Making an Applet Signature Using Anfy Java

This viewlet demonstrated how to use Anfy Java to create an applet for use as a signature in Delltalk or email.  The particular applet used in the viewlet is the AnWater applet, which produces the effect of water droplets over a selected image.

Before beginning the applet, a separate folder is created to hold the files associated with the applet.  Since the AnWater applet is being used, the file created is C:\1Water.  The anwater.txt file in AnfyJava\Applets\Water is examined to see which files are required.  This same file gives information on modifying the default values within the applet, but for the purposes of this viewlet the defaults will be accepted.

The Anfy Java program is opened.  The user selects a category of applet (in this case, Image Effects) and from that category chooses the desired applet from a drop down listing (for this viewlet, Water is selected).

On the next window, the user browses to the image desired for the background in the applet and selects it.  Since none of  the default values are to be changed,  proceed to the next window by clicking Next.  On this window the user may choose an optional title for the applet and the text to be displayed for viewers who don't have a Java-capable browser.  If an image over the background is desired (scrolling text) it can be entered here but for the purposes of this viewlet, scrolling text will not be used.  Proceed by clicking Next.

The next window allows the user to select the domain where the applet will run (not used in this demonstration) and to enter the code in the event the applet has been registered (also not applicable).  Proceed by clicking Next.

On the next screen, the user stores the files associated with the applet in a designated location (the location created earlier--C:\1Water) and copies the generated HTML to the Windows Clipboard.

A word processor is opened (MS Word is used in the viewlet, but Notepad will also work) and the HTML is pasted into it.  At that point, the required codebase statement is added to the HTML and the full URL to the stored graphic image used as a background is also added.  If the applet is to be displayed in a frame, the HTML is condensed by removing all line feeds so that the applet will not show with gaps inside the frame.  The final HTML is saved as a text file--1Water.txt.

The storage folder (C:\1Water) is examined to verify that the required files are present as well as some additional files which will not be uploaded.  The files to be uploaded are identified as well as those which do not need to be uploaded.

Finally, the user is told that to use the applet as a signature, all that is necessary is to paste the file 1Water.txt into a Delltalk post or onto the Source tab of  Outlook Express.

To see a viewlet showing these procedures go here.