Posts Tagged ‘IE add-ons’
Add-in Express upgrade policy
Eugene Starostin | January 18th, 2010
After we had sent out the newsletter about Generation 2010 of Add-in Express (Add-in Express 2010 for Internet Explorer is the first swallow : -), I received a few questions about our upgrade policy. Well, I will try to formalize this issue here... Read the rest of this entry →
Video HowTo: Create an Internet Explorer add-on for IE 6, 7 and 8 in VB.NET
Dmitry Kostochko | January 15th, 2010
I am sure you know that Microsoft Internet Explorer is the most popular web-browser. According to the Global Web Stats for December, 2009 Internet Explorer (8, 7 and 6) takes 50.3% of the market. Millions of people use IE every day at work, at home, on their way from work to home or the other way around... Read the rest of this entry →
The Old New Year 2010 and Add-in Express 2010 for Internet Explorer
Eugene Starostin | January 15th, 2010
A period of more than 3 centuries when our country was part of Russia brought to our initially West-European culture lots of things habitual for Eurasian culture. Now we celebrate with the same passion Catholic Christmas, New Year, Orthodox Christmas and finally the Old New Year... Read the rest of this entry →
HowTo: Get an IE add-on to interact with a standalone application
Dmitry Kostochko | June 26th, 2009
In general, you can have IE add-ons interact with standalone applications by using Windows messages and the Shared (static in C#) GetModulesByTypeName method of the AddinExpress.IE.ADXIEModule class. There is just one limitation: both processes (IE with your add-on and standalone application) must be running in the same Integrity Level... Read the rest of this entry →
HowTo: Synchronize settings of an IE plug-in
Dmitry Kostochko | June 19th, 2009
Nearly every software has some settings. An Internet Explorer plug-in is not an exception. The IE plug-in settings can be stored either in a file or in a registry branch, all is simple and transparent about this. But how to ensure the settings synchronization for all active instances of the IE plug-in in all running Internet Explorer processes?... Read the rest of this entry →
HowTo: Deal with Protected Mode API in Internet Explorer 7 and IE8
Dmitry Kostochko | June 12th, 2009
The Protected Mode feature was introduced in Internet Explorer 7 and continues to exist in Internet Explorer 8. Nearly at the same time when the Protected Mode feature appeared Microsoft introduced Protected Mode API for developers to use this feature. All API functions are implemented in the Add-in Express for Internet Explorer and .net product and today we are going to look into their capabilities... Read the rest of this entry →
Add-in Express 2009 – Beta 2 download links
Eugene Starostin | April 3rd, 2009
If your professional or premium subscription has not expired yet, or if you purchased Add-in Express after December 15, 2008, the upgrade is free for you. Otherwise, you can upgrade for 50% off the regular price... Read the rest of this entry →
Add-in Express 2009 – Beta 2 what’s new and fixed
Eugene Starostin | April 3rd, 2009
Yesterday, on the 2nd of April, we uploaded beta 2 of Add-in Express 2009. Please, do not confuse it with Add-in Express 2010, announced in the April, 1 newsletter. Today, let it be a serious talk :)... Read the rest of this entry →
HowTo: .NET controls in Internet Explorer – natural behavior and look-and-feel
Dmitry Kostochko | March 7th, 2009
As for the way .net controls behave in Internet Explorer, it’s Okay, Add-in Express will take care of it. As concerns their look-and-feel, we are going to scrutinize this issue closely today. Standard .NET controls look rather clumsy in Internet Explorer...... Read the rest of this entry →
Add-in Express 2009 – Beta 1 what’s fixed
Eugene Starostin | March 2nd, 2009
As compared to the previous generation, Add-in Express 2009 doesn’t contain revolutionary changes or enhancements. We have not rewritten the core code completely, the major part of the time was spent on the most in-demand features, such as Outlook view and form regions and Excel, Word and PowerPoint task panes... Read the rest of this entry →
Add-in Express 2009 – Beta 1 compatibility
Eugene Starostin | February 26th, 2009
What shall you expect from the new releases? What's new? Are there many changes? I will try to answer all questions here, in this post, as well as in a couple of upcoming ones... ... Read the rest of this entry →
Add-in Express 2009 – Beta 1 availability
Eugene Starostin | February 26th, 2009
Finally we uploaded beta 1 of Add-in Express 2009 for Office (all three editions) and Add-in Express for Internet Explorer. You can download it right now ...... Read the rest of this entry →
HowTo: Support MS Office applications, Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in one project
Dmitry Kostochko | January 30th, 2009
Yes, you can do that in one Visual Studio project, but not in one solution. And yes, you can do it using the Add-in Express products. There are only two things to keep in mind…... Read the rest of this entry →
Add-in Express 2009 Roadmap
Eugene Starostin | November 28th, 2008
Many of you have already enquired about our roadmap for the year 2009. Its rough outline is ready, but as you understand, we reserve the right to introduce some changes. Well, now in more detail...... Read the rest of this entry →
Developers wanted for Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer and Outlook Express projects
Andrei Smolin | November 26th, 2008
If you do programming for Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer or Outlook Express and have some experience in copywriting, then take a minute to read this page to the end. I am sure we’ll make a bargain.... Read the rest of this entry →
When to release COM objects in Office add-ins developed in .NET
Andrei Smolin | October 30th, 2008
I like to work at the support desk. I’ve become much closer to developers’ needs and musts. They hit me with releasing COM objects in COM add-ins written VB.NET and C#. I’ve collected most common questions and my answers on this page. Well, let’s go! Q: Is releasing COM objects required in Outlook add-ins only? [...]... Read the rest of this entry →
