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Java is applicable to various web design functions, and animation is one of its most famous uses. Though Java is very much adapted and utilized by many web design gurus and professionals, there are still those who cannot recognize the benefits of Java in web content animation. If I would sum up everything I know about Java, I can say that Java is truly a perfect technology to bring excellent animation in the Web.

To make it easier for you to understand, animation is merely an artistic movement of illusion. When you use Java to create animation in web design ventures, you basically manipulate the rate of frame on a fair amount. Obviously, the limitation of the rate frame depends on the speed on which your computer can display and generate the frames for animation. Remember that if you use Java in creating animations, you are like a magician crafting sets of illusionary movements.

One type of Java animation is the the basic frame-based. It is said to be the simplest Java animation tricks. A common implementation of a Java frame animation is the the counter 1 sample applet.






The Counter1 sample applet.

// Counter1 Class
// Counter1.java

// Imports
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class Counter1 extends Applet implements Runnable {
Image< < numbers = new Image < 10 <
Thread animate;
MediaTracker tracker;
int frame = 0;

public void init< < {
// Load and track the images
tracker = new MediaTracker <this <
for <int i = 0; i < 10; i++< {
numbers[i] = getImage < getDocumentBase < <, "Res/" + i + ".gif" <
tracker.addImage(numbers[i], 0 <
}
}

public void start < < {
if < animate == null < {
animate = new Thread <this <
animate.start < <
}
}

public void stop < < {
if < animate != null< {
animate.stop < <
animate = null;
}
}

public void run< < {
try {
tracker.waitForID ɘ <
}
catch < InterruptedException e < {
return;
}

while < true < {
if < ++frame > 9 <
frame = 0;
repaint < <
}
}

public void paint <Graphics g < {
if < <tracker.statusID ɘ, true < & MediaTracker.ERRORED < != 0 < {
// Draw the error rectangle
g.setColor < Color.red <
g.fillRect ɘ, 0, size < <.width, size < <.height<
return;
}
if < < tracker.statusID ɘ, true < & MediaTracker.COMPLETE < != 0 < {
// Draw the frame image
g.drawImage < numbers[frame], 0, 0, this <
}
else {
// Draw the loading message
Font font = new Font < "Helvetica", Font.PLAIN, 16 <
FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics < font <
String str = new String <"Loading images..." <
g.setFont < font <
g.drawString < str, < size < <.width - fm.stringWidth < str < / 2,
< <size < < .height - fm.getHeight < < < / 2 < + fm.getAscent< < <
}
}
}
end of sample

The Macromedia website offers Javascript files that answer to your needs regarding the pages on your site and your applications created with Javascript. The developer's website has files that act as a solution for the occurrences of several embedded active content on the pages on the website. It is readily available as a free download from the developer's site.

These free downloadable files provide you with solutions for such occurrences of embedded active content, usually embedded in several ways. With this, you may use one external JS file to complete the whole of your embedded active Shockwave and Flash content which are found on the pages of the website. A better solution than creating a JS file for each embedded active content.

You should follow these easy steps so as to solve your embedded active content problems: first, on a shared location of your website, you must copy to it the external JS file, and name the file whatever you like, such as 1.js. Then, you should create an include statement using Javascript which refers to the JS files copied to one shared location on the site down to each html tag on the pages on the same site with an embedded active object tag. Replace the latter tags in the step prior to this one with either the appropriate Flash or Shockwave function calls.

The quality of your entire web page is a key factor in your business. Having a well-designed and high-content site always assures you the continuous flow of clients into your online business. The combination of good graphics, superior content, and fast access always impress and keep your clients. Hence, you must update your web page from time to time in order to meet your customer's demands.

Improving your web site is boosting your own business and expanding your possibilities. Currently, one of the most useful programs you can use in order to update your web page is JavaScript. This scripting language allows you to create style and special effects for your web page.

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You get freebies as well as a chance to submit the site you are working on when your scripting is finally done. This is a great guide for all Java programmers out there who are setting up programming and design projects for their websites.

If you play an online website game such as chess, you are utilizing JavaScript interactivity. Downloading JavaScript files requires that your computer must have JavaScript reading capability. If this is not the case then you may install JavaScript software from the Internet.

There are also JavaScript web development tools such as JavaScript menu builder which are very useful in designing interactive websites. The advantage of JavaScript over high structured programming languages is its simplicity in coding. Some of the downloadable games in the Internet are written in JavaScript language.

A friend of mine actually asked whether it was possible for him to set up his own chatroom without writing a technique-laden script. I told him yes. All he needs to do is copy and paste or download java codes from Java Archives if he wants to set up his own messenger and Java chat.

One of these downloads is Digital Messenger. Check it out: A good and useful shareware that has a file size of a mere 488 KB. This works a lot like ICQ wherein friends are alerted whenever you are online.

Another is RaiderSoft. Operating on the same process, RaiderSoft lets you add a chat room in your web page. My friend has finally been able to set up his own, and customized it according to RaiderSoft's procedures.

JavaScript is basically a web development and design tool intended to give functionality and interactivity of your web page. JavaScript allows web page navigation easier. There are many downloadable JavaScript tools which a designer can use in web designs. One set of tools is the Sothink Widgets which allow or help users to create pop-up menus.

The DropDown Menu Builder is another tool for integrating menus in a web page. Another tool is the DropDown Menu Creator which is a multiplatform and cross browser DHTML menu tool. This tool will allow fast implementation of navigation system that will help user in navigating the website.