I can quite honestly say I am lost, having learnt HTML during the past 2 years and trying to understand a bit about java, but find myself very confused. Yes could look in books but find them equally confusing the same as when learning HTML and preferred to do more TRIAL & ERROR method where things colud be pointed out and what they should be, I could follow:
Situation I find myself in, is having a small java applet (in public domain) which I use on both websites that have created but wish to use it in a non default mode which states is possible but doesn't work and when using javac comes up with 'deprecated' expressions, these are as follows:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

javac -Xlint:deprecation Dgclock.java

Dgclock.java:323: warning: [deprecation] getTimezoneOffset() in java.util.Date has been deprecated

TimeDiff=((long) date.getTimezoneOffset())*60000+diff*60000;
                                 ^

Dgclock.java:550: warning: [deprecation] getHours() in java.util.Date has been deprecated

int hour = d.getHours();
            ^

Dgclock.java:551: warning: [deprecation] getMinutes() in java.util.Date has been deprecated

int minute = d.getMinutes();
              ^

Dgclock.java:552: warning: [deprecation] getSeconds() in java.util.Date has been deprecated

int second = d.getSeconds();
              ^

Dgclock.java:553: warning: [deprecation] getDate() in java.util.Date has been deprecated

int monthDay = d.getDate();
                ^

Dgclock.java:600: warning: [deprecation] stop() in java.lang.Thread has been deprecated

timer.stop();
     ^

Dgclock.java:606: warning: [deprecation] handleEvent(java.awt.Event) in java.awt.Component has been deprecated

public boolean handleEvent(Event evt)
               ^

Dgclock.java:614: warning: [deprecation] resume() in java.lang.Thread has been deprecated

                timer.resume();
                     ^

Dgclock.java:619: warning: [deprecation] suspend() in java.lang.Thread has been deprecated

                timer.suspend();
                     ^

Note: Dgclock.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
9 warnings

javac -Xlint:unchecked Dgclock.java

Dgclock.java:146: warning: [unchecked] unchecked call to put(K,V) as a member of the raw type java.util.Hashtable

        colorCache.put("red", Color.red);
                      ^

Dgclock.java:147: warning: [unchecked] unchecked call to put(K,V) as a member of the raw type java.util.Hashtable

        colorCache.put("green", Color.green);
                      ^

Dgclock.java:148: warning: [unchecked] unchecked call to put(K,V) as a member of the raw type java.util.Hashtable

        colorCache.put("blue", Color.blue);
                      ^

Dgclock.java:149: warning: [unchecked] unchecked call to put(K,V) as a member of the raw type java.util.Hashtable

        colorCache.put("cyan", Color.cyan);
                      ^

Dgclock.java:150: warning: [unchecked] unchecked call to put(K,V) as a member of the raw type java.util.Hashtable

        colorCache.put("magenta", Color.magenta);
                      ^

Dgclock.java:151: warning: [unchecked] unchecked call to put(K,V) as a member of the raw type java.util.Hashtable

        colorCache.put("yellow", Color.yellow);
                      ^

Dgclock.java:152: warning: [unchecked] unchecked call to put(K,V) as a member of the raw type java.util.Hashtable

        colorCache.put("orange", Color.orange);
                      ^

Dgclock.java:153: warning: [unchecked] unchecked call to put(K,V) as a member of the raw type java.util.Hashtable

        colorCache.put("pink", Color.pink);
                      ^

Dgclock.java:154: warning: [unchecked] unchecked call to put(K,V) as a member of the raw type java.util.Hashtable

        colorCache.put("white", Color.white);
                      ^

Dgclock.java:155: warning: [unchecked] unchecked call to put(K,V) as a member of the raw type java.util.Hashtable

        colorCache.put("black", Color.black);
                      ^

Dgclock.java:368: warning: [unchecked] unchecked call to put(K,V) as a member of the raw type java.util.Hashtable

    colorCache.put(lowername,newcolor);
                  ^

Note: Dgclock.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
11 warnings

have tried using javadocs to find the current syntax but nothing I have tried corrects the errors, there was one other error but much to my surprise was able to correct using other files.

Help 2 (complete .java below) which states that if frame is not required can be reduced to 89x20 instead of 100x30, however figures are cropped at the bottom, changing parameters in applet and/or in file has no effect so I don't know if its me or the file:

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.*;

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Description: a simple digital clock in Java (1.0.2 applet)
// Author: Muhammad A Muquit
// email:  [email]ma_muquit@fccc.edu[/email]
// URL:    [url]http://www.fccc.edu/users/muquit/Dgclock.html[/url]
//
// 12/05/1995           lets play with Java
// 01/29/96             some clean up
// 02/13/96             added ornamental frame
//                      added 24 hr time format (TimeFormat)
// 02/15/96             GMT+-hhmm to display time of any place (TZ)
//                      date (ShowDate)
// 03/13/96             using MediaTrcaker to stop incremental display
//                      Suggested by Jim Graham
// 03/16/96             display clock without frame.
//                      shows version info while mouse is moved on the appl.
//                      stop clock by clicking mouse
// 10/29/1996           jdk 1.1 on DEC OSF1 found a syntax error
// 11/02/1996           Version 2.2
// 11/02/1996           uses an image strip instead of individual digit images
//                      loads much faster.
// 11/05/1996           Version 2.3
//                      change fg & bg color on the fly
//
// Copyright:
// This program is in the public domain. Do anything you like with it.
// It would be nice if you give me credit for it tho.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

/*

Example of calling convention:

The default 24 hr format:

<applet code="Dgclock.class" width=100 height=30></applet>

To display time in 12 hr format:

<applet code="Dgclock.class" width=100 height=30>
<param name="TimeFormat" value="%I">
</applet>

To display NewYork time:

<applet code="Dgclock.class" width=100 height=30>
<param name="TZ" value="GMT-0500">
</applet>

12 or 24 hr format
<param name="TimeFormat" value="%H">    (24 hr format - default)
<param name="TimeFormat" value="%I">    (12 hr format)

the format for value is GMT+-hhmm, for example

<param name="TZ" value="GMT+0600">    (6 hours west of Greenwich meridian)
<param name="TZ" value="GMT+0430">    (4 hours, 30 minutes
                                      west of Greenwich meridian)
<param name="TZ" value="GMT+0000">    (Greenwich)
<param name="TZ" value="GMT-0500">    (5 hours east of Greenwich meridian)

<param name="ShowDate" value="yes">   (show date with time)
<param name="ShowDate" value="no">   (don't show date - default)

<applet code="Dgclock.class" width=89 height=20>
<param name="ShowFrame" value="no">   (do not wrap clock with frame)

<param name="ShowVersion" value="no"> (do not show version info when the
                                       mouse cursor is moved on the applet)

<param name="fg" value="color">       (change foreground color, color can be
                                       any of red,green,blue,cyan,magenta,
                                       yellow,orange,pink,black,white or
                                       a 6 digit hex number like ff0000)

<param name="bg" value="color">       (change background color)

*/

public class Dgclock extends Applet implements Runnable
{
    MediaTracker
        tracker;

    Thread
        timer=null;

    boolean
        suspended=false;

    Image
        big_image,
        buf_image;

    int
        bdigit_width=15;
    int
        bdigit_height=20;
    int
        sdigit_width=7;
    int
        sdigit_height=9;

    int
        base_width=100;

    int
        base_height=30;

    int
        offset=4;

    String
        TimeFormat="%H";

    long
        TimeDiff=0L;

    boolean
        ShowDate=false;
    boolean
        ShowStatus=true;

    boolean
        use_frame=false;

    Color
        bg_color=Color.black;

        /**
         * Cache of colors indexed by name or color-spec.
         */
        static Hashtable colorCache = new Hashtable();

        /**
         * Initialize the color hash table.
         */
        static
        {
            colorCache.put("red", Color.red);
            colorCache.put("green", Color.green);
            colorCache.put("blue", Color.blue);
            colorCache.put("cyan", Color.cyan);
            colorCache.put("magenta", Color.magenta);
            colorCache.put("yellow", Color.yellow);
            colorCache.put("orange", Color.orange);
            colorCache.put("pink", Color.pink);
            colorCache.put("white", Color.white);
            colorCache.put("black", Color.black);
        }


    int checkTZ(String TZ)
    {
       int
          d;

       int
            hr,
            min;

       int
            counter=0;

       int diff=0;

       hr=0;
       min=0;
       if (TZ != null)
       {
            int length=TZ.length();
            if (length == 8)
            {
                //Print("Length= " + length);
                int c=TZ.charAt(3);
                if ((c == '-') || (c == '+'))
                {
                    String tzval=TZ.substring(4,8);
                    //Print("TZ value= " + tzval);

                    for (int i=0; i < tzval.length(); i++)
                    {
                        d=tzval.charAt(i);

                        if ( (d >= '0') && d <= '9')
                        {
                            if (counter < 2)
                                hr=hr*10+(d-'0');
                            else
                                min=min*10+(d-'0');
                            counter++;
                        }
                    }
                    //Print("Hour: " + hr + " Min: " + min);
                    diff=(hr*60)+min;
                    if (c == '-')
                        diff=(-diff);
                }
            }
       }

       return diff;
    }

    public void init()
    {
        int
            x,
            y;

        Image
            rgb_image=null;

        String
            fg,
            bg;

        fg=bg=null;
        // check if TimeFormat is supplied
        TimeFormat=getParameter("TimeFormat");
        if (TimeFormat != null)
        {
            if  ((!TimeFormat.equals("%I")) && (!TimeFormat.equals("%H")))
                TimeFormat="%H";
        }
        else
            TimeFormat="%H";

