Properties

Property	Description
Width	The width of the applet in pixels.
Height	The height of the applet in pixels.
Border width	The size of the border in pixels.
Background Color	The background color for the applet.
Text Color	The color of the text that appears below each headline. If the message has a hyperlink associated with it then it will appear blue.
Speed	The amount of time in milleseconds that occurs between each step. The lower the setting the faster the scroll.
Scroll	The number of lines that are scrolled at each step (scroll). Higher values result in faster but choppier scrolls.
Background Image URL	The URL to the image (JPEG or GIF) that will be displayed as the background for the applet. The URL can be absolute or relative. This property is optional.
Message & URL Setup	Stores the list of each item (Headline, Message and URL) that will appear in the applet.
Insertion Point	The character position within the current document where the applet code will be inserted into and hence appear within the browser. You must enter an Insert Point before viewing the applet within the current document.

Browser Compatibility

Navigator 3	IE 3	Navigator 4++	IE 4++
compatible	compatible	compatible	compatible

Aditional Information
When uploading a document that contains this applet be sure to include the following class file(s) in the same directory as the HTML document...

• NewsMessage.class
• NewsScroller.class
• Scroller.class
• WebBase.class
• news.txt

Troubleshooting

• If the applet does not display properly or does not display at all then check to make sure that the applet code is inserted into the proper position within the document and that the tagging structure (ie broken tags) is correct
• If the applet displayed locally but not when you upoaded it to a server then make sure that all class files were uploaded (listed above under Additional Information) and that their names were correctly maintained during the transer (class files names are case sensitive)