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<applet code="CrazyText.class" archive="CrazyTxt.zip" width=100 height=35>
<param name=text value="Overlap">
<param name=delay value="250">
<param name=delta value="3">
<param name=hgap value="0">
<param name=clear value="false">
<param name=cycle value="whole">
<param name=bgcolor value="#c0c0c0">
<param name=fontName value="Helvetica">
<param name=fontSize value="18">
<param name=fontBold value="true">
<param name=fontItalic value="false">
</applet>
<applet code="CrazyText.class" archive="CrazyTxt.zip" width=87 height=28>
<param name=text value="Stationary">
<param name=delay value="500">
<param name=delta value="0">
<param name=hgap value="0">
<param name=clear value="false">
<param name=cycle value="whole">
<param name=bgcolor value="#c0c0c0">
<param name=fontName value="Helvetica">
<param name=fontSize value="18">
<param name=fontBold value="false">
<param name=fontItalic value="false">
</applet>
<applet code="CrazyText.class" archive="CrazyTxt.zip" width=140 height=90>
<param name=text value="Happy|Birthday">
<param name=delay value="100">
<param name=delta value="5">
<param name=hgap value="5">
<param name=clear value="true">
<param name=cycle value="char">
<param name=bgcolor value="#c0c0c0">
<param name=borderSize value="4">
<param name=borderOuter value="2">
<param name=borderInner value="2">
<param name=borderRaised value="true">
<param name=fontName value="Helvetica">
<param name=fontSize value="18">
<param name=fontBold value="false">
<param name=fontItalic value="false">
</applet>
<applet code="CrazyText.class" archive="CrazyTxt.zip" width=120 height=90>
<param name=text value="Patrick|Taylor">
<param name=delay value="100">
<param name=delta value="5">
<param name=hgap value="5">
<param name=clear value="true">
<param name=cycle value="line">
<param name=bgcolor value="#c0c0c0">
<param name=borderSize value="4">
<param name=borderOuter value="2">
<param name=borderInner value="2">
<param name=borderRaised value="false">
<param name=fontName value="TimesRoman">
<param name=fontSize value="18">
<param name=fontBold value="true">
<param name=fontItalic value="true">
<param name=url value="author.html">
<param name=message value="$url">
</applet>
<applet code="CrazyText.class" archive="CrazyTxt.zip" width=146 height=80>
<param name=text value="Merry|Christmas">
<param name=delay value="250">
<param name=delta value="5">
<param name=hgap value="5">
<param name=clear value="true">
<param name=cycle value="none">
<param name=fgcolor value="#ff0000">
<param name=bgcolor value="#a0ffa0">
<param name=borderColor value="#c00000">
<param name=borderSize value="0">
<param name=borderOuter value="2">
<param name=borderInner value="2">
<param name=shadowDepth value="2">
<param name=fontName value="TimesRoman">
<param name=fontSize value="18">
<param name=fontBold value="true">
<param name=fontItalic value="false">
</applet>
<applet code="CrazyText.class" archive="CrazyTxt.zip" width=120 height=90>
<param name=text value="Horizontal|Gradient">
<param name=delay value="100">
<param name=delta value="2">
<param name=clear value="true">
<param name=cycle value="none">
<param name=fgcolor value="#ff0000">
<param name=bgcolor value="#000000">
<param name=bgcolor2 value="#ffffff">
<param name=bgGradient value="horizontal">
<param name=borderSize value="4">
<param name=borderOuter value="2">
<param name=borderInner value="2">
<param name=borderRaised value="false">
<param name=shadowDepth value="1">
<param name=shadowColor value="#a0ffa0">
<param name=fontName value="TimesRoman">
<param name=fontSize value="18">
<param name=fontBold value="true">
<param name=fontItalic value="false">
</applet>
<applet code="CrazyText.class" archive="CrazyTxt.zip" width=190 height=85>
<param name=text value="Vertical Gradient|Background Image">
<param name=delay value="100">
<param name=delta value="2">
<param name=clear value="true">
<param name=hgap value="1">
<param name=cycle value="none">
<param name=fgcolor value="#0000ff">
<param name=bgcolor value="#ffffff">
<param name=bgcolor2 value="#000000">
<param name=bgGradient value="vertical">
<param name=borderOuter value="8">
<param name=borderRaised value="false">
<param name=borderColor value="#0000b0">
<param name=shadowDepth value="2">
<param name=fontName value="TimesRoman">
<param name=fontSize value="18">
<param name=fontBold value="true">
<param name=fontItalic value="false">
<param name=bgImage value="smile.gif">
</applet>

Using CrazyLabel in a container

CrazyLabelExample.java