Microsoft KB Archive/246733

= INFO: Windows CE Web Browsers =

Article ID: 246733

Article Last Modified on 8/14/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q246733



SUMMARY
Windows CE currently supports two Web browsers:


 * 1) Pocket Internet ExplorerInternet Explorer for Windows CE
 * 2) Internet Explorer for Windows CE

The information in this article provides a breakdown of both browsers.



Pocket Internet Explorer
Features:

Integrated with the Windows CE Desktop

Supported in Windows CE 1.0+

Supported:

HTML 3.2

Microsoft JScript

Unsupported:

Cascading Style Sheets

Dynamic HTML

ActiveX controls

Java Applets or Applications

Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)

Memory Footprint:

Approximately 1.3MB

Hosting:

HTML Viewer Control

Used by:

Pocket Internet Explorer 1.0

Windows CE Help (PEGHELP.EXE)

Files for hosting:

htmlctrl.h, htmlview.lib, htmlview.dll

Hosting sample:

Please refer to article "Creating an HTML Viewer Control" located at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/wcedoc/wcehpc/jup_prog_30.htm

Internet Explorer for Windows CE
Features:

Ported from Internet Explorer 4.01, SP 2

Supported in Windows CE 2.12

Supported:

HTML 4.0

Microsoft JScript

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS1 compliant)

Dynamic HTML

ActiveX controls

Java Applets or Applications

International language support (Unicode characters)

Images (GIF, JPEG, BMP, and XBM)

Multimedia (using Microsoft DirectShow)

Unsupported:

Data binding

Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)

Extensible Markup Language (XML)

Internet Code Download

Portable Network Graphics (PNG)

Microsoft Virtual Machine

Gopher

Recreation Software Advisory Council on the Internet

(RSACi) rating system

Filters and transitions

Memory Footprint:

Approximately 3.1MB

Hosting:

Web Browser Control

Files for hosting:

exdisp.h, shdocvw.dll

Interfaces for hosting:

IWebBrowser2

Keywords: kbinfo KB246733

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