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Re: Text delay

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On Friday, October 19, 2012 12:49:32 PM UTC-5, Eric Sosman wrote:
> On 10/19/2012 1:15 PM, K wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone know how to make certain text in a java application delay and display after the previous text
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> 
> 
> 	System.out.println("the previous text");
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> 	try {
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> 	    Thread.sleep(desired_delay_in_milliseconds);
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> 	} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
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> 	    System.out.println("This may be premature, but:");
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> 	}
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> 	System.out.println("certain text");
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> 
> 
>      In other words, you'll get no better answer today than you did
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> three days ago unless you explain your situation more clearly.
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> 
> 
> -- 
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> Eric Sosman
> 
> esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid

I think he wants to do what's called a Toast.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_(computing)

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Text delay K <kalezwe@gmail.com> - 2012-10-19 10:15 -0700
  Re: Text delay Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-10-19 13:49 -0400
    Re: Text delay bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-10-19 14:56 -0700
      Re: Text delay Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-19 18:18 -0700
  Re: Text delay Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-10-19 22:58 +0200
  Re: Text delay Rajiv Gupta <rajiv@invalid.com> - 2012-10-20 14:49 +1100
  Re: Text delay Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-10-20 19:37 -0700

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