Google concerns me...

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 02 Sep 2008 02:08 pm

It should since CSS falls under WebCore.

stanard · Post by **stanard** » 02 Sep 2008 02:21 pm

I think it looks ugly, and way too simplified. Like one of those horrible browsers that would be on the computers in the library at Uni.

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 02 Sep 2008 02:24 pm

I use Safari so for me it's like being a duck in water. Firefox has too much shit in the task bar. Like do you really need separate stop and reload buttons?

stanard · Post by **stanard** » 02 Sep 2008 02:29 pm

unfnknblvbl · Post by **unfnknblvbl** » 02 Sep 2008 02:31 pm

I just finished reading their weird-arsed comic about Chrome, and I have to say, I'm fucking wet with excitement here...

Australia better be on of the "100 countries" they're launching it in tomorrow...

unfnknblvbl · Post by **unfnknblvbl** » 02 Sep 2008 02:35 pm

Talez wrote:I use Safari so for me it's like being a duck in water. Firefox has too much shit in the task bar. Like do you really need separate stop and reload buttons?

Firefox > Safari, unless you're on a Mac.

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 02 Sep 2008 02:40 pm

Talez wrote:I use Safari so for me it's like being a duck in water. Firefox has too much shit in the task bar. Like do you really need separate stop and reload buttons?

You do realise you can customise the toolbar buttons and remove that stop button if it bothers you so much.

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 02 Sep 2008 02:43 pm

I like having the stop button though. I just prefer a single context sensitive button for stop and reload.

stanard · Post by **stanard** » 02 Sep 2008 02:44 pm

lestat wrote:
Talez wrote:I use Safari so for me it's like being a duck in water. Firefox has too much shit in the task bar. Like do you really need separate stop and reload buttons?
You do realise you can customise the toolbar buttons and remove that stop button if it bothers you so much.

Exactly. Which is what I love most about Firefox - you can pretty much design the layout to be whatever you want.

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 02 Sep 2008 02:47 pm

And the addons rule!

GameHED · Post by **GameHED** » 02 Sep 2008 02:49 pm

Fruit loops commercial

It's those coloured Os.

Google is evil - keeps results forever

"Google should not be in the spy business," he said. "By logging IP addresses and search strings they are running the largest intelligence operation in the world.
--Richard M. Smith, consultant, Boston Software Forensics"

Now when you use their browsers it will have history of everything you browse forever. All that weird porn you search for is kept in their computers forever so they know what you are thinking. lol Lestat is obviously hiding something I reckon!

stanard · Post by **stanard** » 02 Sep 2008 02:54 pm

Talez wrote:I like having the stop button though. I just prefer a single context sensitive button for stop and reload.

Ok, so that's what you meant. Which is actually a pretty good idea.

But of course, there's a Firefox add-on for it http://yellosoft.us/index.php?id=73" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; which I've just installed and yeah, it works well!

GameHED · Post by **GameHED** » 02 Sep 2008 03:30 pm

10 reasons why it's a bad idea:
http://apcmag.com/google_to_release_own" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... d_idea.htm

It's another pain in the butt for developers.

Having to maintain sites to work in multiple browsers is already a major nuisance. Currently, developers have to ensure their sites work OK in Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari as a bare minimum (and that's not counting the multiple flavours of each browser, an especially big pain with IE8's worthy but painful commitment to standards). Adding Chrome to the list is bound to cause more problems, especially in the short term.

I agree with that. Really who can say they really need another browser?

Texas · Post by **Texas** » 02 Sep 2008 03:51 pm

That's not really the case, gameHED - it should behave the same as Safari for basic rendering. You will only need to test JS incompatibilities, not rendering.

And anyway, browser testing is a normal part of Professional Web Development now, any work I do is tested in IE6/7 and Firefox 2/3 as a minimum. We only test for Safari/WebKit if the client requests it, but that may change now.

And Talez, I find Safari horrible to work in from a Web Dev point of view - the only redeeming feature is the Timeline. No dev app for Safari can replace Firebug.

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 02 Sep 2008 04:05 pm

I've always through Web Inspector was pretty close to Firebug functionality.

In some cases they're nearly carbon copies of each other.

Blotto · Post by **Blotto** » 02 Sep 2008 04:08 pm

Spokesperson

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 02 Sep 2008 04:09 pm

Uhhh.... OK.... ???

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 02 Sep 2008 04:13 pm

Apparently the google browser runs each tab in its own process and the browser has a "task manager" to view memory and page processor usage. Google seem to be targeting this browser to be quite different to others in that it seems to be a browser/os environment to run online/local applications, not just view pages.

Built in task manager = talez hate.

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 02 Sep 2008 04:16 pm

After working with Firefox 2 and 3 at work and how crashalicious it is I call a web page task manager it a necessary evil.

GreyWizzard · Post by **GreyWizzard** » 02 Sep 2008 04:24 pm

I use the latest version of IE and I have no idea where the stop button is... I don't even think I get one.

Texas · Post by **Texas** » 02 Sep 2008 04:33 pm

@ Talez: The ability to edit CSS/HTML and see the changes immediately on a loaded page simply and quickly in Firebug are the main reasons I use it (and Firefox.)

Twiztid Elf · Post by **Twiztid Elf** » 02 Sep 2008 07:51 pm

Fruit Loops. zaravez.

The cloud can fuck right off. This is very, very scary shit right here.

mech · Post by **mech** » 02 Sep 2008 09:52 pm

Not really.

Texas · Post by **Texas** » 02 Sep 2008 09:58 pm

Of course it is. Because google make you download and use it...

Peppermint Lounge · Post by **Peppermint Lounge** » 02 Sep 2008 10:28 pm

I don't see what the added concern is with chrome given it comes with various privacy modes found in available + upcoming browser products.