Label Applet JavaTM applet whose GUI is controllable via JavaScript or Native Duckware Scripting

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Label Manual Index 1. What is the Label Applet 2. Label Applet Parameters 3. JavaScript Control 4. License Agreement

The Label applet allows text within an HTML page to change under JavaScript control.
The Label applet works great when you have a heading or subtitle within an HTML page that needs to be changed dynamically. You might find yourself needing this capability if you are using the PMVR or GoRound applets and changing images within a web page (then you probably also want a heading to change at the same time).

The best way to understand the Label applet is by playing around with the following demonstration:

Click on the following JavaScript controlled links to change the text and appearance of the text in the Label applet above:

Text: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz | This is a new string
Background: red | green | blue | yellow | purple | aqua | black | white | gray
Tile Image: none | background.jpg
Foreground: red | green | blue | yellow | purple | aqua | black | white | gray
Font: Dialog | Helvetica | TimesRoman | Courier
Style: plain | bold | italic | bold&italic
Align: left | center | right

The example above was created with the following HTML code:

<applet name="Label" code="Label.class" width=400 height=32>   <param name="text" value="This text is changeable">   <param name="foreground" value="0000FF"> </applet>

To see an example of the Label applet in use, visit http://www.idyll-by-the-sea.com/hawaii/index.html.

The following table describes the parameters that the Label applet can use. In most cases, you will only need to use just a couple parameters, but it is nice to have total control when you need it.

For the Label applet, only the text parameter is required.

Label.class Java Applet Parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
text	String	The text string to display in the applet
tile	URL	Background tile image of the applet (default: none)
background	hex-color	Background color of the applet (default light gray: F0F0F0)
foreground	hex-color	Foreground color of applet text (default black: 000000)
font	String	Font name: Dialog, Helvetica, TimesRoman, Courier, Symbol (default: Helvetica)
face	String	Internationalization support
style	String	Font style: plain, bold, italic, bold italic (default: plain)
align	String	Horizontal text alignment: left, center, right (default: center)
skin	URL	A 2x2 (corners) Image: creates a 'frame' inside the display [5.2a]

NOTE: The height of the text displayed in the applet is automatic. A font is automatically selected and used that will attempt to maximize the text size within the height constraints of the applet. So, select an applet height and the text will automatically fill that height! This was done to allow maximum portability between machines and screen resolutions.

hex-color: A color specified in 'RRGGBB' (red/green/blue) hexadecimal format. For example, 'FF0000' is pure red, '00FF00' is pure green, '0000FF' is pure blue, 'FFFFFF' is white, '000000' is black, 'CCCCCC' is light gray, etc. Please refer to http://www.utexas.edu/learn/html/colors.html for a list of sample colors along with 'RRGGBB' values.

Please review the Scripting Manual to understand how all Duckware applets can be scripted by either using Native Scripting or JavaScript Scripting.

View the HTML source to this web page to see how JavaScript is able to script the applet above.

The Label applet is affordware. That means that you (a business or person) may try it for free to see if it works for you. If you can afford the license fee, you should purchase a license. If you find anything wrong with the software, let me know and I will try to fix the problem immediately. You assume the entire risk and liability of using this software. You may not modify the software in any way. The software may not be used on adult sites nor to display adult material. If you violate this license agreement you agree to stop using this software. If you do not agree to these license terms, do not use this software.

If you do agree to these license terms, you may purchase a license and use the Label applet on your web site or CD royalty-free!