Google Chrome

cdd · Tue 02 Sep, 2008 20.18

What a boring browser it is. I like the way the tabs stick to the top of the screen and the History Search feature, but apart from that it's a bit short on features. Like Safari.

Finn · Tue 02 Sep, 2008 20.33

cdd wrote:What a boring browser it is. I like the way the tabs stick to the top of the screen and the History Search feature, but apart from that it's a bit short on features. Like Safari.

You're wrong, cdd.

Sod whether it's 'boring', it's fast!

Dr Lobster* · Tue 02 Sep, 2008 20.47

i think this looks really promising. i like the simple uncluttered interface and the one bar for search, url entry and the like. i just hope they create a mouse gesture and adblocking plugin.

marksi · Tue 02 Sep, 2008 20.49

Yup, looks simple and seems to be fast. Am liking this.

aeonsource · Tue 02 Sep, 2008 21.01

marksi wrote:Yup, looks simple and seems to be fast. Am liking this.

Ditto to the above.

Its fast, sleek and just brill.

Also, it has a few nice features. I can create a shortcut to Google Mail or something on my desktop which on my desktop which opens a window without all the tabs and navigational things.

Oh, and it has a spell checker, and can re-size text boxes.

It wins, just wins.

Lorns · Tue 02 Sep, 2008 21.14

davidmcg wrote:Gavin, have you ever tried Safari for your computer? Works like a treat on my new laptop.

I'm using it now and its actually rather fab! A bit bland on the eye but so easy to use and like Jamez i like that the text is like using a typewriter.
I almost feel inspired to write a murder mystery.

madmusician · Tue 02 Sep, 2008 21.19

I have to say that I prefer this to Firefox, purely on screen space, looks and efficiency. If it starts blocking pop-ups, then it could be my browser of choice. For a Beta, it's certainly very good.

marksi · Tue 02 Sep, 2008 21.22

OK, now I've found something that I don't like.

When you open a new tab it displays in that tab a list of your "most visited" sites and things you have recently bookmarked.

Well... if a mate comes into the house and wants to check his email, he's likely to use the browser I have already got open, and I don't necessarily want anyone else to see "recent bookmarks" or "most popular pages". I can't find an "open tabs blank" option, which is a bit poor from a privacy perspective.

madmusician · Tue 02 Sep, 2008 21.31

And there are some rendering issues (BBC header springs to mind) and you can't have tabbed homepages. Back to Firefox I go.

marksi · Tue 02 Sep, 2008 21.34

madmusician wrote:And there are some rendering issues (BBC header springs to mind) and you can't have tabbed homepages. Back to Firefox I go.

You can have tabbed homepages - Tools, Options, ON STARTUP, tick "open the following pages".

The BBC header is rendered fine here.

nidave · Tue 02 Sep, 2008 21.42

Downloaded- thats another bloody browser I need to check my sites in.
Why is it using a custom UI and not using standard windows gadgets etc?
is seems to break my new website - the layout is using tables and its 950px wide.
Chrome seems to add with to the 3 colum table... how odd.
http://www.industrialexcitement.com/~fight/ - its fine in IE (including IE8) Opera and FF