Simple button applet help

Question

ok, i'm working on a project involving buttons, and i finished it and it compiles fine, but when i run the applet (using textpad), nothign shows up.
i decided to make a new applet of only the frame and buttons, and i got the same problem. here is the simple one.
import java.util.*;
import java.applet.Applet;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
public class framek extends JApplet
     public static final int WIDTH = 600;
     public static final int HEIGHT = 300;
     public void framek()
          JFrame myWindow = new JFrame();
          myWindow.setSize(WIDTH, HEIGHT);
     Container contentPane = myWindow.getContentPane();
          contentPane.setBackground(Color.blue);
          contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          JPanel button = new JPanel();
          button.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
          JButton convert = new JButton("Translate");
          button.add(convert);
          JButton delete = new JButton("Delete");
          button.add(delete);
          contentPane.add(button, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
i might have made some mistakes in the shortening of my project (such as variables that arent used) but i just need help with getting the buttons and background things to show. I used very similar programs in a textbook and on the web to check and they worked fine on textpad, and this doesnt. its probably a very simple thing that i forgot but i cant find it yet, as i am fairly new to swing.
any help is appreciated thanks

Answer 1

/*  <applet code="HelloApplet" width="600" height="300"></applet>
*  use: >appletviewer HelloApplet.java
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
public class HelloApplet extends JApplet
    public static final int WIDTH = 600;
    public static final int HEIGHT = 300;
    public void init()
        Container contentPane = getContentPane();
        contentPane.setBackground(Color.blue);
        contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        JPanel button = new JPanel();
        button.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
        JButton convert = new JButton("Translate");
        button.add(convert);
        JButton delete = new JButton("Delete");
        button.add(delete);
        contentPane.add(button, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    /** this is a convenience method */
    public static void main(String[] args)
        JApplet applet = new HelloApplet();
        JFrame myWindow = new JFrame();
        myWindow.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        myWindow.add(applet);
        myWindow.setSize(WIDTH, HEIGHT);
        myWindow.setLocation(200,200);
        applet.init();
        myWindow.setVisible(true);
}