A special thanks to Constance, who is a member of the
group and who created this beautiful tag for our group to use. Thanks so
much, Constance, for a job well done !
Welcome ot Applets and Accessories for OE
! We are so glad to have you here with us. For those of you
who have just joined our group
and don't know quite where to
begin....
and just so everyone is on the same
page....
Here are some suggestions that may
prove helpful for you as you create your first applet.
First of all, and foremost, you will need
to set up a web account (unless you already have one). There are
several free sites you can choose from for your webhost. I have
made some step by step tutorials for those i am most familiar
with.
Bravenet , has always been my choice for a free site in the
past. But, Bravenet no longer allow
class files as well as some
other files on their free sites. Since you cannot make an applet
work without the class files, this site just won't do. So,
unless you are planning to buy a site there, I would
not recommend that webhost to you. If you are planning to
get a paid site, the paid sites are very reasonable at Bravenet and with
the paid sites you are allowed any type of file.
You can use a Bravenet related
company called 0catch or freewebsitehosting for your free
site. These sites will allow you 100mb of space, but will not
allow you to store zip files, exe files or mp3 files on the
site.
Angelfire, Geocities, and
Tripod are also well known webhost.
They offer only a small amount of web space, but It would be
sufficient to learn on. The main disadvantage to these sites is that you
have ads on your page or in a popup to contend with and not alot of
storage space. You can always upgrade to a paid site if you
like the site at a later time. We can help you
with most sites since they are very similar, and will be glad to
help you.
You will need to set up a homepage once
you get your account. A simple page with a background and some
links will be sufficient. You can find a script for this
at our script folder located in the files section at Yahoo
Groups.
If you need someone to help you to
do this step by step, either Shari or Karen or one of our
moderators will be glad to help you. You can reach
Shari by e-mail at lucky@triwest.net or me
at karebear56@adelpia.net . Please be sure to mark your
messages as high priority so that we will be sure to see them
right away. If for some reason you cannot reach us, our moderators
and other members of the group will also be glad to help you get underway. Send an open letter,
and someone will get back to you.
While at the files section at Yahoo
Groups, be sure to check out our collection of class files, script
files, eots, sound files, etc. for download and for you to use
freely. And also be sure to check out the graphics from the
photos section. You are not required to use those files, they are
only for your convenience. You may have files of your own already
that you want to use, and that is fine. Choose something you like,
and would want to display proudly. Once you have your site
set up, we can add your website to our members gallery of
creations for all to see. Be sure to visit
there when you can.
Once you are set up and have chosen
the files that you want to use, you are ready to begin. There
are sniplets text documents (small sections of java
script, essential to the applet) enclosed
with the class files at Yahoo. You can
browse through the tutorials on the group site to help decide which
applet you would like to make. I recommend that you start with the
lake applet, since it is one of the easier applets to do.
First, you will need to decide if you are
making a
stationery or a webpage with your
applet. The main difference is in what pathway you would
use.
And, again, just so we are
all on the same page.......
You will
need to put these files in your folders on your site.
Let's talk
about where your files will go in your website and
the pathways you will use for your scripting.....please remember that it
will be essential to be precise....websites are usually case
sensitive......and also, we must remember to use quotation marks around
the pathways.
When you are making an
Note - You may use a shortened form when using
the codebase, which would be just the
folder name/image.jpg.
However, I like for you to
get used to using
the whole address at first, then we take
shortcuts!
When making a stationery,
other files, including your background files, midi, wav, eots and your
html files would be kept wherever you keep your stationery files on
your computer and use those pathways. For
example ......
src="C:/Program Files/Common
Files/Microsoft Shared/Stationery/your
file.jpg"
(or whatever extension for the file you are
using)
Now on a webpage, the pathways will be
a little different.......
* your class files go into the
main webshell
(no codebase is required in your applet code - just
code="whatever.class")
* your html file for your
webpage will also
go into the main
webshell
("name of the file.html")
* your applet images will go in your
applets folder on your website
("applets/image.jpg")
* your music....ie midi, wav or asf will
go to your music folder)
("music/midi.mid")
NOW, you are
ready to go...... I have some tutorials at the group site to help you
make your first applet creation.......you can
access them at the
link below........
I hope this helps you get underway
......
can't wait to see what you come up
with......
Hugs,
Karen, Shari, & Norma Jean
AAA for OE List Owners
The music was provided for us by, our
fellow member, NormaJean.
Beautiful Job, Norma. ! Thank
you so much.
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