• Author:
  • Walnum, Clayton
• Subject:
  Computer Programming / Software Development
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  22/10/2004
• Price:
  $37.99
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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!

Award-winning author Clayton Walnum has been writing about computers since the early ’80s. During that time, he’s published nearly 60 books and hundreds of articles and reviews. He’s also published fiction, humor, and interviews. Clay has a degree in Computer Science and is the former editor of two nationally distributed Atari computer magazines, ANALOG and ST-Log.

Introduction.

Part I: Making Your Own Internet Explorer.

Chapter 1: Exploring the Benefits of Browser Customization.

Chapter 2: Figuring Out What’s Customizable.

Chapter 3: Meeting the Browser Construction Kit.

Part II: Customizing the Look of the Browser.

Chapter 4: Designing the Browser Window.

Chapter 5: Adding the Browser Pane.

Chapter 6: Assembling the Toolbar.

Chapter 7: Designing the Menu Bar.

Chapter 8: Pulling Together the Status Bar.

Chapter 9: Customizing the Address Bar.

Part III: Creating Browser Graphics.

Chapter 10: Introducing Paint Shop Pro.

Chapter 11: Jazzing Up Your Browser with Borders.

Chapter 12: Painting Skins.

Chapter 13: Creating Toolbars.

Chapter 14: Painting Status Bars.

Chapter 15: Manufacturing Buttons.

Chapter 16: Producing Icons.

Part IV: Controlling the Behavior of the Browser.

Chapter 17: Controlling Access to Internet Sites.

Chapter 18: Incorporating Passwords and Tracking Time Online.

Chapter 19: Keeping Track of Visited Sites.

Chapter 20: Exploring a Browser Script File.

Part V: Designing Customized Web Browser Projects.

Chapter 21: Developing a General-Use Web Browser.

Chapter 22: Coming Up with a Child’s Web Browser.

Chapter 23: Designing a Special-Topic Browser.

Chapter 24: Developing a Dedicated-Site Browser.

Chapter 25: Creating a Spy Browser.

Chapter 26: Designing a Library Browser.

Chapter 27: Getting a Laugh with an April Fool’s Browser.

Chapter 28: Constructing a Sheet-Metal Browser.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 29: Ten More Browser Ideas.

Chapter 30: Ten Tools and Resources for Web Browser Builders.

Appendix: What’s on the CD-ROM.

Index.