Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 1:16 PM
You may have already seen yesterday's post mentioning Google Chrome, an Open Source browser now available in more than 40 languages. Today we're pleased to say that the source code awaits your perusal, feedback and contributions. You can download Chrome and check out the documentation at http://www.google.com/chrome, or take a look at the code base at the Chromium home page. For more details directly from the developer team, check out the Chromium Blog.
We look forward to working with all of our colleagues in the Open Source community and users worldwide to make browsing a simpler, faster and more fun experience. We always love to hear your thoughts, so let us know what you think in the comments section.
31 comments:
I really like this new browser.
I just found a bug on the German Google Website (www.google.de)
If you click on "Werben mit Google" in Chrome you get a 404 error. In Ie7 it works ;)
I think its just a serverside problem of google.de, but kind of funny^^
I really like the rest of the browser :)
@ philipp: Thanks for your feedback and the bug report! Please take a look at the bug report guidelines so you can see where best to report this error, but we'll also pass along the feedback to the team.
Hi,
Chrome is slick and the name is also very cool. I have found two minor bugs: 1. I can scroll down with my mouse but cannot scroll back up. 2. Scrolling down happens very fast not smooth.
Lastly, being used to FireFox, is there an option where Chrome will delete all personal data upon shutting down the browser.
Thanks to Google for such great work
Hazem Awad
Really liking Chrome so far, though I'm not a huge fan of the blue color scheme or the shape of the tabs. They're not horrible or ugly, but it would be nice to, sometime down the road, have the option to choose themes. Keep up the good work!
I'm very Disappointed that Google’s Chrome browser does not support MathML (Math Markup Language). Mozilla’s Firefox does!!
Dr. Bob
I really like this browser as well. Runs incredibly fast, has a lot of nifty integrated features (love the "Inspect this Element" feature, very firebug-ish). Can't wait to see some add-ons and such! Keep it up!
So far I like it. Fast, easy to use. I kind of miss my Firefox applications, like StumbleUpon, but otherwise this is an excellent browser.
Have been using Chrome this afternoon. How do I export bookmarks? I periodically export them so that I can keep my various browsers/computers in sync.
Fast,Fast,Fast. Well done Guys & Gals. Wish I could figure how to maintain selected text size on Home Page after re-boot. Keeps returning to default size. Never the less I'm going to enjoy this experience.
Again Well Done.
Martin Australia
I downloaded Chrome the minute it went to live download, and I'm loving the speed and the spare interface (all that clean real estate on the screen!)
Now all we need is for Ubiquity to run in Chrome, and we've darn near got ourselves an OS!
The plug in install should be allowed with a single click. At least in IE7 you don't have to move the cursor. Also right clicking a tab should have option to bookmark. But so far pretty cool! :D
When I just opened it, everything was imported from Firefox (except saved passwords -I think because they are protected under a master password-), so I just typed and continued my normal browsing.
I think it's great for developers. The performance seems to be slightly better than in firefox. If you work quickly in fixing problems, you'll have a nice+big+loyal community.
As a comment, it didn't passed Acid2 and Acid3 tests.
Don't let this project decay!
Nice browser.
A couple of things:
* "Set as default browser" does not work on Vista if not logged in as an administrator. Does not work even if you elevate to Admin, since the browser is not installed for Admin, but just for my local user.
* It would be great if you could mute certain tabs. Some nasty web sites auto play music or other stuff, which is not wanted. I guess being able to mute all web pages would also be useful.
What's up with all the DNS erros?
www.thenation.com
www.huffingtonpost.com
www.abc.com
www.slate.com
www.salon.com
Unfortunately, I run linux and just don't feel like doing the hoopla with Wine to get the windows build running.
Come On Google!! Make a linux build!
Since its C++, you can use gtkmm for the UI - that is *much* simpler and faster than Win32 GUI programming as any native GUI developer can testify!
A important feature is missing: When I press my mousewheel and move my mouse then down or up the page should be scrolled.
Try it out in Firefox 3.
The Chromium website can't be accessed from China. Could you resolve the problem? I think change the DNS record to other IP would be a solution. BTW, the trace route output:
Tracing route to ghs.l.google.com [64.233.179.121]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 51 ms 53 ms 51 ms 58.207.254.1
2 51 ms 50 ms 52 ms 58.207.254.254
3 47 ms 52 ms 54 ms 202.112.5.241
4 49 ms 48 ms 58 ms cd0.cernet.net [202.112.53.73]
5 53 ms 51 ms 51 ms 202.112.61.158
6 53 ms 53 ms 50 ms 202.112.61.214
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 * * * Request timed out.
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 * * * Request timed out.
Thanks!
It's really great to find the task manager.Thats really a add-on to other browsers.
..its lightning fast...startup time looks the fastest...google should tie up with oems to bundle the browser in laptops and desktops
After five minutes quick experience, looks good. Simple, small, high performance, good compatibility.
i like the task manager ... it just reminds me that we are moving in making web-apps the norm ... it's nice to be able to shut down unresponsive web-apps and not affecting other tabs
Please, Please, include native support for MathML. Mozilla's Firefox support of MathML has allowed scientists (and students) around the world to communicate in the language of nature - mathematics! Address this issue so that Chrome is a true step forward and not a step back. Google has a great deal of influence - do the right thing!!
Thanks to everyone for all of your comments. I checked in with the Chrome developer team to let them know about all the feedback they're receiving here and they've invited all of you to join the project discussion list and share your thoughts with them there.
I'm very wary of any "open source" project that doesn't allow me to download a portable package. Why do you have to install it for me? It sounds to me like if there are bugs that affect my system, it will be difficult to clean the registry. Firefox, Opera, and even IE allow you to download the full package.
Since I can't comment announcement
Are they joking about Apple's WebKit? AFAIK The root of WebKit is a KDE project. And no matter who continued khtml development.
hey, I agree with Dr. Bob - chrome must support Mathml.
I hope this was just an oversight but it is a big oversight imo.
Hey i was one of the first guys to jump on to Google Chrome bandwagon-initially i was ok but now i feel dissappointed.The spped is slow ,it crashed once ,since there is no window which suggests that the page is loading or not and above all is very in consistent-Actually expected a lot from google chrome
My understanding is that both safari and chrome are based on the same framework. Safari has the same problem with MathML. It seems not a easy job to make chrome supporting math.
I'm a great admirer of Chrome feature, however, I'd like to report a bug. I installed MetaProducts Mass Downloader. But, when I uninstalled it and tried to open a PDF document, it gave an error: MassDownloader could no take over the download.
hey, I agree with too Dr. Bob - chrome must support Mathml.
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