How to configure policy file to access files on local system?

Hi I have an applet that needs to read some xml files and a ttf file to load dynamically some font...from the local file system... I have read this

"If a Java 2 applet needs to access local system resources, the local system must have a policy file configured to allow the access, and that policy file might require the applet be signed. "

so how can configure this file and where is this file?

I really do not want to go through all about signing applets etc... because it seams too complicated

can the applet read these files without all this hassle signing

all help appriciated.

thanks

[647 byte] By [dirre] at [2007-9-26 4:03:19]