Finished catching up to 1.7 functionality.

griffon-app/conf/Config.groovy

@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ environments {
         signingkey {
             params {
                 sigfile = 'GRIFFON'
-                keystore = 'CHANGE ME'
-                alias = 'CHAMGE ME'
+                keystore = 'keystore.jks'
+                alias = 'timestamper'
                 // NOTE: for production keys it is more secure to rely on key prompting
                 // no value means we will prompt //storepass = 'BadStorePassword'
                 // no value means we will prompt //keypass   = 'BadKeyPassword'

griffon-app/controllers/com/jdbernard/timestamper/PunchcardDialogController.groovy

@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
-package com.jdbernard.timestamper
-
+package com.jdbernard.timestamper
+
+import java.awt.Point
+
 class PunchcardDialogController {
     // these will be injected by Griffon
     def model
     def view
 
     void mvcGroupInit(Map args) {
-        // this method is called after model and view are injected
+
+        def loc = model.mainMVC.view.frame.location
+        Point p = new Point(0, (int) model.mainMVC.view.frame.bounds.height + 50)
+        p.translate((int) loc.x, (int) loc.y)
+        view.dialog.location  = p
     }
 
     /*
     def action = { evt = null ->
     }
     */
-}
+}

griffon-app/controllers/com/jdbernard/timestamper/TimeStamperMainController.groovy

@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ class TimeStamperMainController {
 
     void mvcGroupInit(Map args) {
 
-        if (logger.isTraceEnabled())
-            logger.trace("Initializeing TimeStamperMain MVC...")
+        logger.traceIfEnabled("Initializing TimeStamperMain MVC...")
 
         def thisMVC = ['model': model, 'view': view, 'controller': this]
 
@@ -27,6 +26,9 @@ class TimeStamperMainController {
         model.configFile = new File(userHomeDir, ".timestamperrc")
         if (!model.configFile.exists()) model.configFile.createNewFile()
 
+        logger.traceIfEnabled("Reading configuration from "
+            + "'${model.configFile.name}'")
+
         try { model.configFile.withInputStream { prop.load(it) } }
         catch (IOException ioe) { 
             logger.error('Unable to load configuration', ioe)
@@ -40,27 +42,41 @@ class TimeStamperMainController {
             lastUsed = 'timeline.default.properties'
             model.config.setProperty('lastUsed', lastUsed)
         }
+
+        logger.traceIfEnabled("Reading Timeline properties from '${lastUsed}'")
+
         File propertyFile = new File(lastUsed)
         if (!propertyFile.exists()) propertyFile.createNewFile()
 
-        model.timelineProperties = new TimelineProperties(propertyFile)
+        load(propertyFile)
+    }
+
+    def load = { File propertiesFile ->
+        try {
+            model.config.setProperty('lastUsed', propertiesFile.canonicalPath)
+        } catch (IOException ioe) { logger.error(ioe) }
+
+        // load the properties file
+        model.timelineProperties = new TimelineProperties(propertiesFile)
 
         // load the main timeline
         model.timeline = model.timelineProperties.timeline
 
         // load the last marker
         model.currentMarker = model.timeline.getLastMarker(new Date())
-        
-        if (logger.isTraceEnabled())
-            logger.trace("TimeStamperMain MVC initialization complete.")
+    }
 
+    def saveas = {
+        
     }
 
     def exitGracefully = { evt = null ->
     
-        if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) logger.trace("Exiting gracefully.")
+        logger.traceIfEnabled("Exiting gracefully.")
 
