7 days with Google Chrome

Iria · Sep 11, 2008, 04:05 PM

When Google Chrome was released a week ago, I bravely volunteered to use the browser exclusively for the next seven days. That means no Firefox, no IE, no Opera, only Chrome, with no exceptions. I was fully expecting a week of frustrations, incompatibilities, and annoyances. I was ready to criticize all of the fatal flaws that were sure to turn up. I am happy to say that I was wrong. Google Chrome passes the full-time use test with flying colors.
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Source: The Web Services Report

Shaga · Sep 12, 2008, 04:35 AM

* Facebook doesn't work. You can't use it without clicking on anything as it doesn't register clicks nor open prompts inside the web page.
* Scrolling on flash pages such as youtube sucks if you go down first then back up.
* Fullscreen and then restoring back with flash videos(again such as youtube videos) hangs for 5 or more seconds.

I still need ff3 for the first problem but otherwise I'm satisfied. Would be very cool to get this to my Acer AA1 mini-laptop.

**dj_stick** · Sep 12, 2008, 04:37 AM

facebook is a flawed website atm, doesn't work well with opera either

Vehicon · Sep 12, 2008, 04:47 AM

I used it for about 5 days, had no issues, but i went back to Firefox.

blibbax · Sep 12, 2008, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Vehicon

I used it for about 5 days, had no issues, but i went back to Firefox.

Same here. When Google chrome has the full set of addons that Firefox users enjoy, though, I see no reason not to switch.

Erroneus · Sep 12, 2008, 12:13 PM

Using Chrome nightly build aka as Chromium on my primary pc and the normal Chrome on my laptop still, it's been pretty good so far. But when Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 is out, which has the new javascript engine tracemonkey, I'm changing.

clicker666 · Sep 12, 2008, 01:39 PM

I'm missing Adblock, and the Privoxy solution would fix that if I could make the "blocked" text go away. The trick with putting Adblock into the bookmarks toolbar didn't stop ads. I wouldn't mind seeing the Greasemonkey scripting work a little better either. Shortcuts were a pain.

At this point I'm not feeling compelled to give up FF.

strjms72 · Sep 14, 2008, 02:10 PM

I had 3 Chrome windows open, each with multiple tabs. One of the tabs locked up and crashed, and it took down all 3 browser windows along with the tabs.

At least if Firefox 3 crashes it offers to reload all the pages you had opened previously. Chrome offered nothing after the crash.

macbiter · Sep 14, 2008, 04:45 PM

wasnt the whole point of chrome that it loaded each "tab" into an individual program? I thought if a site crashed it just took that exe with it, not all the rest?

Erroneus · Sep 14, 2008, 09:45 PM

Well it's still beta

I had a crash in one tab, which didn't take down the others. I also had a crash which took down all of them. The process manger and individual tabs are a great idea, but offcurse need some work.

strjms72 · Sep 19, 2008, 08:10 AM

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Erroneus · Sep 19, 2008, 12:33 PM

Which all are fixed in the latest BETA.

Sep 11, 2008, 04:05 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	7 days with Google Chrome When Google Chrome was released a week ago, I bravely volunteered to use the browser exclusively for the next seven days. That means no Firefox, no IE, no Opera, only Chrome, with no exceptions. I was fully expecting a week of frustrations, incompatibilities, and annoyances. I was ready to criticize all of the fatal flaws that were sure to turn up. I am happy to say that I was wrong. Google Chrome passes the full-time use test with flying colors. ____________ Source: The Web Services Report

Sep 12, 2008, 04:35 AM	#2
Shaga Intelligent Life Form Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nordic Region Posts: 383 Rep Power: 48 System Specs	* Facebook doesn't work. You can't use it without clicking on anything as it doesn't register clicks nor open prompts inside the web page. * Scrolling on flash pages such as youtube sucks if you go down first then back up. * Fullscreen and then restoring back with flash videos(again such as youtube videos) hangs for 5 or more seconds. I still need ff3 for the first problem but otherwise I'm satisfied. Would be very cool to get this to my Acer AA1 mini-laptop. __________________ Server: Currently Offline

Sep 12, 2008, 04:47 AM	#4
Vehicon The Cable Guy Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA IL. Posts: 466 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	I used it for about 5 days, had no issues, but i went back to Firefox. __________________

Sep 12, 2008, 12:13 PM	#6
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Using Chrome nightly build aka as Chromium on my primary pc and the normal Chrome on my laptop still, it's been pretty good so far. But when Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 is out, which has the new javascript engine tracemonkey, I'm changing. __________________

Sep 12, 2008, 01:39 PM	#7
clicker666 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 327 Rep Power: 0	I'm missing Adblock, and the Privoxy solution would fix that if I could make the "blocked" text go away. The trick with putting Adblock into the bookmarks toolbar didn't stop ads. I wouldn't mind seeing the Greasemonkey scripting work a little better either. Shortcuts were a pain. At this point I'm not feeling compelled to give up FF. __________________

Sep 14, 2008, 02:10 PM	#8
strjms72 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	I had 3 Chrome windows open, each with multiple tabs. One of the tabs locked up and crashed, and it took down all 3 browser windows along with the tabs. At least if Firefox 3 crashes it offers to reload all the pages you had opened previously. Chrome offered nothing after the crash.

Sep 14, 2008, 04:45 PM	#9
macbiter DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 81 Rep Power: 0	wasnt the whole point of chrome that it loaded each "tab" into an individual program? I thought if a site crashed it just took that exe with it, not all the rest?

Sep 14, 2008, 09:45 PM	#10
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Well it's still beta I had a crash in one tab, which didn't take down the others. I also had a crash which took down all of them. The process manger and individual tabs are a great idea, but offcurse need some work. __________________

Sep 19, 2008, 08:10 AM	#11
strjms72 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	chromeKB.com - Google Chrome Vulnerabilities google chrome vulnerabilities

Sep 19, 2008, 12:33 PM	#12
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Which all are fixed in the latest BETA. __________________