Is there a reason you are not doing something like:
public class IPGUI extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
private static JPanel contentPane;
private JButton btnConvertDocuments;
private JButton btnExtractImages;
private JButton btnParseRIDValues;
private JButton btnParseImageInfo;
public IPGUI()
{
...
btnConvertDocuments = new JButton("1. Convert Documents");
...
btnExtractImages = new JButton("2. Extract Images");
...
//etc.
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
{
String command = event.getActionCommand();
if (command.equals("w"))
{
FileConverter fc = new FileConverter();
btnConvertDocuments.setEnabled( false );
}
else if (command.equals("x"))
{
ImageExtractor ie = new ImageExtractor();
btnExtractImages.setEnabled( false );
}
// etc.
}
}
The if statement with your disabling code won't get called unless you keep calling the IPGUI constructor.