From c45c0ad70cdf23a3db6fb0fd8c6a936f2bd110c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthew Biegel <biegel.matt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:44:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Implement drop-down menu in SimpleEditor

Added a drop-down menu with File, Edit, Search, and Help options, including menu items for new, open, save, and exit functionalities.
---
 src/simpleUi/SimpleEditor.java | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/simpleUi/SimpleEditor.java b/src/simpleUi/SimpleEditor.java
index ad3c015..c65cafa 100644
--- a/src/simpleUi/SimpleEditor.java
+++ b/src/simpleUi/SimpleEditor.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import javax.swing.*;
 import javax.swing.text.*;
 
+//ui improvements needed, drop down menu
 
 /*
  * Concrete implementation of the Editor interface, 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public SimpleEditor(String title) {
    * @return none
    */
    private void init() {
-    area.setLineWrap(true);
+   area.setLineWrap(true);
     area.setWrapStyleWord(true);
 
     frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
@@ -78,7 +79,71 @@ private String getNumbers() {
     content1.add(buttonRow, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
 
     frame.setContentPane(content1);
-  }
+    
+    //adding drop down menu
+	   
+	// 1. Create the Menu Bar
+	    JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
+
+	    // 2. Create a Menu (e.g., File)
+	    JMenu fileMenu = new JMenu("File");
+	    JMenu editMenu = new JMenu("Edit");
+        JMenu searchMenu = new JMenu("Search");
+        JMenu helpMenu = new JMenu("Info");
+
+	    // 3. Create Menu Items
+	    JMenuItem newItem = new JMenuItem("New");
+	    JMenuItem openItem = new JMenuItem("Open");
+	    JMenuItem saveItem = new JMenuItem("Save");
+	    JMenuItem exitItem = new JMenuItem("Exit");
+
+	    // 4. Add items to the file menu
+	    fileMenu.add(newItem);
+	    fileMenu.add(saveItem);
+	    fileMenu.add(openItem);
+	    fileMenu.addSeparator(); // Adds a visual line
+	    fileMenu.add(exitItem);
+	    
+	    editMenu.add(new JMenuItem("Undo"));
+        editMenu.add(new JMenuItem("Redo"));
+        editMenu.add(new JMenuItem("Clear"));
+        
+        searchMenu.add(new JMenuItem("Find"));
+        searchMenu.add(new JMenuItem("Replace"));
+        searchMenu.add(new JMenuItem("Highlight Matches"));
+
+
+	    // 5. Add menu to the bar, and bar to the frame
+	    menuBar.add(fileMenu);
+	    menuBar.add(editMenu);
+        menuBar.add(searchMenu);
+        menuBar.add(helpMenu);
+	    frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
+
+	    
+	    JMenuItem helpItem = new JMenuItem("Help");
+
+	    helpItem.addActionListener(e -> {
+	        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
+	            frame,
+	            "Welcome to the our Text Editor!\n\n"
+	          + "File:\nOpen and save text and java files.\n\n"
+	          + "Edit:\nUndo, redo, and clear text.\n\n"
+	          + "Search:\nFind words and replace text.\n\n"
+	          + "Use the buttons or menus to perform actions.\n\n"
+	          + "Brought to you by: Matthew Biegel, Robert Conti, \nMichael McGrath, Rui Li, Luke Padilla \n 2026",
+	          "Help",
+	            JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE
+	        );
+	    });
+
+	    helpMenu.add(helpItem);
+	    menuBar.add(helpMenu);
+	    
+	    // 6. Add logic to the items (optional but recommended)
+	    exitItem.addActionListener(e -> System.exit(0));
+	}
+  
   @Override
   protected void uiShow() {
     SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> frame.setVisible(true));