October 1998
Useful Jave Frameworks
A Design Pattern For Inter-Applet Communications
By Joseph Cozad
As network-based Java applications proliferate, so do the number of applets. Keeping track of them in context gets easier with Joseph's solutions for inter-applet communication.
A Multithreaded Server In Java
By Mani Malarvannan
Mani steps outside of the typical HTTP-driven client/server environment for the Web and develops a lightweight, distributed framework in Java, and then extends it by implementing a simple address-book application.
Automating PDF Objects For Interactive Publishing
By Nassib Nassar
Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) is one of the most common non-HTML formats for structured documents on the Web. As Nassib unwraps the file's format, he shows how they can be wrapped back in Java for dynamic, Web-driven publishing.
C O L U M N S :
Webmaster's Domain
Log analysis is becoming big business. Lincoln D. Stein shows you how to combine conventional Web wisdom with MySQL to create a useful database-driven analyzer.
Visual Designer
Photoshop 5.0 is finally here! Lynda Weinman evaluates Adobe's latest from a unique Web-design standpoint, and compares its features with those of Fireworks and ImageReady.
Database Developer
How real is the Y2K problem? Real enough, and using modern Web development tools
doesn't mean you're immune. Ken North walks you through some issues to help you cope in the first of a two-part series.
Programming with Perl
Sometimes you really have to work backwards! In this month's column, Randal L. Schwartz turns straight HTML into something usable with Perl's CGI.pm module.
Java@Work
IBM's Visual Age products have a history as some of the best on the market, but is visual Java programming real? Find out with Al Williams as he explores Visual Age for Java.
Beyond HTML
After struggling with drop-down lists and frames, Michael Floyd realizes that he can simplify his navigation maintenance problems with XML. This month he shares his approach with you.
D E P A R T M E N T S :
Script Junkie
Link-text rollovers are a cool effect available in Cascading Style Sheets, Level
2. Unfortunately this feature can only be implemented in IE4. Howard Spector shows you a workaround for Netscape Communicator using DHTML and JavaScript.
Lab Note
While Perl and Java fight for dominance on the Web, Brian Jepson explains how to reach middle ground by using Larry Wall's Java-Perl Library, part of the Perl Resource Kit.
The Home Page
Editor-in-Chief, Bob Kaehms tells you a story of "One Hundred Years of Java."
News & Notes
A Refreshing Cup of Java; Python Language Override.
The Last Page
Editorial Director Dale Dougherty talks about "'Tis a Gift To Be Simple."
