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okay, this is a lot better. really love where they're going with their new focus on clean, minimalist design.Andrex said:
although that breadcrumb navigation looks a bit too similar to Apple.com's implementation.
also, this screams like a design with tablets in mind. when is Google finally going to bring Chrome to Android instead of simply webkit?
oh, for anyone on Chrome (or Firefox, for that matter), go to Google Maps and enable MapsGL
it's basically the vector-based Google Maps on Android now for the browser. you can't tilt the map, but for dense metropolitan areas like NYC it'll show see-through 3D models of buildings that'll pan perspective with the terrain. it'll also shade the buildings depending on the time of day and the location of the sun. the maps also load a lot quicker. very impressive.
it's basically the vector-based Google Maps on Android now for the browser. you can't tilt the map, but for dense metropolitan areas like NYC it'll show see-through 3D models of buildings that'll pan perspective with the terrain. it'll also shade the buildings depending on the time of day and the location of the sun. the maps also load a lot quicker. very impressive.
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Chrome Stable just hit version 15 today.
ThatObviousUser
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scorcho said:
Eventually. People are working on it but there's no timeframe, unfortunately.
On the flip side, Chrome has been on Android for about a year now, through Google TV, technically.
"You have selected 'You', referring to 'Me'. The correct answer is 'You'."
Fuck. Name your options logically, designers! I guess I just leave that option.. uh.. disabled so WebGL is on... shit man.
Also, I wish they'd roll out the new Downloads UI already. Right now there's an option in about:flags that turns it on, but it's labeled that it will A) turn off the downloads bar and B) enable the new UI when it's implemented. Why not just let me turn the option on now, keep the downloads bar and when the new UI comes out, replace the bar with the new UI, whatever it is? I'd love to see what this new "UI" looks like. I kinda hope it's a Safari style pop-down menu button in the toolbar. I'd prefer that over the bar that never goes away automatically.
Fuck. Name your options logically, designers! I guess I just leave that option.. uh.. disabled so WebGL is on... shit man.
Also, I wish they'd roll out the new Downloads UI already. Right now there's an option in about:flags that turns it on, but it's labeled that it will A) turn off the downloads bar and B) enable the new UI when it's implemented. Why not just let me turn the option on now, keep the downloads bar and when the new UI comes out, replace the bar with the new UI, whatever it is? I'd love to see what this new "UI" looks like. I kinda hope it's a Safari style pop-down menu button in the toolbar. I'd prefer that over the bar that never goes away automatically.
Infernodash
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RoadHazard said:
What are some of the great ones? It seems like there are so many. Do you suggest greasemonkey so that I can use the neogaf user scripts?
Fuck. The newest Canary is so crashy. It actually crashes. I never had Chrome, the whole app, crash more than 3 times before today. Now it crashes every 5 minutes. I don't know if it's an extension or something either.
Maybe I need to switch to a stable build again temporarily...
Maybe I need to switch to a stable build again temporarily...
whatsinaname
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Jasoco said:
Same here. Crashes after every two-three minutes of usage. First time I've had this issue with the Canary build.
Edit: Crashed while I was typing this post.
I switched back to Dev (After a bit of fucking around to get the stuff that doesn't sync into my Dev profile) temporarily. I had to update all three of my Chrome versions by redownloading because the ones I had were months old and at most 3 versions behind each.
I'll jump back into Canary in a few days to see if it was fixed. Canary for the most part is great, but once in a while there's a day or two where it has a really shitty update that breaks so badly you can only wait until it's fixed. Then it's back to normal for a while until something else is broken.
I'll jump back into Canary in a few days to see if it was fixed. Canary for the most part is great, but once in a while there's a day or two where it has a really shitty update that breaks so badly you can only wait until it's fixed. Then it's back to normal for a while until something else is broken.
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Did Google turn the native client on with Chrome 15 stable? If so that's a big WIN!!!
added_time
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Fatalah said:
I thought I was imagining it but it seems way faster to me. I'm not sure why that would be though.
I haven't noticed any speedy bums though...
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The new tab page really compliments the new Chrome Web Store. Chrome is about where Android 1.0 or 1.5 was. (That's actually a compliment, the other browsers don't even compare in terms of making the web a true platform.)
Seems like it!
Brettison said:
Seems like it!