        String gp=getParameter("ShowDate");
        if (gp != null)
        {
            if (gp.equals("yes"))
                ShowDate=true;
        }

        gp=getParameter("ShowVersion");
        if (gp != null)
        {
            if (gp.equals("no"))
                ShowStatus=false;
        }

        // check if frame need to be displayed
        gp=getParameter("ShowFrame");
        if (gp != null)
        {
            if (gp.equals("no"))
            {
                use_frame=false;
                /*
                offset=0;
                base_width=89;
                base_height=20;
                */
            }
        }

        // check if fg and bg parameters are supplied
        fg=getParameter("fg");
        bg=getParameter("bg");

        //Print("TimeFormat= " + TimeFormat);

        tracker=new MediaTracker(this);
        try
        {
        // load the big image
            if ((fg == null) && (bg == null))
            {
                //Print("fg and bg null");
                big_image=getImage(getCodeBase(),"./dgstrip.gif");
                tracker.addImage(big_image,0);
            }
            else
            {
                rgb_image=getImage(getCodeBase(),"./dgstrip.gif");
                tracker.addImage(rgb_image,0);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {;}

        if ((fg != null) || (bg != null))
        {
            //Print ("fg or bg is not null");
            Color
                fgc,
                bgc;

            if (fg != null)
                fgc=lookupColor(true,fg);
            else
                fgc=Color.cyan;

            if (bg != null)
                bgc=lookupColor(false,bg);
            else
                bgc=Color.black;

            bg_color=bgc;
            ImageFilter f=new ColorFilter(fgc,bgc);
            ImageProducer producer=new FilteredImageSource(
                rgb_image.getSource(),f);
            big_image=this.createImage(producer);
        }

        // check for TZ
        int
            diff=0;
        String timezone=getParameter("TZ");
        if (timezone != null)
        {
            if (timezone.equals("LOCAL"))
                TimeDiff=0L;
            else
            {
                Date date=new Date();
                diff=checkTZ(timezone);
                TimeDiff=((long) date.getTimezoneOffset())*60000+diff*60000;
            }

        }

        try
        {
            buf_image=createImage(base_width,base_height);
        } catch (Exception e) {;}   //jdk 1.1 on osf found a problem
    }

    /**
     * taken from AlphaBullet applet by Jim Graham
     */
    private synchronized Color lookupColor(boolean bb,String colorname)
    {
        /**
         * boolean bb is true when looking color for foreground
         * we need this flag, so if color lookup fails, we can choose
         * contrasting colors for fg and bg
         */

        String lowername=colorname.toLowerCase();
        Color newcolor=(Color) colorCache.get(lowername);
        if (newcolor != null)
            return newcolor;

        int colorval;

        try
        {
            colorval=Integer.parseInt(lowername,16);
        } catch (NumberFormatException e)
          {
            if (bb == true)
                return (Color.cyan);
            else
                return (Color.black);
          }

        int r=(colorval >> 16) & 0xff;
        int g=(colorval >> 8) & 0xff;
        int b=(colorval & 0xff);

        newcolor=new Color(r,g,b);
        colorCache.put(lowername,newcolor);

        return (newcolor);
    }

    public void start()
    {
        if (timer == null)
        {
            timer=new Thread(this, "Dgclock");
            timer.start();
        }
    }

    public void run()
    {

        while (timer != null)
        {
            try
            {
               timer.sleep(1000);
            }catch (InterruptedException e)
             {
                break;
             }
            repaint();
        }
        timer=null;
    }

    public void paintApplet()
    {
        int
            i,
            j,
            k,
            x;

        Date
            now=new Date();

        int
            hour,
            minute,
            second;

        String
            hr,
            min,
            sec,
            today;

        Graphics
            gc;

        if (TimeDiff != 0L)
        {
            now.setTime(now.getTime()+TimeDiff);
        }
        hr=formatDate(TimeFormat,now);
        min=formatDate("%M",now);
        sec=formatDate("%S",now);

        if (ShowDate == true)
        {
            today=formatDate("%d",now);
        }
        else
            today="";


        if (tracker.statusID(0,true) == MediaTracker.COMPLETE)
        {

            //if (offset == 4)
            if (use_frame == true)
            {
                gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                //draw the frame
                gc.clipRect(0,0,base_width,base_height);
                gc.drawImage(big_image,0,0,this);
            }

            //draw the hour digit images
            for (i=0; i < hr.length(); i++)
            {
                gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                x=offset+(i*bdigit_width);
                gc.clipRect(x,offset,15,20);
                x=x-100-(hr.charAt(i)-'0')*bdigit_width;
                gc.drawImage(big_image,x,offset,null);
            }

            // draw the colon image
            gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
            x=offset+i*bdigit_width;
            gc.clipRect(x,offset,bdigit_width,bdigit_height);
            x=x-250;
            gc.drawImage(big_image,x,offset,null);
            i++;