         // save config
+        logger.debugIfEnabled("Config: ${model.config}")
+        logger.debugIfEnabled("Storing config to file: ${model.configFile.path}")
         try { model.configFile.withOutputStream { out ->
                 model.config.store(out, null) } }
         catch (IOException ioe) {
@@ -70,15 +86,20 @@ class TimeStamperMainController {
         // save timeline and properties
         model.timelineProperties.save()
 
-        if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) logger.trace("Completed graceful shutdown.")
+        logger.traceIfEnabled("Completed graceful shutdown.")
 
         app.shutdown()
     }
 
-    def newTask = { mark ->
-        model.currentMarker = new TimelineMarker(new Date(), mark,
-            "No comments.")
-        model.timeline.addMarker(model.currentMarker)
+    def newTask = { mark, notes = "No comments.", timestamp = new Date() ->
+        TimelineMarker tm = new TimelineMarker(timestamp, mark, notes)
+        model.timeline.addMarker(tm)
+        model.currentMarker = model.timeline.getLastMarker(new Date())
+    }
+
+    def deleteTask = { marker ->
+        model.timeline.removeMarker(marker)
+        model.currentMarker = model.timeline.getLastMarker(new Date())
     }
 
 }

griffon-app/lifecycle/Initialize.groovy

@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@
 
 import groovy.swing.SwingBuilder
 import griffon.util.GriffonPlatformHelper
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger
 
 GriffonPlatformHelper.tweakForNativePlatform(app)
-SwingBuilder.lookAndFeel('mac', 'nimbus', 'gtk', ['metal', [boldFonts: false]])
+SwingBuilder.lookAndFeel('system', 'nimbus', ['metal', [boldFonts: false]])
+
+ Logger.metaClass.traceIfEnabled = { String message, Throwable t = null ->
+    if (delegate.isTraceEnabled()) {
+        if (t != null) delegate.trace(message, t)
+        else delegate.trace(message)
+    }
+ }
+
+ Logger.metaClass.debugIfEnabled = { String message, Throwable t = null ->
+    if (delegate.isDebugEnabled()) {
+        if (t != null) delegate.debug(message, t)
+        else delegate.debug(message)
+    }
+}

griffon-app/lifecycle/Startup.groovy

@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@
  * - SwingBuilder.doLater { // your code }
  * - SwingBuilder.edt { // your code }
  * - SwingUtilities.invokeLater { // your code }
- */
+ */
+

griffon-app/models/com/jdbernard/timestamper/PunchcardDialogModel.groovy

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-package com.jdbernard.timestamper
-
+package com.jdbernard.timestamper
+
 import groovy.beans.Bindable
 
 class PunchcardDialogModel {

griffon-app/resources/log4j.properties

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-log4j.rootLogger=ERROR, stdout                                                                                        
-log4j.logger.com.jdbernard.timestamper=TRACE
-                                                                                                                      
-# set up stdout                                                                                                       
-log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender                                                                
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout                                                           
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=[%t] %-5p - %m%n                                                    
-                                                                                                                      
-# set up fileout                                                                                                      
-log4j.appender.fileout=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender                                                           
+log4j.rootLogger=trace, stdout
+
+# set up stdout
+log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=[%t] %-5p - %m%n
+
+# set up fileout
+log4j.appender.fileout=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
 log4j.appender.fileout.File=TimeStamper.log
-log4j.appender.fileout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout                                                          
-log4j.appender.fileout.layout.ConversionPattern=%5p [%t] - %m%n                                                    
+log4j.appender.fileout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.fileout.layout.ConversionPattern=%5p [%t] - %m%n

griffon-app/views/com/jdbernard/timestamper/NotesDialogView.groovy

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import java.awt.Point
 import java.awt.Rectangle
 import java.awt.Toolkit
 import javax.swing.BoxLayout
+import javax.swing.JDialog
+import com.jdbernard.GUIUtil
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout
 
