java applets and applications:difference

["Jonathan Smith" <jon_1_5@hotmail.com>]

I wrote an applet that has a lamp cutting on and off while the lamp is 
blinking. I was wondering(I do a lot of that), how could I turn this applet 
into an application. I like to create applications more than applets, but 
the book I have is more applet centered. My hope is that someone could teach 
me how to convert applets to applications; in it's basic form such as the 
start method, init method and so on. Also, how do I use the Graphics and 
color classes in my applications?
One last question: Is it really easier to create applets than applications? 
It just seems that way to me because the majority of java programs I see are 
applets?  Now, this is the code I want to convert:


import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Color;
public class lampapp extends java.applet.Applet implements Runnable {
    //run1 is the running thread. x is the true/false value determining
    //wether the lamp is on or off. lampplace is where the first ring
    //of the lamp string is. lampstate is a value == 0 or 1 which
    //controls wether the lamp is on or off.
    Thread run1;
    boolean x;
    int lampplace;
    int lampstate;
public void init() {
    setBackground(Color.black);
    lampstate = 0;
    }
public void start () {
    if (run1 == null) {
    run1 = new Thread(this);
    run1.start ();
}
}
public void stop () {
    if (run1 != null) {
        run1.stop();
        run1 = null;
    }
}
public void pause(int time) {
    try{Thread.sleep(time);}
    catch (InterruptedException e){ }
}
public boolean lampon () {
    //when lampon is called, it returns true, stating that the lamp is on
   boolean a = true;
   return a;
}
public boolean lampoff () {
//when lampoff is called, it returs false,stating that the lamp is off
    boolean b = false;
    return b;
}
public void run () {
    while (true) {
        //continue to cut the light on and off as long as true;which
        //is forever
        int i;         //the counter variable for the for loop
        for (i=70;i <=73; i +=3) {    //this for loop increases
        //the value of i.i determines where the pull-
        //chain will be.
        lampplace = i;  //where the start of the top of the lamp string
        //will be.I must also repaint it saying that the lamp string
        //has moved. this is for when it is going down
        repaint();  //this repaint method is for the down chain
        pause(400); //stop for 500 milliseconds. pause is my method
        }
        int w;
        for (w=73;w >=70; w -=3) {  //this for loop does the same
        //thing as the other one. only it is for going up
        lampplace = w;
        repaint(); //this repaint method is for the chain going down
        pause(200);
        }
        /*All the stuff above is just for the chain going up then
        down. Now I will have a variable-int- that will determine
        wether to call lampon or lampoff. If the variable == 0 then
        call lampoff and if 1 call lampon or vice versa.*/
        if (lampstate == 0) {
            x = lampon();
            /*I don't make lampstate = 1 here because if I did the
            statement below this would would just make the lamp dark
            everytime before it even got painted light. I declare it
            in the paint method.*/
        }
        if (lampstate == 1) {
            x = lampoff();
            /*neither do I make lampstate = 0 here because mentally
            it is just easier for me to recognize what is going on.
            It, too, is declared in paint*/
        }
        repaint();  //I repaint the screen and pause for 2 seconds
        pause(100);
    }
}

/*Note. I wanted to override the update method, but it may take too
long. I may add it in later. Right now I want to test everything and
see if it works.*/

public void paint(Graphics g) {
    //draw the lamp
    //the lamp shade
    //shade.top(joke)
    g.setColor(Color.green);
    g.drawLine(45,40,95,40);
    //shade.leftside
    g.drawLine(45,40,35,85);
    //shade.leftbottom
    g.drawLine(35,85,53,85);
    //shade.rightside
    g.drawLine(95,40,105,85);
    //shade.rightbottom
    g.drawLine(105,85,87,85);
    //lamp.leftside
    g.setColor(Color.red);
    g.drawArc(47,80,29,63,90,135);
    //lamp.rightside
    g.drawArc(64,80,29,63,90,-135);
    //lamp.bottomcircle
    g.drawArc(35,123,64,30,123,278);
    //bulb.left
    g.drawLine(61,71,61,81);
    //bulb.right
    g.drawLine(79,81,79,71);
    //bulb.top
    g.drawArc(58,44,25,30,228,-270);

    //draw the chain
    g.setColor(Color.blue);
    g.drawLine(100,lampplace,100,lampplace + 3);
    g.drawLine(100,lampplace + 7,100,lampplace + 10);
    g.drawLine(100,lampplace + 14,100,lampplace + 17);
    g.drawLine(100,lampplace + 21,100,lampplace + 24);
    g.drawLine(100,lampplace + 28,100,lampplace + 31);
    g.drawLine(100,lampplace + 35,100,lampplace + 38);
    g.drawLine(100,lampplace + 42,100,lampplace + 45);
    g.fillRect(98,lampplace + 47,4,4);

    //if lampon is called then x = true and that means the lamp
    //is on
    if (x == true) {
        g.setColor(Color.yellow);
        g.fillOval(63,53,15,15);
        lampstate = 1;
        g.drawString("Lamplight Productions", 30, 8);
    }
    //if lampoff is called the x = false and that means the lamp is
    //off
    if (x == false) {
        g.setColor(Color.black);
        g.fillOval(63,53,15,15);
        lampstate = 0;
        g.drawString("                     ", 30, 8);
    }



}
}

Thanks so much



                                      Peace and God bless
                                         Jonathan Smith

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