Better Message Applet

//  this applet gets two messages and font info from the html file and displays
//  the messages on a yellow background in blue letters using the given font

import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;

public class BetterMsgApplet extends Applet
{
    String theMessage;
    String secondMessage;
    int size;
    String fontName;
    Font theFont;

//  get info from the html file, set up the messages, font and background color

    public void init()
    {
        theMessage = getParameter("message");
        secondMessage = getParameter("another");
        size = Integer.parseInt(getParameter("textsize"));
        fontName = getParameter("font");
        theFont = new Font(fontName,Font.BOLD, size);
        this.setBackground(Color.yellow);
    }

//  set the color for the words and display the applet

    public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
        g.setFont(theFont);
        g.setColor(Color.blue);
        g.drawString(theMessage,50,100);
        g.drawString(secondMessage, 50,200);
    }
}