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~ lake.class applet ~

Once you have set up your website,

We are ready to begin making an applet.

Let's start with the lake.class applet....

it is by far the least complicated one to do.

You can download the class files at our

AAA for OE group page at Yahoo Groups.

You will find them in the files section in a

subfolder called class files and sniplets.

A sniplet is a small section of java script code

that you can insert into a script for an effect.

In the case of an applet, this code takes the

place of the main image tag. I have included a

copy of the sniplet of code along with the class

files needed for each applet in the zip files.

I would suggest that you make yourself a little

folder somewhere in your computer that you can easily access. Inside it make subfolders for the different applets and as you download the

various applet zips to try them, unzip them

into their own file folders.

You may want to make little notes as you do

them in your notepad text for your sniplet code,

so that if you come back to do that applet again.....

you will be reminded of little things you might want

to remember about making that particular applet.

In your file manager, which i will refer to as

your webshell, you may want to have subfolders called applets, images, stationery and music....

as i do in mine. This is not an absolutely necessary step. This is just how I have chosen to do mine

since I have other pages in my website to keep

things organized. You may choose to put all the

files together in the webshell.

Use your webshell like you would use your

stationery folder in Outlook Express. Since we

are making stationery, only the files actually used inside the applet tag need to be stored in the webshell. These files would include the main image/images and all class files for your applet.

All other files, such as, your background files,

midi or wav files, your table backgrounds, floaties, email tags, and other small gif images used in your stationery, and even when using eot files

(since they are not used in the applet tag)

in your stationery file.

The class file should be uploaded into the main

part of your webshell where your index.html file

is and your subfolders. I use the applets folder

for my main images for my applets. I keep the

images folder free for files that are used over and over again on several pages throughout our website. If you are using an asf file, as always

you will need to upload it to your website. I keep those in my music subfolder.

If you were making a website page, all your files

would need to be stored in the webshell. Your

html file, your music files, background files all

images including email tags, dividers and other

files would need to be uploaded to your webshell.

Class files and the main image/images would

need to be uploaded in both cases.

Now let's learn a little about the image

preparation about the scripting involved in making the lake.class applet. Choose an image

that will not be too large. Remember that we will have to add to the height for the water. When

you make the lake.class applet, you must

remember, that you do no need to have

any water present in the origional image. The reflection is made by the class file and whatever

the image has in it will be reflected. You will

find that this is true also in using other lake

style applets such as the Lake.class applet, Seawaves.class applet, ANlake.class applet or the

Dorian Gray II.class applet.

This is the image i have chosen....

As you can see, there is no water in the picture.

Water in the image is NOT required. The class file

creates the appearance of the reflection on the water.

There is little or no preparation to the image .

There is , however, preparation required when

using an image with water. Click on the link to

learn about using an image with water.

Now that you have chosen your image, you are

ready to put your applet together. You will

want to make a notation of the width and height

of your image. The width of my image is 312px

and the height of my image is 248px. Upload your

main image and class files to your website.

If you are using my method, the main image

would go into the applets folder and the lake.class

file would go into the main webshell.

Once your files are uploaded, you are ready for

the scripting involved in making your applet.

You will need to know the pathway to the

webshell which is "http://your website addy/"

and the pathway to your applets folder which is

"http://your website addy/applets".

You will then need to make the changes to your

applet tag that are highlighted in red below.

The width is the actual width of your image. The height you would use follows this simple code... (Image Height times 2) minus (10 to 20px)=applet height For example, my image height would be : (248px times 2 ) 496px-10px=486px You can vary the adjustment even more than 10 - 20px. The varied number will effect how much reflection is shown. <CENTER><APPLET codeBase=http://your website addy/
code=lake.class width=288 height=486><PARAM NAME="image" VALUE="http://your website addy/applets/imagename.jpg"></APPLET></CENTER> The codebase is the address to your webshell which is needed in the code so that the viewer's browser will be able to locate the class file/files needed to be able to view the applet. Now you should have all you need to make a lake.class applet. There are variations of this applet, which involve small additions to the code that you might also want to try. You can add a small gif image or add a frame to give your applet a three dimensional effect. There is also an overlay version which is more complicated, but gives a fantastic effect to those images with water that have no clear waterline. There are a few different ways to do an overlay. Shari uses a little different method. Click the link to see Shari's version. *** If you have followed my directions, you will have a wonderful applet to share and use in Outlook Express Stationery. I am looking forward to seeing your applet creations. As always, if you need help, don't hesitate to ask Karen, Shari, NormaJean or any of the other group members for assistance.

We will be glad to help you.

Hugs,

Karen

If you have any questions or comments,

please drop me a line.

I would love to hear from you.