The only way (that I know...) to show a
realMenuBar in an
Applet(AWT) is to launch a Frame from the Applet and show the MenuBar on it. If you are using a JApplet(Swing) you can add a JMenuBar directly to it.
You can also "fake" the functionality of a MenuBar in an AWT Applet by using PopupMenus... the following code illustrates the use of PopupMenus in an Applet: