SAP has an issue with applets where they need our (Sun's) help. The problem is that applets which are embedded into the page are not started immediately, but only when scrolled into view.
                                                                                 
Attached are the test cases to reproduce the problem. The first one (test1.html) just contains the applet. As soon as the page is loaded the applet is started (status bar shows "Applet AnalogUhr started). In the second one, there is a large div above the applet, so the page gets a scrollbar and the applet is outside of the visible area of the screen. In this case the applet is started, only when the page is scrolled down.
SAP expects to get the applet started and to be able to communicate with it if it is embedded in the page, not only if it is currently visible.
The following preconditions have to be fulfilled in the HTML page for this problem to occur:

At least one script and one style block must exist in the page, and either width or height of the applet must be percentual.