All the code examples in this book are coded as Java applets so that they can be used with Java-enabled Web browsers and published on the Web. At the time of this writing, the current release of Java is release with version just appearing as a developer release. Java versions and later add many new features, such as a completely new event model, but many Web browsers have yet to fully incorporate these new features. Therefore, the applets in this book are coded to be compatible with the earlier Java standard so that they work with the widest variety of web browser | Next Wave °f java-Fueled Catch the Internet Gaming DUNRUES BOORS IN PRINT The Fun and Easy Way' to Create Your Own A Reference for Games and Put Them on Your Web Page the Rest of Us!' Your First Aid Kif for Adding Pizzazz by Wayne Holder to Boring Web Sites & Doug Bell Creating Cool Games in Java - Explained in Plain English IDG BOOK WORLDNN"ID `ova wtne Programming maxiwE For Dummies` Tag Attributes Attribute Value CODE Required: The name of the Java class file containing the compiled Appl et subclass to execute. WIDTH, Required: The suggested pixel width and height of the area the browser HEIGHT should reserve for the applet in the Web page. CODEBAS E The uniform resource locator (URL) of the directory or folder that contains the applet code. If CODEBAS E is not specified, then the Web browser viewing the document defaults to the location of the HTML document. COD EBAS E allows the applet code to be place in a different location than the HTML. NAME The applet name that other applets on the Web page can use to find it and communicate with it. ALT Text displayed by browsers that cannot run the applet. The ALT text is displayed, for instance, if the user has turned off the Java option in their browser. ALIGN The alignment of the applet relative to the text line containing it. This attribute works like the ALI GN attribute for the I MG tag. The possible values are top, mi ddI e, bottom, 1 eft, and ri ght. The alignment is bottom by default. HSPAC E , The number of pixels of space the browser should leave around the applet VSPACE on the left and right ( HSPAC E) and top and bottom ( VSPACE). Built-in Java Colors Commonly Overridden Applet Methods Color RGB values Applet Method Override It To . . . 0,0,0 void init( Perform any one-time Col 0,0,255 initialization the applet 0,255,255 needs before it runs. 64,64,64 void start() Begin animations, Col or. gray 1 28, 128, 128 processing, or threads. .
