FineDots

FineDots Java Applet Commerical Version 1.0

Information :

FineDots shows and hides text messages using dissolve transition effect!

URL: http://japplets.tripod.com/finedots.html

Author: Gokhan Dagli

Mail : quickshare@excite.com

Class File : finedots.class

This effect contains the code by Gokhan Dagli, used under a licence. Before using this applet you must read the license agreement.

Registration Cost: 19USD You can buy it when finished testing (try before you buy). Buy it once, use same regcode for new versions! You have to pay small amount of money and receive your registration codes (regcodes). You can buy the registration code using a credit card through Regsoft secure servers.

You can use the applet freely to enhance your web pages (commerical or non-commerical). However, I placed a status bar warning that will appear when the applet is online on a site and regcode parameter isn't correct.

Sample :

Include the applet in an HTML page with code similar to the following:

Samples :

Sample1

Sample2

Sample3

Code explanations :

The following instructions describe the meaning of the available parameters for this applet:

<applet code="finedots.class" width=370 height=94>	The applet tag identifies the location, class file name, and size of a Java applet. The first part of the tag code=finedots.class identifies the name of the Java applet. The second and third part of the applet tag identifies the width and height of the applet (usually measured in screen pixels).
<param name=regcode VALUE="">	Registration code (if you have it). In the "regcode" parameter, place the registration code you purchased from us. You have to pay small amount of money and receive your registration code (regcode).
<param name=info VALUE="Applet by Gokhan Dagli,japplets.tripod.com">	Information about the FineDots Java applet.
<param name=text1 value="Fine Dots">	The first text to show. Use "#" for jumping next line.
<param name=font1 value="TimesRoman,1,56">	"Font type, font style, font size" This will specify the font name, font type and font size used to display the text. You may choose from among many fonts. for example there is Arial, Helvetica, Courier and TimesRoman. It is case sensitive. For font style, use 0 for PLAIN, 1 for BOLD, 2 for ITALIC or 3 for ITALIC BOLD to set the style of the display. Examples: "TimesRoman,3,22" "Courier,0,20" "Arial,2,14"
<param name=color1 value="FFFFFF,101F80">	"Background color, text color".
<param name=link1 value="http://japplets.tripod.com/finedots.html">	The URL to be associated with text1.
<param name="status_bar_msg1" value="">	You can change the displayed message for each text in the "status_bar_msg" code. "status_bar_msg1" is the message displayed with the first text message.
<param name="transition_delay"value="80">	This is the delay in milliseconds between redraws. In other words it represents the speed of the transition. To make your animation more fluid you should decrease the time (so be carefull for CPU overhead for too old computers. Typically 40:minimum, 400:maximum , 70-100 :good).
<param name="delay" value="3000">	This is the time, in milliseconds, the text should be waiting before transition again.
<param name="step_count" value="24">	Number of steps for each morphing to complete. The bigger the value, the longer the time for transition between text messages.
<param name="text_align"value="center">	This tag identifies alignment of the text messages. left,center or right.
<param name="text_valign"value="center">	This tag identifies vertical alignment of the text messages. top,center or bottom.
<param name="xoffset" value="0">	Number of pixels for left margin.
<param name="yoffset" value="0">	Number of pixels for top margin.
<param name="yspace" value="0">	Extra space between text lines.
<param name="target_frame" value="_self">	Target frame.
</applet>	The last part works like all other HTML tags and defines the end of the applet tag </applet>.

Getting Started

Place the class file (finedots.class) in the directory containing the HTML document into which you want to insert the applet (or into a different directory, and add the correct CODEBASE= attribute).

Add the applet tag to your HTML document in the position you want FineDots to appear.

The info parameter must be included for the applet to run. It is case sensitive, and the number of spaces between words must be identical (entirely single-spaced). If you try to run the applet and you see the message "info parameter error", it denotes a problem with this parameter.

Troubleshooting & Support

Please send me any questions, requests or remarks you might have to: quickshare@excite.com

Usually the easiest way to customize the applet is cut and paste the applet tag information used in the sample and modify it to fit your web page.

If you see a "class not found" message, this means what it says -- your browser can't find the .class files specified. This may mean a spelling or case mistake in the CODE= attribute, the wrong location in the CODEBASE= attribute, or that you've forgotten to copy the .class file (finedots.class) to the necessary directory.

Make sure that your <APPLET> tag, closing </APPLET> tag, and all <PARAM> tags have < and > brackets. Check that the value for every parameter is enclosed between " signs.

If you see a NullPointerException displayed in the browser status-bar, it's most likely to be caused by a mistake in an parameter. Check it.

If the applet runs, but you can't make it do what you want it to do, please take another look at the documentation.

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