object orientated applications in html/internet

[Robert Jager]

hopefully someone can help me!
i have some advanced knowledge about webdesign (html, css, javascript, perl), but in general i�m a business student.
i have to create a program which should run in a browser (in the internet).
program characteristics:
it should be possible to click on objects (rectangles, triangles, diamonds, ...) and to move them in the window to replace them. they should be placed in certain resizeable boxes in the window, for example the green and the blue rectangle only in box number one and all triangles in box number two, ...
the final task is to create a simple workflow system.
my question is:
am i able to create this program with java and if yes, where should i start learning it to solve my problem in the best way.
i hope someone can help me,
greetings from the heart of Europe,
Robi.

[Cindy Glass]

Absolutely you can do this with Java. How much Java do you know??? You should get through the basics before trying to solve a specific problem like this.
Do you have an OO background at all?

[Nathan Pruett]

Robi,
Yes, this problem is probably better suited to Java than any of the other web technologies you mentioned... ( You may possibly be able to do it with a combination of CSS and JavaScript, but I personally think it would be easier to do in Java... once you learn the language of course! )
Once you learn a little bit of basic Java look into the AWT ( GUI framework used by applets ), specifically concentrating on the Image and Graphics classes ( for drawing images and shapes ) and the MouseListener and MouseMotionListener interfaces ( for listening for mouse events ).
Good luck!
-Nate

[Robert Jager]

Originally posted by Cindy Glass:
Absolutely you can do this with Java. How much Java do you know??? You should get through the basics before trying to solve a specific problem like this.
Do you have an OO background at all?

Thanks Cindy!
Honestly I even don�t know what an OO background is! Today is the first day I was confronted really with JAVA, so I have to download the necessary tools and start from the very beginning. But I think I will learn quickly and of course I�ll start with the basics. Anyway, thanks for the quick confirmation that I was thinking about the right program.
If you have a certain idea or advice for me how to start I would be very happy, but anyway, I have to learn almost everything by myself. thank you
Robi. (from Vienna)