Creating a program to brand the software

[justanumber]

Greetings all.

Newbie here and want to ask a question that was asked back in 2005 but never really answered.

Here is what I want to do, or should say try to do:

For instance one of the browser projects. Most of them startup and load a web page.

I want to be able to make a browser that is rebrandable. In other words it will come with a separate program that allows people to change the start page to one of their choice. Maybe even brand a button with a URL too.

Is this possible? Way over my head by all means but was hoping someone may have already had the same idea.

Thanks much in advance for input and advice,

Terry

[XeroX]

First of all hi,

I don't know if i get it, because it's late :-/

But i made you something, maybe this will help you

[justanumber]

Thanks XeroX!

That is pretty close to what I was asking.

Now I just need to review it and see if I can get it
to work with some of the projects I have downloaded
to play with. One of them is the Custom Browser.
Have attached it just in case others want to see what
I am talking about. I did not make it, just downloaded
it from this forum.

Really appreciate you help and when you have time,
maybe do custom browser and show what you did

Thanks again,

Terry

[rexzooly]

Thanks XeroX!

That is pretty close to what I was asking.

Now I just need to review it and see if I can get it
to work with some of the projects I have downloaded
to play with. One of them is the Custom Browser.
Have attached it just in case others want to see what
I am talking about. I did not make it, just downloaded
it from this forum.

Really appreciate you help and when you have time,
maybe do custom browser and show what you did

Thanks again,

Terry

you could easly save the opening to a file and all the buttons and images
to load for a themes folder so you can get people to make theme and also
offer them your branderd vesion for them to work from
you could make a little program that makes a simple DB that as all the
apps ext in or use or a lang file so people could also change the copyright and other main text ? maybe

[XeroX]

Hi ,

i've made something for you, but it's a mess because there is a lot of unused code you should clean it out.


Click branding then restart (background doesn't fit because of the picture size i didn't use a gradiant like you)

... hope this will give you an example ... sorry about the mess :S

[jackdaniels]

well if what you want is to change background color then see that example...

http://www.indigorose.com/forums/sho...2&postcount=59

[justanumber]

Appreciate that XeroX.

I am on the third day of learning AutoPlay. So much to
take in for someone that does not know it... But I am
learning.

Tried the custom browser and could not get the "Click
to Set" to work. Looking at the code to see what you
did, very good learning process.

Not crazy about custom browser, but it was just one I
found here in the forum. Anyone that knows of a better
one, please pipe in

Also, really want to make a separate standalone software
or maybe a popup like you did at first. Then people will
"brand" the homepage one-time and next time the browser
starts up it does not ask for branding info.

What I am trying to do is make the browser brandable "only"
if you have the extra software... In other words if I give you
the browser as a download gift, you are stuck seeing my home
page "unless" I pass the brander on to you.

The ideal thing would be to have a "universal" branding kit that
could be used on many different kinds of software. The software
contains some "tags" and the brander replaces those tags with
your info. Hope I am making sense...

I really, really appreciate your input/help! That goes for
all the others that are post here too. Great to have others
willing to help you learn something new.

Thanks much,

Terry

[XeroX]

Oh okay ... if i get it this time right ...

you want to make an EXTRA application and if this is open the browser will change and so on ? ... hope this time it's right i made you something if you want to make this kind of things.

If you open the browser without the extra application it's normal

if you open branding and check the box the browser will change the next time you open it if you close the branding the browser will change back to normal

[justanumber]

I think I am having a hard time explaining, not making
it clear what I am trying to do.

I will try... This is a learning process for me too and I
appreciate it.

Really like the browser you did and referring to it below:

I have a custom browser that I want to give to visitors
of my site. The browser will load whatever page that I
choose using a separate (stand alone) branding software.
The branding software app will just brand the browser
start page, maybe more options in future.

THEN, if I want to give the branding software to a few of
my friends, they can also brand the browser with their
own start page.

Once the browser is branded, it stays branded until I change
it. Is this clearer?

I appreciate all your help. Really hard to find people so willing.

Terry

[rexzooly]

I still say a themed option would be easyer for a first timer

you can have a simple set of commands like

My = Shell.GetFolder(SHF_MYDOCUMENTS);
ThemeDIR = My.."\\Browser Themes\\";

Image.Load("Logo", ThemeDIR.."logo.jpg");
Image.Load("BG", ThemeDIR.."body.jpg");
Image.Load("About", ThemeDIR.."About.jpg");
Image.Load("ImgB", ThemeDIR.."back.jpg");
Image.Load("ImgF", ThemeDIR.."Forward.jpg");

copy = TextFile.ReadToString(ThemeDIR.."copyright.txt");
Lable.SetText("Copyright", copy)

And its better that way as its simple do you but means you can learn your self what you feels the best way sort of think

[rexzooly]

I think I am having a hard time explaining, not making
it clear what I am trying to do.

I will try... This is a learning process for me too and I
appreciate it.

Really like the browser you did and referring to it below:

I have a custom browser that I want to give to visitors
of my site. The browser will load whatever page that I
choose using a separate (stand alone) branding software.
The branding software app will just brand the browser
start page, maybe more options in future.

THEN, if I want to give the branding software to a few of
my friends, they can also brand the browser with their
own start page.

Once the browser is branded, it stays branded until I change
it. Is this clearer?

I appreciate all your help. Really hard to find people so willing.

Terry

My = Shell.GetFolder(SHF_MYDOCUMENTS);
ThemeDIR = My.."\\Browser Themes\\";

Image.Load("Logo", ThemeDIR.."logo.jpg");
Image.Load("BG", ThemeDIR.."body.jpg");
Image.Load("About", ThemeDIR.."About.jpg");
Image.Load("ImgB", ThemeDIR.."back.jpg");
Image.Load("ImgF", ThemeDIR.."Forward.jpg");

copy = TextFile.ReadToString(ThemeDIR.."copyright.txt");
Lable.SetText("Copyright", copy)

url = TextFile.ReadToString(ThemeDIR.."url.txt");

Web.LoadURL("Web1", url)

this would do all that and more you can change the many txt files to simple ini or db file but i just done this on the fly i don't have msn on this laptop so i can't look up the codes for them

[justanumber]

Thanks rexzooly.

Appreciate that, will play around with it this evening.
Got to go she my mother for a few hours, as she is
sick with the flu bug.

I want to thank all again. A forum like this makes
AutoPlay that much better of a product!

Terry

[rexzooly]

Not a problem but this would mean you don't been 2 apps to do one job you could even save x an y porstions in a ini and even custem where things will show but this is more work lol way more work

but it does open up more options and all in one build.

[justanumber]

Thanks much to all.

Have sent a PM to a few with a idea. Check it out and let me know.

Had a few ideas while sitting in traffic while visiting my mother.

Terry

[justanumber]

rexzooly,

I installed the program called "doors" that your sent me
to review. Now I have popups at random. Internet Explorer
pops up ads at random and want it off my system.

Uninstalled "doors", but I still have these ads popping up.
Want to remove this from my system.

Your email you gave me no longer works either...

Please tell me here, how to remove all the stuff this program
installed on my system.

Terry