Controlling IE windows

[JamesNL]

Hi,

I'm developing a web application that is hosted from within a HyperText Application (the file is called client.hta, it runs fullscreen on some kind of voting machines). From within this HTA, I open a website via an Iframe. I have used AutoIt before to block starting programs like the task manager or Internet Explorer.

But, now I want to add advertisements to the website, I also want to have them open in a new window, so I need to allow iexplore.exe to open. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to entirely control IE.

I've written this script, it almost works as I want it it:

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HotKeySet("^o", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("^O", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("^p", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("^P", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("^n", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("^N", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("{F1}", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("{F2}", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("{F3}", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("{F4}", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("{F5}", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("{F6}", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("{F7}", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("{F8}", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("{F9}", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("{F10}", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("{F12}", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("{F12}", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("^e", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("^E", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("^i", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("^I", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("^h", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("^H", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("^b", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("^B", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("^f", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("^F", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("!b", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("!B", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("!w", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("!W", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("!l", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("!L", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("!f", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("!F", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("!x", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("!X", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("!h", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("!H", "DoNothing")

HotKeySet("!{home}", "DoNothing")
HotKeySet("!", "DoNothing")


AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)

While ProcessExists("iexplore.exe")
    If ControlHide("Internet Explorer", "", "ReBarWindow321") = 0 Then
        MsgBox(16, "Fout", "Unable to secure IE. Killing IE.")
        ProcessClose("iexplore.exe")
    EndIf
    Sleep(1)
WEnd

Func DoNothing()
EndFunc

As you can see, I use a lot of HotKeySet()'s to block the hotkeys in IE. I use ControlHide to completely hide the IE toolbar (menu bar, toolbar and addressbar). This works very well (it creates a grey place on where the toolstrips used to be, ah well, too bad), but pressing the ALT-key and then pressing the down key still opens a menu, and gives the user access to the 'new window' and 'open' options.

Is there any way I can prevent this, or completely hide that toolbar like most internet café software does?

Thanks in advance!

P.S. I am using a Dutch IE6, so some hotkeys might be different from the English ones.

[DaleHohm]

_IEAttach with the "ebmedded" parameter will allow you to attach to a .hta

You can then use several of the _IEPropertySet commands to turn off specific controls. You might also want to look at theatre mode.

I am not familiar with Alt-Down -- can you explain more about that?

Dale

[JamesNL]

Thanks DaleHohm, but it is not exactly what I meant.

When I click an ad from inside the .hta, it opens a new Internet Explorer window (a regular IExplore.exe), I want to modify that window.

What I meant with alt-down was this:

Open a new IE window. Press ALT. Press the Down arrow. I want to prevent that from happening.

[DaleHohm]

Thanks DaleHohm, but it is not exactly what I meant.

When I click an ad from inside the .hta, it opens a new Internet Explorer window (a regular IExplore.exe), I want to modify that window.

What I meant with alt-down was this:

Open a new IE window. Press ALT. Press the Down arrow. I want to prevent that from happening.

You can watch for new windows with WinActive (e.g. with AdLib).

I see that the Alt press/release followed by a Down arrow key activates the window menu... I'm sure there is a way to intercept that but I don't know it off hand.

Dale

Edited September 16, 2006 by DaleHohm