Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Yipes, sorry Tim. Maybe there are updated versions of prototype and rico that might work.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Was unable to play a live video stream on cnn.com. Claimed it needed the Turner Media plugin, let it get it, it downloaded the Firefox plugin and installed. Still no playback, but did get audio in one stream.

In spite of Google's claimed openness, I haven't a clue as to where to submit a bug report?


EDIT: Found bug reporting under the "Control the current page" icon. Pretty neat form to fill out including option to send screenshot.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Fast, indeed. The only site that's still dog slow in it is maemo.org :-)

I like the resizable textareas. And of course all Google stuff is like on steroids (Gmail, Calendar, Apps etc.). It's going to shine as an AJAX engine.

I won't be switching until there's a decent plugin system with some basic stuff available, like an Adblock equivalent. I'm still waiting for some stuff to updated for FF3 anyway :-)

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Um, dunno why everyone is so exited, Webkit IS fast and 78/100 indicates not so new version. I'm interested only in V8.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

It seems like it's running on VMWare Fusion -- I heard that this video is running chrome on VMWare Fusion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVABOWpJdqo

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Same thought here. And a fairer comparison would be with other stripped down webkit browsers (Epiphany et al) than something bloated as FF3.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

should interesting to see it when available on linux (writing this in chrome on windows at the moment).

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

So it does work apparently?

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Since it should be "compiling Javascript to native code", we probably will have to wait some for a linux version (or ARM for that matter) :)

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

This is almost off-topic, but after having it on my hard drive quite awhile, I am just
noticing how fast the newest version of Opera is here in Sidux, a version of Debian. Great! Now off to a computer that has Windows on it to try Chrome...

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Yes, it is faster than firefox, and cleaner looking but...

Where is the home button? - (Fixed: Keep Reading the thread)
No java plugin!!!
Cannot resize webpage, only text (IE7 and FF3 have this feature)
info boxes (when hovering over a link) display in the bottom- very annoying
AwesomeBar kicks Omnibar's a55
No plugins yet...

NO LINUX

But the good parts:
Fast
Nice tab engine
Nice javascript
"Create webapp" button (cool!!)
Gears built in

Weird Parts:
scalable text input boxes (wth, why??)
Underlines wrong spelling, but does not give spelling suggestions on right click...

Edit: Over 90 ppl looking at this thread, lol

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

seems so. only that the scrolling is overly light, tab behavior is downright strange, and i find the addressbar a step back (all compared to firefox).

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Make webapp shortcut thing is cool I did it to itT and it opens it up with no address bar or anything so you get plenty of space for the site. Plus Give a nice desktop icon, and it uses the favicon as the icon.

Edit: here is another plus its not my default browser and it doesn't ask me everytime I open it if I would like to make it my default.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

I think it's a useful feature, especially in forums :-)

Instead of typing in a tiny box in the middle of your big screen, you can enlarge it to better see what you're writing, word-processor-like... I use an extension in FF to the same effect.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Christ, it's a beta :)

EDIT: Of course that doesn't stop IE8 beta 2 to offer you a brand new default browser :D

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

I know but I have like 6 browsers on my PC and no matter how many times I tell some of them not to be default and to stop asking me it seems some of them start asking again sometime.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Mine don't :D Maybe its a linux thing or you reinstall too often ;)

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

thing is that there is javascript already in place, at least on the quick post area...

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Alt-Home (for the builtin home page with the "speed-dial" thing)
...or just put your own home page link in the favourites bar :-)

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Like many of you, I've been playing with Chrome and found it a really soliod first effort for Google. I use Opera 9.5 on ym home desktop and so its kinda neat running these side by side and seeing Google be ever so faster in different operations.

V8 would be great on the IT. Considering how Chrome is built, its not too far a thought see it being literally the OS for a netbook/UMPC/Internet Tablet kinda of device. Its pretty much got the web performance issues nailed down to be a non-issue (unless the site's broken that is).

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Alternately, go up to the 'wrench icon,' select Options, and in Basic Options, there is a spot to click to have a Home Button. It appears right between refresh and bookmarks.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

hmm, same options tab has tab recovery/memory. damn it, i need to look at those basic settings more!

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Um, yes, there is a Java plugin. From the Google Chrome help site:

"Google Chrome requires Java version 6, update 10. Please note that this is currently a beta version and may be more unstable than some previous version of Java. To download this beta version of Java, visit http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/ea.jsp"

I installed it and verified OK on a few java enabled sites.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

When I installed Chrome, it said it took all of my settings and bookmarks from Firefox. But when I went to CSPAN to watch the Republican Convention, it wouldn't play realplayer content. When I went back to Firefox, it played realplayer content just fine.

Nevertheless, I think I'll be using Chrome more than any other browser for awhile, with Firefox in second place.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Aw, snap!
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/46230/chrome-killed-page.PNG

After about half a day of use, this is the first problem I've had with chrome, but my computer really isn't that great, so I forgive chrome. I have noticed chrome becomes unresponsive at times, but overall, everything runs a lot faster than Firefox 3

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

I'd love to see a new, ultra-fast, open-source javascript implementation! That's gonna be good for everyone. Hope to see the V8 JS VM showing up in a webkit-based tablet browser near me...

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Wow, this Chrome is really amazingly fast and responsive. But it seems to trade memory for speed. It looks like a memory hog to me.
But since this is a beta, I'm sure the situation will improve.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Tim make it valid before ...
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbos...f.com/tswl.php

Hum ... fast ... but it s need an adblock plugin :)

EDIT : and better gmail 2 plugin :)

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Sigh. I want to try this but I'm always using Linux and I don't want to boot into my XP install just to try this out. I await the Linux version :)

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Got to agree, lots of promises here. For an adblock replacement, I installed privoxy and it's working great.
qwerty12, I run linux full time but keep an xp sp3 vm running all the time under vmware server, rock solid and great performance.
Really hoping bits of it start falling over ff/microb soon.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Well the portable version of Google Chrome almost works under Wine. All seems to work except the actual html rendering (interface and all shows up seemingly fine, but not without many fixme's displaying in xterm).

EDIT: For those interested, the portable version can be downloaded here.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Can someone provide a direct link to the actual download please? Presumably there's an .exe file to download somewhere.. I want to download it when sitting on a Linux box, and the too-smart-for-their-own-good chrome page detects that I'm using a Linux browser and just sends me to a sign-up page for a future linux version. Argh, I hate some of the web designers out there..

Anyway.. direct link anyone?

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

I gots to get to get to adding words

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Try here. That gets you to the eula which will navigate you to the download. The installer won't run under wine though, only the portable version actually runs :\

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Thanks!
(I thought I had seen that link before but I was unable to find again - too many postings)
Got it now.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Hehe. Yeah, I know. It was when I designed it, but it has slowly become...less...valid... And, Reggie is right too -- a later version of Prototype would fix some issues. My site is in sore need of a redesign anyway, so maybe Chrome will motivate me. ;)

It's actually nice to see a browser that doesn't let me live with my mistakes!

-T.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

Some people are claiming that the user agreement with google gives them full copyright of everything that you post on the internet using their browser. If this is true , since the browser itself is open source, could not someone just take the source code change anything that is copyrighted (im assuming the logo and such are copyrighted by google) and then release the exact same browser without that agreement?

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

I read that user agreement too. Very scary.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

I keep a copy of XP in a VMWare Player for just such occasions... And since Chrome is all sandboxy, you'll be running a sandboxy browser inside a sandboxy XP... should be pretty safe, at least.

Re: Google Browser: Chrome
 

I really prefer Firefox 3's AwesomeBar URL suggestion feature.