Logic Error with keyListener.

I have a problem with a keyListener that's absolutely beyond me as to what the problem is. I'm trying to get basic one-character user input working provided that it doesn't use any special text boxes. As a test in my paint() method, I have a String drawn if the char is equal to 'c'.

All I know is that the String isn't printing, and the program will not terminate without the aid of Window's Task Manager.


Here's my code:

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
/*
<applet code="SaveChristmas" width=300 height=50>
</applet>
*/

public class SaveChristmas extends JApplet implements KeyListener
{
    boolean pause;
    char ch = 0;
    String s = "HW";
    
    public void init()
    {
        char ch;
        addKeyListener(this);
    }
    
    public void start()
    {
        pause = false;
        setFocusable(true);
    }
    
    public void run()
    {
        for( ; ; )
        {
            //try
            {
                repaint();
                if(pause)
                    break;
            }
            //catch(InterruptedException exc) {}
        }
    }
    
    public void stop()
    {
        pause = true;
        setFocusable(false);
    }
    
    public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e)
    {
        ch = e.getKeyChar();
        run();
    }
    
    @Override
    public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
    {
    }
    
    @Override
    public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e)
    {
    }
    
    public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
        if(ch == 'c')
            g.drawString(s, 50, 50);
    }
}

What I've tried:

• setting focus on the JApplet
  
• putting a call to run() in the key listener
  
• getting rid of the call to run() in the key listener and moving the setting of the char to the run method