import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.UIManager;

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Canvas;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics;

public class CharacterMaker extends JFrame
{
   JMenuBar menuBar;
   JMenu fileMenu;
   JMenuItem newMenu;
   JMenuItem saveMenu;
   JMenuItem openMenu;

   Viewer viewer;

   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      new CharacterMaker();
   }

   public CharacterMaker()
   {
      super("Character Maker");

      // This code is supose to apply system look and feel to my program, in my case it is Windows XP.
      try {UIManager.setLookAndFeel
           (UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());}
      catch (Exception e) {System.err.println("Error: " + e);}

      setSize(400,200);
      setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      setVisible(true);
      setLayout(new BorderLayout());

      menuBar = new JMenuBar();
      fileMenu = new JMenu("File");
      newMenu = new JMenuItem("New");
      saveMenu = new JMenuItem("Save");
      openMenu = new JMenuItem("Open");

      viewer = new Viewer();

      fileMenu.add(newMenu);
      fileMenu.add(saveMenu);
      fileMenu.add(openMenu);
      menuBar.add(fileMenu);

      setJMenuBar(menuBar);
      getContentPane().add(viewer, BorderLayout.CENTER);
   }
}

class Viewer extends Canvas
{
   public Viewer()
   {
      setSize(200,200);
   }

   public void paint(Graphics g)
   {
      g.setColor(Color.white);
      g.fillRect(0,0,200,200);
      g.setColor(Color.black);
      g.drawRect(0,0,200,200);
   }
}

setVisible(true);

getContentPane().add(viewer, BorderLayout.CENTER);