Internet Explorer Browser Control Host Application Development (Windows CE 5.0)
The Microsoft® Internet Explorer browser control host (SHDOCVW) exposes the WebBrowser control to application programmers. The WebBrowser control provides navigation, in-place linking, and management of favorites and history to Internet browsers. The control also exposes interfaces to allow it to be hosted separately as a Microsoft ActiveX® control. Note, however, that the Microsoft® Windows® CE implementation of the WebBrowser control does not include a design-time control. This means that you need to implement the control manually through the Component Object Model (COM) interfaces.
There are a few other differences between the implementation of the browser control host in Windows CE and that of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.
Implementation of the COM interfaces does not include type libraries. As a result, languages and frameworks that require type libraries are not supported.
Window resizing events in DWebBrowserEvents2 are disabled. To resize windows, use moveTo, moveBy, resizeTo, and resizeBy methods that are defined in the IHTMLOMWindowServices.
Similarly, because browser bars are not supported, the RegisterAsBrowser, ShowBrowserBar, and TheaterMode methods in IWebBrowser2 are not functional.
The interfaces and their members are documented for Windows CE Help for C++ programmers. Additional documentation is available at this Microsoft Web site.
In This Section
- Adding Internet Browsing Functionality to Your Application
Provides information about how you can use browsing capability in your Windows CE-based application. - Printing Pages with the WebBrowser Control
Provides information about how you can enable printing functionality in your application by using WebBrowser control. - Changing Fonts with the WebBrowser Control
Provides information about how you can change fonts in your application by using WebBrowser control. - Working with WebBrowser Events
Describes the events that the WebBrowser control sends to the application to notify user-generated activities. - Using the Travel Log Interfaces
Describes the navigation stack that contains data about the Web pages recently visited by the user. - Using the Popup Blocker Interfaces
Describes the interfaces that the client application can implement to include the popup blocker functionality.
Related Sections
- Internet Explorer 6 for Windows CE Components
Provides links to topics that contain information about the various components of Internet Explorer for Windows CE. - Internet Explorer Browser Control Host OS Design Development
Provides information about the components and modules that implement Browser Control Host functionalities, and Sysgen variables that enable these functionalities.
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