If you need ActiveX ,you will need to use an alternative display source. The only limitation is that no scripting or ActiveX controls (including Silverlight) are allowed. You can add further richness to the Web Slice user experience with visual elements and inline (or global) CSS styles. My Web Slice, called ProductID1, has a title and content. So let's define the Web Slice content by applying the CSS class entry-content on the content that should be displayed to the user: Brand New Product! This is the product definition. I have the Web Slice and the title defined but I don't have any content to show to the user. To finish creating my first Web Slice I have to add just one more element: the entry-content.
The entry-title text can be changed if you like when the Web Slice updates itself. This content will be shown on the favorites bar and the feed discovery command bar menu.
FEEDS AND WEB SLICES INTERNET EXPLORER UPDATE
If the ID of a Web Slice changes after users subscribe to it, Internet Explorer will not be able to find it anymore and will not be able update the content on the favorites bar.Įach Web Slice should contain an element to identify the title of the slice the title is identified by the CSS class entry-title. Here's an empty Web Slice definition: Įach Web Slice must have a unique ID, as this is how Internet Explorer distinguishes one from the other on a page. The hslice element will contain all the rest of the definitions you need for your Web Slice. So how do you define those parts? First of all, you need to mark an HTML div element as a Web Slice container using the hslice class name. Additionally, by using Web Slices, your system can provide deeper statistics about how users access different parts of a Web page, which can impact further design decisions.Īs I mentioned earlier, Web Slices are predefined by the developer. Furthermore, depending on how you structure the data sources for your Web Slices, they can help to conserve resources on the Web server since updates will be for only relevant data, not the whole page. One major benefit of Web Slices is that users don't need to keep refreshing a Web page in order to track changes on the site.
When you click on the title, the content of the slice will be shown in a popup window as shown in Figure 2.įigure 2 Finding the Latest Bid on an Auction in a Web Slice Internet Explorer will keep contacting the online source and alert the user about updates by making the slice title text bold. Figure 1shows this in action.įigure 1 Discovering a Web Slice by HoveringĪfter subscribing to a Web Slice, the user will be able to see the slice title on the Internet Explorer 8 Favorites bar. Web Slices are programmatically defined parts of a Web page that users discover by moving their mouse over the slice or clicking the "Subscribe to a Web Slice" button on the toolbar. RSS readers can be a little complicated for some end users and are not always appropriate. Web Slices can be a handy solution for a user who wants to follow the updates from your Web site but doesn't want to use an RSS reader. Web Slices allow you to cut a Web page into pieces so that you can display and update only the parts you are interested in. You'll see how these new features allow you to define portions of a page and control its update frequency and expiration, improve the user's search and navigation experience, and lots more. In this article, I will look into the details of these features to see how Internet Explorer 8 can make life easier for both developers and users alike. It provides new end user features like Web Slices, Accelerators, and search suggestions-and also brings with it more advanced developer features such as AJAX navigation and DOM storage. Internet Explorer 8 represents a major step in the evolution of the product. This article is based on a prerelease version of Internet Explorer 8. This article uses the following technologies: Volume 24 Number 03 Internet Explorer 8 - New Features To Slice, Store, And Accelerate Your Web Applications
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