Easy simple scrolling banner applet

				
//**************************************
// Name: Easy simple scrolling banner applet
// Description:A Very simple java scroller Applet. Simply change the internals to make it do what you want!
// By: Jonathan Barker
//
// Inputs:Put a param called message for your message...
//
// Assumes:Compile with sun's javac 1.1 compiler.
//
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// Cute little scrolling banner...
import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;
public class scroll extends Applet implements Runnable
{
String message;
Image messageimage;
Graphics messagegraphics;
Thread me;
int xpos;
int ypos;
int textwidth;
	public void init()
	{
		setBackground(Color.black); // Background color of applet. Try Color.white or Color.red and so on...
		message = getParameter("message");
		messageimage = createImage(size().width, size().height);
		messagegraphics = messageimage.getGraphics();
		xpos = size().width + 10;
		ypos = 12; // position to look right
		textwidth = 7 * message.length();
		me = new Thread(this);
		me.start();
	}
	public void run()
	{
		while(true) {
			xpos--;
			if (xpos < -textwidth)
			{
				xpos = size().width + 10;			
			}
			try
			{
			Thread.sleep(10);
			}
			catch (InterruptedException _ex) { }
			repaint();
		}
	}
	public void paint(Graphics g)
	{
		messagegraphics.setColor(Color.black); // Background colour again
		messagegraphics.fillRect(0,0,size().width + 1, size().height + 1);
		messagegraphics.setColor(Color.white); // Text colour here
try
{
 messagegraphics.setFont(new Font("Arial",0,10)); // change font or font size (Fontname, 0, Size)
}
catch(NullPointerException _ex) { }
		messagegraphics.drawString(message, xpos, ypos);
		g.drawImage(messageimage, 0, 0, this);
	}
	
	public void update(Graphics g)
	{
		paint(g);
	}
}