RotateInfo

RotateInfo implements a simple information rotator with basic shading and shadow effects. Text is read from a text file and auto-wrapped. Colors, fonts, and links are configurable.

How To Use:

  • Download rotateinfo.zip (9 KB)
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    Java Source: unavailable

    Sample HTML Source: 

    <applet code=rotateinfo.class width=200 height=140>

<!-- font face -->
<param name=font value=Helvetica>

<!-- font size -->
<param name=fontsize value=12>

<!-- background color outside the info panel: R G B -->
<param name=bgcolor value="255 255 255">

<!-- title color: R G B -->
<param name=titlecolor value="220 220 220">

<!-- title background color -->
<param name=titlebgcolor value="80 80 80">

<!-- text body color: R G B -->
<param name=textcolor value="255 255 255">

<!-- text body background color -->
<param name=textbgcolor value="128 128 128">

<!-- pause time -->
<param name=pause value=3000>

<!-- format in the data file:
        line 1: how many info items does the file have?
        line 2: blank line
        line 3: every info title has fields separated by "|"
                   title|URL
                P.S. if there is no URL, fill in "none"
        line 4 - blank line: text body
        line 5 - n: similarly for each info item -->
<param name=file value=rotateinfo2.txt>
</applet>

    Configuration:
    Sample rotatinfo.txt -- config.html

    Status: Non-commerical use is free with our copyright message attached.

    Author: The J Maker

    Homepage: http://www.thejmaker.com/

    Upload Date: June 19, 2000

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