• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
programming forums Java Mobile Certification Databases Caching Books Engineering Micro Controllers OS Languages Paradigms IDEs Build Tools Frameworks Application Servers Open Source This Site Careers Other Pie Elite all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
Marshals:
  • Campbell Ritchie
  • Jeanne Boyarsky
  • Ron McLeod
  • Paul Clapham
  • Liutauras Vilda
Sheriffs:
  • paul wheaton
  • Rob Spoor
  • Devaka Cooray
Saloon Keepers:
  • Stephan van Hulst
  • Tim Holloway
  • Carey Brown
  • Frits Walraven
  • Tim Moores
Bartenders:
  • Mikalai Zaikin

Can I make a toolbar that can be added as an Add on for Internet Explorer?

 
Greenhorn
Posts: 18
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Hi,

Is it possible to make a tool bar using Swing and use it as an Add on for Internet explorer browser?
ie I want to make a custom toolbar for Internet explorer browser using Swing? If possible how can it be added to the browser?

Thank you
Ajith
 
Ranch Hand
Posts: 686
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I have no specific experience in that area, but my gut feeling based on politics and market forces is that Microsoft would not be interested in making it easy for you to create an add-on such as a toolbar, using Sun java. Maybe it can be done, but I can't imagine java being a good way to create a toolbar for IE. You might have better luck with Firefox though.
 
Sheriff
Posts: 22783
131
Eclipse IDE Spring VI Editor Chrome Java Windows
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
With IE, you'll have to go native with JNI. Probably for Firefox as well.
 
Fred Hamilton
Ranch Hand
Posts: 686
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

Rob Prime wrote:With IE, you'll have to go native with JNI. Probably for Firefox as well.



hmm, didn't know about JNI. Are you saying it can be done then, or are you just saying that if it can be done, it would have to be this way?

It would require some measure of co-operation from IE, no?
 
Rob Spoor
Sheriff
Posts: 22783
131
Eclipse IDE Spring VI Editor Chrome Java Windows
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
It can most certainly be done, but you'll need quite a bit of native code.

And yes, you will need to tap into the IE API for creating toolbars. I have no idea how public that API is; it might be completely private, only available by paying Microsoft.
 
With a little knowledge, a cast iron skillet is non-stick and lasts a lifetime.
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic