Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3: Internet Explorer Embedded

Hi folks,

in this post I want to talk about the new Internet Explorer Embedded that comes with Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3. The browser still supports all features of the previous version of Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 plus these new features:

• Support for Adobe Flash Lite 3.0


• A tiling engine that handles:


• Smooth panning and zooming


• Better performance with hardware acceleration for graphics


• User interface customization with Silverlight for Windows Embedded


• Text that scales with zooming


• Support for touch gestures

Internet Explorer Embedded can render documents that contain:

• HTML


• Dynamic HTML


• CSS

Additionally you can add support via catalog items for:

• XML


• JScript 5.6


• Microsoft Visual Basic® Scripting Edition


• Microsoft VB Script® 5.6

To build a custom browser shell and UI designed specifically for your target device or to add browser controls to your application you have the following options:

• Use the Internet Explorer control via COM interfaces


• Use the IESAMPLE or IESAMPLE_EXR container applications as a starting point. The IESAPLE_EXR supports Silverlight for Windows Embedded which is based on both C++ and Microsoft Silverlight 2 XAML. I will talk about the IESAMPLE_EXR sample browser in a separate post.

Have fun!