my crapplet has internal JPanels, and it was not repainting on load, only when the window was resized.

solution:

add this:
public void repaint(Graphics g){
update(g);
refreshUI(); //this is the function to redraw the GUI
}

You kids can have your Barry Bonds*. This man was a real ballplayer whose overindulgences were a lot like mine*. Too many hotdogs and beer*.

*Babe's AB: 8399; Bonds AB: 9230.