Deep Fish

[dagnasty]

Microsoft just released a beta of their new web browser called Deep Fish. It runs on Windows Mobile 5 Smart Phones and Pocket Pc's. There are limited trial spots available so you should probably hurry. I'm trying it out right now and I am kinda digging it. I can't post hyperlinks so check out on10 . net

[josh33_unc]

i just downloaded this on my sprint 6700. its cool to browse and all, but you cant log in, like i cant get into my account on sprintusers.com, so its cool to browse sites, but thats about it, so far, now since this is a trial, maybe the finished and later developments of it will have more upgrades and fix the bugs and issues that this trial one has.

[dannzeman]

Here's the link http://labs.live.com/deepfish/default.aspx and the file. Maybe I'll get some screenshots up later. I always look forward to new browsers.

[josh33_unc]

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/sho...59&postcount=4

screen shots of my friend nino's q using it

[nino63004]

im liking it so far too except for not being able to log into sites but i knew that after you read about it.


Nino

[dannzeman]

I'm loving this! I can't believe this is just a beta too. I'll definitely be playing with this a lot.

[LadySaat]

I have it too. Very cool. Limited right now, hopefully will be fully fleshed out when final released. I am trying to find the posts again on how to flash new ROM in Vista right now, then I will put deepfish back on after new ROM settles in.

So many things to play with... I love my phone.

[dannzeman]

So here is a pick of it in the start menu:

This is when the browser is first opened after you enter the 16 digit registration code M$ gives you.

A few details.

Home, shrunken to include the whole page.

Zooming in:

Navigating around the page. Note the smaller, transparent, rendition of the page in the upper right corner.

One of my favorite sites. A few things don't quite turn out like they should but thats because this in beta. The link selection is cool in that you press the dpad once then up/down/left/right to move to all the links on the page.

Quick search from the Navigate button on the left.


A few details about what is Deep Fish and zooming from the project site:

What is Deepfish?

Deepfish is a mobile browsing Technology Preview from Microsoft Live Labs. Deepfish displays content in a view that is closer to the desktop experience. The zoom-able interface and cue map allow you to quickly access the information you care about over the web without ever losing track of where you are.


How do I Zoom-In and Zoom-Out?

* ZOOM-IN
o Press the joystick to enable the grey view port; notice that the menu changes to Zoom-in and Zoom-out.
o Press the joystick or press the enter button (with view port enabled) to zoom into the area of focus.
o You can now navigate (Left, Right, Up and Down) the web page using the joystick or directional keypad
* ZOOM-OUT
o From zoomed-in mode, hold the joystick or directional keypad until the border changes from green to gray
o Release the joystick to zoom-out
o Press and hold again to hide gray view port
o If the above approach does not work, press the Back/Del key

Note: In zoomed-in mode a CUE-MAP is shown on the upper right corner; CUE-MAP shows your current zoomed-in location on the webpage. You can turn this feature ON or OFF via the menu options.

* PANNING
o Move joystick (Up, Down, Left and Down) to navigate the web page

[Catman51]

I used your download, but don't have an activation code, and can't get one at MS?

[luv2chill]

Yeah they've hit their max new user count. But keep checking your e-mail box... they've stated that they will allow more users periodically. Since this involves a lot of server-side processing, you can see why they need to keep a handle on the number of people using the service in these early stages. I'm sure it won't be long before we're all deepfishing.

It's a neat app for sure. Thunderhawk's WM business is about to plummet