Internet Explorer construction kit for dummies

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Title:

Personal Author:

Walnum, Clayton

Series:

--For dummies

Publication Information:

Indianapolis, IN : Wiley, 2005

Physical Description:

1 CD-ROM ; 12 cm

ISBN:

9780764574917

General Note:

Also available in printed version : TK5105.883.M53 W34 2005

Subject Term:

Internet (Computer network)

World wide web (Information retrieval system)

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You've heard the saying, "If you want something done right, do it yourself." Actually, most Internet browsers are done right. Chances are, you're comfortable with yours. Yet, you may want to build your own. You don't have to start from scratch-you can start with the Browser Construction Kit on the CD-ROM that comes with Internet Explorer Construction Kit for Dummies. Best of all, there's no programming required.

Whether you personalize your browser or build one just for your business, you can include features and functions not available with traditional browsers, including:

Log file: a list of all Web sites visited Alarm: an audible or popup alarm that signals the end of the time period used with the countdown timer Lock: prevents the custom browser from further browsing Approved list: list of Web sites to which browsing is limited Spy: screen captures taken once a minute Popular sites: a list of the most-visited sites

You can make your browser G-rated. That's great if you have curious kids and are concerned about adult sites and Internet safety or simply want to limit their browsing time. The ability to limit access to specific sites also comes in handy if you own a business and want customers in your store to be able to browse your online catalog, but not to comparison shop!

Written (and more importantly, programmed) by Clayton Walnum, author of Standard C++Bible and many other computer books, Internet Explorer Construction Kit For Dummies takes you step-by-step through:

Adding borders to give your browser a graphical theme Using window skin to add an image to your window's background Making the bar scene -assembling the toolbar, designing the menu bar, pulling together the status bar, and customizing the address bar Creating buttons and icons

In addition to your Browser Construction Kit, the bonus CD-ROM includes several sample projects you can create, sample graphics for creating custom buttons and skins, and an evaluation version of Paint Shop Pro8 so you can get down to work. You even have everything you need to create a browser with themed graphics, choosing from animal, art, music, sea, sports, or more.

Have fun creating your own personalized, custom-built browser. That way, it will be done just right for you!

Author Notes

Clayton Walnum is a programmer, editor, and computer-gaming fan. He has published hundreds of articles, programs, and reviews and has written or cowritten nearly 60 books