 Point mousePressRelativeToDialog
@@ -26,11 +28,13 @@ mouseDragged = { evt ->
         
 }
 
-dialog = dialog(
+dialog = dialog(new JDialog(model.mainMVC.view.frame),
     title: 'Notes',
     modal: false,
     undecorated: true,
     minimumSize: [325, 200],
+    mousePressed: mousePressed,
+    mouseDragged: mouseDragged,
     iconImage: imageIcon('/16-em-pencil.png').image,
     iconImages: [imageIcon('/16-em-pencil.png').image],
     location: bind(source: model.mainMVC.model,
@@ -42,18 +46,21 @@ dialog = dialog(
                 return p
             } else return dialog.location })
 ) {
+    logger.traceIfEnabled('Building NotesDialog GUI')
     panel(
       border:lineBorder(color: Color.BLACK, thickness:1, parent:true),
-      mousePressed: mousePressed,
-      mouseDragged: mouseDragged,
-      layout: new MigLayout('insets 5 5 5 5, fill')
+      layout: new MigLayout('insets 10 10 10 10, fill')
     ) {
         scrollPane(constraints: 'growx, growy') {
             notesTextArea = textArea(lineWrap: true, columns: 20, rows: 5,
                 wrapStyleWord: true,
                 text: bind(source: model.mainMVC.model,
                     sourceProperty: 'currentMarker',
-                    sourceValue: { model.mainMVC.model.currentMarker?.notes}))
+                    sourceValue: { model.mainMVC.model.currentMarker?.notes}),
+                keyReleased: {
+                    if (model.mainMVC.model.currentMarker != null)
+                        model.mainMVC.model.currentMarker.notes =
+                            notesTextArea.text})
         }
     }
 }

griffon-app/views/com/jdbernard/timestamper/PunchcardDialogView.groovy

@@ -1,12 +1,163 @@
 package com.jdbernard.timestamper
 
-punchcardDialog = dialog(
-/*    title: 'Punchcard',
+import java.awt.Color
+import java.awt.Point
+import java.awt.Toolkit
+import java.awt.Rectangle
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
+import javax.swing.JDialog
+import java.util.Calendar
+import javax.swing.SwingConstants
+import com.jdbernard.GUIUtil
+import com.jdbernard.timestamper.gui.TimelineDayDisplay
+import com.toedter.calendar.JDateChooser
+import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout
+
+Point mousePressRelativeToDialog
+Point offsetFromMainFrame = new Point(0,0)
+boolean coupledToMainFrame = false
+
+dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd")
+
+mousePressed = { evt -> mousePressRelativeToDialog = evt?.point }
+
+mouseDragged = { evt ->
+    GUIUtil.componentDragged(dialog, evt, mousePressRelativeToDialog,
+    new Rectangle(Toolkit.defaultToolkit.screenSize),
+    model.mainMVC.view.frame.bounds)
+
+    offsetFromMainFrame = GUIUtil.calculateOffset(
+        model.mainMVC.view.frame, dialog)
+
+    coupledToMainFrame = GUIUtil.componentsCoupled(dialog,
+        model.mainMVC.view.frame);
+}
+
+dialog = dialog(new JDialog(model.mainMVC.view.frame),
+    title: 'Punchcard',
     modal: false,
     undecorated: true,
-    iconImage: iconImage('/16-file-archive.png').image,
-    iconImages: [iconImage('/16-file-archive.png').image],
-    minimumSize: [325, 600]*/
+    mousePressed: mousePressed,
+    mouseDragged: mouseDragged,
+    iconImage: imageIcon('/16-file-archive.png').image,
+    iconImages: [imageIcon('/16-file-archive.png').image],
+    minimumSize: [450, 500],
+    location: bind(source: model.mainMVC.model,
+        sourceProperty: 'absoluteLocation',
+        converter: { loc ->
+            if (coupledToMainFrame) {
+                Point p = new Point(offsetFromMainFrame)
+                p.translate((int) loc.x, (int) loc.y)
+                return p
+            } else return dialog.location })
 ) {
+    logger.traceIfEnabled('Building PunchcardDialog GUI')
+    panel(
+      border:lineBorder(color: Color.BLACK, thickness:1, parent:true),
+      layout: new MigLayout('fill, insets 10 10 10 10',
+            '[grow]', '[grow]10[grow 0]')
+    ) {
+        dayDisplay = widget(constraints: 'grow, gp 200',
+            new TimelineDayDisplay(model.mainMVC.model.timeline),
+            timeline: bind(source: model.mainMVC.model,
+                sourceProperty: 'timeline'),
+            stateChanged: bind(source: model.mainMVC.model,
+                sourceProperty: 'currentMarker'))
 
