Google Chrome Dev Channel Update Fixes issues relating to Content Settings functionality
Google Chrome Dev Channel updates to version 5.0.335 for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms, this update comes with fixes issues regarding the new Content Settings window. Windows, Linux and Mac platforms support “cache-bypassing reload” that is hooked to various accelerators on different platforms for example shift-reload, ctrl-reload.
Chrome for Linux Dev Channel Updated to 5.0
Google Chrome for Linux Dev Channel has been updated to version 5.0.307.1 with “preliminary” desktop notification support, for GTK builds of Linux only.
Chrome desktop notifications in Linux uses D-BUS notifications also known as libnotify. Also, GTK+selection colors when using GTK theme mode gets noticeably better. Other adds and fixes in this update include;
- [...]
Chrome 4 gets 40,000 Extra Extensions [User Scripts]
Many years back, Aaron Boodma wrote the Greasemonkey extension “exclusively” for Firefox, now working with Google, he has bent and twisted Greasemonkey so well that thousands of user scripts written in JavaScript now natively work in Chrome – just like any regular Chrome extension. Its a big smack to Firefox, if you consider that its [...]
KeyboardNavigation for Google Chrome Tries to keep the Mouse Away
After installing this extension, activate it with the keyboard shortcut Alt+G and it will put a number next to every link on the web page. You can navigate by simply typing in one of those numbers next to the link. You can also open up web pages in new tabs, press g and when [...]
Google Chrome for Linux goes Beta
Linux users that want to run Google Chrome on their “healthy” systems no longer have to get the unstable Google Chrome Development Build – Google has provided a less-unstable beta for Linux and Mac users. This beta doesn’t have all the features available to Chrome on Windows like the --purge-memory-button switch that adds a ‘Purge [...]
Google Chrome for Linux Gets Bookmarks Sync
Chromium builds for Linux recently got Bookmark Sync, Google Chrome for Linux followed suit by updating to Google Chrome 4.0.249.0 builds with built-in bookmark sync.
Like with Chromium you’ll have to add --enable-sync to your launching command from the command-line to enable “Sync my bookmarks” in the wrench.
Your bookmarks will also be synced to [...]
Google Adds Many New Designer Themes to Chrome Theme Gallery
Chrome Theme Gallery gets many more themes for your Google Chrome and Chromium browser. These new themes are not only good but are simply fantastic designer themes that take the dust off your Chrome and Chromium browser. Themes are available for Google Chrome 3.0.195.3 and above only.
Chrome for Linux Dev Channel Update, Extension Shelf Now Uses GTK Theme Colors
Amongst the various fixes for all platforms;
- the “Removal Item” from the download item context menu has been taken-off
- Omnibox, the combined search and address bar now understands Zeroconf .local hosts,
the Linux version gained a fix that makes it possible for Chrome’s extension shelf to use Linux GTK themes.
To set your Chrome for Linux Dev [...]
Chrome and Chromium for Linux Dev Builds Get Extension Manager
Google Chrome for Linux and Chromium for Linux -- Development (Dev) builds, like their Windows counterpart, now have an extension manager that offers an easy and convenient way to monitor and manager your extensions that strange enough do not work.