About this Guide

About this Guide

This guide has the following sections:

Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the content of the SDK and lists the supported standards and platforms.
Chapter 2, Reference Implementations and Examples, shows how to use the reference implementations and describes the common code and additional examples that are provided.
Chapter 3, Architecture, describes the architecture from a modular perspective.
Chapter 4, SDK Basics, covers the basics of planning, developing, and deploying an application.
Chapter 5, HTTP and HTTPS Protocols, provides details on developing an application to support these protocols.
Chapter 6, Pilots, provides details on developing an application to support multiple content types.
Chapter 7, JavaScript, discusses using the JavaScript scripter to evaluate and execute all JavaScript code from the HTML 4 pilot.
Chapter 8, Optimizing Your Application, describes how you can improve the performance and memory usage of your application.
Chapter 9, Tutorial: Building a Browser, steps you through building a sample application.
Chapter 10, ICEssl Module, describes how to use the optional module for secure networking over the Internet.
Appendix A, Glossary, explains many of the acronyms and key terms used in this guide.
Appendix B, System Properties, is a reference to all the system properties you can use to configure your application.
Appendix C, Supported Features, is a reference of supported tags, properties, and other features.
Appendix D, Content Creation and Debugging, provides tips on ensuring that your HTML content is standard and compliant so that it renders correctly and efficiently.
Appendix E, ICEsoft Skinnable Component Library, provides information on how you can use skinnable components in the user interface of some applications.