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In article <7dhl5u$jgf$1@bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au>,
  "liu singloon" <sing.loon@uq.net.au> wrote:
> Hi I want to add a java applet which scrolls through the latest news updates
> on my web site.
>
> I read that client side ones consume alot of resources and can make a web
> surfer's visit unpleasant when slow.  But server side ones are much better.

I think you're confused here. For your purposes you definitely need to run in
the client. That's what applets do. Server side processing has no user
interface elements, but is used for things like database access or other
processing. These things are handled via servlets or RMI or Enterprise
JavaBeans.

Of course a servlet can do simple things like sending html or images to the
browser, but it's strictly an in-and-out thing, where the client calls the
servlet and the servlet responds. The servlet can't act on the browser unless
it's first called.

> I use Applet Headline Factory to create my java applets.  What's the
> difference between server and client sided ones?  Also how do I make a Java
> Applet server sided ?

You don't.

> My new web host does support java.

Every Web server supports applets, but servlet support is harder to come by.

Don't worry too much about performance unless you're using Swing or large
custom class libraries. Avoid Swing like the plague or your applet will load
v- e-r-y slowly. Also avoid JDK 1.2 or the client will need a plug-in just to
run your news ticker.

Luke

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