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Can Browser Print Applet’s Output?

Question: I have written an applet that creates a graph from the resultsof a query of our Oracle database. The graph looks good in the browser(Netscape 3.0), but if I

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Running Java on Non-network Local PC

Question: Can a Java applet or executable run locally on a PC if the PC is not connected to a network? Example: I bring up my home page and download

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Drag and Drop for List Boxes

Question: How do I implement drag and drop between two list boxes on a form? Answer: Dragging items from one list box and dropping them into another is, with Delphi,

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Highlighting/Making Bold Button Text

Question: How do I highlight or make bold the text in a button or a list? Answer: Java Buttons, Lists, Labels, TextAreas, Canvases, etc, are all subclasses ofthe Java Component

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Resizing Spawned Browser Windows

Question: If I have an applet on one HTML page, I can useAppletContext() to cause a new HTML page to becreated. How do I control the size of the Netscapewindow

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Creating Forms in Shapes Other than Rectangles

Question: Is it possible to create forms with shapes other than the standard rectangular shape in Windows? Answer: Sometimes it’s just not enough to write applications that have the same