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Pocket PC Simulated Resizable Browser

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18 Jan 2008CPOL3 min read 42.8K   860   23  
A mini browser for PDA web developers.
Public Class Form1

    Dim stack As New Stack(Of String)
    Dim lastUrl As String = ""
    Dim confirmClosed As Boolean = False

   
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        LoadSettings()
        ComboBox1.Text = My.Settings.strHomePage
        If strHomeUrl <> "" Then
            ComboBox1.Text = strHomeUrl.Replace("""", "")
        End If
        If ComboBox1.Text <> "" Then
            Go(ComboBox1.Text)
        End If
    End Sub

#Region "Menu Action"
    Private Sub VerticalLayoutToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles VerticalLayoutToolStripMenuItem.Click
        V_Layout()
    End Sub

    Private Sub HorizontalLayoutToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles HorizontalLayoutToolStripMenuItem.Click
        H_Layout()
    End Sub

    Private Sub QuitToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles QuitToolStripMenuItem.Click
        Me.Close()
    End Sub
#End Region

#Region "Click Events"
    Private Sub btnGo_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnGo.Click
        Go(ComboBox1.Text)
    End Sub

    Private Sub picBack_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles picBack.Click
        Back()
    End Sub

    Private Sub picRefresh_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles picRefresh.Click
        WebBrowser1.Refresh()
    End Sub

    Private Sub picHome_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles picHome.Click
        Go(txtHomePage.Text)
    End Sub

    Private Sub picFavorite_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles picFavorite.Click
        Go(txtFavoritePage.Text)
    End Sub
    Private Sub btnSaveDefault_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSaveDefault.Click
        SaveSettings()
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnClose_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnClose.Click
        confirmClosed = True
        Me.Close()
    End Sub
#End Region

    Private Sub WebBrowser1_DocumentCompleted(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowserDocumentCompletedEventArgs) Handles WebBrowser1.DocumentCompleted
        ComboBox1.Text = WebBrowser1.Url.ToString
    End Sub

    Private Sub Go(ByVal strUrl As String)
        Try
            If Not ComboBox1.Items.Contains(strUrl) Then
                ComboBox1.Items.Add(strUrl)
            End If
            If lastUrl <> strUrl Then
                lastUrl = strUrl
                stack.Push(strUrl)
            End If
            If Not strUrl.ToUpper.StartsWith("HTTP://") Then
                strUrl = "http://" & strUrl
            End If
            WebBrowser1.Url = New Uri(strUrl)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.Message, MsgBoxStyle.Exclamation)
        End Try
    End Sub

    Private Sub Back()
        If stack.Count > 0 Then
            lastUrl = stack.Pop
            If stack.Count > 0 Then
                lastUrl = stack.Pop
            End If
            ComboBox1.Text = lastUrl
            Go(lastUrl)
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub LoadSettings()
        txtHomePage.Text = My.Settings.strHomePage
        txtFavoritePage.Text = My.Settings.strFavoritePage
    End Sub

    Private Sub SaveSettings()
        My.Settings.strHomePage = txtHomePage.Text
        My.Settings.strFavoritePage = txtFavoritePage.Text
        My.Settings.Save()
        MsgBox("New Settings Saved")
    End Sub

  

    Private Sub Form1_FormClosing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) Handles Me.FormClosing
        Panel1.Visible = True

        If confirmClosed = True Then
            e.Cancel = False
        Else
            e.Cancel = True
        End If

    End Sub

End Class

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