+        panel(
+          border: lineBorder(color: Color.BLACK, thickness: 1),
+          constraints: 'growx, growy 0, newline, bottom',
+          layout: new MigLayout('fill, insets 0 10 0 10',
+            '[grow]10[grow 0]', '[][][grow 0]')
+        ) {
+            dateChooser = widget(new JDateChooser(),
+                constraints: 'growx, gaptop 10',
+                dateFormatString: 'MMM d, yyyy HH:mm',
+                date: bind(source: dayDisplay,
+                    sourceProperty: 'selectedTimelineMarker',
+                    converter: { it?.timestamp }))
+            
+            panel(constraints: 'spany 3, wrap, al trailing',
+              layout: new MigLayout('insets 0', '[]0[]0[]0[]0[]',
+                    '[]0[]0[]0[]0[]')
+            ) {
+                label(background: [255, 255, 153],
+                    constraints: 'growx, spanx 5, wrap',
+                    horizontalAlignment: SwingConstants.CENTER,
+                    opaque: true,
+                    text: bind(source: dayDisplay,
+                        sourceProperty: 'rangeStart',
+                        converter: { dateFormatter.format(it) }))
+
+                Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance()
+                button(icon: imageIcon('/previous-week.png'),
+                    border: emptyBorder(4),
+                    actionPerformed: { 
+                        calendar.time =  dayDisplay.rangeStart
+                        calendar.add(Calendar.WEEK_OF_YEAR, -1)
+                        dayDisplay.day = calendar.time })
+                button(icon: imageIcon('/previous-day.png'),
+                    border: emptyBorder(4),
+                    actionPerformed: { 
+                        calendar.time =  dayDisplay.rangeStart
+                        calendar.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, -1)
+                        dayDisplay.day = calendar.time })
+                button(text: 'Today',
+                    border: emptyBorder(4),
+                    actionPerformed: {
+                        calendar = Calendar.getInstance()
+                        dayDisplay.day = calendar.time })
+                button(icon: imageIcon('/next-day.png'),
+                    border: emptyBorder(4),
+                    actionPerformed: {
+                        calendar.time = dayDisplay.rangeStart
+                        calendar.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, 1)
+                        dayDisplay.day = calendar.time })
+                button(icon: imageIcon('/next-week.png'),
+                    constraints: 'wrap',
+                    border: emptyBorder(4),
+                    actionPerformed: {
+                        calendar.time = dayDisplay.rangeStart
+                        calendar.add(Calendar.WEEK_OF_YEAR, 1)
+                        dayDisplay.day = calendar.time })
+
+                button(text: 'New Marker', icon: imageIcon('/new-marker.png'),
+                    constraints: 'growx, spanx 5, wrap',
+                    horizontalAlignment: SwingConstants.CENTER,
+                    actionPerformed: {
+                        model.mainMVC.controller.newTask(markTextField.text,
+                            notesTextField.text, dateChooser.date) })
+                button(text: 'Delete Marker',
+                    icon: imageIcon('/delete-marker.png'),
+                    constraints: 'growx, spanx 5, wrap',
+                    horizontalAlignment: SwingConstants.CENTER,
+                    actionPerformed: { 
+                        model.mainMVC.controller.deleteTask(
+                            dayDisplay.selectedTimelineMarker) })
+                button(text: 'Apply Changes',
+                    icon: imageIcon('/document-save-16x16.png'),
+                    constraints: 'growx, spanx 5',
+                    horizontalAlignment: SwingConstants.CENTER,
+                    actionPerformed: {
+                        Date d = dateChooser.date
+                        String m = markTextField.text
+                        String n = notesTextField.text
+                        model.mainMVC.controller.deleteTask(
+                            dayDisplay.selectedTimelineMarker)
+                        model.mainMVC.controller.newTask(m, n, d) })
+            }
+
+            markTextField = textField(constraints: 'growx, wrap',
+                text: bind(source: dayDisplay,
+                    sourceProperty: 'selectedTimelineMarker',
+                    converter: { it?.mark }))
+            scrollPane(constraints: 'growx, gapbottom 10',
+              minimumSize: [0, 50]) {
+                notesTextField = textArea( wrapStyleWord: true, lineWrap: true,
+                    text: bind(source: dayDisplay,
+                        sourceProperty: 'selectedTimelineMarker',
+                        converter: { it?.notes }))
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }

