/*jesse johnson
Help.java csc 110
August 25, 2004 */

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class Help extends JApplet implements ActionListener
{
// GUI Buttons
JButton ifButton , ifElseButton , switchButton , whileButton , doWhileButton , forButton, clearArea;
JTextArea output;
JLabel statusBar;

public void init() {

Container container = getContentPane();
container.setLayout( new FlowLayout() );
Font f = new Font("Courier", Font.BOLD, 10);


ifButton = new JButton( " If..........",f );
ifButton.addActionListener( this );
container.add( ifButton );


ifElseButton = new JButton( " If..Else ",f );
ifElseButton.addActionListener( this );
container.add( ifElseButton );


switchButton = new JButton( " Switch.. " );
switchButton.addActionListener( this );
container.add( switchButton );


whileButton = new JButton( " .While.. " );
whileButton.addActionListener( this );
container.add( whileButton );


doWhileButton = new JButton( "Do While" );
doWhileButton.addActionListener( this );
container.add( doWhileButton );


forButton = new JButton( "For Loop" );
forButton.addActionListener( this );
container.add( forButton );

output = new JTextArea( 13, 20 );
container.add( output );

clearArea = new JButton( "clearArea" );
clearArea.addActionListener( this );
container.add ( clearArea );

setSize ( 225, 500 );

} // end method init

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae )
{
String text;
JButton but = ( JButton )ae.getSource();

//Handle what button was pushed
//Action for if button
if( but.getText() == " If..........")
{
text = " if ( condition ) {\n\n statements;\n\n} ";

output.setText( text );

showStatus("If Statement ");

}

else if (but.getText() == " If..Else " )
{
text = "if ( condition ) {\n\n statements;\n\n}\nelse { \n\n statements;\n\n}";

output.setText( text );

showStatus("If...Else Statement");
}

else if (but.getText() == " Switch.. " )
{
text = "switch ( condition ) {\n\ncase ABC:\n statement;\n /*falls through */"+
"\n\ncase DEF :\n statements;\n break;\n\ncase XYZ :\n statements;\n break;"+
"\n\ndefault :\n statements;\n break;\n\n}";

output.setText( text );

showStatus("Switch Statement");
}

else if (but.getText() == " .While.. " )
{
text = "while ( condition ) {\n statements;\n\n}";

output.setText( text );

showStatus(" While Loop");

}

else if (but.getText() == "Do While" )
{
text = "do {\n statements;\n\n} while ( condition );";

output.setText( text );

showStatus("Do...While Loop");
}

else if (but.getText() == "For Loop" )
{
text = " for ( initialization; condition; counter ) {\n statements;\n\n}";

output.setText( text );

showStatus("For Loop");

}

else if (but.getText() == "clearArea" )
{
text = " ";

output.setText( text );

showStatus("Click Another Button");

}

}
}

For changing the color ... button.setForegroundColor(Color.red);
For changing the font ... button.setFont("Verdana");

I dont get it, whats the problem?

Other buttons are likewise. If you have problems now ... post again.

check out the following copy from the Java API site:

setForeground
public void setForeground(Color fg)Sets the foreground color of this component.

Overrides:
setForeground in class Component
Parameters:
fg - the desired foreground Color
See Also:
Component.getForeground()