The Lamonster
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New tab page sucks. I don't want to get in trouble at work for having either cartoony Angry Birds bullshit or my most visited sites which are not work related. How do I go back to just a blank page? And how can I tell Chrome to not remember my history? The settings page is like shitty Apple, simplified and giving the user hardly any options...
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The Lamonster said:
Answer to both at the same time: use Incognito Mode.
Futureman said:
It was announced about two months ago that work has begun on porting Chrome to Android proper. But I wouldn't expect anything before Google I/O next May.
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Copernicus said:
...you mean the recently visited tab?
ThatObviousUser
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Copernicus said:
Howso?
ThatObviousUser
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Well Chrome has never had speed dial so I don't know why you'd complain now.
Andrex said:
They had one for a little while in dev channel, might have been a flag though.
(unless I'm crazy and imagining that)
e: I'm not crazy
http://www.favbrowser.com/google-chrome-receives-new-tab-page-bookmark-manager/
RoadHazard
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I don't like that the web app icons on the new new tab page don't give any visual feedback when hovered, and I also don't like that they "pop out" when you click them. Just doesn't look good to me.
Also, I'd like some sort of shortcut for quickly switching between the two tabs/sections (web apps and most visited) of the page. Sure, the hit areas to switch are large, but it's still quite annoying to me that I have to click in a specific area to that.
I activated it, it does nothing.
Is syncing of open tabs new? Could be pretty nifty, I guess.
Actually, you can kind of create one now. You can make any bookmark a "web app" by dragging it down there. Needs more customizability though (you can't give them custom images, or even custom names - they'll just show the bookmarks' URLs as their titles, not even the bookmarks' titles which would make much more sense) to become really useful.
Also, I'd like some sort of shortcut for quickly switching between the two tabs/sections (web apps and most visited) of the page. Sure, the hit areas to switch are large, but it's still quite annoying to me that I have to click in a specific area to that.
Rur0ni said:
I activated it, it does nothing.
Is syncing of open tabs new? Could be pretty nifty, I guess.
Copernicus said:
Actually, you can kind of create one now. You can make any bookmark a "web app" by dragging it down there. Needs more customizability though (you can't give them custom images, or even custom names - they'll just show the bookmarks' URLs as their titles, not even the bookmarks' titles which would make much more sense) to become really useful.
RoadHazard
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Rur0ni said:
I didn't try that exactly, but scrolling using the scroll wheel on my mouse was as choppy as ever (even after restarting the browser). So, back to SmoothScroll it is.
added_time
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On the new tab page, the font underneath the website photos looks kinda bad and jagged for me but it looks fine everywhere else on the browser/computer... Anyone else think it looks bad?
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jpfpebmajhhopeonhlcgidhclcccjcikadded_time said:
You're welcome
RoadHazard
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rekameohs said:
Wow, that one is pretty sweet!
Infernodash
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Kunohara said:
Thanks for the heads up. I didn't know that. I think I'll start using chrome to try it out against firefox now that I know how to add the user scripts.
Anyone know of any good bookmark button (like with Firefox and the bookmark icon that'll bring up the sidebar) and history viewer? Been trying atomic bookmarks and history 2; but there has got to be a better alternative.
Oh, and are there any themes that don't remove the transparency? :/
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And is there a 64bit version of Chrome or something?
Oh, and are there any themes that don't remove the transparency? :/
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And is there a 64bit version of Chrome or something?
Okay, I give. I'm trying out Speed Dial 2 to replace the LaunchPad extension I created to replace the mediocre Speed Dial 1. So far it's great, but it lacks a couple things...
1) Navigation between groups with hotkeys or..
2) Option to display all groups on one page with a separator.
I hate having many icons scattered across multiple screens. So much that I have my iPad categorized into two pages with apps and games. And if I could, I'd cram them all on one page. And on my Android, I have everything on one page. I can't stand scrolling between pages. So having them all on one page would be better if I could still have them grouped. Alternatively I'd settle for assigning a hot key for each group or something.
1) Navigation between groups with hotkeys or..
2) Option to display all groups on one page with a separator.
I hate having many icons scattered across multiple screens. So much that I have my iPad categorized into two pages with apps and games. And if I could, I'd cram them all on one page. And on my Android, I have everything on one page. I can't stand scrolling between pages. So having them all on one page would be better if I could still have them grouped. Alternatively I'd settle for assigning a hot key for each group or something.
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Apparently the new new tab page is more awesome than we thought and does include speed dial functionality:
Google Operating System said: