Point me in the right direction - Browser Plugins
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Hello, I am trying to determine what my options are for creating a browser plugin. I have no experience in this area, and am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Here are a few specific questions: 1. Does one of the popular browsers stand out as easier than the others for creating plugins? 2. What are the right technologies to use? I've been googling for an hour and have found references to XUL, ECMAscript, and various toolkits. I was kinda expecting that you could write a plugin for IE in C++ (or C#?) or for FireFox using Java... but I haven't found any information on this. Here's the basic problem: I need to write a simple desktop application that can communicate with the browser. I figured writing a simple plugin to facilitate the communication would be the way to go. Thoughts? Thanks!
Ian
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Hello, I am trying to determine what my options are for creating a browser plugin. I have no experience in this area, and am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Here are a few specific questions: 1. Does one of the popular browsers stand out as easier than the others for creating plugins? 2. What are the right technologies to use? I've been googling for an hour and have found references to XUL, ECMAscript, and various toolkits. I was kinda expecting that you could write a plugin for IE in C++ (or C#?) or for FireFox using Java... but I haven't found any information on this. Here's the basic problem: I need to write a simple desktop application that can communicate with the browser. I figured writing a simple plugin to facilitate the communication would be the way to go. Thoughts? Thanks!
Ian
Mundo Cani wrote:
1. Does one of the popular browsers stand out as easier than the others for creating plugins?
Actually, it is based on your expertise. If you are very good in VC++ and COM then creating the addon for IE might be easier for you.. But if your background is from web development, Firefox addon might be more easier to be created.. Firefox Addon (extension) can be created by using XUL, Javascript, CSS and xpCOM. So, it's pretty easier for web developers to create an extension for Firefox.. If you wanna try to create, you can read this post "8 Steps to create your owned Firefox Extension". It's just 8 steps to create the firefox addon.. If you want more information about this, you can read http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions If you wanna create the addon for Internet explorer, you have some experiences in using VC++ or COM.. The article below is nice and it includes all links related creating IE addon.. http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/Issuewithbandobjects.asp
Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."
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Mundo Cani wrote:
1. Does one of the popular browsers stand out as easier than the others for creating plugins?
Actually, it is based on your expertise. If you are very good in VC++ and COM then creating the addon for IE might be easier for you.. But if your background is from web development, Firefox addon might be more easier to be created.. Firefox Addon (extension) can be created by using XUL, Javascript, CSS and xpCOM. So, it's pretty easier for web developers to create an extension for Firefox.. If you wanna try to create, you can read this post "8 Steps to create your owned Firefox Extension". It's just 8 steps to create the firefox addon.. If you want more information about this, you can read http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions If you wanna create the addon for Internet explorer, you have some experiences in using VC++ or COM.. The article below is nice and it includes all links related creating IE addon.. http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/Issuewithbandobjects.asp
Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."
Thanks for your reply. Sorry I didn't respond... I rely on my email for post responses and I guess that's not working. Thanks for the great links! I'll check 'em out!
Ian