PetQuotes
//Author: James Punteney
//Date: 3/24/98
//Purpose: Scrolls through a list Pet quotes provided
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
public class PetQuotes extends java.applet.Applet
{
//Formatting variables
String fontType; //Font characteristics
Color font_color, backGroundColor; //Applet Colors
Font f;
int font_size;
//Quote Variables
String quote = "Like a graceful vase, a cat, even when motionless, seems to flow.", author = "George F. Will";
String line[] = new String[30]; //Holds individual lines of the quotes for display
int l = 0; //Keeps track of the number of lines in a quote.
//Variables that change depending on quote type (pets, dogs, cats)
//PetQuotes
String bakQuote = "Whoever said you can’t buy happiness forgot about little puppies."; // Insert Quote in case it can't open one
String bakAuthor = "Gene Hill"; //Insert Author for backup quote
String strFile = "petQuotes.txt"; //Insert file name to read quotes for
String urlString = "http://www.simplypets.com/redirects/petQuotes.html"; //Where the Quote goes
public void init()
{
try {
readQuotes();
}
catch(IOException e) {
////System.out.println("Error: "+e);
System.exit(1);
}
catch(InterruptedException e) {
////System.out.println("Error: "+e);
System.exit(1);
}
// Gets the parameters
color(); //sets Font Color
bgColor(); //Sets background Color
font(); //Gets Font Characteristics
}
public void paint(Graphics g)
{
//Set Variables
int x = 0, y = 0; //Coordinates for drawing the text
int clientWidth = 5, clientHeight = 5; //Keep the drawing area dimensions
Font f = new Font(fontType, Font.BOLD, font_size); //Declares font
Dimension d = getSize(); // Size of applet
Insets in = getInsets(); // Measures border
clientWidth = (d.width - in.right - in.left); //Determines actual drawing area width
clientHeight = (d.height - in.top - in.bottom); //Determines actual drawing area height
g.setColor(backGroundColor); //Sets Background color
g.fillRect(0, 0, getSize().width, getSize().height); //Draws background color
g.setFont(f); //iniatilizes font
g.setColor(font_color); //Sets Font to chosen Color
FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics(); //Gets FontMetrics, to measure the strings
//If did not get a quote from the file use the default quote
if(quote == "" || quote == null) {
quote = bakQuote;
author = bakAuthor;
}
//Splits the quote up into the individual lines
tokenize(g, clientWidth, clientHeight); //Calls the method that breaks up the quote
//into different lines that will fit in the applet
//Reducing Font Size to fit in Applet
while((l * fm.getHeight()) > clientHeight) //Loops until all the lines can fit within the
{ // applet.
//Checking to make sure the Font doesn't get too small
if(font_size > 8)
font_size--; // Reduces the Font size by one
else {
try {
readQuotes();
}
catch(Exception e) {}
font();
update(g);
}
f = new Font(fontType, Font.BOLD, font_size); //Sets the font to the new Size
g.setFont(f); //Tell the graphics to use new font size
fm = g.getFontMetrics(); //Measures new font size
tokenize(g, clientWidth, clientHeight); //Calls Tokenize to readjust lines with the
} //new font size
y = (clientHeight - (l * fm.getHeight())) / 2 + (fm.getHeight() / 2); //Centers the Text Vertically
for(int z = 0; z <= l; z++ ) //Loop to print out the lines of the quote
{
x = (clientWidth - fm.stringWidth(line[z])) / 2; //Gets x coord. to center line Horizontly
g.drawString(line[z], x, y); //Draws one line of the quote
y += f.getSize(); //Moves the y coord. down the height of the font
}
}
public void update(Graphics g)
{
paint(g);
}
private void readQuotes() throws IOException, InterruptedException, NoSuchElementException {
try {
URL urlQuotes = new URL(getCodeBase() + strFile);
int lineNumber = 0; //The current Line Number
String line = "";
InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(urlQuotes.openStream());
BufferedReader brFile = new BufferedReader(isr);
if(brFile.ready())
line = brFile.readLine();
else {
//System.out.println("File not Ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!");
boolean readFile = false;
while(readFile == false) {
//System.out.println("In while of file not ready!!!!!!!");
Thread.sleep(1000);
int j = 0;
if(brFile.ready()) {
line = brFile.readLine();
readFile = true;
}
else {
//System.out.println("File not Ready Again??????????????????????????");
j++;
}
if(j == 100)
readFile = true;
}
}
int numberOfQuotes = Integer.parseInt(line.trim());
int quoteNumber = (int)((Math.random() * 10000000 % numberOfQuotes)) + 1; //Generating random starting point
while((line = brFile.readLine()) != null) {
lineNumber++;
if(lineNumber == quoteNumber) {
brFile.close();
quote = line.substring(0, line.indexOf("||"));
author = line.substring((line.indexOf("||") + 2));
brFile.close();
isr.close();
return;
}
}
brFile.close();
isr.close();
}
catch(IOException e) {
////System.out.println("Error: "+e);
System.exit(1);
}
}
public void tokenize(Graphics g, int clientWidth,int clientHeight)
{
String SingleLine = ""; //String to keep the line that is being worked on
String word = ""; //String to keep the next word.
FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics(); //Getting Font measurements
int space = fm.stringWidth(" "); // Gets the width of one space
l = 0; //Counter to keep track of the number of lines in the quote
for(StringTokenizer t = new StringTokenizer(quote); t.hasMoreTokens();) //Loops until there are no more words
{ //Splits the string into words.
word = t.nextToken(); //Sets word equal to the next word in the quote
int w = fm.stringWidth(word) + space; // Gets the length of the word plus a space
int lw = fm.stringWidth(SingleLine); // Gets the length of the line
if(t.hasMoreTokens()) //Checks to see if there are any more words in the string
{
if(lw + w > (clientWidth - 10)) //Checks to see if adding the word to the line would
{ //make it longer than the applet width.
line[l] = SingleLine;
l++; //Starts a new line in the quote
SingleLine = word + " "; //Adds the last word to the new line
}
else
{
SingleLine += " " + word; //Adds the next word onto the current line of text
}
}
else
{
if(lw + w > (clientWidth - 10)) //Checks to see if adding the word to the line would
{ //make it longer than the applet width.
line[l] = SingleLine;
l++; //Starts a new line in the quote
line[l] = word + ""; //Adds the last word to the new line
}
else
{
SingleLine = SingleLine + " " + word; //Adds the next word onto the current line of text
line[l] = SingleLine;
}
}
}
l++;
SingleLine = "--";
//Checking Author to see if it fits
for(StringTokenizer t = new StringTokenizer(author); t.hasMoreTokens();) //Loops until there are no more words
{ //Splits the string into words.
word = t.nextToken(); //Sets word equal to the next word in the quote
int w = fm.stringWidth(word) + space; // Gets the length of the word plus a space
int lw = fm.stringWidth(SingleLine); // Gets the length of the line
if(t.hasMoreTokens()) //Checks to see if there are any more words in the string
{
if(lw + w > (clientWidth - 10)) //Checks to see if adding the word to the line would
{ //make it longer than the applet width.
line[l] = SingleLine;
l++; //Starts a new line in the quote
SingleLine = word + " "; //Adds the last word to the new line
}
else
{
SingleLine += word + " "; //Adds the next word onto the current line of text
}
}
else
{
if(lw + w > (clientWidth - 10)) //Checks to see if adding the word to the line would
{ //make it longer than the applet width.
line[l] = SingleLine;
l++; //Starts a new line in the quote
line[l] = word + ""; //Adds the last word to the new line
}
else
{
SingleLine = SingleLine + " " + word; //Adds the next word onto the current line of text
line[l] = SingleLine;
}
}
}
}
public void font()
{ //Sets the Font type from params.
String fontList[];
String font;
int i;
if(getParameter("font_size") != null)
{
font_size = Integer.parseInt(getParameter("font_size"));
}
else
{
font_size = 18;
}
font = getParameter("font");
if(font == null)
{
fontType ="TimesRoman";
}
else
{
fontList = getToolkit().getFontList(); //Gets the list of font types
for(i = 0; i < fontList.length; i++)
{
if(font.equalsIgnoreCase(fontList[i]))
{
fontType = fontList[i];
break;
}
}
if(i == fontList.length);
{
fontType = "TimesRoman";
}
}
}
public void color()
{ //Sets the font Color from params
String color = getParameter("color"); //Getting Font color from params.
if(color == null || color.equalsIgnoreCase("black"))
{
font_color = Color.black;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("white"))
{
font_color = Color.white;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("lightGray"))
{
font_color = Color.lightGray;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("gray"))
{
font_color = Color.gray;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("darkGray"))
{
font_color = Color.darkGray;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("red"))
{
font_color = Color.red;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("pink"))
{
font_color = Color.pink;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("orange"))
{
font_color = Color.orange;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("yellow"))
{
font_color = Color.yellow;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("green"))
{
font_color = Color.green;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("magenta"))
{
font_color = Color.magenta;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("cyan"))
{
font_color = Color.cyan;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("blue"))
{
font_color = Color.blue;
}
else
{
font_color = Color.black;
}
}
public void bgColor()
{ //Sets the background color from params
String color = getParameter("bgcolor"); //Getting back ground color color from params.
if(color == null || color.equalsIgnoreCase("white"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.white;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("black"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.black;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("lightGray"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.lightGray;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("gray"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.gray;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("darkGray"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.darkGray;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("red"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.red;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("pink"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.pink;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("orange"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.orange;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("yellow"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.yellow;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("green"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.green;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("magenta"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.magenta;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("cyan"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.cyan;
}
else if(color.equalsIgnoreCase("blue"))
{
backGroundColor = Color.blue;
}
else
{
backGroundColor = Color.white;
}
}
public String getAppletInfo() {
return "Pet Quote Applet by SimplyPets http://www.simplypets.com/";
}
public boolean mouseDown (Event me, int x, int y) {
try {
if (this.getAppletContext () != null)
this.getAppletContext ().showDocument (new URL (urlString));
}
catch (Exception e) {}
return true;
}
public static void main(java.lang.String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
PetQuotes petQuotes = new PetQuotes();
petQuotes.init();
}
}
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