public AxisPropertyEditPanel(Axis axis) 
{
        this.labelFont = axis.getLabelFont();
        this.labelPaintSample = new PaintSample(axis.getLabelPaint());
        this.tickLabelFont = axis.getTickLabelFont();
        this.tickLabelPaintSample = new PaintSample(axis.getTickLabelPaint());
        // Insets values
        this.tickLabelInsets = axis.getTickLabelInsets();
        this.labelInsets = axis.getLabelInsets();
        setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        JPanel general = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
        general.setBorder(
            BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(
                BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(), 
                localizationResources.getString("General")
            )
        );
        JPanel interior = new JPanel(new LCBLayout(5));
        interior.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, 5, 0, 5));
        interior.add(new JLabel(localizationResources.getString("Label")));
        this.label = new JTextField(axis.getLabel());
        interior.add(this.label);
        interior.add(new JPanel());
        interior.add(new JLabel(localizationResources.getString("Font")));
        this.labelFontField = new FontDisplayField(this.labelFont);
        interior.add(this.labelFontField);
        JButton b = new JButton(localizationResources.getString("Select..."));
        b.setActionCommand("SelectLabelFont");
        b.addActionListener(this);
        interior.add(b);
        interior.add(new JLabel(localizationResources.getString("Paint")));
        interior.add(this.labelPaintSample);
        b = new JButton(localizationResources.getString("Select..."));
        b.setActionCommand("SelectLabelPaint");
        b.addActionListener(this);
        interior.add(b);
//        interior.add(
//            new JLabel(localizationResources.getString("Label_Insets"))
//        );
//        b = new JButton(localizationResources.getString("Edit..."));
//        b.setActionCommand("LabelInsets");
//        b.addActionListener(this);
//        this.labelInsetsTextField = new InsetsTextField(this.labelInsets);
//        interior.add(this.labelInsetsTextField);
//        interior.add(b);
//
//        interior.add(
//            new JLabel(localizationResources.getString("Tick_Label_Insets"))
//        );
//        b = new JButton(localizationResources.getString("Edit..."));
//        b.setActionCommand("TickLabelInsets");
//        b.addActionListener(this);
//        this.tickLabelInsetsTextField 
//            = new InsetsTextField(this.tickLabelInsets);
//        interior.add(this.tickLabelInsetsTextField);
//        interior.add(b);
        general.add(interior);
        add(general, BorderLayout.NORTH);
        this.slot1 = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
        JPanel other = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
        other.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(
                             BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(), 
                             localizationResources.getString("Other")));
        this.otherTabs = new JTabbedPane();
        this.otherTabs.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, 5, 0, 5));
        JPanel ticks = new JPanel(new LCBLayout(3));
        ticks.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(4, 4, 4, 4));
        this.showTickLabelsCheckBox = new JCheckBox(
            localizationResources.getString("Show_tick_labels"), 
            axis.isTickLabelsVisible()
        );
        ticks.add(this.showTickLabelsCheckBox);
        ticks.add(new JPanel());
        ticks.add(new JPanel());
        ticks.add(
            new JLabel(localizationResources.getString("Tick_label_font"))
        );
        this.tickLabelFontField = new FontDisplayField(this.tickLabelFont);
        ticks.add(this.tickLabelFontField);
        b = new JButton(localizationResources.getString("Select..."));
        b.setActionCommand("SelectTickLabelFont");
        b.addActionListener(this);
        ticks.add(b);
        this.showTickMarksCheckBox = new JCheckBox(
            localizationResources.getString("Show_tick_marks"), 
            axis.isTickMarksVisible()
        );
        ticks.add(this.showTickMarksCheckBox);
        ticks.add(new JPanel());
        ticks.add(new JPanel());
        this.otherTabs.add(localizationResources.getString("Ticks"), ticks);
        other.add(this.otherTabs);
        this.slot1.add(other);
        this.slot2 = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
        this.slot2.add(this.slot1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
        add(this.slot2);
}

Standard constructor: builds a panel for displaying/editing the properties of the specified axis.