            //draw the minute images
            for (j=0; j < min.length(); j++)
            {
                gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                x=offset+(i*bdigit_width);
                gc.clipRect(x,offset,15,20);
                x=x-100-(min.charAt(j)-'0')*bdigit_width;
                gc.drawImage(big_image,x,offset,null);
                i++;
            }

            // draw the second images
            for (j=0; j < sec.length(); j++)
            {
                gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                x=offset+(i*bdigit_width)+(j*sdigit_width);
                gc.clipRect(x,offset,sdigit_width,sdigit_height);
                x=x-100-(sec.charAt(j)-'0')*sdigit_width;
                gc.drawImage(big_image,x,offset-bdigit_height,null);
            }

            if (ShowDate == true)
            {
                for(k=0; k < today.length(); k++)
                {
                    gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                    x=offset+(i*bdigit_width)+(k*sdigit_width);
                    gc.clipRect(x,offset+sdigit_height+1,
                        sdigit_width,sdigit_height);
                    x=x-100-(today.charAt(k)-'0')*sdigit_width;
                    gc.drawImage(big_image,x,
                        offset+sdigit_height-bdigit_height,null);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public void update(Graphics g)
    {
        if (tracker.statusID(0,true) == MediaTracker.COMPLETE)
        {
            if (buf_image != null)
            {
                if (use_frame == false)
                {
                    Graphics gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                    gc.setColor(bg_color);
                    gc.fillRect(0,0,base_width,base_height);
                }
                paintApplet();
                g.drawImage(buf_image,0,0,this);
            }
            else
            {
                g.clearRect(0,0,base_width,base_height);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            g.drawString("Loading..",10,15);
        }
    }
// Left Pad a number
// taken from Clock2 by Per Reedtz Thomsen/Rachel Gollub
private String padElement(int expr, char padChar)
{
  String result = "";
  // I'm just padding 2 digit numbers
  if (expr < 10) result = result.concat(String.valueOf(padChar));
  result = result.concat(String.valueOf(expr));
  return(result);
}

// Format a date according to the formatting string.
// taken from Clock2 by Per Reedtz Thomsen/Rachel Gollub
private String formatDate(String fmt, Date d)
{
  String formattedDate = "";

  // Retrieve the specific date information
  int hour = d.getHours();
  int minute = d.getMinutes();
  int second = d.getSeconds();
  int monthDay = d.getDate();

  int US_Hour = hour < 13 ? hour : hour - 12;

  // Loop through the format string
  for(int i = 0; i < fmt.length(); i++)
  {
    if (fmt.charAt(i) == '%') // We've hit a formatting command...
    {
      i++; // Move past the '%' sign
      // Figure out the format.
      switch (fmt.charAt(i))
      {
      case 'H': // Hour -- 00 to 23
        formattedDate = formattedDate.concat(padElement(hour, '0'));
        break;
      case 'I': // Hour -- 01 to 12
        formattedDate = formattedDate.concat(padElement(US_Hour, '0'));
        //formattedDate=formattedDate.concat(String.valueOf(US_Hour));
        break;
      case 'M': // Minutes -- 00 to 59
        formattedDate = formattedDate.concat(padElement(minute, '0'));
        break;
      case 'd': // 2 digit month number
        formattedDate = formattedDate.concat(padElement(monthDay, '0'));
        break;
      case 'S': // Second -- 00 to 61 (leap seconds)
        formattedDate = formattedDate.concat(padElement(second, '0'));
        break;
      default:
        formattedDate = formattedDate.concat("??");
        break;
      }
    }
    else // A regular character
    {
      formattedDate = formattedDate.concat(String.valueOf(fmt.charAt(i)));
    }
  } // end for

  return(formattedDate);
}

    public void stop()
    {
        if (timer != null)
        {
           timer.stop();
           timer=null;
        }
    }


    public boolean handleEvent(Event evt)
    {
        switch(evt.id)
        {
            case Event.MOUSE_DOWN:
            {
                if (suspended)
                {
                    timer.resume();
                }
                else
                {
                    //Print ("Suspending..");
                    timer.suspend();
                }
                suspended = !suspended;
                break;
            }

            case Event.MOUSE_MOVE:
            {
                if (tracker.statusID(0,true) != MediaTracker.COMPLETE)
                {
                    showStatus("Loading image...please wait!");
                }
                else
                {
                    if (suspended == false)
                    {
                        if (ShowStatus == true)
                            showStatus("Dgclock 2.3 by [email]ma_muquit@fccc.edu[/email]");
                        else
                        {
                            String tz=getParameter("TZ");
                            if (tz != null)
                                showStatus(tz);
                            else
                                showStatus("your time");
                        }
                    }
                }
                break;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }

    /*
    public void Print(String str)
    {
        System.out.println(str);
    }
    */

