Saturday, June 7, 2008
iPhone Browsing on Windows Mobile? Sure can...with TouchBrowser 1.1.3!
Posted by Don Tolson in "Pocket PC Software" @ 12:12 PM
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In TouchBrowser, the Navigation D-pad is definitely your friend. Much of the functionality you'll require to configure and use TB is located on the toolbar, which is only made visible by pressing the up/top button of the D-pad.
Figure 4: The functions assigned to the navigation D-pad on your PPC. The Show Menu / Hide Menu options access TB's toolbar.
Figure 5: TouchBrowser's Toolbar.
TouchBrowser's toolbar is where you access most of the configuration functions of the browser. The tools (from left to right) consist of:
Figure 6: When you tap on the ? in the toolbar, it launches a Google keyword search screen. Not exactly what I was expecting when I first starting testing TB, but handy to have available.
Figure 7: Selecting to go to a specific URL. When you tap the down arrow button in the top right corner, TB provides a list of the last 10 URLs you visited.
Figure 8: TB's settings screen.
At TouchBrowser's Settings screen, there are a number of options to affect the look-and-feel of the browser. As mentioned before, here is where you set the default homepage when the browser is first started. The Show Controls selector lets you set how long the toolbar is displayed after you press the centre button of the D-pad. Examples of the various keyboard layouts available are shown below. The TouchFLO selector determines (I believe) if TouchFLO is enabled on your PPC or not, but the documentation wasn't really clear about this. If you select Sound, then TB will play a little beep each time it responds to a touch gesture. The Help button takes you to a display of the manual available from the website. When you click on Save, TB will remind you that the changes will not take effect until after a soft reset of the system.
In TouchBrowser, the Navigation D-pad is definitely your friend. Much of the functionality you'll require to configure and use TB is located on the toolbar, which is only made visible by pressing the up/top button of the D-pad.
Figure 4: The functions assigned to the navigation D-pad on your PPC. The Show Menu / Hide Menu options access TB's toolbar.
Figure 5: TouchBrowser's Toolbar.
TouchBrowser's toolbar is where you access most of the configuration functions of the browser. The tools (from left to right) consist of:
- Previous Page (back) – also available on the left button of the D-pad
- Google Search – not to be confused with the Help function normally associated with a question mark
- Enter a URL to go directly to that page.
- Close the program (a TRUE exit).
- Go to TouchBrowser's Settings screen.
- Switch between Desktop and Mobile view.
Figure 6: When you tap on the ? in the toolbar, it launches a Google keyword search screen. Not exactly what I was expecting when I first starting testing TB, but handy to have available.
Figure 7: Selecting to go to a specific URL. When you tap the down arrow button in the top right corner, TB provides a list of the last 10 URLs you visited.
Figure 8: TB's settings screen.
At TouchBrowser's Settings screen, there are a number of options to affect the look-and-feel of the browser. As mentioned before, here is where you set the default homepage when the browser is first started. The Show Controls selector lets you set how long the toolbar is displayed after you press the centre button of the D-pad. Examples of the various keyboard layouts available are shown below. The TouchFLO selector determines (I believe) if TouchFLO is enabled on your PPC or not, but the documentation wasn't really clear about this. If you select Sound, then TB will play a little beep each time it responds to a touch gesture. The Help button takes you to a display of the manual available from the website. When you click on Save, TB will remind you that the changes will not take effect until after a soft reset of the system.
