Developing for Netscape One

Michael Morgan, Que

ISBN:0789710633, Edition: 1st, 1997-01

Price: $49.99

Contents

Chapter 1  Introduction to Netscape ONE

• Open Network Environment
• Netscape ONE versus ActiveX
• What's in the Netscape ONE SDK?
• In the SDK…

Chapter 2  Developing a Netscape ONE Application

• Static Pages
• Dynamic Content
• Design Issues-Putting the Application Together
• In the SDK…

Chapter 3  Standard HTML

• If Everyone's Using Navigator, Why Should I Worry About Standards?
• Validating and Checking HTML
• Validator-Like Tools
• Interactive Pages in Standard HTML
• Cookies
• Developing Client-Server Applications
• What's Next for HTML?
• In the SDK…

Chapter 4  Netscape Enhancements to HTML

• The Netscape Problem
• Netscape Differences
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• In the SDK…

Chapter 5  Client-Side JavaScript

• A Primer on Object-Oriented Programming
• Defining Functions
• Calling JavaScript Functions
• In the SDK…

Chapter 6  LiveWire and Server-Side JavaScript

• The Dynamics of the HTTP Request
• HTML with JavaScript
• Built-In Functions
• Predefined Objects
• The Request Object
• The File Object
• In the SDK…

Chapter 7  Overview of Java

• The Dream of Platform-Independent Object-Oriented Programming
• Hello, Java!
• Doing More with the Built-In Classes
• In the SDK…

Chapter 8  Distributed Objects and the IIOP

• Why Distribute Objects?
• Understanding Object Request Brokers
• Using the Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
• In the SDK…

Chapter 9  Understanding Plug-Ins

• The World Before Plug-Ins
• How Helper Applications Work
• Extending the Functionality of Netscape
• Building Your Plug-In
• In the SDK…

Chapter 10  The Plug-In Architecture

• Getting Started with Plug-Ins
• What Can You Do with a Plug-In?
• Control Issues in Asynchronous Plug-Ins
• In the SDK…

Chapter 11  Step-by-Step Through the NPP Methods

• Starting the Plug-In
• Handling the Interaction
• In the SDK…

Chapter 12  Calling Navigator with NPN Methods

• Using NPN_GetURL()
• Determining the NPN_Version()
• Accessing the NPN_PostURL()
• NPN_RequestRead()
• Using NPN_NewStream()
• Using NPN_Status()
• Understanding NPN_MemAlloc() and NPN_MemFree()
• In the SDK…

Chapter 13  Analysis of a Simple Plug-In

• "Simple" in Action
• Understanding Flow of Control
• LiveConnect Details
• In the SDK…

Chapter 14  Principles of LiveConnect

• Compound Documents…Again
• Integrating Plug-Ins with HTML
• Integrating Plug-Ins by Using LiveConnect
• In the SDK…

Chapter 15  Analysis of npAVI

• npAVI in Action
• Flow of Control
• LiveConnect Details
• In the SDK…

Chapter 16  Internet Foundation Classes

• First Things First-Acquiring and Installing the IFC
• Frameworks and Classes
• Connecting to IFC-Based Applets Through LiveConnect
• In the SDK…

Chapter 17  SuiteSpot and Orion Technology

• The Netscape Server Family
• Understanding the NSAPI
• LiveWire Extensions
• Runtime Interpreter
• The Vision-What Makes Netscape Go?
• Directions in Server Technology
• Directions in Developer Tools
• In the SDK…

Chapter 18  Learning More About Netscape ONE Technology

• Comprehensive Resources
• HTML
• JavaScript
• Navigator Plug-Ins and LiveConnect
• Java and the Internet Foundation Classes
• Web Services
• Database Access
• The Netscape ONE Directory
• Netscape Commerce Products
• Netscape AppFoundary

Appendix A  Glossary

Credits