Have u able to implement a kind of progress bar while loading an applet? i have seen something like this in the previous jdk versions (currently using jdk1.4.1_01)in a form of a running text showing the classes to be loaded...which is fine just to let the user knows the status of loading but i don't know why this isn't anymore existing in the version i used. Actually, what the user wants is something like the window's feature when uploading and downloading files, can java do this when loading an applet?
It is possible to implement a progress bar in an applet and run it and then move on to another applet. Look at the API for JProgressBar. It should help. A good book would be Core Java 2: Swing.