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. :)