Anfy Flozoids - Copyright (C) by Fabio Ciucci 1997/98


This applet can animate in realtime an artificial life algorithm, where
some "flozoids" are flying (or swimming) around.
I have to thank Jeff Cragg and Alex Vulliamy for this idea.
Remember that are needed both flozoids.class and Lware.class.
You must upload these 2 .class files and insert the <applet> tag on your
html document to add this applet to your page.
This applet is fully parametrized, so you can change many things to
adapt the effect to your pages and purposes.
Here an example of what you have to write in the html (the things anfter
the ; are comments with min-max values acceptet):


<applet code=flozoids.class width=500 height=100>  ; Name, Width, Height
<param name=credits value="Applet by Fabio Ciucci (www.anfiteatro.it/java.html)">
<param name=regcode value="NO">         ; Register code (if you have it)
<param name=reglink value="NO">         ; URL where go optionally when clicked
<param name=regnewframe value="YES">    ; Reglink opened in new frame?
<param name=regframename value="_blank"> ; Name of new frame for reglink
<param name=statusmsg value="Flozoids applet">  ; Statusbar message
<param name=numfloz value="50">          ; Number of flozoids
<param name=flozdistance value="200">    ; Distance allowed between flozoids
<param name=tocenter value="20">         ; How flozoids tends to go to center
<param name=acceleration value="30">     ; Acceleration of flozoids
<param name=speed value="5">            ; Speed of flozoids
<param name=sidebouncing value="80">    ; Side bounding factor
<param name=fheads value="YES">         ; Flozoids have heads? ("YES", "NO")
<param name=overtext value="YES">       ; Flozoids go over text? ("YES", "NO")
<param name=backimage value="NO">       ; Background image (it's name or "NO")
<param name=backR value="0">            ; Background color (red component)
<param name=backG value="0">            ; Background color (green component)
<param name=backB value="0">            ; Background color (blue component)
<param name=flozR1 value="255">         ; Flozoids color1 (red component)
<param name=flozG1 value="240">         ; Flozoids color1 (green component)
<param name=flozB1 value="240">         ; Flozoids color1 (blue component)
<param name=flozR2 value="60">          ; Flozoids color2 (red component)
<param name=flozG2 value="70">          ; Flozoids color2 (green component)
<param name=flozB2 value="80">          ; Flozoids color2 (blue component)
<param name=textscroll value="flozscr.txt"> ; File for scrolltext or "NO"
<param name=textoffset value="140">         ; Txtscroll y offset
<param name=textspeed value="1">          ; Txtscroll speed
<param name=textfont value="Arial">       ; Txtscroll font name
<param name=textbold value="NO">          ; Txtscroll bold ("YES" or "NO")
<param name=textsize value="24">          ; Txtscroll font size
<param name=textshadow value="YES">       ; Txtscroll shadow ("YES" or "NO")
<param name=TextColR value="200">         ; Txtscroll color (red component)
<param name=TextColG value="255">         ; Txtscroll color (green component)
<param name=TextColB value="190">         ; Txtscroll color (blue component)
<param name=TextSColR value="20">         ; Txtscroll shadow col. (red c.)
<param name=TextSColG value="20">         ; Txtscroll shadow col. (green c.)
<param name=TextSColB value="50">         ; Txtscroll shadow col. (blue c.)
<param name=TextJumpAmp value="0">        ; Txtscroll jump aplitude
<param name=TextJumpSpd value="0">        ; Txtscroll jump speed
<param name=TextSineAmp value="0">        ; Txtscroll sineshape amplitude        
<param name=TextSineSpd value="0">        ; Txtscroll sineshape movement
<param name=TextSineAngle value="0">      ; Txtscroll sineangle / pixel
<param name=memdelay value="1000">        ; Memory deallocation delay
<param name=priority value="3">           ; Task priority (1..10)
<param name=MinSYNC value="10">           ; Min. milliseconds/frame for sync
Sorry, your browser doesn't suppor Java.  ; Message for no java browsers.
</applet>                                 ; End of applet tag

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Here detailed instructions about how to change parameters:

The credits parameter can't be changed otherwise the applet will not work.

To activate the reg parameters read the shareware registration notes.
In the "regcode" parameter you have to place the registration code you
purchase from the author. If it is correct and the applet is run from the
registered domain name, you can use "reglink" parameter, where you can specify
an URL where bring user when the applet is clicked.
If you set to "YES" regnewframe, you can specify a frame where load the
reglink:

"_blank"  : To load the link in a new blank unnamed browser window.
"_self"   : To load the link into the same window the applet occupies.
"_parent" : To load the link into the immediate FRAMESET parent.
"_top"    : To load the link into the top body of the window.

Otherwise the frame name, for example "myframe1".

The size of the applet is determined by width and height tags.

The number of flozoids is determined by "numfloz" parameter: more flozoids
mean slower execution.

The behaviour of flozoids can be altered with these parameters:

"flozdistance" : it determine how much a flozoid can go far from others
"tocenter" : it determine the tendence to go to center of screen
"acceleration" : it determine the acceleration power of flozoids
"speed" : it determine the max speed a flozoid can reach
"sidebouncing" : it determine the intensity of bouncing when edges of the
                 applets are reached.
"fheads" : it determine if flozoids have heads or not.
"overtext" : it determine if flozoids can overwrite textscroll.

You can change the colours for best results over your web page, the RGB
values are same as HTML tags, but in decimal values.

Use backR,backG,backB to change background color.

If you want to display an image in the background, place it's name in the
place of "NO" at backimage parameter (for example "back.jpg").
The only requirement is that the background image must be same size as the
applet to completely cover it.

About flozoids color, you can choose the first and last color of a gradient
that will be spread over all the flozoids: flozR1,flozG1,flozB1 for first
color, flozR2,flozG2,flozB2 for last color of gradient.
Examples: to make ALL the flozoids white, place 255 as value for all the
flozR1,flozG1,flozB1 and flozR2,flozG2,flozB2.
To make flozoids coloured from black to white (all the intermediate grays),
place a value of 255 for flozR1,flozG1,flozB1 and a value of 0 for second
color: flozR2,flozG2,flozB2.
Offcourse you can make rainbows (from red to blue, etc.).