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Import the main figue package.

import figue.*;

Import the box package.

import figue.box.*;

Import the path package.

import figue.path.*;

Create the usual java applet.

public class MyApplet extends java.applet.Applet {

Keep a reference to an AWT facade.

private AWTFacade _facade;

Initialize the AWT facade.

public final void init() {
  ...
  _facade = new AWTFacade();

Add the facade's AWT component to the layout.

add(_facade.getAwtComponent());

Build an atom.

final GlyphInterface theMessage = Atom.newAtom("Hello World");

Create a modification path.

PathInterface thePath = new Path();

Add the atom to the path.

thePath.addOperation(new InsertGlyph(theMessage,0));

Apply the path to the facade.

_facade.buildInit(thePath);
_facade.buildComplete();

Free all resources when done.

public final void destroy() {
  _facade.disposeWhenInactive();
  _facade = null;
  ...
  super.destroy();

Accelerators :: home, end, page up, page down, left arrow,right arrow, up arrow, down arrow.
Autoscrolling :: drag the mouse inside the text area, approach a border or a corner, and wait.

Now you can :

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Comments or suggestions?

Getting Started : The Hello World Applet