griffon-app/views/com/jdbernard/timestamper/TimeStamperMainView.groovy

@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ import java.awt.Rectangle
 import java.awt.Toolkit
 import java.awt.event.KeyEvent
 import javax.swing.BoxLayout
+import javax.swing.JDialog
+import javax.swing.JFileChooser
+import javax.swing.SwingConstants
 import javax.swing.Timer
+import com.jdbernard.GUIUtil
 import com.jdbernard.timestamper.core.Timeline
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout
 
@@ -30,16 +34,12 @@ taskTextFieldChanged = { evt = null ->
         taskTextField.font = taskThinFont
 }
 
-showToolsMenu = { evt = null ->
-
-}
-
 showNotes = { evt = null ->
     model.notesDialogMVC.view.dialog.visible = notesVisibleButton.selected
 }
 
 showPunchcard = { evt = null ->
-
+    model.punchcardDialogMVC.view.dialog.visible = punchcardVisibleButton.selected
 }
 
 mousePressed = { evt = null ->
@@ -80,17 +80,34 @@ updateTimer = new Timer(1000, action(name: 'GUI Refresh', closure: {
 
 updateTimer.start()
 
+optionsMenu = popupMenu() {
+    menuItem(icon: imageIcon('/document-save-16x16.png'), text: 'Save Timeline',
+        actionPerformed: { model.timelineProperties.save() })
+    menuItem(icon: imageIcon('/document-save-as-16x16.png'),
+        text: 'Save a new copy...', actionPerformed: controller.&saveas)
+    menuItem(icon: imageIcon('/document-open-16x16.png'),
+        text: 'Load Timeline...', actionPerformed: {
+            if (fileDialog.showOpenDialog(frame) ==
+                JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) 
+                controller.load(fileDialog.selectedFile) })
+    aboutMenuItem = checkBoxMenuItem(text: 'About...',
+        actionPerformed: { aboutDialog.visible = aboutMenuItem.selected })
+}
+
+fileDialog = fileChooser();
+
 frame = application(title:'TimeStamper',
-  //size:[320,480],
-  pack:true,
-  //location:[50,50],
-  undecorated:true,
+  location:[50,50],
   locationByPlatform:true,
+  minimumSize: [325, 0],
+  pack:true,
+  undecorated:true,
   iconImage: imageIcon('/appointment-new-32x32.png').image,
   iconImages: [imageIcon('/appointment-new-32x32.png').image,
                imageIcon('/appointment-new-16x16.png').image],
   componentMoved: { evt -> model.absoluteLocation = frame.location }
 ) {
+    logger.traceIfEnabled('Building TimeStamperMain GUI')
     panel(
       border:lineBorder(color:Color.BLACK, thickness:1, parent:true),
       layout: new MigLayout('insets 0 5 0 0, fill','', '[]0[]0[]'),
@@ -110,25 +127,29 @@ frame = application(title:'TimeStamper',
 
         panel(constraints: 'alignx trailing, aligny top, wrap') {
             boxLayout(axis: BoxLayout.X_AXIS)
-            button(actionPerformed: showToolsMenu,
+            button(mouseClicked: { evt ->
+                    optionsMenu.show(evt.component, evt.x, evt.y) },
                 icon: imageIcon('/16-tool-a.png'),
                 rolloverIcon: imageIcon('/16-tool-a-hover.png'),
                 border: emptyBorder(0),
                 contentAreaFilled: false,
-                hideActionText: true)
+                hideActionText: true,
+                toolTipText: 'Options Menu')
             button(actionPerformed: controller.&exitGracefully,
                 icon: imageIcon('/16-em-cross.png'),
                 rolloverIcon: imageIcon('/16-em-cross-hover.png'),
                 border: emptyBorder(0),
                 contentAreaFilled: false,
-                hideActionText: true)
+                hideActionText: true,
+                toolTipText: 'Close Application')
         }
 
