There are some Web sites out there that have a fill in the blanks approach to IE toolbar building. http://www.effectivebrand.com/ is one I know of. It does create a decent looking toolbar, but I'm not sure if it is just more spyware. Haven't investigated them that closely.

Sincerely,
David Bigwood
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Lunar & Planetary Institute

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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
Jeremy Dunck
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] browser toolbars


On 5/25/05, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
...
>but I'd rather create an
> easy-to-install-and-use toolbar for IE.  Given the extreme limitations of
> my programming skills (i.e. I really don't have any yet), this may be a
> pipedream.

Well, this is the single biggest reason there aren't more toolbars for
IE.  That article I linked to earlier starts out saying something like
"If you've been doing windows event subclassing for a while, this
isn't too tough, but instead we'll take the easy route and use
multiple inheritance with the C++ ATL."

Talk about setting the bar high!  I've been a dev for 11 years, and
that still sounds like too much trouble to me.  :)