Pool menu effect error

[Anonymust]

I use a java applet on several web pages that is no longer functioning
in my browser. I use IE 6 (fully patched). When I use Internet
options/Advanced to select the MS browser plug in for java, the applet
loads and functions correctly. When I select the Sun browser plug in
for java the applet doesn't load and Sun's console returns the
following gibberish. (I'm sure it isn't gibberish to everyone, just
me):

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: PoolMenu Version 1.0

Author: David Griffiths

This is an interactive applet class which takes an

image and covers it in virtual water.

For more information about this and other applets

go to http://www.demon.co.uk/davidg/spigots.htm

Created with Sun JDK 1.1

Unable to create Pool: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Width (-1)
and height (-1) cannot be <= 0

Unable to create next frame: java.lang.NullPointerException

java.lang.NullPointerException

at Pool.getImage(Pool.java:268)

at PoolMenu.paint(PoolMenu.java:490)

at sun.awt.RepaintArea.paint(Unknown Source)

at sun.awt.windows.WComponentPeer.handleEvent(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown
Source)

at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown
Source)

at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I attempted to contact the applet's author via the site listed in the
code above, but it is no longer hosted at that site. So I guess my
question is, does anyone know how to fix this so that the applet works
for IE 6 with Sun's plug in, or perhaps someone else has written a
newer script for this effect that I can download?

Thanking all in advance for time and attention to this issue.

 

[Hywel]

I use a java applet on several web pages that is no longer functioning
in my browser.

Have you asked in a Java newsgroup and read the documentation that came
with it?

 

[Anonymust]

Hywel says...

Have you asked in a Java newsgroup and read the documentation that came
with it?

1) This is where I was directed by a user in another forum. Am I still
in the wrong place? If not, could you please direct me to a more
appropriate group?

2) Yes, I've read all the documentation (minimal) and the applet has
worked fine for over a year, is still working fine, provided my MS
browser is using the MS java plug in. Once I change to Sun's plug in,
the applet completely fails on pages I have designed and when I go to
sites where others are using the same exact applet (same author, same
code), if it does load in my browser, the effect behaves in a sluggish
manner.

Thank you for taking the time to read and respond to my post.

 

[Hywel]

1) This is where I was directed by a user in another forum. Am I still
in the wrong place? If not, could you please direct me to a more
appropriate group?

A Java newsgroup. comp.lang.java, for example.

2) Yes, I've read all the documentation (minimal) and the applet has
worked fine for over a year, is still working fine, provided my MS
browser is using the MS java plug in. Once I change to Sun's plug in,
the applet completely fails on pages I have designed and when I go to
sites where others are using the same exact applet (same author, same
code), if it does load in my browser, the effect behaves in a sluggish
manner.

Perhaps the fault is with the browser. Try a proper one, such as
http://www.mozilla.org/