         taskTextField = textField("Task name",
             constraints: "growx, span 2, w 250::",
             keyReleased: taskTextFieldChanged,
+            toolTipText: 'The current task',
             text: bind(source: model, sourceProperty: 'currentMarker',
-                sourceValue: { model.currentMarker.mark }))
+                sourceValue: { model.currentMarker?.mark }))
 
         taskThinFont = taskTextField.font
         taskBoldFont = taskTextField.font.deriveFont(Font.BOLD)
@@ -139,12 +160,14 @@ frame = application(title:'TimeStamper',
                 actionPerformed: showNotes,
                 icon: imageIcon('/16-em-pencil.png'),
                 hideActionText: true,
-                border: emptyBorder(4))
+                border: emptyBorder(4),
+                toolTipText: 'Show/hide task notes.')
             punchcardVisibleButton = toggleButton(
                 actionPerformed: showPunchcard,
                 icon: imageIcon('/16-file-archive.png'),
                 hideActionText: true,
-                border: emptyBorder(4))
+                border: emptyBorder(4),
+                toolTipText: 'Show/hide the timeline display.')
         }
 
         totalTimeLabel = label("", constraints: 'alignx leading',
@@ -155,4 +178,24 @@ frame = application(title:'TimeStamper',
     }
 }
 
+aboutDialog = dialog(new JDialog(frame),
+    visible: false,
+    locationRelativeTo: null,
+    pack: true,
+    undecorated: true,
+    title: "About TimeStamper v" + app.applicationProperties.'app.version'
+) {
+    panel(layout: new MigLayout('fill'),
+        border: lineBorder(color: Color.BLACK, thickness: 1)) {
 
+        label(font: new Font(Font.SANS_SERIF, Font.PLAIN, 18),
+            text: "TimeStamper", constraints: 'growx, wrap',
+            horizontalAlignment: SwingConstants.CENTER)
+        label(text: "version " + app.applicationProperties.'app.version'
+            + " by Jonathan Bernard", constraints: 'growx, wrap',
+            horizontalAlignment: SwingConstants.CENTER)
+        textField(text: 'http://www.jdbernard.com/timestamper',
+            constraints: 'growx', foreground: [0,0,200], editable: false,
+            horizontalAlignment: SwingConstants.CENTER)
+    }
+}

src/main/com/jdbernard/GUIUtil.groovy

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.jdbernard.timestamper
+package com.jdbernard
 
 import java.awt.Point
 import java.awt.Rectangle

src/main/com/jdbernard/timestamper/gui/TimelineDayDisplay.java

@@ -214,14 +214,16 @@ public class TimelineDayDisplay extends JComponent implements MouseListener,
     }
 
 
+    public TimelineDayDisplay() {
+        this(null, Calendar.getInstance());
+    }
+
     public TimelineDayDisplay(Timeline t) {
-        super();
-        setDay(new Date(), false);
-        this.timeline = t;
-        addMouseListener(this);
+        this(t, Calendar.getInstance());
     }
 
     public TimelineDayDisplay(Timeline t, Calendar day) {
+        super();
         setDay(day.getTime(), false);
         addMouseListener(this);
         this.timeline = t;
@@ -232,16 +234,31 @@ public class TimelineDayDisplay extends JComponent implements MouseListener,
         pcs.addPropertyChangeListener(l);
     }
 
+    public void addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName,
+    PropertyChangeListener l) {
+        pcs.addPropertyChangeListener(propertyName, l);
+    }
+
     public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l) {
         pcs.removePropertyChangeListener(l);
     }
 
