Message

(version F1.0)

--------------- Written by Mark Qian ---------------








Description:

Message is a JAVA appelt written by Mark Qian. It displays user-specified
scrolling messages with sound.  Each piece of text message can be asigned a URL
so that the corresponding URL will be opened when you click at the text message.
It plays a user-specified sound(an au file) when mouse cursor moves over the applet 
area. One of Message's interesting features is that it can "talk" to
other specified applets such as Ad(another COOL applet written by Mark Qian.
Go Mark's page to see the demo and get it too!!).  That is, when you move mouse
cursor within Ad, Ad will ask Message to display the description about the picture 
displayed by Ad. Message is an AdWare at this time.


NOTE: THIS IS ONLY A DEMO VERSION WHICH DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY PARAMETERS.
      GO TO MARK QIAN'S HOME PAGE to get the AdWare version for FREE 
      so that you can specify following features   

Parameters:

                     

         RegistrationCode - Code that enable following features
         speed       - the speed of animation.
         talkto      - Specify which applet to talk to
         animatemode - 0 always scroll messages.
                       1 scroll to a specified message when "talk" to others such as AD   
                       2 stop scrolling  when mouse cursor within AD 
         switchcolor - 0 the background color will not be changed
                       0 the background color will be changed when switching messages 
         withURL     - Set to 1 if you like to open an URL when clicking at a message.
                       Otherwise, you can set it to 0 and ignore on_click parameters.
         audiofile   - the audio file that should reside in
                       the directory where the applet resides.         
         nText       - Number of text messages
         text1...              
         textn       - Text messages (number of them should be the value of nText)
         on_click1 ...
         on_clickn   - The URLs to be opened when corresponding message is clicked
                       (number of them should be the value of nText)
         





Please follow instructions in Mark's Page to install this applet




Please drop Mark a EMail if it works. Otherwise...

Troubleshooting:

                         
   If you see an error "Applet can't start: class message not found" 
   or "Applet can't start: class message got a security violation: method verification error"
   in the status bar, that means that you didn't RENAME those class 
   files correctly. Their correct names are: message.class
   (Please reopen your browser after you correct the name of class file).
   
   
   
   If you get error message other than that, read the instructions for installation in readme.txt
   or please go to mark's home page
   for detail instructions of installation and troubleshooting.