What is JAVA

Java Sample

Here's the code courtesy of Front Page:

<applet code="fphover.class" codebase="../_fpclass/" width="120" height="24">
  <param name="text" value="HTML Guide">
  <param name="color" value="#800000">
  <param name="hovercolor" value="#C0C0C0">
  <param name="textcolor" value="#FFFFFF">
  <param name="effect" value="glow">
  <param name="url" value="htmlgd/conthtml.html" valuetype="ref">
  <param name="font" value="TimesRoman">
  <param name="fontstyle" value="bold">
  <param name="fontsize" value="18">
</applet>

All that's required is the <applet> and <param> elements. Oh, I almost forgot, you need to know things like the code and codebase value. Gee, now that's a trick isn't it?

Well, I did a little snooping around and I found some places where you can look for some ready-made applets.

Java Connections

The Café del Sol is an "outlet" for the Sun labs and the previewing of applets. You can download "classes" and get all the documentation you need on the param values.

The Caffeine Connection is another place that presents a lot of applets for your use.

Finally, a site that offers a user friendly tutorial on Java can be located at Shlurrrpp......Java.

If you'd like to do some snooping on your own I would suggest you try Applets at Yahoo or Guides, Tutorials and Documentation at Yahoo. (A side note: I think I've been using Yahoo ever since they started and I've got to tell you - if you ever need to find anything you can always count on them to have it for you.)

I tried to find some stuff at the Sun site but all I could really locate was the new Java Developers Kit. I'm sure it's neat but all I want to do is get somebody else to do the work so I can use it!

You could try Microsoft, also. You have to join the "Site Builder Network" to get any help. Which means you have to kiss Bill's rosey red and put some advertisement for them on one of your pages. I guess it depends on how principled you are.

The Rusk Family . . . "the Legend Continues"