diff -u -r1.45 -r1.46
--- MonitoringApplication.java	10 May 2012 23:35:54 -0000	1.45
+++ MonitoringApplication.java	10 May 2012 23:39:37 -0000	1.46
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@

  * ring. This class is accessible to users by calling its main() method.
  * 
  * @author Jeremy McCormick <[log in to unmask]>

- * @version $Id: MonitoringApplication.java,v 1.45 2012/05/10 23:35:54 jeremy Exp $

+ * @version $Id: MonitoringApplication.java,v 1.46 2012/05/10 23:39:37 jeremy Exp $

  */
 public class MonitoringApplication {
 

@@ -600,17 +600,7 @@

             } else if (steeringFileCmd.equals(cmd)) {
                 selectSteeringFile();
             }

-        }
-
-        private void startDisconnectThread() {
-            Runnable r = new Runnable() {
-                public void run() {
-                    disconnect();
-                }
-            };
-            Thread t = new Thread(r, "Disconnect Thread");
-            t.start();
-        }

+        }       

     }
     
     /**

@@ -962,7 +952,7 @@

         if (fcs == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
             final File logFile = fc.getSelectedFile();
             if (logFile.exists()) {

-                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this.mainPanel, "Log file already exists.");

+                showDialog("Log file already exists.");

             } else {
                 try {
                     if (!logFile.createNewFile()) {

@@ -972,7 +962,6 @@

                     redirectStdOutAndErrToFile(logFile);
 
                     SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

-

                         public void run() {
                             jobPanel.setLogToFile(true);
                             jobPanel.setLogFile(logFile.getPath());

@@ -1535,6 +1524,19 @@

 
         logger.log(Level.CONFIG, "Successfully initialized event builder <" + eventBuilderClassName + ">.");
     }

+    
+    /**
+     * Disconnect from the ET system using a separate thread of execution.
+     */
+    private void startDisconnectThread() {
+        Runnable r = new Runnable() {
+            public void run() {
+                disconnect();
+            }
+        };
+        Thread t = new Thread(r, "Disconnect Thread");
+        t.start();
+    }

 
     /**
      * Create a connection to an ET system using current parameters from the GUI. 

@@ -1641,7 +1643,7 @@

      * 
      * @return True if connected to ET system; false if not.
      */

-    boolean connected() {

+    private boolean connected() {

         return connectionStatus == ConnectionStatus.CONNECTED;
     }