<A target="_blank" href="http://www.domiclipse.com/domiclipse/web.nsf/d6plinks/FRUX-7RMGT5">Keith Smillie has posted some code </A>to help you control the Lotus Notes 8 Sidebar using a demo plug-in on CVS. (This page displayed strangely in my browser, scroll down to make sure you see the code.)