Skip all the hard work usually required when implementing an Internet Explorer toolbar and go straight to the interesting part: Implementing the actual functionality of the toolbar.

When you are using ToolbarCreator to make toolbars you don't have to worry about:

Which COM objects to implement.
Which type libraries to register.
Which interfaces to expose.
How to use a CToolBarCtrl in an Internet Explorer rebar.
How to make Windows XP visual styles work in an Internet Explorer toolbar.
How chevrons work.
How to add combo-boxes and edit controls to a toolbar.
How to sink Internet Explorer events.
How to access the Internet Explorers DHTML Document Object Model (DOM).

Diodia ToolbarCreator creates Visual Studio 6 and Visual Studio .NET projects that compiles into unique Internet Explorer toolbars. The output is a single self-registering DLL, exposing all the required interfaces.

Limitations:

· Fixed layout of the toolbar

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

New control type:
· The framework offers a new built-in control type: Html. The Html control can display HTML text in a toolbar.
· The HTML text to display is either downloaded from a given URL or read directly from the toolbar configuration file.
New built-in command:
· The framework offers a new built-in command: Html. The Html command is typically associated with a Html control.
· The Html command is a container for the HTML text to display in the Html control.
· The sample toolbar projects generated by ToolbarCreator illustrate how to use the Html control and the Html command.