/** Place all the Swing widgets in the frame of this GUI.
     * Read the images from the directory "PieceImages".
     * Read the backgrounds from the directory "Backgrounds".
     * @post the GUI is visible.  
     * @post a gray-scale version of each background image is created 
     * and assigned the prefix "faded".
     */
    public void layoutGUI()
    {
        ReadImages();

        table = new JTable(myBoard)
        {
            public Component prepareRenderer(TableCellRenderer renderer, int row, int column)
            {
                Component c = super.prepareRenderer( renderer, row, column);
                // We want renderer component to be
                // transparent so background image is visible
                if ( c instanceof JComponent)
                    ((JComponent)c).setOpaque(false);
                return c;
            }

            // Override paint so as to show the table background
            public void paint( Graphics g )
            {
                // paint an image in the table background
                if (background != null)
                {
                    g.drawImage( background.getImage(), 0, 0, null, null );
                }
                // Now let the paint do its usual work
                super.paint(g);
            }
        }
        ; // end table def

        // Describe how to display a Piece from the model 
        table.setDefaultRenderer(Renderable.class, new PieceRenderer());
        
        TableColumn column = null;
        if (myBoard != null)
        {
            // Set the dimensions for each column in the board to match the image */
            for (int i = 0; i < myBoard.getColumnCount(); i++)
            {
                column = table.getColumnModel().getColumn(i);
                column.setMaxWidth(TileWidth);
                column.setMinWidth(TileWidth);
            }
        }

        // Define the layout manager that will control order of components
        getContentPane().setLayout(new BoxLayout(getContentPane(), BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
        
        // Create a panel to hold the buttons
        JPanel buttonPane = new JPanel();
        
        if (buttonList != null)
        {   
            // For each button the plugin gave us, add it to the panel
            for (SmartButton aButton: buttonList)
            {
                aButton.addActionListener(aButton.getHandler());
                if (aButton.getShortcut() != ' ')
                {
                    aButton.setMnemonic(aButton.getShortcut());
                }
                //System.out.println("adding button: " + aButton.getText());
                buttonPane.add(aButton);
            }
        }

        buttonPane.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
        getContentPane().add(buttonPane);

        // Create a panel for the status information
        JPanel statusPane = new JPanel();

        if (myStatus != null)
        {
            statusPane.add(myStatus);
        }
        statusPane.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
        getContentPane().add(statusPane);

        // Define the characteristics of the table that shows the game board        
        table.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION);
        table.setCellSelectionEnabled(false);
        table.setRowHeight(TileHeight);

        table.setOpaque(false);
        table.setShowGrid(false);

        table.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
        getContentPane().add(table);

        // Define the mouse listener that will handle player's clicks.
        table.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter()
        {
            public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)
            {
                int col = table.getSelectedColumn();
                int row = table.getSelectedRow();
                gameModel.makeMove(row, col);       // Go make the move!
            }
        }
        );

        // And handle window closing events
        addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
        {
            public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
            {
                System.exit(0);
            }
        }
                         );

    } // end layout