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A Simple GUI Application with Thread Management

An implementation of an AWT and Swing based GUI

In This Chapter:

Launching the Application
Step-by-step instructrions on how to launch the application
Running Applets Using the 'appletviewer' command
How to run applets using the 'appletviewer' command
An Introduction to the JApplet Component
A brief summary of thr JApplet Component concept
Layout Managers
How to use layout managers to place components on a screen
An Overview of ShowFruits.java
How ShowFruits.java works
The Custom ImagePanel Component
How the component that holds the image is implemented
The slideRunner Thread
How the slideRunner thread works
The getColorString function
How the getColorString function works