Google to release its own browser

vishalrao · #76 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 11:50 AM

ya webkit is gaining traction. but its not just 3 rendering engines... its also form factor soon... websites being accessed from desktops and more and more from handhelds with mobile IE, iphone, android, mini-mo etc

edit: this post from chrome on vista... still to figure out why the installer doesnt launch in WINE (maybe network setup)...

yes it is taking a lot of memory. i guess the main selling point will be the sandboxing of tabs and the JS speed if it can really be as fast as they claim it can... i dont care too much for gears at this point..

update: i dont find the JS speed (page openings) to be faster than FF 3.0.1. and im looking forward to FF 3.1 JS speed improvements...

Rockfella · #77 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 12:02 PM

Damn duys i cant install the dark theme! Anyone tried?

Extract it to C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\0.2.149.27\Themes\

I cant find "local settings" on my PC

vishalrao · #78 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 12:04 PM

The "User" in that path should be your user name

Unless you're on Vista...then its another matter

Rockfella · #79 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 12:10 PM

^ After documents and settings i see "All users" and "Vivek" me... where shud i go? Am on XP SP3.

Apex · #80 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROCKFELLA

Damn duys i cant install the dark theme! Anyone tried?

Extract it to C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\0.2.149.27\Themes\

I cant find "local settings" on my PC

Here's the path for Vista -

C:\Users\Your_User_Name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrom e\Application\0.2.149.27\Themes

@ROCKFELLA
go to C:\Documents and Settings\Vivek\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\0.2.149.27\Themes\

$#@$#@nk · #81 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 12:11 PM

imo, firefox can incorporate all the 'new' features which chrome has in its next version, won't be that hard to add the omnibox, or the simplicity of the tabs, or improve the status bar, incognito etc

Rockfella · #82 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 12:16 PM

Appriciate it Apex

I am on XP SP3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apex

Here's the path for Vista -

C:\Users\Your_User_Name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrom e\Application\0.2.149.27\Themes

@ROCKFELLA
go to C:\Documents and Settings\Vivek\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\0.2.149.27\Themes\

vishalrao · #83 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 12:18 PM

yes, id like to see FF (or its extensions) improve further by copying some of chrome's ideas. i like the minimalistic UI (just like GMail they did it again for the browser), just tabs and a few small buttons for forward/back and options etc... no full screen F11 kiosk mode for chrome at the moment. i also like when you open a tab, it shows previews of frequently visited sites you can click, that is a definite one FF should do to avoid me opening my bookmarks folder or google bookmarks or start typing in the address bar...

vishalrao · #84 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 12:41 PM

some more links:

Google Chrome is insanely fast … faster than Firefox 3.0 | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com

Google Chrome vulnerable to carpet-bombing flaw | Zero Day | ZDNet.com

vishalrao · #85 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 12:54 PM

LOL @ incognito browsing help page:

Quote:

You've gone incognito. Pages you view in this window won't appear in your browser history or search history, and they won't leave other traces, like cookies, on your computer after you close the incognito window. Any files you download or bookmarks you create will be preserved, however.

Going incognito doesn't affect the behavior of other people, servers, or software. Be wary of:
Websites that collect or share information about you
Internet service providers or employers that track the pages you visit
Malicious software that tracks your keystrokes in exchange for free smileys
Surveillance by secret agents
People standing behind you
Learn more about incognito browsing.

ehehe, i wonder if that is a bit tongue-in-cheek or they really think people can be so careless

logistopath · #86 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 01:03 PM

Did a small personal test for analysing memory usage by Opera 9.27 and Chrome Beta.
1. Cleared all cache, filled form details, history etc. for both the browsers.
2. Opened up 10 different websites in tabs in both.
3. Let all the pages load completely.
4. Checked the memory usage by both the browsers..

Result:

TEst might be incomplete or with flaws, but it still shows that Opera is more lightweight..!

vishalrao · #87 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 01:07 PM

Some more links:

Google Open Sources Skia Graphics Engine - GigaOM

From Matt Cutts' blog (Google employee):

Preventing paranoia: when does Google Chrome talk to Google.com?

Answers to common Google Chrome objections

vishalrao · #88 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 01:12 PM

Of course, what we've been waiting for: Reviews by AnandTech and Ars

AnandTech: Google Chrome: Performance and First Impressions

Hands-on with Chrome: Google's browser shines (mostly)

alsiladka · #89 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shripad

IE is not free at all

You are paying for it ( atleast legit OS users are )

You are paying for IE the same way you are going to pay for Chrome on Windows. Please dont say you can get chrome for free via Linux, we are comparing IE's cost and Chrome's cost.
Any windows user can download IE for free, just like he can download Chrome for free.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apex

Not all...they're yet to recreate that magic address bar from FF3. Now thats one excellent feature I can't live without.

I'm sure Chrome will improve a lot in the coming days and be the browser to beat. There's some healthy competition now for FF3 and IE8. Only downside is that web developers will now have three rendering engines to deal with, as if two wasn't enough.

Well, i liked IE8's Smart Bar than Firefox's bar. IE8's bar is much more refined, nicely sectioned and includes more info. It looks much better and polished too. You cant deny the fact that FF3's bar is ugly and looks bigger in size than it needs to be.

Quote:

Originally Posted by vishalrao

update: i dont find the JS speed (page openings) to be faster than FF 3.0.1. and im looking forward to FF 3.1 JS speed improvements...

Tried the JS speed on IE8? I found it to be a lot more snappier than FF3.
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Another cool feature of Chrome is the search suggestion via the Omni Bar. Now, to open a site you know the title of but not the address, no need to search via google and then open it. Just type in the Title of the page and you have the url presented to you right there in the omni bar.
For eg. To open Google reader, i did not type google.com/reader , i just typed in Google reader and it gave me the url by itself. A huge timesaver!!

Safin · #90 (**permalink**) 3 Sep 08, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROCKFELLA

Appriciate it Apex

I am on XP SP3

you can easily go direct to your app data folder by doing this

start->run type

Code:

%appdata%

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