public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) 
    {  
      String command = e.getActionCommand();

      if( command.equals("Exit") )
      {
          System.out.println("Exiting");
      }
      // check which menu alternative the user has chosen

	//*************************************************
	// File JMenu Items
	//*************************************************

      // New

      //I have a button for new... jbtNew, which I want to attach to this 
      //code, same would go for the 5 or so other buttons that I put on 
      //the tool bar.
      if(command.equals("New") )  
      {      
        saveOld();
        area.setText("");  // empty the text area
        currentFile = "noName";
        setTitle(currentFile);
        changed = false;
      }

      //there are more...omitted for conciseness

 jbtOpen.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
              saveOld();
              JFileChooser jFileChooser2 = new JFileChooser(new File("."));
              
              if(jFileChooser2.showOpenDialog(this) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
              {
                loadFile(jFileChooser.getSelectedFile());
              }
          }
      });