Parameters:

axis - the axis whose properties are to be displayed/edited in the panel.

 public  void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) 
{
        String command = event.getActionCommand();
        if (command.equals("SelectLabelFont")) {
            attemptLabelFontSelection();
        }
        else if (command.equals("SelectLabelPaint")) {
            attemptModifyLabelPaint();
        }
        else if (command.equals("SelectTickLabelFont")) {
            attemptTickLabelFontSelection();
        }
//        else if (command.equals("LabelInsets")) {
//            editLabelInsets();
//        }
//        else if (command.equals("TickLabelInsets")) {
//            editTickLabelInsets();
//        }
}

Handles user interaction with the property panel.

 public  void attemptTickLabelFontSelection() 
{
        FontChooserPanel panel = new FontChooserPanel(this.tickLabelFont);
        int result = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(this, panel,
            localizationResources.getString("Font_Selection"),
            JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION, JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE);
        if (result == JOptionPane.OK_OPTION) {
            this.tickLabelFont = panel.getSelectedFont();
            this.tickLabelFontField.setText(
                this.tickLabelFont.getFontName() + " "
                + this.tickLabelFont.getSize()
            );
        }
}

Presents a tick label font selection dialog to the user.

 public static AxisPropertyEditPanel getInstance(Axis axis) 
{
                                                            
        if (axis != null) {
            // figure out what type of axis we have and instantiate the
            // appropriate panel
            if (axis instanceof NumberAxis) {
                return new NumberAxisPropertyEditPanel((NumberAxis) axis);
            }
            else {
                return new AxisPropertyEditPanel(axis);
            }
        }
        else {
            return null;
        }
}

A static method that returns a panel that is appropriate for the axis type.

 public String getLabel() 
{
        return this.label.getText();
}

Returns the current axis label.

 public Font getLabelFont() 
{
        return this.labelFont;
}

Returns the current label font.

 public RectangleInsets getLabelInsets() 
{
        return (this.labelInsets == null) 
            ? new RectangleInsets(0, 0, 0, 0) : this.labelInsets;
}

Returns the current label insets value

 public Paint getLabelPaint() 
{
        return this.labelPaintSample.getPaint();
}

Returns the current label paint.

 public JTabbedPane getOtherTabs() 
{
        return this.otherTabs;
}

Returns a reference to the tabbed pane.

 public Font getTickLabelFont() 
{
        return this.tickLabelFont;
}

Returns the font used to draw the tick labels (if they are showing).

 public RectangleInsets getTickLabelInsets() 
{
        return (this.tickLabelInsets == null)
            ? new RectangleInsets(0, 0, 0, 0)
            : this.tickLabelInsets;
}

Returns the current tick label insets value

 public Paint getTickLabelPaint() 
{
        return this.tickLabelPaintSample.getPaint();
}

Returns the current tick label paint.

 public boolean isTickLabelsVisible() 
{
        return this.showTickLabelsCheckBox.isSelected();
}

Returns a flag that indicates whether or not the tick labels are visible.

 public boolean isTickMarksVisible() 
{
        return this.showTickMarksCheckBox.isSelected();
}

Returns the current value of the flag that determines whether or not tick marks are visible.

 public  void setAxisProperties(Axis axis) 
{
        axis.setLabel(getLabel());
        axis.setLabelFont(getLabelFont());
        axis.setLabelPaint(getLabelPaint());
        axis.setTickMarksVisible(isTickMarksVisible());
        // axis.setTickMarkStroke(getTickMarkStroke());
        axis.setTickLabelsVisible(isTickLabelsVisible());
        axis.setTickLabelFont(getTickLabelFont());
        axis.setTickLabelPaint(getTickLabelPaint());
        axis.setTickLabelInsets(getTickLabelInsets());
        axis.setLabelInsets(getLabelInsets());
}

Sets the properties of the specified axis to match the properties defined on this panel.