Getting Started             

You may prefer to use DuaLink Designer, a 32-bit Windows® utility that provides a friendly visual interface for adding DuaLink to your page, with built-in page previewing and easy editing of an existing <APPLET> tag.
  1. Place the program files (DuaLink.jar, DuaLink.cab and ryDuaLink.class) in the directory containing the HTML document into which you want to insert the applet (or into a different directory, and add the correct CODEBASE= attribute to the applet tag given below).

  2. Add the following applet tag to your HTML document in the position you want DuaLink to appear:
    <APPLET CODE="ryDuaLink" ARCHIVE="DuaLink.jar" WIDTH=147 HEIGHT=16>
    <param name=CabBase value="DuaLink.cab">
    <param name=Copyright value="DuaLink (c) 1997 Cool Focus [www.coolfocus.com]">
    <param name=Name value="UniqueName">
    <param name=Satellites value="no">
    <param name=BgColor value="000000">
    <param name=FocusBgColor value="008000">
    <param name=PressBgColor value="C0C0C0">
    <param name=TextColor value="F0F0FF">
    <param name=FocusTextColor value="FF8C00">
    <param name=PressTextColor value="606060">
    <param name=Text value="Applet Descriptions">
    <param name=FocusText value="Java-ized details of all applets">
    <param name=Font value="Helvetica,plain,11">
    <param name=AudioFile value="opensub.au">
    <param name=Align value="left">
    <param name=UseHandCursor value="no">
    <param name=URL1 value="index.htm">
    <param name=Target1 value="right">
    <param name=URL2 value="info.htm">
    <param name=Target2 value="top">
    <param name=URL3 value="links.htm">
    <param name=Target3 value="bottom">
    <param name=URL4 value="mainmenu.htm">
    <param name=Target4 value="_self">
    <param name=Testmode value="no">
    </APPLET>

  3. Change the contents of the Text parameter to the text string you want DuaLink to display. Alter the FocusText parameter in the same way (if you want alternate text displayed when the applet is focussed) or remove the FocusText parameter (if you don't).

  4. Set the URL and Target to which the applet should link in the URL1 and Target1 parameters, along with up to three other URL/Target pairs using the parameters with the 2, 3, 4 suffixes.

  5. Set Testmode to 'yes', save the document and view the page in your browser. Move the mouse over the applet and you'll see the minimum width displayed in the statusbar. Although not vital, you can copy these dimensions straight into your HTML file to keep the applet as compact as possible on the page. Switch Testmode back to 'no'.

  6. Change the settings for the colors, font and optional sound according to the details in The Parameters Explained.