Part II: Customizing the Look of the Browser in VS .NET

Making QR Code JIS X 0510 in VS .NET Part II: Customizing the Look of the Browser

The current time can be a handy thing to have available when you re spending time browsing your favorite Web sites I mean, where does the time go Seems like you just get started, and suddenly you ve missed that haircut appointment To help avoid hair-care disasters, add a clock to your browser s status bar Just click the Clock button in the toolbox, and the Browser Construction Kit adds the clock to the status bar Clicking the button a second time removes the clock display from the status bar The clock display that appears in your status bar doesn t actually work What good is that, you ask Well, when you compile your browser into the real thing, then the clock works fine In the editor, though, the clock s image is not there to show the time, but only to let you know that you ve added the clock to the status bar

Similar to a clock, a timer can help you keep track of your online time Also, if the browser has been set to run only a limited amount of time each day, the timer reports the amount of time used Specifically, you can set whether the timer shows the time online for the current Internet session or the time remaining before the browser shuts down

To add a timer to your browser s status bar, click the Timer button in the toolbox The Browser Construction Kit then displays the Timer Type dialog box (see Figure 8-7), in which you specify one of three types of timer: Session timer: Shows the amount of time spent online for each Internet session That is, every time you run the browser, the timer is reset to 0 Daily timer: Shows the amount of time spent online for the day This type of timer is not reset to 0 each time you run the browser, but is instead reset the first time the browser is run each day Countdown timer: Shows the amount of time remaining before the browser shuts down for the day Select the type of timer you want in the dialog box If you select the countdown timer, you should also type, into the box below the Countdown Timer option, the maximum number of minutes per day allowed online Click OK, and the Browser Construction Kit adds the timer to your status bar

If you want to change the timer settings, click the timer s display in the status bar When you do, the Timer Type dialog box appears, in which you can make whatever changes you require

If you spend a really long time online, you may not be sure even what day it is Okay, that probably doesn t happen to anyone except me, but it s always handy to have the date in front of you when you re working on your computer In case you haven t guessed, you can add a date display to your custom browser s status bar

To add the date, click the Date button in the toolbox With little fanfare, the Browser Construction Kit adds a date panel to your status bar Clicking the button again removes the date from the status bar

For some strange reason, some people like to see the name of the document that they re currently viewing in the browser pane Why anyone should care about such minor details is beyond me, but being the reasonable guy I am, I went ahead and added a Current URL display to the status bar s list of cool panels To add the current URL display, click the Current URL button in the toolbox The Browser Construction Kit adds a URL panel to your status bar As you probably already know (but just in case, I ll tell you anyway), clicking the button again removes the URL display from the status bar