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README for Clock Applet
September 10, l997
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(c) Copyright David Chan, 1997
This document provides information you may find useful in running
Clock Applet.
HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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To view clock.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad
window.
To print clock.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor,
then use the Print command on the File menu.
DESCRIPTION
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Clock Applet is a freeware Java(tm) applet that displays the
time in 24 hour format. Time is shown digitally and updates
every second. Customizable features include changing the: font
type, font color, font size, font style and background color.
HTML CODING
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Place the following code in your HTML file to use this applet:
Note: If no parameters are entered, then default values will be
given. These are shown in the HTML code above. Please select a
width that matches the length of your text.
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
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Values for parameters can be changed to customize the applet.
Following is a list of parameter names and what they do:
font - font type
style - whether the font is BOLD, ITALIC or PLAIN (default)
size - font size
f1 - foreground red value
f2 - foreground green value
f3 - foreground blue value
b1 - background red value
b2 - background green value
b3 - background blue value
Note: If you are unfamiliar with red, green, blue (RGB) values,
trying downloading my Rgb Tester Applet at
http://www.geocities.com/davidchan/gallery/rgbtest.html
STANDARD COLORS
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Following is a list of colors and their RGB values:
white - 255, 255, 255
black - 0, 0, 0
light gray - 192, 192, 192
gray - 128, 128, 128
dark gray - 64, 64, 64
red - 255, 0, 0
green - 0, 255, 0
blue - 0, 0, 255
yellow - 255, 255, 0
magenta - 255, 0, 255
cyan - 0, 255, 255
pink - 255, 175, 175
orange - 255, 200, 0
USING APPLET ON YOUR OWN SITE
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To use Clock Applet on your own site you must first
create a html document which references the applet. This code
can be found in this readme under the "HTML CODING" title.
The html document and the applet class file should then be
uploaded in "ASCII" and "BINARY" modes respectively. A link
back to my site would be much appreciated.
SENDING SUGGESTIONS, CONTENT ENHANCEMENTS, AND ERRORS
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If you have suggestions for features you would like to see in
future editions of Clock Applet or comments about the current
version, please send them to:
Internet: http://www.geocities.com/davidchan
E-mail: davidchan@hotpop.com
Comments about errors, comprehensiveness, or validity of
information presented are welcome. Please send these comments
by e-mail.
Java and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and
other countries. David's Java(tm) Gallery is independent of Sun
Microsystems, Inc.
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