Spy

tell

Constructor Detail

PowerPointDisplayAgent

public PowerPointDisplayAgent()
                       throws RemoteException,
                              MSWindowsDisplayException

Method Detail

ensureStartupNeeds

protected boolean ensureStartupNeeds()
                              throws RemoteException

This method is meant to be extended... All of the startup needs should be requested here. If they are granted, true should be returned. Otherwise the method should return false to indicated that the agent cannot proceed.

startPowerPoint

public void startPowerPoint()
                     throws RemoteException,
                            MSWindowsDisplayException,
                            IOException

Specified by:

startPowerPoint in interface PowerPointDisplay

windowName

public String windowName()

Description copied from class: MSWindowAgent

This is the name of the application window so the windowdisplay agent can find it to do stuff to it.

Overrides:

windowName in class MSWindowAgent

startPresentation

public void startPresentation()
                       throws RemoteException

Specified by:

startPresentation in interface PowerPointDisplay

selectPresentation

public void selectPresentation()
                        throws RemoteException

Pops up a window in power point that allows you to select a presentation. If ppt is not running, it will start it. If presentation is in progress, it will be stopped.

Specified by:

selectPresentation in interface PowerPointDisplay

Following copied from interface: agentland.software.PowerPointDisplay

Throws:

RemoteException - if an error occurs

stopPresentation

public void stopPresentation()
                      throws RemoteException

Specified by:

stopPresentation in interface PowerPointDisplay

nextSlide

public void nextSlide()

Specified by:

nextSlide in interface PowerPointDisplay

previousSlide

public void previousSlide()

Specified by:

previousSlide in interface PowerPointDisplay

firstSlide

public void firstSlide()

Specified by:

firstSlide in interface PowerPointDisplay

lastSlide

public void lastSlide()

Specified by:

lastSlide in interface PowerPointDisplay

forwardXSlides

public void forwardXSlides(int number)

Specified by:

forwardXSlides in interface PowerPointDisplay

backXSlides

public void backXSlides(int number)

Specified by:

backXSlides in interface PowerPointDisplay

charge

public void charge(int number)

Description copied from interface: PowerPointDisplay

For testing--go that many number of slides, 2 sec delay bet.

Specified by:

charge in interface PowerPointDisplay