Animated Letters 1
(Version "anim")

Animated Letters 1 can "handwrite" ANY message you want it to. It contains a handwritten, animated set of letters and characters. Highly configurable; change speed, size, etc.

Author's Notes:
Compiled with Java 1.3, but it runs on older versions of java as well

How To Use:

  • Download AnimLetters_anim.zip (11 KB)
  • Unzip with a compression utility.

    Java Source: Unavailable

    Sample HTML Source: 

    <applet code="ShowAL.class" 
	archive="AnimLetters_anim.zip" 
	width="400" 
	height="70">

  <param name="Text" 
  value="JavaBoutique"> 
  <! the text to be displayed. allowed characters: 
  a-z, 0-9, !?=*+-.:,$@() >

  <param name="margin" value="20">  
  <! left and right margin (in pixels)>

  <param name="scale"  value="100"> 
  <! relative size of the letters (in percent), 100=normal>

  <param name="bold"   value="y">   <! y=bold, n=normal>

  <param name="delay"  value="20">  
  <! how long to wait after each animation-step, 
  20=normal (in milliseconds)>

  <param name="delay2" value="60">  
  <! how long to wait after each stroke,         
  60=normal (in milliseconds)>

  <param name="delay3" value="120"> 
  <! how long to wait after each character,     
  120=normal (in milliseconds)>

  
  <! Possible combinations of anim and noise:
     anim=y, noise=n: OKAY (boring)
     anim=n, noise=y: OKAY (noise)
     anim=n, noise=n: OKAY (animation)
     anim=y, noise=y: DOES NOT WORK (looks stupid)
  >
  
  <param name="noise"  value="n">   <! y=noise, n=no noise>

  <param name="noises" value="1">   
  <! strength of the noise 
  (1=little, 2=medium, 3=very noisy etc)>

  <param name="noised" value="120"> 
  <! delay between noise-update, 120=normal 
  (in milliseconds) ONLY NECESSARY IF NOISE=Y AND ANIM=N!! >
  

  <param name="anim"  value="y"> 
  <! y=animated writing, n=no animated writing>
  
  <param name="bgcolor_r" value="250"> 
  <! background-color, red,   0-255>

  <param name="bgcolor_g" value="250"> 
  <! background-color, green, 0-255>

  <param name="bgcolor_b" value="216"> 
  <! background-color, blue,  0-255>


  <param name="fgcolor_r" value="30">  
  <! stroke-color, red,   0-255>

  <param name="fgcolor_g" value="50">  
  <! stroke-color, green, 0-255>

  <param name="fgcolor_b" value="150"> 
  <! stroke-color, blue,  0-255>
</applet>

    Status: Free

    Author: Paul Schmidinger

    Homepage: http://www.eigelb.at

    Upload Date: April 5, 2002

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