import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;

public class ChoiceApplet extends Applet
{
    Choice menu;
    Color color;

    public void init()
    {
	setBackground(Color.black);
        Choice menu = new Choice();

        menu.addItem("White");
        menu.addItem("Red");
        menu.addItem("Green");
        menu.addItem("Blue");

        add(menu);

        color = Color.white;
    }

    public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
        Font font = new Font("TimesRoman", Font.BOLD, 24);
        int height = font.getSize();
        g.setFont(font);

        g.setColor(color);

        g.drawString("This text is drawn in", 32, 75);
        g.drawString("the color selected from", 32, 75+height);
        g.drawString("the above choice menu.", 32, 75+2*height);
    }

    public boolean action(Event evt, Object arg)
    {
        if (evt.target instanceof Choice)
            HandleMenu(arg);

        return true;
    }

    protected void HandleMenu(Object item)
    {
        if (item == "White")
            color = Color.white;
        else if (item == "Red")
            color = Color.red;
        else if (item == "Green")
            color = Color.green;
        else
            color = Color.blue;

        repaint();
    }
}