Toolbars and Folders

[Guest_imported]

Hi, I have two questions

One, is there any way to get more than just the Standard Buttons, Address, and Links toolbars? I'm interested in putting another row of favorites/shortcuts below my first one...

Secondly, when you have a directory with shortcuts in it in your favorites directory, you can click on it when its on the taskbar, and the shortcuts will come down a la the start menu.

My problem is that usually when I click on the shortcut, it'll open in another window other than the one Im currently in. Is there any way to point the shortcut to open in the current window?

Thanks!

 

[PAndersen]

Add new toolbar , see thread608-87212.
Open in current window : if you use IE 5.01, Microsoft
KB Article Q241911 may be of interest.

 

[reghakr]

Loomu,

This shows how to do it with a simple script. Read on, it may be possible with IE6.

Here are the contents of a .reg file that can be run to insert the correct registry settings. Call this example2.reg. Double-clicking on this file in the explorer will insert the settings in your registry.
=========BEGIN CUT====================
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Show in &New Window]
@="file://c:\\example2.htm"
"Contexts"=dword:00000001
===============END CUT==================
Here are the contents of C:\example2.htm:
==============BEGIN CUT==================

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=&quot;JavaScript&quot; defer>
open(external.menuArguments.location.href);
</script>
=============END CUT==================

You'll need to create two icons, one transparent, one colored (for the mouse-over affect to work). Place the example2.htm and the icons in the c:\windows directory.

Make the following entries manually:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{4BAF1FE1-01BA-11d4-951A-444553540000}]
&quot;CLSID&quot;=&quot;{1FBA04EE-3024-11D2-8F1F-0000F87ABD16}&quot;
&quot;ButtonText&quot;=&quot;NewWindow&quot;
&quot;HotIcon&quot;=&quot;C:\\WINDOWS\\HotIcon.ico&quot;
&quot;Icon&quot;=&quot;C:\\WINDOWS\\ColdIcon.ico&quot;
&quot;Script&quot;=&quot;C:\\windows\\example2.htm&quot;
&quot;ToolTip&quot;=&quot;Open New IE Window&quot;
&quot;Default Visible&quot;=&quot;Yes&quot;

There's some very good information on this here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/browser/ext/tutorials/toolbar.asp

And here's some stuff on IE6 (NICE):
How to Customize the Internet Explorer Toolbars
This article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.


SUMMARY
This article describes how to customize the Internet Explorer toolbars. You can easily customize the Internet Explorer 6 toolbar because there are new registry settings in Internet Explorer 6; you can customize the background color and pattern and the icon suite.

MORE INFORMATION
Depending on the original computer configuration, all of registry values that are listed in this article may not be present on your computer. If a value is not on your computer, you can enable the value's functionality by manually adding the value in Registry Editor.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.


All of the Internet Explorer 6 values are located in the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
Customizable Toolbar Features
Lock Toolbar Locations
The Locked value determines whether you can relocate the toolbar. This value is typically modified by using the Lock Toolbars shortcut command:
Registry value: Locked
Type: DWORD
Value: 0 (the toolbar is unlocked)
Value: 1 (the toolbar is locked)
Toolbar Background
Both the BitmapMode and BackBitmapIE5 values determine the color, pattern, and other properties of the background area behind the toolbar icons. The BitmapMmode value sets the background mode and the BackBitmapIE5 value sets the location of the custom image file. Both values are required if you want a custom toolbar background.
Registry value: BitmapMode
Type: DWORD
Value: 0 (to use the Internet Explorer 6 background bitmap)
Value: 1 (to use the Internet Explorer 5.5 background bitmap)
Value: 2 (to use either a themed or third-party custom bitmap)
Registry Value: BackBitmapIE5
Type: String
Value: This value is the path to the custom background bitmap

NOTE: The BackBitmapIE5 value is required when the BitmapMode value is set to 2.
Toolbar Icons
You can change the default Internet Explorer toolbar icons if the following values are in the registry. The UseThere value sets the icon style, and the ITB value sets the location of custom resource .dll file or the icon bitmaps. It is important that you choose the correct value for the icon size and resolution and the mouse state.
Registry value: UseTheme
Type: DWORD
Value: 0 (to use Internet Explorer 6 icons)
Value: 1 (to use Internet Explorer 5.5 icons)
Value: 2 (to use the themed icons or third-party customized icons)
Registry value: ITB
Type: String
Contains: The path and file name of the custom icon bitmap or resource .dll file

NOTE: The ITB value is required when the UseTheme value is set to 2.
Registry value Mouse state Icon size Display Resolution
ITB0 hot (hover over) 20x20 pixels 256 colors or lower
ITB1 normal 20x20 pixels 256 colors or lower
ITB2 hot 16x16 pixels 256 colors or lower
ITB3 normal 16x16 pixels 256 colors or lower
ITB4 hot 20x20 pixels High Color
ITB5 normal 20x20 pixels High Color
ITB6 hot 16x16 pixels High Color
ITB7 normal 16x16 pixels High Color

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