+    public Timeline getTimeline() { return timeline; }
+
+    public void setTimeline(Timeline t) {
+        if (timeline == t) return;
+        pcs.firePropertyChange("timeline", timeline, timeline = t);
+        updateMarkers(getGraphics());
+        repaint();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the range for the visible timeline segment.
      * @param start The beginning of the desired timeline segment.
      * @param end The end of the desired timeline segment.
      */
     public void setDisplayInterval(Date start, Date end) {
+        if (start == rangeStartDate && end == rangeEndDate) return;
         pcs.firePropertyChange("rangeStart", rangeStartDate, rangeStartDate = start);
         pcs.firePropertyChange("rangeEnd", rangeEndDate, rangeEndDate = end);
     }
@@ -299,31 +316,39 @@ public class TimelineDayDisplay extends JComponent implements MouseListener,
      * @param f The font to use.
      */
     public void setMarkFont(Font f) { 
+        if (markFont == f) return;
         pcs.firePropertyChange("markFont", markFont, markFont = f);
+        repaint();
     }
 
     public Font getMarkFont() { return markFont; }
 
     public void setNotesFont(Font f) { 
+        if (notesFont == f) return;
         pcs.firePropertyChange("notesFont", notesFont, notesFont = f);
+        repaint();
     }
 
     public Font getNotesFont() { return notesFont; }
 
     public void setFontColor(Color f) { 
+        if (fontColor == f) return;
         pcs.firePropertyChange("fontColor", fontColor,
             fontColor = new Color(f.getRGB()));
+        repaint();
     }
 
     public Color getFontColor() { return fontColor; }
 
     public void setEvenColor(Color c) {
+        if (evenOpaque == c) return;
         evenTrans = new Color((float) c.getRed() / 255f,
                 (float) c.getGreen() / 255f,
                 (float) c.getBlue() / 255f, 0.4f);
 
         pcs.firePropertyChange("evenColor", evenOpaque,
             evenOpaque = new Color(c.getRGB()));
+        repaint();
     }
 
     public Color getEvenColor() {
@@ -331,13 +356,14 @@ public class TimelineDayDisplay extends JComponent implements MouseListener,
     }
 
     public void setOddColor(Color c) {
-        oddOpaque = new Color(c.getRGB());
+        if (oddOpaque == c) return;
         oddTrans = new Color((float) c.getRed() / 255f,
                 (float) c.getGreen() / 255f,
                 (float) c.getBlue() / 255f, 0.4f);
 
         pcs.firePropertyChange("oddColor", oddOpaque,
             oddOpaque = new Color(c.getRGB()));
+        repaint();
     }
 
     public Color getOddColor() {
@@ -345,12 +371,13 @@ public class TimelineDayDisplay extends JComponent implements MouseListener,
     }
 
     public void setSelectedColor(Color c) {
-        selectedOpaque = new Color(c.getRGB());
+        if (selectedOpaque == c) return;
         selectedTrans = new Color((float) c.getRed() / 255f,
                 (float) c.getGreen() / 255f,
                 (float) c.getBlue() / 255f, 0.4f);
         pcs.firePropertyChange("selectedColor", selectedOpaque,
             selectedOpaque = new Color(c.getRGB()));
+        repaint();
     }
 
     public Color getSelectedColor() {
@@ -375,6 +402,8 @@ public class TimelineDayDisplay extends JComponent implements MouseListener,
      */
     private void updateMarkers(Graphics g) {
 
+        if (timeline == null) return;
+
         Insets insets = this.getInsets();
         Rectangle bounds = this.getBounds();
         Rectangle canvasBounds = new Rectangle(insets.left, insets.top,
@@ -498,6 +527,8 @@ public class TimelineDayDisplay extends JComponent implements MouseListener,
     public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
         removeAll();
 
+        if (timeline == null) return;
+
         if (markerEntries == null) updateMarkers(g);
 
         Insets insets = this.getInsets();
@@ -614,7 +645,8 @@ public class TimelineDayDisplay extends JComponent implements MouseListener,
 
                 // should only match one entry
                 if (absBounds.contains(e.getLocationOnScreen())) {
-                    currentMarker = markerEntry.marker;
+                    pcs.firePropertyChange("selectedTimelineMarker",
+                        currentMarker, currentMarker = markerEntry.marker);
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -678,4 +710,8 @@ public class TimelineDayDisplay extends JComponent implements MouseListener,
         repaint();
     }
 
+    public void setStateChanged(Object o) {
+        stateChanged(null);
+    }
+
 }