Menu not getting displayed!

[javabeginner29]

Hi guys! The below code opens the applet and the frame, but nothing is really getting displayed.. What could be the problem?

import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.event.*;


class MenuDemo extends Frame {
	
	String msg = " ";
	
	
	
	MenuDemo(String title){
		super(title);
		
		
	//create menu bar and add it to frame
	MenuBar mbar = new MenuBar();
	setMenuBar(mbar);	
		
	// create the menu items
	Menu File = new Menu("file");
		MenuItem item1 = new MenuItem("New");
		MenuItem item2 = new MenuItem("Open");
		File.add(item1);	
		File.add(item2);
		mbar.add(File);
		
		MyMenuHandler handler = new MyMenuHandler(this); 
		// register it to receive those events
		item1.addActionListener(handler); 
		item2.addActionListener(handler);
		
		MyWindowAdapter adapter = new MyWindowAdapter(this);
		// register it to receive those events 
		addWindowListener(adapter);
	}
		
		class MyWindowAdapter extends WindowAdapter{
			MenuDemo menuFrame;
			public MyWindowAdapter(MenuDemo menuFrame){
			this.menuFrame = menuFrame;
		    }
			public void windowClosing(WindowEvent we){
			menuFrame.setVisible(false);
		    }
		}
		
		class MyMenuHandler implements ActionListener, ItemListener { 
			MenuDemo menuFrame; 
			public MyMenuHandler(MenuDemo menuFrame) {
			this.menuFrame = menuFrame;
		    } 
			// Handle action events
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
			{
			String msg = "You selected ";
			String arg = (String)ae.getActionCommand();
			if(arg.equals("New..."))
			msg += "New.";
			else if(arg.equals("Open..."))
			msg += "Open.";
			}
			public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ie) {
				menuFrame.repaint();
			}
		}
		public void paint(Graphics g) {
			g.drawString(msg, 10, 10);
		}
	}
		
public class MenuFrame extends Applet {
	Frame f;
	public void init(){
		f = new MenuDemo("Menu Demo"); 
		int width = Integer.parseInt(getParameter("width"));
		int height = Integer.parseInt(getParameter("height"));
		setSize(new Dimension(width, height));
		f.setSize(width,height);
		f.setVisible(true);
	  }
	public void start() {
		f.setVisible(true);
	 }
    public void stop() {
	   f.setVisible(false);
    }
	
	}

[DarrylBurke]

Moved from New to Java

db

[DarrylBurke]

Why are you using the antiquated AWT when Swing has been around for more than 10 years?

db

[javabeginner29]

Im trying to learn core java...I am still not familiar with swing...

[DarrylBurke]

Swing *is* part of core Java, and has been for more than 10 years.

Would you opt to learn driving in one of these?

db

[javabeginner29]

I would surely do that .. but can you please let me know the fault with my program ?