(Layering Controls)

You can put a layout on some controls. One example is the Panel class which holds a grid of button. By layering the panels (which can each have their own layout and internal controls) you can get an interface like the Blackboard Education Website. It was coded in Java and has a Border Layout for the main Frame, a Title in the North area, and a panel with a grid in the West Area. You are going to duplicate this technique in this assignment:

You have 2 options. Please do one or the other.

Option 1: Simple Blackboard Frame

Make a Java Frame that displays on the screen and has a central panel for Content (you can have a control that says "Welcome to Blackboard" or has a Sample Announcement if you like), A Label in the North Area that says "My Blackboard", and a grid of buttons in the West Area that has the following buttons: "Announcements", "Instructor", "Course Information", "Course Documents", and "Assignments". You will have to use a Panel to hold the grid of buttons.

Option 2: Microwave

Make a Java Frame that displays on the screen and has a central panel for Content (you can have a control that says "Ready" if you like), and a keypad in the East Area with buttons 0-9, Start, Stop, and a place to for the time. You may have to use more than one Panel with a Grid in it and do more than one layer. Here is one example of a plan for this interface (which was created in paint and would probably be 3 panels with grids to make in java):

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