Introduction	p. 1
About This Book	p. 1
Conventions Used in This Book	p. 1
What You're Not to Read	p. 2
Foolish Assumptions	p. 2
How This Book Is Organized	p. 2
Icons Used in This Book	p. 4
Where to Go from Here	p. 4
Part I Making Your Own Internet Explorer	p. 5
Chapter 1 Exploring the Benefits of Browser Customization	p. 7
Application Simplification	p. 7
Special-Purpose Browsers	p. 8
Specific-Audience Browsers	p. 9
The Joy of Do-It-Yourself	p. 10
Browser Construction Kit Installation	p. 11
Browser Construction Kit Removal	p. 15
Chapter 2 Figuring Out What's Customizable	p. 17
The Kit Versus the Full Internet Explorer	p. 17
Window Elements	p. 19
The title bar and icon	p. 20
The window style and color	p. 21
The buttons and client area	p. 22
The Browser Pane	p. 23
Toolbars, Status Bars, and Menus	p. 24
The toolbar	p. 24
The status bar	p. 24
The menu bar	p. 25
Notes for Visual Basic Programmers	p. 25
Chapter 3 Meeting the Browser Construction Kit	p. 27
Microsoft Licensing	p. 27
The Browser Editor	p. 28
Starting the editor	p. 28
Introducing the toolbox	p. 29
Exploring the browser display pane	p. 30
Exploring the custom function pane	p. 30
Including Standard Browser Features	p. 32
Menu bar	p. 32
Toolbar	p. 33
Status bar	p. 33
Address bar	p. 33
Understanding Custom Browser Features	p. 34
Passwords and the locking mechanism	p. 34
Timers	p. 34
Clock	p. 34
Alarms	p. 35
Site-approval list	p. 35
Web browsing log	p. 35
Screen-capture "spy"	p. 35
Custom Web browser graphics	p. 36
Part II Customizing the Look of the Browser	p. 37
Chapter 4 Designing the Browser Window	p. 39
The Window Command Category	p. 39
The Window Color	p. 40
The Application Icon	p. 42
The Window Style	p. 43
The Normal style	p. 44
The Normal Unsizable style	p. 44
The Toolbox style	p. 46
The Toolbox Unsizable style	p. 46
The No Controls style	p. 47
Minimize, Maximize, and Close Buttons	p. 48
The Window Borders	p. 49
The Window Skin	p. 51
The Window Title	p. 52
Chapter 5 Adding the Browser Pane	p. 53
The Browser Command Category	p. 53
Pane Border Style	p. 55
Pane Position	p. 57
Pane Size	p. 58
Starting a Web Page	p. 59
Chapter 6 Assembling the Toolbar	p. 61
The Toolbar Command Category	p. 61
Toolbar Position	p. 64
Toolbar Image	p. 64
Button Types	p. 65
Back, Forward, Stop, Refresh, and Home buttons	p. 65
The Search button	p. 67
The Favorites button	p. 67
Chapter 7 Designing the Menu Bar	p. 69
The Menu Bar Command Category	p. 69
The Menus	p. 71
Chapter 8 Pulling Together the Status Bar	p. 73
The Status Bar Command Category	p. 73
Status Bar Position	p. 75
Status Bar Image	p. 76
The Status Bar Icon	p. 77
The Status Bar Clock	p. 78
The Status Bar Timer	p. 78
The Status Bar Date	p. 79
The Current URL	p. 80
Chapter 9 Customizing the Address Bar	p. 81
The Address Bar Command Category	p. 81
Address Bar Position	p. 83
Address Bar Image	p. 84
The Go Button	p. 85
The Favorites Buttons	p. 86
Part III Creating Browser Graphics	p. 87
Chapter 10 Introducing Paint Shop Pro	p. 89
Installing Paint Shop Pro	p. 89
Running Paint Shop Pro	p. 95
Chapter 11 Jazzing Up Your Browser with Borders	p. 99
Understanding Border Requirements	p. 99
Starting a New Border	p. 100
Filling the Background	p. 102
Changing the Rectangle to 3-D	p. 104
Painting a 3-D Rivet	p. 105
Adding the Rivet to the Border	p. 109
Saving the Border	p. 110
Chapter 12 Painting Skins	p. 113
Understanding Skin Requirements	p. 113
Starting a Skin	p. 114
Filling a Background with a Texture	p. 115
Filling a Background with a Pattern	p. 118
Filling a Background with a Gradient	p. 121
Chapter 13 Creating Toolbars	p. 125
Understanding Toolbar Requirements	p. 125
Starting a New Toolbar	p. 126
Filling the Toolbar's Background	p. 128
Adding a Sunburst Effect	p. 130
Adding a Graphic to the Toolbar	p. 132
Adding a 3-D Effect	p. 136
Chapter 14 Painting Status Bars	p. 139
Understanding Status Bar Requirements	p. 139
Starting a New Status Bar	p. 140
Filling the Status Bar's Background	p. 142
Adding the 3-D Effect	p. 144
Chapter 15 Manufacturing Buttons	p. 147
Understanding Button Requirements	p. 147
Starting a New Button	p. 148
Zooming In on the Button	p. 149
Filling the Button's Background	p. 150
Adding a 3-D Effect	p. 152
Adding an Image to Your Button	p. 153
Chapter 16 Producing Icons	p. 157
Getting an Icon Editor	p. 157
Understanding Icon Requirements	p. 158
Starting a New Icon	p. 158
