User-customized buttons for Internet Explorer

I posted this earlier in the IE forum but got no help there, soi I will ask he

I am running WinXP SP3 w/IE 7 (with IE 7 Pro). I am looking for a way to add a customized button to the IE 7 toolbar. What I want to do is deploy a button that will print the current window (that is, the currently displayed web page) using a specific non-default printer, IOW without me having to select the printer to be used if it is not the default printer. To be more specific, I want to print the window using an installed PDF virtual printer when I so desire without having to actually select that printer from the list of installed printers using the print dialog window opened by selecting the Print.... button.

I have an idea how to do this, but I would like to know if there is a preferred or easy way to do this, and specifically what kind of script or command I would have to use for the button action (I can do this in VB 6, VS2008, or even Javascript if that would work, or whatever). All I want it to do is to operate like the normal Print... button on the toolbar, the one that drops down a selection for Print.., Print Preview.., or Page Setup, but I want it to just open the Print options dialog with the PDF Driver already selected as the printer to be used.

I have a procedure of sorts for doing this using the group policy functions but it is rather general. Is it possible to do what I want? Best of all would be if there is a free util for adding such a custom button to the toolbar.

Thanks


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Pete B

I posted this earlier in the IE forum but got no help there...

I beg your pardon? =
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...80de65a0642b2e

[so] so I will ask here

Why? This is an OE-specific newsgroup.

IE General is the proper newsgroup for assistance with IE7 and higher.
Please stick with your original thread.
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~PA Bear
www.banthecheck.com


Pete B wrote:
I posted this earlier in the IE forum but got no help there, soi I will
ask
he

I am running WinXP SP3 w/IE 7 (with IE 7 Pro). I am looking for a way to
add a customized button to the IE 7 toolbar. What I want to do is deploy
a
button that will print the current window (that is, the currently
displayed
web page) using a specific non-default printer, IOW without me having to
select the printer to be used if it is not the default printer. To be
more
specific, I want to print the window using an installed PDF virtual
printer when I so desire without having to actually select that printer
from the list of installed printers using the print dialog window opened
by
selecting the Print.... button.

I have an idea how to do this, but I would like to know if there is a
preferred or easy way to do this, and specifically what kind of script or
command I would have to use for the button action (I can do this in VB 6,
VS2008, or even Javascript if that would work, or whatever). All I want
it
to do is to operate like the normal Print... button on the toolbar, the
one
that drops down a selection for Print.., Print Preview.., or Page Setup,
but I want it to just open the Print options dialog with the PDF Driver
already selected as the printer to be used.

I have a procedure of sorts for doing this using the group policy
functions
but it is rather general. Is it possible to do what I want? Best of all
would be if there is a free util for adding such a custom button to the
toolbar.

Thanks

Sorry, you are right, this is for OEx. I saw your other post and did post my question in the IE dev forum.


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Pete B

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ...
I posted this earlier in the IE forum but got no help there...

I beg your pardon? =
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...80de65a0642b2e

[so] so I will ask here

Why? This is an OE-specific newsgroup.

IE General is the proper newsgroup for assistance with IE7 and higher.
Please stick with your original thread.
--
~PA Bear
www.banthecheck.com


Pete B wrote:
I posted this earlier in the IE forum but got no help there, soi I will
ask
he

I am running WinXP SP3 w/IE 7 (with IE 7 Pro). I am looking for a way to
add a customized button to the IE 7 toolbar. What I want to do is deploy
a
button that will print the current window (that is, the currently
displayed
web page) using a specific non-default printer, IOW without me having to
select the printer to be used if it is not the default printer. To be
more
specific, I want to print the window using an installed PDF virtual
printer when I so desire without having to actually select that printer
from the list of installed printers using the print dialog window opened
by
selecting the Print.... button.

I have an idea how to do this, but I would like to know if there is a
preferred or easy way to do this, and specifically what kind of script or
command I would have to use for the button action (I can do this in VB 6,
VS2008, or even Javascript if that would work, or whatever). All I want
it
to do is to operate like the normal Print... button on the toolbar, the
one
that drops down a selection for Print.., Print Preview.., or Page Setup,
but I want it to just open the Print options dialog with the PDF Driver
already selected as the printer to be used.

I have a procedure of sorts for doing this using the group policy
functions
but it is rather general. Is it possible to do what I want? Best of all
would be if there is a free util for adding such a custom button to the
toolbar.

Thanks

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I posted this earlier in the IE forum but got no help there, soi I will ask
he

I am running WinXP SP3 w/IE 7 (with IE 7 Pro). I am looking for a way to
add a customized button to the IE 7 toolbar. What I want to do is deploy a
button that will print the current window (that is, the currently displayed
web page) using a specific non-default printer, IOW without me having to
select the printer to be used if it is not the default printer. To be more
specific, I want to print the window using an installed PDF virtual printer
when I so desire without having to actually select that printer from the
list of installed printers using the print dialog window opened by selecting
the Print.... button.

I have an idea how to do this, but I would like to know if there is a
preferred or easy way to do this, and specifically what kind of script or
command I would have to use for the button action (I can do this in VB 6,
VS2008, or even Javascript if that would work, or whatever). All I want it
to do is to operate like the normal Print... button on the toolbar, the one
that drops down a selection for Print.., Print Preview.., or Page Setup, but
I want it to just open the Print options dialog with the PDF Driver already
selected as the printer to be used.

I have a procedure of sorts for doing this using the group policy functions
but it is rather general. Is it possible to do what I want? Best of all
would be if there is a free util for adding such a custom button to the
toolbar.

Thanks


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Pete B