HTML Tags Supported in Pocket Internet Explorer

Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
Article ID: Q158479

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows CE, versions 1.0, 1.01, 2.0

SUMMARY

This article lists the support in Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer versions 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 for the following items:

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tags
Multimedia Internet Mail Extension (MIME) formats
Security types
Universal Resource Locator (URL) formats

MORE INFORMATION

This table lists the HTML tags supported in Pocket Internet Explorer versions 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0.

   HTML tag     Version 1.0   Version 1.1   Version 2.0
   ----------------------------------------------------

   A            Yes           Yes           Yes
   ADDRESS      Yes           Yes           Yes
   APPLET       No            No            Yes
   AREA         Yes           Yes           Yes
   B            Yes           Yes           Yes
   BASE         No            Yes           Yes
   BASEFONT     Yes           Yes           Yes
   BGSOUND      Yes           Yes           Yes
   BIG          Yes           Yes           Yes
   BLINK        No            No            No
   BLOCKQUOTE   Yes           Yes           Yes
   BODY         Yes           Yes           Yes
   BR           Yes           Yes           Yes
   CAPTION      Yes           Yes           Yes
   CENTER       Yes           Yes           Yes
   CITE         Yes           Yes           Yes
   CODE         Yes           Yes           Yes
   DD           Yes           Yes           Yes
   DFN          Yes           Yes           Yes
   DIR          Yes           Yes           Yes
   DIV          Yes           Yes           Yes
   DL           Yes           Yes           Yes
   DT           Yes           Yes           Yes
   EM           Yes           Yes           Yes
   FONT         Yes           Yes           Yes
   FORM         Yes           Yes           Yes
   FRAME        No            No            Yes
   FRAMESET     No            No            Yes
   Hn           Yes           Yes           Yes
   HEAD         Yes           Yes           Yes
   HR           Yes           Yes           Yes
   HTML         Yes           Yes           Yes
   I            Yes           Yes           Yes
   IMG          Yes           Yes           Yes
   INPUT        Yes           Yes           Yes
   ISINDEX      No            No            No
   KBD          Yes           Yes           Yes
   LI           Yes           Yes           Yes
   LINK         No            No            No
   MARQUEE      No            No            No
   MENU         Yes           Yes           Yes
   MAP          Yes           Yes           Yes
   META         Yes           Yes           Yes
   NEXTID       Yes           Yes           Yes
   NOBR         Yes           Yes           Yes
   OBJECT       No            No            No
   OL           Yes           Yes           Yes
   OPTION       Yes           Yes           Yes
   P            Yes           Yes           Yes
   PARAM        No            No            Yes
   PLAINTEXT    Yes           Yes           Yes
   PRE          Yes           Yes           Yes
   S            Yes           Yes           Yes
   SAMP         Yes           Yes           Yes
   SELECT       Yes           Yes           Yes
   SMALL        Yes           Yes           Yes
   STRIKE       Yes           Yes           Yes
   STRONG       Yes           Yes           Yes
   SUB          Yes           Yes           Yes
   SUP          Yes           Yes           Yes
   TABLE        Yes           Yes           Yes
   TD           Yes           Yes           Yes
   TEXTAREA     Yes           Yes           Yes
   TH           Yes           Yes           Yes
   TITLE        Yes           Yes           Yes
   TR           Yes           Yes           Yes
   TT           Yes           Yes           Yes
   U            Yes           Yes           Yes
   UL           Yes           Yes           Yes
   VAR          Yes           Yes           Yes
   WBR          Yes           Yes           Yes
   XMP          Yes           Yes           Yes

NOTE: Windows CE does not include Java. If Java is not installed on the Handheld PC (H/PC), the APPLET tag is not supported.

This table lists the MIME formats supported in Pocket Internet Explorer versions 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0.

   MIME formats      Version 1.0   Version 1.1   Version 2.0
   ---------------------------------------------------------

   Audio/aiff        No            No            No
   Audio/basic       No            No            No
   Audio/wav         Yes           Yes           Yes
   Image/bmp         Yes           Yes           Yes
   Image/gif         Yes           Yes           Yes
   Image/peg         Yes           Yes           Yes
   Image/tiff        No            No            No
   Image/x-xbitmap   No            No            Yes
   Text/html         Yes           Yes           Yes
   Text/plain        Yes           Yes           Yes
   Video/avi         No            No            No
   Video/mpeg        No            No            No

This table lists the security types supported in Pocket Internet Explorer versions 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0.

   Security type                            1.0   1.1   2.0
   --------------------------------------------------------

   Secure Sockets Layer 2 (SSL2)            No    Yes   Yes
   Secure Sockets Layer 3 (SSL3)            No    Yes   Yes
   Private Communication Technology (PCT)   No    Yes   Yes

NOTE: PCT is not enabled in the French version of Windows CE.

This table lists the URL formats supported in Pocket Internet Explorer versions 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0.

   URL formats                                1.0   1.1   2.0
   ----------------------------------------------------------

   HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)         Yes   Yes   Yes
   Secure HTTP (HTTPS)                        No    Yes   Yes
   File Transfer Protocol (FTP)               Yes   Yes   Yes
   Universal Naming Convention (UNC)          Yes   Yes   Yes

NOTE: Pocket Internet Explorer 1.0 is included with Windows CE 1.0. Pocket Internet Explorer 1.1 is available on the Internet. Pocket Internet Explorer 2.0 is included with Windows CE 2.0.

For information about obtaining Pocket Internet Explorer 1.1, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

   http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/hpc/support/wce1/mspie.htm

Additional query words: hpc 1.00 1.10 2.00
Keywords : handheld pocketie wince kbfaq
Version : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,2.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo

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Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
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