}

// change a color of the image
class ColorFilter extends RGBImageFilter
{
    Color
        fgc,
        bgc;

    public ColorFilter(Color fg,Color bg)
    {
        fgc=fg;
        bgc=bg;
        canFilterIndexColorModel=true;
    }

    public int filterRGB(int x,int y,int rgb)
    {



        int r=(rgb >> 16) & 0xff;
        int g=(rgb >> 8) & 0xff;
        int b=(rgb >> 0) & 0xff;

        int fg_r=fgc.getRed();
        int fg_g=fgc.getGreen();
        int fg_b=fgc.getBlue();

        int bg_r=bgc.getRed();
        int bg_g=bgc.getGreen();
        int bg_b=bgc.getBlue();

        //System.out.println("bg r,g,b=" + bg_r + "," + bg_g + "," + bg_b);

        //change foreground
        if ((r == 0) && (g == 255) && (b == 255))
        {
            r=fg_r;
            g=fg_g;
            b=fg_b;
            if ((r == 0) && (g == 0) && (b ==0))
            {
                r=g=b=1;
            }
            //System.out.println("fg r,g,b=" + r + "," + g + "," + b);
        }

        //change background
        if ((r == 0) && (g == 0) && (b == 0))
        {
            r=bg_r;
            g=bg_g;
            b=bg_b;
        }

        return (rgb & 0xff000000) | (r << 16) | (g << 8) | (b << 0);
    }

}

That said there are other applets which could do but I like this one as it matches the calender which is also used on the sites. Any help in resolving issues would be much appreciated.

Some things you can do to help us help you:

1. Use code tags. There is a sticky at the top of the forum that explains how to use Java code tags to put your code in a format that will show up with line numbering next to it and indentation.

2. Try to point out specific sections of code (i.e. methods) that aren't working, tell us what they are supposed to be doing, what they are doing, or if they are causing compile time errors, point us towards those (along with the java code tags, just point out the line numbers).

I don't know if I'm being thick or what?!!! but can not see what you are referring to. Code tags can understand but cannot see where you are saying sticky at top of forum (forum or message box) if you are referring to message box have tried (#, TEX, etc) but line nos. do not show up. I am new to this forum so don't know my way around it yet, but will try ICODE and hope for the best and if line nos. show up the deprecated syntax line nos are in the javac error log and line no. for the 2nd problem is 249-262 and have enclosed them in quote, and hope this is the required format

import java.applet.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.image.*;
    import java.util.Hashtable;
    import java.util.*;

    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // Description: a simple digital clock in Java (1.0.2 applet)
    // Author: Muhammad A Muquit
    // email:  [email]ma_muquit@fccc.edu[/email]
    // URL:    [url]http://www.fccc.edu/users/muquit/Dgclock.html[/url]
    //
    // 12/05/1995           lets play with Java
    // 01/29/96             some clean up
    // 02/13/96             added ornamental frame
    //                      added 24 hr time format (TimeFormat)
    // 02/15/96             GMT+-hhmm to display time of any place (TZ)
    //                      date (ShowDate)
    // 03/13/96             using MediaTrcaker to stop incremental display
    //                      Suggested by Jim Graham
    // 03/16/96             display clock without frame.
    //                      shows version info while mouse is moved on the appl.
    //                      stop clock by clicking mouse
    // 10/29/1996           jdk 1.1 on DEC OSF1 found a syntax error
    // 11/02/1996           Version 2.2
    // 11/02/1996           uses an image strip instead of individual digit images
    //                      loads much faster.
    // 11/05/1996           Version 2.3
    //                      change fg & bg color on the fly
    //
    // Copyright:
    // This program is in the public domain. Do anything you like with it.
    // It would be nice if you give me credit for it tho.
    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    /*

    Example of calling convention:

    The default 24 hr format:

    <applet code="Dgclock.class" width=100 height=30></applet>

    To display time in 12 hr format:

    <applet code="Dgclock.class" width=100 height=30>
    <param name="TimeFormat" value="%I">
    </applet>

    To display NewYork time:

    <applet code="Dgclock.class" width=100 height=30>
    <param name="TZ" value="GMT-0500">
    </applet>

    12 or 24 hr format
    <param name="TimeFormat" value="%H">    (24 hr format - default)
    <param name="TimeFormat" value="%I">    (12 hr format)

    the format for value is GMT+-hhmm, for example

    <param name="TZ" value="GMT+0600">    (6 hours west of Greenwich meridian)
    <param name="TZ" value="GMT+0430">    (4 hours, 30 minutes
                                          west of Greenwich meridian)
    <param name="TZ" value="GMT+0000">    (Greenwich)
    <param name="TZ" value="GMT-0500">    (5 hours east of Greenwich meridian)

    <param name="ShowDate" value="yes">   (show date with time)
    <param name="ShowDate" value="no">   (don't show date - default)

    [QUOTE]<applet code="Dgclock.class" width=89 height=20>[/QUOTE]<param name="ShowFrame" value="no">   (do not wrap clock with frame)

    <param name="ShowVersion" value="no"> (do not show version info when the
                                           mouse cursor is moved on the applet)

    <param name="fg" value="color">       (change foreground color, color can be
                                           any of red,green,blue,cyan,magenta,
                                           yellow,orange,pink,black,white or 
                                           a 6 digit hex number like ff0000)

    <param name="bg" value="color">       (change background color)

    */

    public class Dgclock extends Applet implements Runnable
    {
        MediaTracker
            tracker;

        Thread
            timer=null;

        boolean
            suspended=false;

        Image
            big_image,
            buf_image;

        int
            bdigit_width=15;
        int
            bdigit_height=20;
        int
            sdigit_width=7;
        int
            sdigit_height=9;

        int
            base_width=100;

        int
            base_height=30;

        int
            offset=4;

        String
            TimeFormat="%H";

        long
            TimeDiff=0L;

        boolean
            ShowDate=false;
        boolean
            ShowStatus=true;

        boolean
            use_frame=true;

        Color
            bg_color=Color.black;

            /**
             * Cache of colors indexed by name or color-spec.
             */
            static Hashtable colorCache = new Hashtable();

            /**
             * Initialize the color hash table.
             */
            static
            {
                colorCache.put("red", Color.red);
                colorCache.put("green", Color.green);
                colorCache.put("blue", Color.blue);
                colorCache.put("cyan", Color.cyan);
                colorCache.put("magenta", Color.magenta);
                colorCache.put("yellow", Color.yellow);
                colorCache.put("orange", Color.orange);
                colorCache.put("pink", Color.pink);
                colorCache.put("white", Color.white);
                colorCache.put("black", Color.black);
            }


        int checkTZ(String TZ)
        {
           int
              d;

           int
                hr,
                min;

           int   
                counter=0;

           int diff=0; 

           hr=0;
           min=0;
           if (TZ != null)
           { 
                int length=TZ.length();
                if (length == 8)
                {
                    //Print("Length= " + length);
                    int c=TZ.charAt(3);
                    if ((c == '-') || (c == '+'))
                    {
                        String tzval=TZ.substring(4,8);
                        //Print("TZ value= " + tzval);

                        for (int i=0; i < tzval.length(); i++)
                        {
                            d=tzval.charAt(i);

                            if ( (d >= '0') && d <= '9')
                            {
                                if (counter < 2)  
                                    hr=hr*10+(d-'0');
                                else  
                                    min=min*10+(d-'0');
                                counter++;
                            }
                        }
                        //Print("Hour: " + hr + " Min: " + min);
                        diff=(hr*60)+min;
                        if (c == '-')
                            diff=(-diff);
                    }
                }
           }

           return diff;
        }  

        public void init()
        {
            int
                x,
                y;

            Image
                rgb_image=null;

            String
                fg,
                bg;

            fg=bg=null;
            // check if TimeFormat is supplied
            TimeFormat=getParameter("TimeFormat");
            if (TimeFormat != null)
            {
                if  ((!TimeFormat.equals("%I")) && (!TimeFormat.equals("%H")))
                    TimeFormat="%H";
            }
            else
                TimeFormat="%H";

            String gp=getParameter("ShowDate");
            if (gp != null)
            {
                if (gp.equals("yes"))
                    ShowDate=true;
            }

            gp=getParameter("ShowVersion");
            if (gp != null)
            {
                if (gp.equals("no"))
                    ShowStatus=false;
            }
    [QUOTE]
            // check if frame need to be displayed
            gp=getParameter("ShowFrame");
            if (gp != null)
            {
                if (gp.equals("no"))
                {
                    use_frame=false;
                    /*
                    offset=0;
                    base_width=89;
                    base_height=20;
                    */
                }
            }     

            [/QUOTE]// check if fg and bg parameters are supplied
            fg=getParameter("fg");
            bg=getParameter("bg");

            //Print("TimeFormat= " + TimeFormat);

            tracker=new MediaTracker(this);
            try
            {
            // load the big image
                if ((fg == null) && (bg == null))
                {
                    //Print("fg and bg null");
                    big_image=getImage(getCodeBase(),"./dgstrip.gif");
                    tracker.addImage(big_image,0);
                }
                else
                {
                    rgb_image=getImage(getCodeBase(),"./dgstrip.gif");
                    tracker.addImage(rgb_image,0);
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {;}

            if ((fg != null) || (bg != null))
            {
                //Print ("fg or bg is not null");
                Color
                    fgc,
                    bgc;

                if (fg != null)
                    fgc=lookupColor(true,fg);
                else
                    fgc=Color.cyan;

                if (bg != null)
                    bgc=lookupColor(false,bg);
                else
                    bgc=Color.black;

                bg_color=bgc;
                ImageFilter f=new ColorFilter(fgc,bgc);
                ImageProducer producer=new FilteredImageSource(
                    rgb_image.getSource(),f);
                big_image=this.createImage(producer);
            }

            // check for TZ
            int
                diff=0;
            String timezone=getParameter("TZ");
            if (timezone != null)
            {
                if (timezone.equals("LOCAL"))
                    TimeDiff=0L;
                else
                {
                    Date date=new Date();
                    diff=checkTZ(timezone);
                    TimeDiff=((long) date.getTimezoneOffset())*60000+diff*60000;
                }

            }

            try
            {
                buf_image=createImage(base_width,base_height);
            } catch (Exception e) {;}   //jdk 1.1 on osf found a problem
        }

        /**
         * taken from AlphaBullet applet by Jim Graham
         */
        private synchronized Color lookupColor(boolean bb,String colorname)
        {
            /**
             * boolean bb is true when looking color for foreground
             * we need this flag, so if color lookup fails, we can choose
             * contrasting colors for fg and bg
             */

            String lowername=colorname.toLowerCase();
            Color newcolor=(Color) colorCache.get(lowername);
            if (newcolor != null)
                return newcolor;

            int colorval;

            try
            {
                colorval=Integer.parseInt(lowername,16);
            } catch (NumberFormatException e)
              {
                if (bb == true)
                    return (Color.cyan);
                else
                    return (Color.black);
              }

            int r=(colorval >> 16) & 0xff;
            int g=(colorval >> 8) & 0xff;
            int b=(colorval & 0xff);

            newcolor=new Color(r,g,b);
            colorCache.put(lowername,newcolor);  

            return (newcolor);
        }

        public void start()
        {
            if (timer == null)
            {
                timer=new Thread(this, "Dgclock");
                timer.start();
            }
        }

        public void run()
        {

            while (timer != null)
            {
                try
                {
                   timer.sleep(1000);
                }catch (InterruptedException e)
                 {
                    break;
                 }
                repaint();
            }
            timer=null;
        }

        public void paintApplet()
        {
            int
                i,
                j,
                k,
                x;

            Date
                now=new Date();

            int
                hour,
                minute,
                second;

            String
                hr,
                min,
                sec,
                today;

            Graphics
                gc;

            if (TimeDiff != 0L)
            {
                now.setTime(now.getTime()+TimeDiff);
            }
            hr=formatDate(TimeFormat,now);
            min=formatDate("%M",now);
            sec=formatDate("%S",now);

            if (ShowDate == true)
            {
                today=formatDate("%d",now);
            }
            else
                today="";


            if (tracker.statusID(0,true) == MediaTracker.COMPLETE)
            {

                //if (offset == 4)
                if (use_frame == true)
                {
                    gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                    //draw the frame
                    gc.clipRect(0,0,base_width,base_height);
                    gc.drawImage(big_image,0,0,this);
                }

                //draw the hour digit images
                for (i=0; i < hr.length(); i++)
                {
                    gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                    x=offset+(i*bdigit_width);
                    gc.clipRect(x,offset,15,20);
                    x=x-100-(hr.charAt(i)-'0')*bdigit_width;
                    gc.drawImage(big_image,x,offset,null);
                }

                // draw the colon image
                gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                x=offset+i*bdigit_width;
                gc.clipRect(x,offset,bdigit_width,bdigit_height);
                x=x-250;
                gc.drawImage(big_image,x,offset,null);
                i++;

                //draw the minute images
                for (j=0; j < min.length(); j++)
                {
                    gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                    x=offset+(i*bdigit_width); 
                    gc.clipRect(x,offset,15,20);
                    x=x-100-(min.charAt(j)-'0')*bdigit_width;
                    gc.drawImage(big_image,x,offset,null);
                    i++;
                }

                // draw the second images
                for (j=0; j < sec.length(); j++)
                {
                    gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                    x=offset+(i*bdigit_width)+(j*sdigit_width);
                    gc.clipRect(x,offset,sdigit_width,sdigit_height);
                    x=x-100-(sec.charAt(j)-'0')*sdigit_width;
                    gc.drawImage(big_image,x,offset-bdigit_height,null);
                }

                if (ShowDate == true)
                {
                    for(k=0; k < today.length(); k++)
                    {
                        gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                        x=offset+(i*bdigit_width)+(k*sdigit_width);
                        gc.clipRect(x,offset+sdigit_height+1,
                            sdigit_width,sdigit_height);
                        x=x-100-(today.charAt(k)-'0')*sdigit_width;
                        gc.drawImage(big_image,x,
                            offset+sdigit_height-bdigit_height,null);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        public void update(Graphics g)
        {
            if (tracker.statusID(0,true) == MediaTracker.COMPLETE)
            {
                if (buf_image != null)
                {
                    if (use_frame == false)
                    {
                        Graphics gc=buf_image.getGraphics();
                        gc.setColor(bg_color);
                        gc.fillRect(0,0,base_width,base_height);
                    }
                    paintApplet();
                    g.drawImage(buf_image,0,0,this);
                }
                else
                {
                    g.clearRect(0,0,base_width,base_height);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                g.drawString("Loading..",10,15);
            }
        }
    // Left Pad a number
    // taken from Clock2 by Per Reedtz Thomsen/Rachel Gollub
    private String padElement(int expr, char padChar)
    {
      String result = "";
      // I'm just padding 2 digit numbers
      if (expr < 10) result = result.concat(String.valueOf(padChar));
      result = result.concat(String.valueOf(expr));
      return(result);  
    }

    // Format a date according to the formatting string.
    // taken from Clock2 by Per Reedtz Thomsen/Rachel Gollub
    private String formatDate(String fmt, Date d)
    {
      String formattedDate = "";

      // Retrieve the specific date information
      int hour = d.getHours();
      int minute = d.getMinutes();
      int second = d.getSeconds();
      int monthDay = d.getDate();

      int US_Hour = hour < 13 ? hour : hour - 12;

      // Loop through the format string
      for(int i = 0; i < fmt.length(); i++)
      {
        if (fmt.charAt(i) == '%') // We've hit a formatting command...
        {
          i++; // Move past the '%' sign
          // Figure out the format.
          switch (fmt.charAt(i))
          {
          case 'H': // Hour -- 00 to 23
            formattedDate = formattedDate.concat(padElement(hour, '0'));
            break;
          case 'I': // Hour -- 01 to 12
            formattedDate = formattedDate.concat(padElement(US_Hour, '0'));
            //formattedDate=formattedDate.concat(String.valueOf(US_Hour));
            break;
          case 'M': // Minutes -- 00 to 59
            formattedDate = formattedDate.concat(padElement(minute, '0'));
            break;
          case 'd': // 2 digit month number
            formattedDate = formattedDate.concat(padElement(monthDay, '0'));
            break;
          case 'S': // Second -- 00 to 61 (leap seconds)
            formattedDate = formattedDate.concat(padElement(second, '0'));
            break;
          default:
            formattedDate = formattedDate.concat("??");
            break;
          }
        }
        else // A regular character
        {
          formattedDate = formattedDate.concat(String.valueOf(fmt.charAt(i)));
        }
      } // end for

      return(formattedDate);
    }

        public void stop()
        {
            if (timer != null)
            {
               timer.stop();
               timer=null;
            }
        }


        public boolean handleEvent(Event evt)
        {
            switch(evt.id)
            {
                case Event.MOUSE_DOWN:
                {
                    if (suspended)
                    {
                        timer.resume();
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        //Print ("Suspending..");
                        timer.suspend();
                    }
                    suspended = !suspended;
                    break;
                }

                case Event.MOUSE_MOVE:
                {
                    if (tracker.statusID(0,true) != MediaTracker.COMPLETE)
                    {
                        showStatus("Loading image...please wait!");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if (suspended == false)
                        {
                            if (ShowStatus == true)
                                showStatus("Dgclock 2.3 by [email]ma_muquit@fccc.edu[/email]");
                            else
                            {
                                String tz=getParameter("TZ");
                                if (tz != null)
                                    showStatus(tz);
                                else
                                    showStatus("your time");
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    break;
                }
            }
            return true;
        }

        /*
        public void Print(String str)
        {
            System.out.println(str);
        }
        */

    }

    // change a color of the image
    class ColorFilter extends RGBImageFilter
    {
        Color
            fgc,
            bgc;

        public ColorFilter(Color fg,Color bg)
        {
            fgc=fg;
            bgc=bg;
            canFilterIndexColorModel=true;
        }

        public int filterRGB(int x,int y,int rgb)
        {



            int r=(rgb >> 16) & 0xff;
            int g=(rgb >> 8) & 0xff;
            int b=(rgb >> 0) & 0xff;

            int fg_r=fgc.getRed();
            int fg_g=fgc.getGreen();
            int fg_b=fgc.getBlue();

            int bg_r=bgc.getRed();
            int bg_g=bgc.getGreen();
            int bg_b=bgc.getBlue();

            //System.out.println("bg r,g,b=" + bg_r + "," + bg_g + "," + bg_b);

            //change foreground
            if ((r == 0) && (g == 255) && (b == 255))
            {
                r=fg_r;
                g=fg_g;
                b=fg_b;
                if ((r == 0) && (g == 0) && (b ==0))
                {
                    r=g=b=1;
                }
                //System.out.println("fg r,g,b=" + r + "," + g + "," + b);
            }

            //change background
            if ((r == 0) && (g == 0) && (b == 0))
            {
                r=bg_r;
                g=bg_g;
                b=bg_b;
            }

            return (rgb & 0xff000000) | (r << 16) | (g << 8) | (b << 0);
        }

    }
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