How to Speed Up an Applet

Computer programmers create applets to perform basic opperations like movement between Web pages.

Java is an Internet-based programming language that can be downloaded to any computer. An applet is a program written in this language that can also run in HTML. Applets can be opened in Internet browsers such as Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome. If the speed of your applet is not as fast as you want, you can increase it by editing the script in Java.

Instructions

1. Open the applet script you wish to increase the speed of in Java.

2. Find the line that's similar to "<PARAM NAME="SPEED" VALUE="100">." Your line may not contain "100" but it will have a number at the end.

3. Press the "ctrl" and the "F" key, if you cannot find the line. A search bar will appear. Type "speed" into this search bar, and it will bring up the line you need.

4. Change the number represented by "100" in step 2 to "100," if it's lower than this figure. Save the applet, and open it in your browser to check the speed. If it's still not fast enough, reopen the applet in Java.

5. Increase the "100" figure by 10, and save the applet. Reopen it in your browser to test the speed. Continue doing this until you are happy with the speed of the applet.

References

• Web Source; Java Applets Tutorial; David Sosnowski
• Webopedia: Applet