This is an example of an IE 8 Accelerator. It doesn't tell you how to create one but it is itself a definition for an accelerator. This is a very simple one that adds an Accelerator that will just redirect the user to OfficePoint when clicked.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<os:openServiceDescription xmlns:os="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/openservicedescription/1.0">
<os:homepageUrl>http://officepoint.blogspot.com</os:homepageUrl>
<os:display>
<os:name>Visit OfficePoint</os:name>
<os:icon>http://blogitems.googlepages.com/office.ico</os:icon>
<os:description>Visit my site</os:description>
</os:display>
<os:activity category="Visit">
<os:activityAction context="document">
<os:execute action="http://officepoint.blogspot.com" method="get" />
</os:activityAction>
</os:activity>
</os:openServiceDescription>
In order to add an Accelerator you'll need add a button that adds the service.
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1">
<div>
<button id="myButton1" onclick="window.external.AddService('http://localhost/OfficePointAccelerator.xml')">
Add OfficePoint Accelerator
</button>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
A special thanks for this informative post. I definitely learned new stuff here I wasn't aware of !
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