AAAwaveapplet
This wonderful Wave Applet was made by Larry,
you can find tutorials and other helpful hints at his site,
~ Larry's Den 
 
Be sure to surf in and check it out!
 
America the Beautiful
Words by Katharine Lee Bates,

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!

O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for halcyon skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the enameled plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till souls wax fair as earth and air
And music-hearted sea!

O beautiful for pilgrims feet,
Whose stem impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till paths be wrought through
wilds of thought
By pilgrim foot and knee!

O beautiful for glory-tale
Of liberating strife
When once and twice,
for man's avail
Men lavished precious life!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till selfish gain no longer stain
The banner of the free!

O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till nobler men keep once again
Thy whiter jubilee!



 
This is not a really difficult applet to do.   However, it is a bit touchy.  For instance, some of the sites change the class name to lower case, it will not allow that.  If this happens with your site, simply rename the class file to Wave.class..... 

I would also suggest using an image with a plain color, both around the image and that same color in the <td> behind it, as you will see the exposed color when it moves from the background below if you don't, and you will probably not like the effect. 

The image that Larry chose is a gif image, surrounded by black, and it worked out perfectly. I tried the same image as a jpg, and it also worked perfectly. But, when i tried a full size image, it did not.
 
 
For Stationery Use :
 
<CENTER><APPLET
                  codeBase="
http://your website addy/ "  code=Wave.class
                  width=225 height=300><PARAM NAME="horizmotion" VALUE="0.02"><PARAM NAME="image" VALUE=" http:/your website addy/applets/image name.gif " >
</APPLET></CENTER>
 
Notice that the difference between the two is the use of the codeBase......and how you would put in your website addys.  In the stationery, you need the complete addy, however in the webpage, the shorter version is all that is needed.
 
For Webpages Use :
 
<CENTER><APPLET code=Wave.class
                  width=225 height=300><PARAM NAME="horizmotion" VALUE="0.02"><PARAM NAME="image" VALUE=" image name.gif " >
</APPLET></CENTER>
Good Luck in putting together your own Wave Applets.  I am looking forward to seeing your Creations.  Thanks to Larry for letting us use his creation for our tutorial.  Good Job, Larry !
 
As always, if you have any questions, need some help - don't hesitate to ask Karen or Shari or any of the other group members for help.  We are all here to help one another.  Enjoy !
 
Hugs,
 
Karen

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