There are a couple of ways to close an applet.. In processing at least, you can click the X in the corner of the window, or hit ESC, or even call exit(); from within the code.

My problem is that when closing the applet by clicking the X, it doesn't shut down properly.

take this example:
Code:

PApplet This = this;
void setup()
{
  size(200,200);
  new Disp();
}

void draw()
{
  
}

public class Disp{
  Disp()
  {
    This.registerDispose(this);
  }
  
  void dispose()
  {
    println("EXITED");
  }
}
 

This will output on ESC, and exit();, but not when the user closes the applet.

Is closing the applet with X, the same as closing the browser-window? or is it the same as hitting esc? ..

-seltar