Fading Text Applet Help File. |
Copyright: Sirius Computer Consultants 1999. All rights reserved. Author : Patrick O'Brien 19/5/99 Version: 1.1 |
General Description. This applet is designed to cycle through messages and fade the text in and out between messages. The applet will automatically size itself to the available area given to it by the HTML form. (The WIDTH and HEIGHT of the APPLET tag.). It will automatically position the text in the centre of the applet area. The following is the complete listing of the possible paramters which may be used to configure this applet. If any of the parameters are not present within the APPLET tag in your HTML form then the Applet will assume the default value, as indicated in the right hand column. It is recommended that you look at the example HTML files provided in conjuction with the following table in order to understand fully how to use each parameter. |
Fading Text Applet Parameters. | ||||
Paramter Name | Description | Range of Values | Typical Value | Default Value |
FontName | Font Definition. | See Defining Fonts(Bottom of this page) | "Courier" | "TimesRoman" |
FontItalic | Makes the font Italic. | "Yes" - Italic Font "No" - Not an Italic Font |
"Yes" | "No" |
FontBold | Makes the font Bold. | "Yes" - Bold Font "No" - Not a Bold Font |
"Yes" | "No" |
FontSize | A number which defines the font size | "8" to "200" | "24" | "22" |
ForeColor | You can choose between Black or White text. | "White" - White Text "Black" - Black Text |
"White" | "Black" |
BgColor | Defines the background color of the applet | Red Green Blue "0-255|0-255|0-255" |
"0|0|0" | "255|255|255" |
Link(only available in full version. Buy
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A url where the viewer is taken when they click on the applet. If this parameter is not specified then the applet will not link to another web site. | "http://anywebsite" (This Free Version is fixed to http://www.net800.co.uk/netstart/sirius) | "http://www.net800.co.uk/netstart/sirius" | "none" |
Speed | The speed at which text fades in and out. The greater the number the slower the text fades in and out. | "1" to "1000" | "60" | "50" |
Wait | The length of time a message is displayed for. The greater the number the longer a message is displayed for. | "0" to "1000" | "30" | "50" |
Message | The message that are displayed in the applet. The different messages must be seperated with a | | There is no limit, have as many messages as you want. | "Welcome To Our Web Site|Click Here To Enter" | "No messages have been put in the parameters" |
Some Common Color Definitions. | |||
Color | Red | Green | Blue |
Black | 000 | 000 | 000 |
White | 255 | 255 | 255 |
Grey | 128 | 128 | 128 |
Red | 255 | 000 | 000 |
Orange | 255 | 128 | 000 |
Yellow | 255 | 255 | 000 |
Green | 000 | 255 | 000 |
Blue | 000 | 000 | 255 |
Purple | 200 | 000 | 200 |
Brown | 128 | 064 | 000 |
Defining Fonts |
Font Types - The different Type faces generally available are, Courier Dialog Helvetica Symbol TimesRoman |