Pocket Internet Explorer OS Design Development (Windows CE 5.0)
Pocket Internet Explorer for Microsoft® Windows® CE provides a compact mobile Internet browser that is optimized for devices with small, vertically oriented displays and for cached or customized content. HTML functionality for the mobile Internet browser is equivalent to that of Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.2, with support for tables, forms, and frames. A fit-to-screen option dynamically resizes Web pages to maximize viewing on hand-held devices without requiring the user to scroll across a page. A Zoom menu option allows the user to view text on the screen in different sizes.
OS Design Information
The following table shows operating system design information for the mobile Internet browser.
| Concept | Description |
|---|---|
| Dependencies | Requires Multiple-Language API (MLang), Windows Internet Services (WinInet), URL Moniker Services (UrlMon), mobile Internet browser HTML View (Webview), Internet Explorer Browser Control Host (Shdocvw), and full communications (Windows Sockets, TCP/IP stack). |
| Hardware considerations | None |
Modules and Components
The following table shows the components and modules that implement the mobile Internet browser. For more information about the browser components and modules architecture, see Pocket Internet Explorer Architecture.
| Item | Module | Component |
|---|---|---|
| Pocket Internet Explorer Browser | iexplore | None |
| Webview Control | webview | None |
| Webview Control Host | browser | None |
| Browser Control Host (using Browser.dll) | shdocvw | None |
| Image Decoder | imaging | None |
| Utility Functions | shlwapi | None |
| URL Moniker Services | urlmon | None |
| Windows Internet Services | wininet | None |
| Internet Option Settings Control Panel | inetcpl | None |
| Internet Explorer Multiple-Language API | mlang | None |
Implementation Considerations
The following table shows the Sysgen variables that control mobile Internet browser functionalities.
| Sysgen variable | Description |
|---|---|
| SYSGEN_PIE | Adds the Pocket Internet Explorer Catalog item to your OS design. This item includes the complete mobile Internet browser application, the rendering engine, and the host. |
| SYSGEN_WEBVIEW | Adds the mobile Internet browser HTML View (WEBVIEW) Catalog item to your OS design. This item only adds the browser rendering engine, which provides the functionality for viewing HTML documents. |
Note Setting the SYSGEN_WEBVIEW variable does not automatically add the mobile Internet browser application to your OS design.
See Also
Pocket Internet Explorer | Pocket Internet Explorer Application Development | Internet Explorer 6 Application Development | Scripting | Internet Explorer 6 for Windows CE Components
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