Making an Icon from Scratch	p. 159
Making an Icon from an Existing Image	p. 162
Part IV Controlling the Behavior of the Browser	p. 165
Chapter 17 Controlling Access to Internet Sites	p. 167
Using the Internet Alarm	p. 167
Setting Up an Approved-Sites List	p. 170
Chapter 18 Incorporating Passwords and Tracking Time Online	p. 173
Using the Password System	p. 173
Recovering Your Password	p. 174
Using Timers	p. 178
Setting the timer options	p. 178
Associating an alarm with the countdown timer	p. 179
Chapter 19 Keeping Track of Visited Sites	p. 181
Generating Web Site Log Files	p. 181
Starting a log file	p. 182
Viewing and deleting a log file	p. 182
Generating Automatic Screen Captures	p. 182
Starting screen captures	p. 183
Viewing and deleting screen captures	p. 183
Chapter 20 Exploring a Browser Script File	p. 187
What the Editor Does	p. 187
The Seven Attribute Groups	p. 188
Attribute Settings	p. 189
The Simplest Script File	p. 190
A Complete Script File	p. 191
The Window Attributes Section	p. 194
The Browser Attributes Section	p. 196
The Toolbar Attributes Section	p. 197
The Status Bar Attributes Section	p. 199
The Menu Bar Attributes Section	p. 200
The Function Attributes Section	p. 204
The Address Bar Attributes Section	p. 204
Part V Designing Customized Web Browser Projects	p. 207
Chapter 21 Developing a General-Use Web Browser	p. 209
Creating the Window	p. 209
Adding the Menu Bar	p. 212
Adding the Toolbar	p. 214
Adding the Status Bar	p. 216
Adding the Address Bar	p. 218
Adding the Browser Pane	p. 220
Compiling the Custom Browser	p. 222
Chapter 22 Coming Up with a Child's Web Browser	p. 223
Creating the Window	p. 223
Adding the Menu Bar	p. 227
Adding the Toolbar	p. 228
Adding the Address Bar	p. 230
Adding the Browser Pane	p. 232
Adding Child Safety Features	p. 234
Compiling the Custom Browser	p. 235
Chapter 23 Designing a Special-Topic Browser	p. 237
Creating the Window	p. 237
Adding the Menu Bar	p. 241
Adding the Toolbar	p. 243
Adding the Status Bar	p. 245
Adding the Address Bar	p. 248
Adding the Browser Pane	p. 250
Compiling the Custom Browser	p. 251
Chapter 24 Developing a Dedicated-Site Browser	p. 253
Creating the Window	p. 253
Adding the Menu Bar	p. 256
Adding the Toolbar	p. 257
Adding the Status Bar	p. 259
Adding the Browser Pane	p. 261
Compiling the Custom Browser	p. 263
Chapter 25 Creating a Spy Browser	p. 265
Creating the Window	p. 265
Adding the Menu Bar	p. 268
Adding the Toolbar	p. 270
Adding the Status Bar	p. 272
Adding the Browser Pane	p. 274
Adding the Address Bar	p. 276
Adding the Spy Features	p. 278
Compiling the Spy Browser	p. 279
Chapter 26 Designing a Library Browser	p. 281
Creating the Window	p. 281
Adding the Menu Bar	p. 284
Adding the Toolbar	p. 285
Adding the Status Bar	p. 288
Adding the Address Bar	p. 290
Adding the Browser Pane	p. 292
Compiling the Custom Browser	p. 293
Chapter 27 Getting a Laugh with an April Fool's Browser	p. 295
Creating the Window	p. 295
Adding the Menu Bar	p. 298
Adding the Toolbar	p. 299
Adding the Status Bar	p. 301
Adding the Address Bar	p. 303
Adding the Browser Pane	p. 305
Compiling the Custom Browser	p. 307
Chapter 28 Constructing a Sheet-Metal Browser	p. 309
Creating the Window	p. 309
Adding the Menu Bar	p. 312
Adding the Toolbar	p. 313
Adding the Status Bar	p. 314
Adding the Address Bar	p. 315
Adding the Browser Pane	p. 317
Compiling the Custom Browser	p. 318
Part VI The Part of Tens	p. 319
Chapter 29 Ten More Browser Ideas	p. 321
The Animal Theme	p. 321
The Art Theme	p. 323
The Music Theme	p. 325
The Sea Theme	p. 326
The Sports Theme	p. 328
The Stamps Theme	p. 330
The Browse-Only Browser	p. 332
The Traditional Theme	p. 333
The Minimal Browser	p. 335
The Dream Browser	p. 337
Chapter 30 Ten Tools and Resources for Web Browser Builders	p. 339
Microsoft Paint	p. 339
ImageForge	p. 340
Adobe Photoshop	p. 340
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET	p. 340
Visual Basic .NET For Dummies	p. 341
MSDN	p. 341
Internet Explorer Programming Support Center	p. 341
IEAK	p. 342
Your Favorite Internet Search Engine	p. 342
Microsoft Windows Update	p. 342
Appendix What's on the CD-ROM	p. 345
System Requirements	p. 345
Using the CD	p. 346
What You'll Find on the CD	p. 346
Author-created material	p. 346
Paint Shop Pro	p. 346
Troubleshooting	p. 347
Index	p. 349

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