Google's Browser
Rob
Unknown Enemy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 25Members, NS1 Playtester
Unknown Enemy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 25Members, NS1 Playtester
<div class="IPBDescription">"Chrome"</div>This is the first I've heard of it, but it seems that Google will be releasing a beta of their web browser, "Chrome."
Here's a cnet article: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10030185-16.html" target="_blank">http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10030185-16.html</a>
And the Google Blog update it's talking about: <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html" target="_blank">http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fre...on-browser.html</a>
<b>download:</b> <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/chrome</a>
Here's a cnet article: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10030185-16.html" target="_blank">http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10030185-16.html</a>
And the Google Blog update it's talking about: <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html" target="_blank">http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fre...on-browser.html</a>
<b>download:</b> <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/chrome</a>
Comments
So, the blog post says launching tomorrow, and that was posted yesterday....
I often have 20+ tabs open, though. This could actually double the number of processes I have going on at any time. On the other hand, multi-core processors might be able to take advantage of it all, too.
that was my first thought.
My second thought was:
"If I thought of the problems that this could potentially cause, I am SURE they have also and must have a fix already in place."
I don't know how you fix that potential issue, but somethign that obvious must have been the one of the first orders of business.
That "Don't be evil" corporate slogan? They came up with it... <i><b>on Opposite Day</b></i>!
dun dun dunnnnn
(I'm done now)
sounds like it might be a major memory hog, no? oh, it looks like they address that in their little comic thingy:
<a href="http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/index.html#" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/index.html#</a>
As for the OS...
<!--QuoteBegin-http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Monday, September 01, 2008
<a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-os-is-actually-browser-google.html" target="_blank">Google OS Is Actually a Browser: Google Chrome</a><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->I must admit I'm a little disappointed, was looking forward to using google for absolutely everything. All it would've been missing is a music player.
That comic about it is really worth reading. The whole thing is pretty hot.
I'm using it right now... it's at least very interesting
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btw: these forums are using 18 megs of memory right now... o_O
Edit: Yes. Yes I definetly like this. Bravo Google.
...Wait. Can I not right-click auto-spell check words? That's like a requirement for me...
FAST HOLY ######
self explanatory
New Tab Screen
This really is more useful than any 'homepage' things I've used in awhile.
Full History Screen
Look at history recorded by time, and even delete specific days from it.
Automatic Search Engine Adoption
Go type something in Amazon. Now go up top to the address bar, type amazon til it highlights that word, then hit tab: Now it's a search box. And this works for nearly anything. Also automatically works with Firefox search engines.
Omnibox
It's omnsome.
Oh, when you reply to me? Check out that drag handle in the bottom right corner, btw.
Status bar on bottom always present (the fade-in is too slow)
Cannot click down with the middle mouse button to trigger the fast scroll
Can't figure out mouse gestures
UI is nowhere near as customizable as I would like
History search isn't as good as Opera's
Things I like:
Automatically adds searches to the address bar for things like Wikipedia
Slick interface, drag and drop tabs that turn into windows
Runs just as fast as Opera (but not, mind you, faster)
Copies Opera's speed dial (speed dial is good)
All in all I guess it's neat. No way I'll ever swap from Opera, because the middle-mouse click thing alone is enough to keep me away, and even if it wasn't, mouse gestures are a huge time saver. Still, I like it more than Firefox and IE already <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
Firefox has some pretty sweet middle mouse scrolling and gestures =p but I guess taste in browsers really is just that - taste.
It scored 78 according to wikipedia.
Also, I haven't got to try this yet because its windows only at the moment, but almost everyone I've heard is saying good things about it.
I'm missing a lot of options. *is* there a way to get mouse gestures and change mouse button behavior or anything? all I see is one minimalistic options window.
also, middle mouse clicking on a link = open the link in a new tab *and* the first tab? <i>really</i>? why would I want to open the same link in two tabs by default? edit: nevermind, that was just the website I was on, not Chrome -_-
<!--quoteo(post=1687183:date=Sep 2 2008, 04:52 PM:name=DiscoZombie)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DiscoZombie @ Sep 2 2008, 04:52 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1687183"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'm missing a lot of options. *is* there a way to get mouse gestures and change mouse button behavior or anything? all I see is one minimalistic options window.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, it <b>is</b> open source. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
Well, it <b>is</b> open source. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
psh, complaining is much easier than contributing!
Well yes but Fireflox is slow, memory intensive, annoying to customize unless you load it up with buggy extensions, etc. I prefer Opera above all else at this point, but Google has pulled into second, I guess.
This is a common problem with trying to profile chrome. It's so fast that it loads the page before you ask it to open. Most timing software screws up trying to measure negative time.
Anyone who knew anything about star wars would know that.
<i>Thanks Google</i>.
This is a common problem with trying to profile chrome. It's so fast that it loads the page before you ask it to open. Most timing software screws up trying to measure negative time.
Anyone who knew anything about star wars would know that.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There are so many ways to reply to this that I am struck by indecision. I'll just leave it at "Opera has nicer skins" and retreat to the shadows.
<i>Thanks Google</i>.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well at least for the renderer they're using webkit so it's not completely a new browser to support unless their V8 Javascript stuff runs things strangely.
<!--quoteo(post=1687188:date=Sep 2 2008, 02:26 PM:name=TychoCelchuuu)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TychoCelchuuu @ Sep 2 2008, 02:26 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1687188"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Well yes but Fireflox is slow, memory intensive, annoying to customize unless you load it up with buggy extensions, etc. I prefer Opera above all else at this point, but Google has pulled into second, I guess.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think this may push Opera to third for me, with FF 1st and Chrome 2nd. For my use cases Opera doesn't do anything special and doesn't do anything any better. Right now Opera is using 297mb of ram and FF is using 206 mb. So I think calling Firefox slow, memory intensive, and annoying to customize is more dependent on your use cases.