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hi guys i want to make a tool bar wich is connected to one or more sites and links
that tool bar it is kind of like a news tool bar but i want it to view some kind of website feeds
and it runs a normal setup and installed on the PC and runs automaticly
:) i am new around here and don't know what to do so i run to you
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any help ?

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asked about a toolbar that sits in the Internet Explorer chrome and shows web feeds; called the thread off-topic. This is actually a valid development question, but the solution depends on the target browser and how deep you want it integrated.

If the goal is a real Internet Explorer toolbar (appears in the IE title/toolbar area), that is not something you can build with plain JavaScript or Java alone. Classic IE toolbars are native COM components (tool bands / band objects or Browser Helper Objects) that must be implemented and registered on the machine. Typical steps are: choose the native approach (C++/ATL is common), implement the required COM band interfaces and site callbacks, register the COM class and add the appropriate registry entries so IE recognizes the band, then write the feed-display UI inside that component. Expect extra work for installer, code signing, uninstall entries, and compatibility testing across IE versions. Managed (.NET) approaches exist but have reliability and hosting caveats and are generally avoided for browser chrome code.

If a full native toolbar is overkill, consider safer, modern alternatives:

  • Build a cross-browser extension (Chrome/Edge/Firefox) using the WebExtensions model (HTML/CSS/JS) that shows feeds in a popup or pinned UI. This works with standard web languages and is future-proof.
  • Build a small native tray/desktop app that sits alongside the browser and uses a hotkey or window anchored to the top of the browser to display feeds.

Important cautions: Internet Explorer has been deprecated and is not recommended for new development; building native toolbars involves COM, installers, and security/signing to avoid being treated as unwanted software. For a new project, prefer WebExtensions or a small native helper app unless you must target legacy IE.

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totally irrelevant to this forum.

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sorry i am new around here ,, pleas close it and if u can tell me where to post it !!
thanx

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