So, I am working on a new project(trying to keep busy).

I want to have text either appear on the screen as a HUD, but I don't really like that or I was thinking maybe I could do either of these two:

1. Find a way to pass the information to an external "text box" to the right of my GLCanvas(viewport), but I'm not exactly sure how to do that. I do know how to use Swing but I'm not sure exactly how to do it for applets, especially with a GLCanvas already on it.

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2. Is it possible to pass information from an applet to say, PHP or HTML or JavaScript actively on a page? I wouldn't see how, or if it'd be worth it. I just figured I'd ask.

Just like exploring my options, and learning new things. The main reason why I don't want to do a HUD is just for FPS sake, and I want this to be a clean looking applet, not some Graphics class stretched around text HUD on-top of my already dodgey 3-D world.

For number one I mean this.

<img src="http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk420/SmaerdsDreams/Untitled.gif">
(sorry I had a little too much fun drawing that picture lol)
Have a GLCanvas and GUI (panel?). Do all GUI's work for all systems if they have the proper JDK? I had a friend who on Mac OS 10(I think) couldn't run a reallllly simple applet I made that literally just had a button and a text box. But on all windows versions it worked fine.


The second one seems complicated, haha.

I'm just trying to save on not really FPS but CPU and visual memory, I want this to be a fast load, a smooth run, and an overall nice presentation.

you just have to size your GLCanvas and your gui component to half of the with , no ?

Got it woo hoo! Thanks