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Chrome 2.0 Quick Preview!
Rahul Srinivas, May 22, 2009 1730 hrs ISTAdds much needed features, nothing revolutionary
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Google's Chrome has been an interesting product from Google. While most other Google products seem to linger on with the Beta tag for eons, here's the Chrome that has graduated to a stable version within months after is launch.
If that was not enough, the work on the version 2 of the browser was already on with is Beta being available since March 2009. Now, it's the time for Version 2 of Chrome to shed its beta tag! All under a span of eight months. Impressive!
Say Hello to Chrome 2!
The latest stable version of the browser comes with new feature additions and with 300 new bug fixes. While the earlier version of Chrome had some missing features and customization options, this version does manage to satiate those who needed these "basic" features. Yes, I am talking about the much missed full-screen mode, and form auto-fill.
Visually, there is nothing much to differentiate from the earlier versions of the browser. It still has the familiar, simple, no nonsense look and makes full use of the screen real estate. The full screen option added now, is a bonus. One annoying thing about the full screen mode is that, to do anything, you will either need to use right click or invoke the normal screen mode, even for entering a new URL. Nevertheless, it's just a matter of one keyboard click (F11), so it's always quickly accessible.
The biggest and most noticeable feature addition is the ability to remove thumbnails from the start screen. So, if you do not wish others to see you were actually on some "interesting" website when you were actually supposed to complete that important project of yours, you can simply remove it by clicking the X icon above the thumbnail. In fact, the feature looks so basic, it makes me wonder why this wasn't an option in one of the earlier releases. Apart from all these, there is the auto-fill option that makes its way onto the stable version. This again, isn't something very revolutionary, but is nevertheless a decent addition.
If that was not enough, the work on the version 2 of the browser was already on with is Beta being available since March 2009. Now, it's the time for Version 2 of Chrome to shed its beta tag! All under a span of eight months. Impressive!
Say Hello to Chrome 2!
The latest stable version of the browser comes with new feature additions and with 300 new bug fixes. While the earlier version of Chrome had some missing features and customization options, this version does manage to satiate those who needed these "basic" features. Yes, I am talking about the much missed full-screen mode, and form auto-fill.
Visually, there is nothing much to differentiate from the earlier versions of the browser. It still has the familiar, simple, no nonsense look and makes full use of the screen real estate. The full screen option added now, is a bonus. One annoying thing about the full screen mode is that, to do anything, you will either need to use right click or invoke the normal screen mode, even for entering a new URL. Nevertheless, it's just a matter of one keyboard click (F11), so it's always quickly accessible.
The biggest and most noticeable feature addition is the ability to remove thumbnails from the start screen. So, if you do not wish others to see you were actually on some "interesting" website when you were actually supposed to complete that important project of yours, you can simply remove it by clicking the X icon above the thumbnail. In fact, the feature looks so basic, it makes me wonder why this wasn't an option in one of the earlier releases. Apart from all these, there is the auto-fill option that makes its way onto the stable version. This again, isn't something very revolutionary, but is nevertheless a decent addition.
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