Thread: Click to start and drawString fonts

Hello,

I've looked around and can't find answers i understand. Is it possible to have an applet that doesn't start until the user has clicked on the applet to give it focus? Maybe even have an area inside the applet that the user has to click to start it to running.

Also how do you manipulate fonts using drawString under the Graphics g method?

They should have an emoticon that looks like the guys brain is smoking.

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I've found out how to make start/pause/reset buttons and make them work. But now i can't get the focus off the buttons and on to the applet so the keylistener works. Fonts are still eluding me as well
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Thanks!

Here it goes. The paddle movement worked just fine until i put in the buttons. What about text size, bold or italics?

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solved the paddle moving problem by adding this.setFocusable(true); and this.requestFocus(); right under the run method. Now the buttons work AND I can move the paddles. Still need help changing the text size,font and face, i think its called, under the bufferGraphics.drawString area down near the bottom.
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import java.applet.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class BallApp extends Applet implements KeyListener,Runnable, ActionListener { Graphics bufferGraphics; Image offscreen; Dimension dim; int rad = 10; int bwidth = 20; int ovspeed = 3; int ohspeed = 3; int pwidth = 20; int pheight = 60; int posx = 320; int posy = 240; int rbound = (640 - bwidth - rad); int lbound = (bwidth + rad); int ubound = (bwidth + rad); int bbound = (480 - bwidth - rad); int lpposx = (bwidth + (3*rad)); int lpposy = 200; int lpuedge = (lpposy - rad); int lpredge = (lpposx + rad + pwidth); int lpbedge = (lpposy + rad + pheight); int lpledge = (lpposx - rad); int rpposx = (640 - bwidth - pwidth - 3*rad); int rpposy = 200; int rpuedge = (rpposy - rad); int rpbedge = (rpposy + rad + pheight); int rpledge = (rpposx - rad); int rpredge = (rpposx + rad + pwidth); int p1score = 0; int p2score = 0; Button startButton, pauseButton, resetButton; boolean readygo = false; boolean startover = false; boolean lpmoveup = false; boolean lpmovedown = false; boolean rpmoveup = false; boolean rpmovedown = false; public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e){ int key = e.getKeyCode();	if (key == KeyEvent.VK_W){	lpmoveup = true;}	else if (key == KeyEvent.VK_S){	lpmovedown = true;}	if (key == KeyEvent.VK_UP){	rpmoveup = true;}	else if (key == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN){	rpmovedown = true;}	} public void lpMove(){	if (lpuedge <= ubound && lpmoveup){	return;}	if (lpbedge >= bbound && lpmovedown){	return;}	if (lpmoveup)	{	lpposy = lpposy - 4;}	if (lpmovedown){	lpposy = lpposy + 4;}	this.repaint();	} public void rpMove()	{	if (rpuedge <= ubound && rpmoveup){	return;}	if (rpbedge >= bbound && rpmovedown){	return;}	if (rpmoveup){	rpposy = rpposy - 4;}	if (rpmovedown){	rpposy = rpposy + 4;}	this.repaint();	} public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e){	int key = e.getKeyCode();	if (key == KeyEvent.VK_W){	lpmoveup = false;}	else if (key == KeyEvent.VK_S){	lpmovedown = false;}	else if (key == KeyEvent.VK_UP){	rpmoveup = false;}	else if (key == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN){	rpmovedown = false;}	} public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e){} public void init(){	addKeyListener(this);	dim = getSize();	offscreen = createImage(dim.width,dim.height);	bufferGraphics = offscreen.getGraphics();	startButton = new Button ("Start");	pauseButton = new Button ("Pause");	resetButton = new Button ("Reset");	add(startButton);	add(pauseButton);	add(resetButton);	startButton.addActionListener(this);	pauseButton.addActionListener(this);	resetButton.addActionListener(this);	startButton.setFocusable(false);	pauseButton.setFocusable(false);	resetButton.setFocusable(false);	pauseButton.setEnabled(false);	resetButton.setEnabled(false);	} public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt){	if (evt.getSource() == startButton){	startover = false; readygo = true;	startButton.setEnabled(false);	pauseButton.setEnabled(true);	resetButton.setEnabled(true);}	if (evt.getSource() == pauseButton){	readygo = false;	startButton.setEnabled(true);	pauseButton.setEnabled(false);}	if (evt.getSource() == resetButton){	startover = true;	startButton.setEnabled(true);	pauseButton.setEnabled(false);}	} public void start(){	Thread th = new Thread(this);	th.start();} public void stop(){} public void destroy(){} public void run (){	while (true){ do{	try{ Thread.sleep (10);}	catch (InterruptedException ex){}	} while (readygo == false);	Thread.currentThread().setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);	posx = posx + ohspeed;	posy = posy + ovspeed;	lpuedge = (lpposy - rad);	lpredge = (lpposx + rad + pwidth);	lpbedge = (lpposy + rad + pheight);	lpledge = (lpposx - rad);	rpuedge = (rpposy - rad);	rpbedge = (rpposy + rad + pheight);	rpledge = (rpposx - rad);	rpredge = (rpposx + rad + pwidth);	AudioClip bonk = getAudioClip(getDocumentBase(), "bonk.wav");	AudioClip bunk = getAudioClip(getDocumentBase(), "bunk.wav");	AudioClip bink = getAudioClip(getDocumentBase(), "bink.wav");	AudioClip score = getAudioClip(getDocumentBase(), "score.wav");	repaint();	Thread.currentThread().setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);	if (posx == lpledge && posy >= lpuedge && posy <= lpbedge){	bonk.play();	ohspeed = -Math.abs(ohspeed);}	if (posx == lpredge && posy >= lpuedge && posy <= lpbedge){	bonk.play();	ohspeed = Math.abs(ohspeed);}	if (posy == lpuedge && posx >= lpledge && posx <= lpredge){	bonk.play();	ovspeed = -Math.abs(ovspeed);}	if (posy == lpbedge && posx <= lpredge && posx >= lpledge){	bonk.play();	ovspeed = Math.abs(ovspeed);}	if (posx == rpledge && posy >= rpuedge && posy <= rpbedge){	bunk.play();	ohspeed = -Math.abs(ohspeed);}	if (posx == rpredge && posy >= rpuedge && posy <= rpbedge){	bunk.play();	ohspeed = Math.abs(ohspeed);}	if (posy == rpuedge && posx >= rpledge && posx <= rpredge){	bunk.play();	ovspeed = -Math.abs(ovspeed);}	if (posy == rpbedge && posx >= rpledge && posx <= rpredge){	bunk.play();	ovspeed = Math.abs(ovspeed);}	if (posx >= rbound){	bink.play();	ohspeed = -Math.abs(ohspeed);}	if (posx <= lbound){	bink.play();	ohspeed = Math.abs(ohspeed);}	if (posy >= bbound){	bink.play();	ovspeed = -Math.abs(ovspeed);}	if (posy <= ubound){	bink.play();	ovspeed = Math.abs(ovspeed);}	if (lpmovedown == true || lpmoveup == true){	lpMove();}	if (rpmovedown == true || rpmoveup == true){	rpMove();}	if (posx <= lbound && posy >= (dim.height/2) - pheight && posy <= (dim.height/2) + pheight){	p2score++;	score.play();	posx = 320;	posy = 240;	lpposy = 200;	rpposy = 200;	repaint();	try{	Thread.sleep (5000);}	catch (InterruptedException ex){}	}	if (posx >= rbound && posy >= (dim.height/2) - pheight && posy <= (dim.height/2) + pheight){	p1score++;	score.play();	posx = 320;	posy = 240;	lpposy = 200;	rpposy = 200;	repaint();	try{	Thread.sleep (5000);}	catch (InterruptedException ex){}	}	if (startover == true){	readygo = false;	resetButton.setEnabled(false);	p1score = 0;	p2score = 0;	posx = 320;	posy = 240;	lpposy = 200;	rpposy = 200;	repaint();	}	} } public void paint(Graphics g){	bufferGraphics.setColor (Color.blue);	bufferGraphics.fillRect (0,0,dim.width,dim.height);	bufferGraphics.setColor (Color.white);	bufferGraphics.fillRect (((dim.width/2) - 5),0,10,dim.height);	bufferGraphics.fillOval (((dim.width/2) - (3*rad)),((dim.height/2) - (3*rad)),6*rad,6*rad);	bufferGraphics.setColor (Color.orange);	bufferGraphics.fillOval (posx - rad,posy - rad,2*rad,2*rad);	bufferGraphics.setColor (Color.gray);	bufferGraphics.fillRect (0,0,bwidth,dim.height);	bufferGraphics.fillRect (bwidth,0,dim.width,bwidth);	bufferGraphics.fillRect ((dim.width - bwidth),0,bwidth,dim.height);	bufferGraphics.fillRect (bwidth,(dim.height - bwidth),dim.width,bwidth);	bufferGraphics.setColor (Color.black);	bufferGraphics.fillRect (0,(dim.height/2) - pheight,bwidth,2*pheight);	bufferGraphics.fillRect ((dim.width - bwidth),(dim.height/2) - pheight,bwidth,2*pheight);	bufferGraphics.drawString ("SCORE:",bwidth,dim.height - (bwidth/2));	bufferGraphics.drawString ("P1: " + p1score,(dim.width/3),dim.height - (bwidth/2));	bufferGraphics.drawString ("P2: " + p2score,((2*dim.width)/3),dim.height - (bwidth/2));	bufferGraphics.setColor (Color.white);	bufferGraphics.fillRect (lpposx,lpposy,pwidth,pheight);	bufferGraphics.fillRect (rpposx,rpposy,pwidth,pheight);	g.drawImage(offscreen,0,0,this);	} public void update(Graphics g){	paint(g);} }