/**

++++++++++ ShadowText applet 1.1 Copyright 2000, 2001 virtig01 ++++++++++

!!!  ShadowText is protected under the GNU General Public License  !!!
!!!  See http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html for details  !!!

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Description: ShadowText is a simple applet that draws a shadow behind text.

ShadowText Main Page:  http://virtig01.cjb.net/applets/shadowText/
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[2001.07.02 10:00 EST]

*/

import java.awt.*;     //Needed for all painting operations

public class ShadowText extends java.applet.Applet {

 String text = "Hi Mom!";     //Holds text from "text" parameter; initial value is "Hi Mom!"

 Color bgColor = Color.white;     //Holds color from "bgcolor" parameter; initial value is white
 Color fgColor = Color.black;     //Holds color from "textcolor" parameter; initial value is black

 String font = "Times Roman";      //Holds font name from "font" parameter; initial value is "Times Roman"
 int size;      //For text size; initial value is 36

 int shadowX = 4;     //For X (horizontal) pixel-change alignment of shadow; initial value is 4
 int shadowY = 4;     //For Y (vertical) pixel-change alignment of shadow; initial value is 4

 int textX, textY;     //For horizontal and vertical cetering of text


	public void init() {

	//Get words

		String TextValue = getParameter("text");     //Puts the value from the "text" parameter into a string
		if (TextValue != null) 
			text = TextValue;     //If not null (empty), use "TextValue" for "text"

	//Do color; almost the same process as the text

		String bgValue = getParameter("bgcolor");
		if (bgValue != null)
			bgColor = new Color(Integer.parseInt(bgValue,16));     //Gets (parses) the hex color from the returned string
		setBackground(bgColor);     //Sets applet background

		String fgValue = getParameter("textcolor");
		if (fgValue != null)
			fgColor = new Color(Integer.parseInt(fgValue,16));
	

	//Get Font Type; almost the same process as the text; defaults to Times Roman
			String fontValue = getParameter("font");
			if (fontValue != null)
				font = fontValue;
	//Get Font Size
			String sizeValue = getParameter("size");
			if (sizeValue != null) 
				size = Integer.parseInt(sizeValue);     //Parses value of string in normal (base 10) number format

	//Get Shadow X&Y Size; Gets the desired distance of the shadow from the text

			String shadowXValue = getParameter("shadowX");
			if (shadowXValue != null) 
				shadowX = Integer.parseInt(shadowXValue);

			String shadowYValue = getParameter("shadowY");
			if (shadowYValue != null) 
				shadowY = Integer.parseInt(shadowYValue);
	}


	public void paint(Graphics screen) {

	//Define font; Set font and color

		Font defaultFont = new Font(font, Font.BOLD, size);     //Defines font using String "font" and int "size"
		screen.setFont(defaultFont);     //Sets the current font to be "defaultFont"
		screen.setColor(Color.lightGray);     //Sets the current screen color (foreground) to a shadowy gray

	//Do FontMetrics
		FontMetrics fm = getFontMetrics(defaultFont);     //Gets a bunch of useful values about the defaultFont; values stored in "fm"
		textX = getSize().width / 2 - fm.stringWidth(text) / 2;     //To center text horizontally
		textY = getSize().height / 2 + fm.getHeight() / 3;     //To center text vertically

		showStatus("ShadowText applet from virtig01.cjb.net");     //Status box author branding

	//Display text with shadow
		screen.drawString(text, textX-shadowX, textY-shadowY);     //Paint the shadow offcenter using pixel-change variables

		screen.setColor(fgColor);     //Sets current screen color to fgColor
		screen.drawString(text, textX, textY);     //Paint text centered on the screen
	}

}