1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIParameter.java b/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIParameter.java
index b7afb74..a8a8c4a 100644
--- a/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIParameter.java
+++ b/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIParameter.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public abstract class GUIParameter<T> extends HBox {
 	private Text name;
 	private Control valueControl;
 	
+	protected SettingsPane settingsPane;
 	protected Tooltip tooltip;
 	protected Parameter<T> parameter;
 	
@@ -70,24 +71,24 @@ public abstract class GUIParameter<T> extends HBox {
 	 * @param parameter a Parameter for which to generate a GUIParameter
 	 * @param sp a reference to the SettingsPane
 	 */
-	protected GUIParameter(Parameter<T> parameter, final SettingsPane sp) {
+	protected GUIParameter(Parameter<T> parameter, final SettingsPane settingsPane) {
 		this.parameter = parameter;
 		this.referenceValue = parameter.get();
 		
+		this.settingsPane = settingsPane;
+		
 		setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT);
 		setSpacing(5);
 		
 		name = new Text(parameter.getName());
 		// set text width to half of the total width of the GUIParameter
 		name.wrappingWidthProperty().bind(widthProperty().divide(2));
-		// allow the text to grow to always fill half of the GUIParameter
 		
 		// the tooltip is the hover-over label containing status information, when appropriate
 		tooltip = new Tooltip();
 		tooltip.setStyle("-fx-background-color: white; -fx-border-color: black; .page-corner {-fx-background-color: transparent;}");
 		tooltip.setSkin(null);
 		
-		
 		valueControl = makeControl();
 		setHgrow(valueControl, Priority.ALWAYS);
 		
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ public abstract class GUIParameter<T> extends HBox {
 		
 		// if parameter is not a monitor, make sure the control is constrained appropriately
 		if (!parameter.isMonitor()) {
-			setControlListeners(sp);
+			setControlListeners();
 		}
 		
 		getChildren().addAll(name, valueControl);
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ public abstract class GUIParameter<T> extends HBox {
 					ObservableValue<? extends Object> observable,
 					Object oldValue, Object newValue) {
 				// only do this if the experiment is running
-				if (GUI.isWorking()) {
+				if (settingsPane.isExperimentRunning()) {
 					/* here's the catch - atomically get the lock state and set it to true
 					 * the lock will only be false again when the runnable is finished executing, 
 					 * preventing multiple runnables to concurrently update the same GUIParameter
@@ -221,11 +222,11 @@ public abstract class GUIParameter<T> extends HBox {
 	 * presses to ensure no invalid characters are inserted, applying the new 
 	 * value to the underlying parameter and revalidating the parameters to
 	 * reflect the changes made.
-	 * 
-	 * @param settingsPane the parent Pane on which revalidateParameters() should
-	 * be called.
+	 * <br><br>
+	 * Note that changelisteners registered to the main content property of the
+	 * control should always call handleChange() to update the 
 	 */
-	protected abstract void setControlListeners(SettingsPane settingsPane);
+	protected abstract void setControlListeners();
 	
 	/**
 	 * This method is called to style the GUIParameter according to the status of