Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project

[ZuePhok]

saying FF and IE are single-threaded apps is a very misleading comment.

[ZuePhok]

Alert! a goog sucker.

Chrome includes a number of features that appear in other browsers, such as a private browsing mode dubbed Incognito, tools for Web developers to use in viewing and troubleshooting source code, and the ability to restore all tabs from a previous session. Chrome also features tab isolation: If a Web page causes a problem with Chrome and leads to a crash, the crash will affect only the tab displaying the page and not the whole program. Internet Explorer 8 will offer a similar feature, but Chrome takes the idea a step further by adding a task manager that gives the user an idea of how much memory and CPU use a page is eating up, and by allowing you to kill anything that is causing a problem. Unfortunately, you have to configure this tool manually.

In my early testing, I ran into some problems. Chrome can be a little unstable, which is not surprising considering that it is a beta. Also, I have found that Flash does not work with Chrome on my Vista-based system, though my two colleagues running XP had no issues with Flash compatibility. They did, however, experience software crashes when searching in the history section. And when Chrome crashes, it takes everything with it unless you manually configure the browser to act otherwise (the configuration options are buried under the wrench icon, in the Options/Basics menu). In contrast, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 automatically restore your previous session in the event of a crash.

The sites I visited that rely on JavaScript and Ajax seemed to work fine, but Microsoft's Silverlight wouldn't work with Chrome. Google's browser uses WebKit, the same engine that powers Apple's Safari Web browser--and Silverlight only works with Safari for Mac.

Google has produced an excellent browser that is friendly enough to handle average browsing activities without complicating the tasks, but at the same time it's powerful enough to meet the needs of more-advanced users. The search functionality of the Omnibar is one of many innovations that caught my attention. PC World has chosen to rate this beta version of Chrome because of Google's history of leaving products and services in long-term beta and in an ongoing state of evolution. In the past there has been some speculation that Google would develop their own operating system, but I think Chrome's launch makes one thing is clear: The Web browser is Google's operating system.

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wow, one heck of a 'bend-over'

erm..

[Dashken]

KNN... you say I'm goog sucker ah?

I actually like Chrome very much, after 1 day of using. Encountered a crash though and took the whole browser with it. But after restart, all my tabs came right back. Of course I'm smart to enable start with previous tabs option beforehand.

[Dashken]

Originally Posted by ZuePhok

saying FF and IE are single-threaded apps is a very misleading comment.

Well... not exactly single-threaded per se really but everything seems to be in one container and one single running process. So, theoretically if one tab goes wrong, the whole browser needs to close.

But with Chrome, you have individual process for each tab and plugin.

Flash plugin cannot work on Vista? Sure or not...? It works fine the whole day on my Vista Ultimate notebook...

[ZuePhok]

Originally Posted by Dashken

KNN... you say I'm goog sucker ah?

I actually like Chrome very much, after 1 day of using. Encountered a crash though and took the whole browser with it. But after restart, all my tabs came right back. Of course I'm smart to enable start with previous tabs option beforehand.

no la i mean that guy who wrote the review for pc world.

yeah i get what you mean but that's not the message the comic delivers. my experience has been rather positive but to say "Google has produced an excellent browser that is friendly enough to handle average browsing activities without complicating the tasks, but at the same time it's powerful enough to meet the needs of more-advanced users" when it was only launched less than 24 hrs ago, well he surely is a good sucker.

[Dashken]

Ohh... haha... I still don't think it's recommended for users who relies heavily on add-ons/plugins. But with time, I pretty much think Chrome can be the standard and a very popular browser.

[Unixlord]

It's lightweight and contains one neat innovation (tabs in seperate processes) and... well that's about it. Maybe useful as a fast portable browser to run on flashdisks but in it's current state it provides nowhere near enough functionality for my desktop use. Maybe if it had an addon framework similar to firefox then it could snatch a win.

[peaz]

Originally Posted by Dashken

And why so many processes?

Damn... it's fast!!!

Everytab runs it's own process. That's why it's so fast. But damn. I love it! Hahaha! Using it now too!

Edit: LOL. didn't realise this thread is 3 pages long already. Man, I love the amount of real estate Chrome gives to the web page. Super minimalist!

Webkit based renderer too. Hmmm but the font anti-aliasing setting is not as smooth as Safari's

[peaz]

well, I'll say one thing. It's definitely not the BEST browser out there. i think that is still FF at the moment. But does Chrome has the potential? I think it does, especially if the extensions framework is good and has good community support.

also, it's refreshing to have another party using the webkit framework on Windows. A lot of potential. So let's see how Google takes this on. FF is definitely in for a tough fight with Chrome now in the picture.

Safari is fun and I like it too. But to be honest, it's just a whole world on it's own, the mac world that is. Haha!

[peaz]

LOL! Check out Dashky's link from my blog! Haha.

Anyways. One more thought on Chrome, if it's skinable as how Safari did it, that'll be quite cool. Especially since both are based on webkit and we've seen how Safari skinned all the buttons when rendering the webpage