Vista - Google Launch Browser - Chrome

**usmc_nam_vet** · 09-02-2008

Be sure to read Chrome's fine print | Beyond Binary - A blog by Ina Fried - CNET News

Better read before downloading

**garysgold** · 09-02-2008

The minimize/tile/close buttons don't work for me. Faster than IE 8 Beta. Like the spell checker. Remembers text size settings, unlike IE 8. Clean and does the job.

Gary

**dmex** · 09-02-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Ex_Brit

Don't like the looks of it, but I suppoise I could get used to it. Beta....hmmm. I wonder how many years it will be called "Beta". Isn't almost everything Google does forever beta?

lol It might be beta for a year or two while they add and fix features...

This release does not have a 64bit version, does not support flash and also uses Firefox core... Personally I also dont like how it creates a new process for each new tab consuming 20mb at minimum...

It also has a habit of breaking web page elements!...Looks and works really nice reguardless but needs plugin support and better page eliment support for dynamic pages like our forum...oh and also needs Flash!

Crome`s BrowserID is very similar to Firefox and Safari

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/525.13 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/0.2.14

**Adamd** · 09-03-2008

Well for a first release I think Google's Chrome is very very nice.

I remember when Firefox came out and it was not even close to what it is today so I am giving Google credit on this first public release!

I would not be surprised if Firefox and Google came together and created a mega browser that kills IE to no end!

**dmex** · 09-03-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by dmex

Quote: Originally Posted by Ex_Brit

Don't like the looks of it, but I suppoise I could get used to it. Beta....hmmm. I wonder how many years it will be called "Beta". Isn't almost everything Google does forever beta?

lol It might be beta for a year or two while they add and fix features...

does not support flash

lol It uses its own plugins, Flash just poped up asking to install

**TimstaH** · 09-03-2008

Google Chrome: Performance and First Impressions

Busy installing it now, will give it a go

**HyperL** · 09-03-2008

It's a fine browser, even if it's just beta...I really like it...to bad for the memory consummation, I have two processes named Google Chrome and they both use aprox 20MB.

**echrada** · 09-03-2008

chromium - Google Code

This is where you can start playing with it. Let's not moan about it, do something.

**Nez** · 09-03-2008

Will second dmex,in that flash does not work.Just tried the BBC news website,and clicking on the "live" link,to watch,it does zip,and tells me to install the correct flash player.The supported link,does not support Chrome yet.

Have sent my bug report to Google.

**jay817** · 09-03-2008

one of the strnage things is that one of the fetures pages needs flash and could not get hold of this is one plug-in that is needed nice for a beta and I do like the looks not much to hog the screen and nice to use spell checker is a useful and works well not sure about the task manger in the programme and that google name there stats secion for nerds has any found a way to use custom dictionary might be something they might add

09-02-2008	#21 (permalink)
usmc_nam_vet vista home premium 64 oem 164 posts	Re: Google Launch Browser - Chrome Be sure to read Chrome's fine print \| Beyond Binary - A blog by Ina Fried - CNET News Better read before downloading
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09-02-2008	#22 (permalink)
garysgold Vista Ult 64bit Windows 7 64 bit Server 2008 RC2 859 posts	Re: Google Launch Browser - Chrome The minimize/tile/close buttons don't work for me. Faster than IE 8 Beta. Like the spell checker. Remembers text size settings, unlike IE 8. Clean and does the job. Gary
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09-02-2008	#23 (permalink)
dmex Windows Vista™ Ultimate 2,631 posts	Re: Google Launch Browser - Chrome Quote: Originally Posted by Ex_Brit Don't like the looks of it, but I suppoise I could get used to it. Beta....hmmm. I wonder how many years it will be called "Beta". Isn't almost everything Google does forever beta? lol It might be beta for a year or two while they add and fix features... This release does not have a 64bit version, does not support flash and also uses Firefox core... Personally I also dont like how it creates a new process for each new tab consuming 20mb at minimum... It also has a habit of breaking web page elements!...Looks and works really nice reguardless but needs plugin support and better page eliment support for dynamic pages like our forum...oh and also needs Flash! Crome`s BrowserID is very similar to Firefox and Safari Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/525.13 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/0.2.14 Last edited by dmex; 09-02-2008 at 08:06 PM.. Reason: typo
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09-03-2008	#24 (permalink)
Adamd Ultimate 64!!! 144 posts	Re: Google Launch Browser - Chrome Well for a first release I think Google's Chrome is very very nice. I remember when Firefox came out and it was not even close to what it is today so I am giving Google credit on this first public release! I would not be surprised if Firefox and Google came together and created a mega browser that kills IE to no end!
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09-03-2008	#25 (permalink)
dmex Windows Vista™ Ultimate 2,631 posts	Re: Google Launch Browser - Chrome Quote: Originally Posted by dmex Quote: Originally Posted by Ex_Brit Don't like the looks of it, but I suppoise I could get used to it. Beta....hmmm. I wonder how many years it will be called "Beta". Isn't almost everything Google does forever beta? lol It might be beta for a year or two while they add and fix features... does not support flash lol It uses its own plugins, Flash just poped up asking to install
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09-03-2008	#26 (permalink)
TimstaH Windows7 Ultimate x64 25 posts	Re: Google Launch Browser - Chrome Google Chrome: Performance and First Impressions Busy installing it now, will give it a go
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09-03-2008	#27 (permalink)
HyperL Vista Home Premmium 32bit 30 posts	Re: Google Launch Browser - Chrome It's a fine browser, even if it's just beta...I really like it...to bad for the memory consummation, I have two processes named Google Chrome and they both use aprox 20MB.
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09-03-2008	#28 (permalink)
echrada Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64 SP2 Windows 7 7127 x64 869 posts	Re: Google Launch Browser - Chrome chromium - Google Code This is where you can start playing with it. Let's not moan about it, do something.
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09-03-2008	#29 (permalink)
Nez Vista Home Premium x86 47 posts	Re: Google Launch Browser - Chrome Will second dmex,in that flash does not work.Just tried the BBC news website,and clicking on the "live" link,to watch,it does zip,and tells me to install the correct flash player.The supported link,does not support Chrome yet. Have sent my bug report to Google.
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09-03-2008	#30 (permalink)
jay817 vista home premium 32bit 56 posts	Re: Google Launch Browser - Chrome one of the strnage things is that one of the fetures pages needs flash and could not get hold of this is one plug-in that is needed nice for a beta and I do like the looks not much to hog the screen and nice to use spell checker is a useful and works well not sure about the task manger in the programme and that google name there stats secion for nerds has any found a way to use custom dictionary might be something they might add
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