These document is only of interest to those building a web site. It is not important if you are just experimenting with creating your own Java applets.
We have recently added two zip files to our Java files. They are called ALViewer.zip and ALCore.zip. They are used to improve performance for clients viewing our applets. Here's how they work.
The zip files contain a combination of key java classes all compressed into a single file. Certain broswers, such as Netscape Navigator 3.0 and some versions of Internet Explorer can recognize these zipped files, if you include the appropriate Applet tags in your web pages. The advantage of using them is that the client can download these zipped files in a single hit to the server, rather than having to download each class file separately.
Here's an example of how to use the applet tag in your html page that downloads the ALCore.zip file. It must appear on each html page that uses your ActionLine applets if you want to give your viewers the benefits of enhanced performance. The ALCore.zip file is approximately 62K in size, and contains the basic classes used by most ActionLine applets.
The ALViewer.zip file contains the entire class library for ActionLine and is about 129K in size. To call it from your html page, use the following applet tag:
