I've created a new menu extension for Internet Explorer. This one allows you to view the cookies which you have for the website you are currently visiting and also allows you to modify the values of those cookies.

You can download the zip file containing the menu extension and the installer file Also part of this file is Document Examiner and a few other IE extensions.

Usual disclaimers apply.

I remember being made aware of this Mark of the Web (Internet Explorer - DHTML) a while ago, but it's only now that I understand what it's all about.

I fell foul of the local machine lockdown with my document examiner menu extension. Having read the article on the MSDN and this Mark of the Web it's occured to me that this seems like a really bad workaround for what should be quite a simple fix.

Imagine having a whole offline library of DHTML files - would you really want to edit each one to add a weird mark of the web?

I may add the MOTW to the document examiner next time I update it.

I've made a small update to the document examiner menu extension for Internet Explorer. Now when you are viewing the style object of a node the values are preloaded with the values in the currentStyle object. You can download the new document examiner zip. To install this extension right click the .inf file and choose install.

I was hoping that adding this would help me track down a problem I am having with a select drop down appearing to have a position:fixed style. Now I know that this css rule isn't implemented in IE so I'm both intrigued and annoyed at the behaviour. Mostly I'm annoyed.

Well it did for me!

I installed Document Examiner and found that it no longer worked. Also all the XML files I open in IE failed to work.

It seems that this is due to a new setting in the IE security model: "Allow active contact to run in files on My Computer" the default is for this to be switched off. By turning this on I've fixed the problem I had with document examiner and XML files. You can find the setting under Tools -> Internet Option -> Advanced, then under the security tab.

Disclaimer: I'm not recommending you switch this on because I have no idea what files you have on your local machine.

I've also switched off Disable Script Debugging (Internet Explorer). I have no idea what the "Other" option does though, maybe this relates to scripts running under cscript.exe?

There's nothing new in this package but it's all just a little neater and easier to install.

With my new PC I had to re-install all the IE menu extensions. The old registry files were a bit outdated and so I thought I may aswell bundle the whole lot together and make a .inf installer for them.

Anyway here's a link to them: Download IE menu extension bundle

• Immediate Window - This creates a window in the page which you can use to issue javascript commands to that page.
• Open Frame in New Window - this will allow you to open an embedded IFrame or Frame into a new window, for heavily framed sites it's invaluable.
• View Full Source - this allows you to view the source that IE is using rather than that downloaded - so for example if you have a DHTML application then this will show you the client side created elements.
• Show Form - this sets the border on a form so you can see what controls appear where in a form. Used in conjuction with the Hidden input bookmarklet it's very useful.
• Show Parent Tag - is used to find out what element is under the cursor and the attributes of that element for example: what script runs on the onclick event
• Toggle Border - is the Richard Birkby inspired extension the difference is that the styles applied are slightly different.
• Toggle Image Border - the same as above only sets the border up on the image, useful for finding those annoying little spacer gifs.
• Document Examiner - Useful for analysing the structure and properties on elements.

One feature I want to implement on the document examiner is the ability to click on a node in the document under examination and for this node plus parents to be loaded into the tree. I have the code that will do this when the page is loaded from the same security context. However, when I come to try it the more useful method I get that "Access Denied" error.

Like many problems I know it can be resolved in an inellegent long winded method. Sadly I don't want to go that route, I'm holding out for the elegant method.

Another problem, totally unrelated, is that I cycled home yesterday and due to the heat and humidity the air was full of bugs and I think I've got one lodged in my ear.