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9780132709927

Netscape Developers Guide to Plug-Ins

by  Douglas A. Young


ISBN-10: 0132709929

ISBN-13: 9780132709927

$44.95




Book Specs


Binding

CD-ROM,Trade Paper,Mixed Media

Publisher

Prentice Hall Ptr

Published on  

Dec 1, 1996

Edition  

st Edition

Dimensions  

7.50x1.50x9.25 Inches

Weight  

2.12 Pounds

About the Book

I. INTRODUCTION.

1. Introducing Netscape Plug-ins.
Extending Navigator with Plug-ins. Exploring Typical Plug-ins. Installing Plug-ins. Adding Plug-ins to HTML Documents. MIME Types and Plug-in Registration. Plug-in Issues for Users and Authors. Conclusion.

2. Java and JavaScript.
JavaScript. Java. Conclusion.

3. Using LiveConnect.
Accessing Java Objects from JavaScript. Calling JavaScript from Java. Plug-ins and LiveConnect. Conclusion.

II. CREATING CUSTOM PLUG-INS.

4. Netscape's Plug-in Architecture.
The Plug-in Life Cycle. The Plug-in Object Model. The Plug-in Software Development Kit. Issues for Plug-in Programmers. Conclusion.

5. The NpTextFX Plug-in.
Designing the NpTextFX Plug-in. Creating a Template Plug-in for Windows. Conclusion.

6. Implementing the NpTextFX Plug-in.
Adding Functionality. Using the NpTextFX Plug-in. Conclusion.

7. The SimpleGraph Plug-in.
Designing the SimpleGraph Plug-in. Creating a Template Plug-in for the Macintosh. Creating a 68K Plug-in. Conclusion.

8. Implementing the SimpleGraph Plug-in.
Adding Functionality. The SGP.h Header File. Platform-dependent Methods. Platform-independent Functions. Conclusion.

9. A TicTacToe Server.
The TicTacToe Client-Server Architecture. The Common Gateway Interface. The TicTacToe Server Program. Testing the Server. Conclusion.

10. The TicTacToe Plug-in.
The Unix Software Developer s Kit. Creating a Skeleton Plug-in. Installing the Skeleton Plug-in. Testing the TicTacToe Plug-in. Conclusion.

11. Implementing the TicTacToe Plug-in.
Adding Functionality. Declarations and Data Structures. Plug-in Methods and System-dependent Functions. Platform-Independent Functions. Control Flow in the TicTacToe Game. Using the TicTacToe Plug-in. Conclusion.

III. ADVANCED PLUG-IN TOPICS.

12. Calling Plug-ins From Java.
Introduction. Creating a Java Plug-in Class. Generating Native Methods Declarations. Generating a Stubs File. Implementing Native Methods. Using the LiveConnect TextFX Plug-in. Conclusions.

13. Calling Java and JavaScript from Plug-ins.
Using Standard Java Classes from Plug-ins. Calling JavaScript from a Plug-in. Conclusions.

14. A Complete LiveConnect Example.
Defining a Java Interface to TicTacToe. Creating the Stubs and Header Files. Adding Java Support to TicTacToe. Using the LiveConnect TicTacToe Plug-in. Conclusion.

15. Debugging Plug-ins.
Basic Debugging Techniques. Using Source Debuggers with Plug-ins. Conclusion.

Netscape Plug-in API Reference.
Resource Library.