[Blink] by Arthur van Hoff

// I love blinking things.
// author Arthur van Hoff

import java.awt.*;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

public class test005 extends java.applet.Applet implements Runnable {
    Thread blinker;
    String lbl;
    Font font;
    int speed;

    public void init() {
        font = new java.awt.Font("TimesRoman", Font.PLAIN, 36);
        String att = getParameter("speed");
        speed = (att == null) ? 400 : (1000 / Integer.valueOf(att).intValue());
        att = getParameter("lbl");
        lbl = (att == null) ? "(^o^)/ Blink Text Message (^o^)/" : att;
        setBackground(Color.black);
    }
    
    public void paint(Graphics g) {
        int x = 0, y = font.getSize(), space;
        int red = (int)(Math.random() * 50);
        int green = (int)(Math.random() * 50);
        int blue = (int)(Math.random() * 256);
        Dimension d = size();

        g.setColor(Color.black);
        g.setFont(font);
        FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics();
        space = fm.stringWidth(" ");
        for (StringTokenizer t = new StringTokenizer(lbl) ; t.hasMoreTokens() ; ) {
            String word = t.nextToken();
            int w = fm.stringWidth(word) + space;
            if (x + w > d.width) {
                x = 0;
                y += font.getSize();
            }
            if (Math.random() < 0.5) {
                g.setColor(new java.awt.Color((red + y * 30) % 256, (green + x / 3) % 256, blue));
            } else {
                g.setColor(Color.black);
            }
            g.drawString(word, x, y);
            x += w;
        }
    }

    public void start() {
        blinker = new Thread(this);
        blinker.start();
    }
    public void stop() {
        blinker.stop();
    }
    public void run() {
        while (true) {
        try {Thread.currentThread().sleep(speed);} catch (InterruptedException e){}
            repaint();
        }
    }
}