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MessageSlider Java Applet   Commerical Version 1.0




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This is a message presentation applet. Every message can be linked to a URL. User has full control over colors, font faces, font sizes, font styles and timing.


As an example here's the code I used for the applet on top :

<applet code="messageslider.class" width=260 height=90>
<param name="info" value="Applet by Gokhan Dagli,www.geocities.com/japplets">
<param name="regcode" value="">

<param name="effects" value="random">
<param name="custom_effects" value="1,2,3,4">
<param name="step" value="1">
<param name="step_period" value="10">
<param name="target_frame" value="_self">

<param name="text1" value="Message Slider#Java Applet">
<param name="delay1" value="3000">
<param name="font1" value="Courier,1,20,10">
<param name="color1" value="d1ccba,222222,B02020,000000">
<param name="text_align_valign1" value="center,center">
<param name="offset1" value="0,0">
<param name="link1" value="http://www.geocities.com/japplets/mslider.html">
<param name="status_bar_msg1" value="Message Slider Java Applet">

<param name="text2" value="User has full control over fonts,#animation directions, message formatting,#background colors, border colors, transition#effects, URL links, etc.">
<param name="delay2" value="8000">
<param name="font2" value="Helvetica,0,13,0">
<param name="color2" value="8f2823,eeeeee,ffff99,000000">
<param name="text_align_valign2" value="center,center">
<param name="offset2" value="0,0">
<param name="link2" value="">
<param name="status_bar_msg2" value="Message Slider Java Applet">

<param name="text3" value="Available as part#of#Text Effect Collection.">
<param name="delay3" value="5000">
<param name="font3" value="Courier,1,16,0">
<param name="color3" value="C9B790,000000,800000,000000">
<param name="text_align_valign3" value="center,center">
<param name="offset3" value="0,0">
<param name="link3" value="http://www.geocities.com/japplets/text.html">
<param name="status_bar_msg3" value="Message Slider Java Applet">

</applet>



Information:

Author: Gokhan Dagli
Site URL : http://www.geocities.com/japplets/
Applet URL : http://www.geocities.com/japplets/mslider.html
Class File : messageslider.class
Mail : [email protected]
This effect contains the code by Gokhan Dagli, used under a licence. Before using this applet you must read the license agreement.
You can use the applet freely to enhance your web pages (commerical or non-commerical). However, I placed a status bar message that will appear when the applet is online on a site and regcode parameter isn't correct.
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. Click here!



Message Slider's parameters are explained below : The following instructions describe the meaning of the available parameters for this applet:


ParametersValue
<applet code="messageslider.class" width=260 height=90>The applet tag identifies the location, class file name, and size of a Java applet. The first part of the tag code=messageslider.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). Click here for buying regcode.
<param name="info" value="Applet by Gokhan Dagli,www.geocities.com/japplets/">Information about the Message Slider Java applet.
<param name=effects value="custom">"random"or "custom".
<param name=custom_effects value="4">If "effects" parameter's value is "custom", you can set (1-4). Please try the samples.
Samples:
"1,2,3,4"
"3,4"
"4,3,4,3,1,2,1,2"
<param name=step value="3">The "step" parameter is the distance in screen pixels to jump between frames. To make your scroll more fluid you should decrease the step value.
<param name=step_period value="30">This is the delay in milliseconds between redraws. In other words it represents the speed of the scroll. To make your scroll more fluid you should decrease the time (so be carefull for CPU overhead for too old computers and big sized applet. Typically 15:minimum, 200:maximum , 20-60 :good).
<param name="target_frame" value="_self">Target frame. Sometimes you want the URL to be opened in a particular frame or in a completly different window. Use this parameter to specify the destination of the URL to open.
<param name="textN" value=" ">Message body. (N =1,2,3...,number of message). You must start at 1 and increase by 1 at each time. The text message to show. Use "#" for jumping next line.
<param name="delayN" value="3000">This is the time, in milliseconds, the text should be waiting before scroll again.
<param name="fontN" value="Arial,1,26,10">"Font type, font style, font size, yspace"
This will specify the font name, font type, font size and yspace (Extra space between text lines.) used to display the text.

You may choose from among many fonts. For example 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.

"ysapace" is the extra space between text lines.

Examples:
"TimesRoman,3,22,10"
"Courier,0,20,0"
"Arial,2,14,0"
<param name="colorN" value="D1CCBA,222222,B02020,000000">"background color, text color, highlight color, border color".

"background color" is the background color for text messages.

"highlight color":This parameter will change the color of the messages to the specified color when your mouse moves over the applet. This will only occur if there's an associated URL for the current text. You must use hexadecimal colors.
<param name="text_align_valignN" value="center,center">"alignment of the text messages, vertical alignment of the text messages"

alignment:center,left,right.

vertical alignment:center,top,bottom
<param name="offsetN" value="0,0">"left margin width, top margin height".
<param name="linkN" value="">The absolute and/or relative URLs.
<param name="status_bar_msgN" value="Message Slider Java Applet">You can set a message for each text message in the "status_bar_msg" code. "status_bar_msg1" is the message displayed with the first text message, "status_bar_msg2" the second image, etc.
</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 (messageslider.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 Message Slider Java applet 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.
  • Java is case sensitive.
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Troubleshooting & Support

  • Please send me any questions, requests or remarks you might have to: [email protected]
  • 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.
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  • If you see a "class not found" message, this means what it says -- your browser can't find the .class files specified. You've forgotten to copy the .class file (messageslider.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.




Message Slider Java Applet- Copyright (C) by Gokhan Dagli 2000
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