| Below is a list of the parameters that may be used to customize
the 3D Message effect Java applet.
Parameter 1 must be included in the applet tag in order for the
applet to work. Most of the parameters will default if you fail to
define them, however we suggest you include all the parameters so
the applet is ensured to work correctly. Usually the easiest thing
to do is cut and paste the applet tag info used in the sample and
modify it to fit your web page.
Color Definition: This applet uses a simple RGB color scheme. To
define a color in one of the color parameters use a value between 0
- 255 for the red, green, and blue components separated by commas
and typed out in the correct r,g,b order. Below is a sample of how a
color parameter should look, the example specifies several different
sample colors for the "bgcolor" parameter.
WHITE: <param name="bgcolor" value="255,255,255">
GREEN:
<param name="bgcolor" value="0,255,0">
BLACK: <param
name="bgcolor" value="0,0,0">
YELLOW: <param name="bgcolor"
value="255,255,0">
OFF WHITE: <param name="bgcolor"
value="240,239,234">
The best way to choose the exact color you are looking for
without having to guess the numbers is to access your systems Color
Picker. Color Pickers usually allow you to drag the mouse over a
rainbow type color grid to select a color, and show you the
appropriate RGB values. In windows the Color Picker is accessible
through MS Paint as well as a majority of the popular Imaging and
HTML Authoring Software.
Parameter 1
Attribute: Copyright
notice.
param name="Notice"
value="3D Message Effect,
Copyright (c) 1996 OpenCube Technologies - Freeware"
Note: This
must be included for the applet to work.
Parameter 2
Attribute: Background
Color
param name="bgcolor"
Value=r,g,b where r,g,b
represent the red, green and blue components of the color
as
described above.
Parameter 3
Attribute: Message Font
Name
param name="font"
value="X", where X is the name
of a valid system font. (default = "Arial")
Parameter 4
Attribute: Message Font
Size
param name="size"
value="X", where X is the size
of the message font. (default = 10)
Parameter 5
Attribute: Italic
Style
param name="italic"
value=true or false, true =
yes italics, false = no italics - plain text
Parameter 6
Attribute: Bold
Style
param name="bold"
value=true or false, true =
yes bold, false = not bold - plain text
Parameter 7
Attribute: 3D
Size
param name = "3dsize"
value="X", where X is the
size of the 3D effect, 1=large as possible 255=small as possible
(default = 10)
Parameter 8
Attribute: 3D Message
Delay
param name = "delay"
value="X", where X is the
time in milliseconds that the final 3D Message will pause. Default
is 2000 or 2 seconds.
Parameter 9
Attribute: Movement Animation
Delay
param name = "movedelay"
value="X", where X is
the time in milliseconds of delay between animated movement
frames.
Parameter 10
Attribute: 3D Animation
Delay
param name = "delay3d"
value="X", where X is
the time between frames in milliseconds for the 3d effect animation
(default = 40)
Parameter 11
Attribute:
Message
param name="desc0" - "descN"
Use
"desc0" as the param name for the first line of text to be scrolled,
"desc1" for the second, "desc2" for the third... you may use as many
lines as you wish!
value=X, where X is the message for the given
line, make certain your message is shorter than the width of the
applet or its likely to get cut up.
Parameter 12
Attribute: Movement
Direction
param name="heading0" -
"headingN"
"heading0" corresponds to "desc0", "heading1" to
"desc1", etc., as described above. There are four allowable values
for a custom heading 0=move up, 1=move right, 2=move down, 3=move
left, 4=no movement. If you leave the heading blank for any given
line the movement direction is random.
Parameter 13
Attribute: Number of
Messages
param name="numberofmessages"
value=X, where
x is the number of messages, for example if you
use, as above,
"desc0" = "hello world" and "desc1" = "Welcome to my web
page"
then numberofmesages tag would =
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