The "TextScrollerApplet.class" applet file is written with Java programming language. This is an area that I don’t know much about. Therefore this tutorial will concentrate on applet tags that are embedded in HTML files.

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AppletTags.

Parameter Name	CodeBase
Possible Values	any given name
Default	none
Description	This optional attribute specifies the base URL of the applet -- the directory that contains the applet's code (.class files). If this attribute is not specified, then the document's URL is used.

Parameter Name	code
Possible Values	Any .class file
Default	none
Description	This required attribute gives the name of the file that contains the applet's compiled Applet subclass. This file is relative to the base URL of the applet. It cannot be absolute.

Parameter Name	remoteText
Possible Values	any url
Default	none
Description	A URL of a file containing text to be scrolled. This may be relative or absolute.

Parameter Name	text
Possible Values	any string
Default	some stuff
Description	the text to be scrolled (remoteText will override this, unless there is an error reading from the url)

Parameter Name	speed
Possible Values	1-1000
Default	10
Description	a relative speed adjustment (the larger the number, the faster the text)

Parameter Name	dist(distance)
Possible Values	1-100
Default	5
Description	the number of pixels to move the text between each frame

Parameter Name	font
Possible Values	font name
Default	Times Roman
Description	the name of the font to use for the text

Parameter Name	size
Possible Values	6-100
Default	36
Description	the point size of the font

Parameter Name	style
Possible Values	bold, italic, and plain
Default	bold
Description	the style of the font (can be a combination)

Parameter Name	textColor
Possible Values	name or red,green,blue in numbers
Default	blue
Description	color of the text (can be specified as Red or 255,0,0)

Parameter Name	backgroundColor
Possible Values	name or red,green, blue in numbers
Default	white
Description	color of the background (can be specified as Red or 255,0,0)

Parameter Name	alignment
Possible Values	top, bottom, and center
Default	center
Description	alignment of the text vertically within the applet

Parameter Name	audioClip
Possible Values	any url
Default	none
Description	Specifies a URL for an audio clip to be played

Parameter Name	audioLoop
Possible Values	on, off
Default	off
Description	ON if the audio clip is to loop forever

The following is an example of Applet tags written in a HTML file.

<CENTER>
<APPLET CODE="TextScrollerApplet.class" WIDTH=600 HEIGHT=50>
<PARAM NAME=text VALUE="Welcome to the scrolling text page....">
<PARAM NAME=speed VALUE="10">
<PARAM NAME=dist VALUE="5">
<PARAM NAME=font VALUE="Arial">
<PARAM NAME=size VALUE="28">
<PARAM NAME=style VALUE="Bold Italic">
<PARAM NAME=alignment VALUE="Center">
<PARAM NAME=textColor VALUE="White">
<PARAM NAME=backgroundColor VALUE="Blue">
<STRONG>Your browser does not understand the HTML tag "Applet"</STRONG>
</APPLET>
</CENTER>