Working basic interface with menubar partially implemented. Next step, include simple cli and cli flags for running without creating gui

src/main/java/com/sothr/imagetools/App.java

@@ -66,8 +66,12 @@ public class App extends Application
         try {
             Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(cl.getResource(MAINGUI_FXML));
             primaryStage.setScene(new Scene(root));
+            //config main scene
             primaryStage.setTitle("Image Tools");
+            primaryStage.setMinHeight(600.0);
+            primaryStage.setMinWidth(800.0);
             primaryStage.setResizable(true);
+            //show main scene
             primaryStage.show();
         } catch (IOException ioe) {
             String message = String.format("Unable to load FXML file: %s", MAINGUI_FXML);

src/main/resources/documents/about

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is a simple about script. It demonstrates loading the about text from a file.
+
+It supports simple text, and nothing fancy.

src/main/resources/fxml/mainapp/MainApp.fxml

@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<?language javascript?>
+<?import java.lang.*?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
 
-<StackPane fx:id="root" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml" fx:controller="com.sothr.imagetools.ui.controller.AppController">
+<AnchorPane minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="0.0" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="com.sothr.imagetools.ui.controller.AppController">
-    <children>
+<children><MenuBar fx:id="rootMenuBar" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="29.0" prefWidth="600.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml">
-        <Button fx:id="printBtn" onAction="controller.print()" />
+  <menus>
-        <fx:script>printBtn.text = 'Click Me ' + controller.print() + '!';</fx:script>
+    <Menu mnemonicParsing="false" text="File">
-    </children>
+      <items>
-</StackPane>
+        <MenuItem fx:id="" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#closeAction" text="Close" />
+      </items>
+    </Menu>
+    <Menu mnemonicParsing="false" text="Edit">
+      <items>
+        <MenuItem mnemonicParsing="false" text="Delete" />
+      </items>
+    </Menu>
+    <Menu mnemonicParsing="false" text="Help">
+      <items>
+        <MenuItem mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#aboutAction" text="About" />
+      </items>
+    </Menu>
+  </menus>
+</MenuBar>
+</children></AnchorPane>

src/main/scala/com/sothr/imagetools/ui/controller/AppController.scala

@@ -1,19 +1,65 @@
 package com.sothr.imagetools.ui.controller
 
-import javafx.fxml.Initializable
+import javafx.fxml.FXML
+import javafx.event.ActionEvent
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import org.slf4j.Logger
+import javafx.stage.{StageStyle, Stage}
+import javafx.scene.Scene
+import javafx.scene.Group
+import javafx.scene.text.Text
+import java.io.{IOException, File}
 import java.net.URL
-import java.util.ResourceBundle
+import java.util.Scanner
 
 /**
  * Created by drew on 12/31/13.
  */
-class AppController extends Initializable {
+class AppController {
 
-  def print():String = {
+  val logger:Logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass)
-    return "This method works";
+  //Define controls
+  @FXML var rootMenuBar : javafx.scene.control.MenuBar = null
+
+  //region MenuItem Actions
+
+  @FXML
+  def aboutAction(event:ActionEvent) = {
+    logger.debug("Displaying about screen")
+    var aboutMessage = "Simple About Message"
+    try {
+      val cl = this.getClass.getClassLoader
+      val url  = cl.getResource("documents/about")
+      val uri = url.toURI
+      aboutMessage = new Scanner(new File(uri)).useDelimiter("\\A").next()
+    } catch {
+      case ioe:IOException =>
+        logger.error("Unable to read about file")
+    }
+
+    val dialog:Stage = new Stage()
+    dialog.initStyle(StageStyle.UTILITY)
+    val parent:Group = new Group();
+    parent.getChildren.add(new Text(25, 25, aboutMessage))
+    val scene:Scene = new Scene(parent)
+    dialog.setScene(scene)
+    dialog.setResizable(false)
+    dialog.setMinHeight(400.0)
+    dialog.setMinWidth(400.0)
+    dialog.show()
+  }
+
+  @FXML
+  def closeAction(event:ActionEvent ) = {
+    logger.debug("Closing application from the menu bar")
+    val stage:Stage = this.rootMenuBar.getScene.getWindow.asInstanceOf[Stage]
+    stage.close()
   }
 
-  def initialize(p1: URL, p2: ResourceBundle): Unit = {
+  //endregion
 
+  def print():String = {
+    return "This method works"
   }
 }