Browser Helper Objects (bhos) Introduced And Explained

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The diminutive web browser has evolved over the years spurred by the advances in browser extensions development, browser plugin development and custom browser toolbars arenas. The circumstances surrounding the utilization of the browser are dynamic and therefore creation of browser helper objects that essentially provide the user the desire degree and level of customization is the need of the hour.

A toolbar provides the ideal solution with custom buttons, labels and other entities that facilitate common functions that are beyond scope of the default capacities of the browser. Not only does it increase the level of functionality but also if designed properly adds to the aesthetic and the chic value of the browser. Custom Toolbar and Plugin Development is a growing field that has assumed importance and caters to the two major areas of custom Firefox toolbar development and custom IE toolbar development. The UI related tasks that are associated with a browser include addition of an address bar, toolbar, history, status bar, channels, favourites etc... Special types of codes need to be developed to transform the web browser ...
... control into a completely functional browser like Microsoft IE and also the code that implements the new features in it. BHOs riding on the rapid advancements in browser extensions development and browser plugin development provide simplistic routes to browser customization. They can bind local applications or devices to the web application. Browser Helper Objects (BHOs) are inherently advantageous because they are integrated in to the browser so that their instances are created and destroyed when the browser window is opened or closed. This way the user does not particularly know that an extra functionality has been added into the browser which means seamless integration. Also the CPU resources are not heavily used as these objects integrate into the browser with minimum fuss. Toolbars are perfect for leveraging functionalities such as contextual marketing & advertisements plugins, popup killers, download managers, monitoring user's web surfing habits, internet usage, market research etc... The pictures not all too rosy though. Hastily crafted toolbar solutions with improper coding can lead to disastrous results as the browser or the system could crash.

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