RE: Interesting problem...

[pauls <pauls@euronet.nl>]

You might want to take a look at vnc.
It's not exactly what you're describing, but you might recycle some of their 
code.
It's a multi-platform replacement for X or PC-anywhere.
They have a native vnc client for several platforms, but they also have a 
client in the form of a java applet.

url: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

regards,
                   Paul Siegmann

>===== Original Message From "Cole, Nathan" <NCole@telespectrum.com> =====
>Hello all.
>
>I have an interesting problem - I would like to implement a browser within a
>browser.
>
>Why:  I need to have the ability to do 'CoBrowsing,' where a client and a
>service rep can engage in cooperative browsing by pushing URLs back and
>forth.
>
>The Problem:  I can embed browsing functionality strictly using an applet -
>but I have to sign the jars (and for Micro$oft: cabs - ugh!).  Mgmt has
>found this unacceptable, even though it works.  I *could* do it in
>javascript, but when a URL is targeted as "_top", the window as a whole is
>gone (we need to stay in the current document).  I could do it another
>window - but then there are two browsers, and again mgmt thinks that is too
>complex.
>
>My idea:  Have a super light applet on the client that interperets mouse
>clicks on links, send it to a servlet or jsp that does the work.
>
>I have never seen this on a site before, and was curious if any of you have
>ever seen/done/can point in the right direction.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Nate