Re: Mozilla Win32 WebControl

Mike Thompson wrote:

> > What do you mean by "control/AOL?"  What I was trying to say was that
> > Netscape 7.2 (an AOL program) is basically the same as Moz 1.7.2, except
> > for the AOL add-ons.  Therefore, you can use the same extensions for Moz
> > as you can for Net.  Plus, some extension for FF and TB can be used with
> > Moz.  Therefore, if it can be used for Moz, then it can be used for Net.
> >
> > Andreas
>
>
> By "control/AOL" I meant this: http://www.iol.ie/~locka/mozilla/control.htm
>
> Not having AOL on my machine for several years, I am still under the
> impression that they are using an integrated AOL interface/browser.  I could
> be wrong, which would explain the confusion.
>
> So, let me see if I understand correctly:
>
> - AOL doesn't use an integrated interface and web browser anymore, but
> distributes Netscape 7.2 instead
> - Netscape 7.2 can use most Mozilla/FF extensions
>
> This is what I'm hearing.  If this is the case, is installing the extensions
> in AOL aka Netscape 7.2 the same process as it is to install on Mozilla/FF?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike.
The AOL browser and the Netscape/Mozilla browsers are two (or three) 
different things.  From reading what that site says, the AOL browser 
uses the same Axtive-X that IE uses.  Also, doesn't AOL also use IE to 
access the Internet?  I remember a few years ago that MS paid 750 
Million Dollars to AOL, plus AOL gets to use IE for the next 7 years. 
So that is why AOL uses IE and NOT Netscape.  I could never figure that 
out myself.  AOL bought Netscape but doesn't support it.  The only 
reason they bought out Netscape was the Netscape.com web portal.

The only reason AOL came out with Netscape 7.2 is because of security 
problems with 7.1.  Then again, maybe they're trying to cash in on the 
security problems of IE.  So far knowbody knows the answer to that.

As I said previously, just about any extension made for Mozilla CAN be 
used in Netscape.  Further, just about any extension made to Firefox and 
Thunderbird can be used in Mozilla, therefore, you can also use it for 
Netscape.

I don't know about the Mozilla Active-X control.  I haven't heard 
anything good or bad about it.  Then again, Netscape has its own 
Active-X plug-in -- npmozax.dll  I don't know how good it is or if it 
works.  However, you cannot use it in Mozilla.  I tried that once and it 
caused lots of problems with Flash sites, so I got rid of it.  The 
Active-X plug-in was only designed for Netscape.

You might want to read this first: 
http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/windows1.html#ActiveX

Andreas
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