CNET Technology News Network International reported on April 7 after one and a half experience, Chrome has great progress in the browser capabilities . And now, with the upcoming fifth edition, Google will devote most of the effort on the latest browser technology.
The new Chrome 5 have Windows, Mac OS X and Linux the beta version for being downloaded, but not the majority of Chrome users have noted the difference between the version number. Chrome version number as a milestone, only better in a browser to complete the journey without blinking destinations records. But as soon as the Chrome 5 is completed, look back, we will see?
In short, a lot. Chrome’s fans may not quite satisfied with some of their favorite features to the slow, for example, print preview. The Mac OS X and Linux users, or only the beta version of the browser available, but Google Chrome’s development in a very fast speed. Here are some of the Chrome 5 new features.
Location (Geolocation)
First of all, Chrome will have geographical features, is one element in HTML 5. Location to the browser user authorization, you can learn the user’s location. This feature on the map to find people, find your nearest service very convenient. Also you can use this to adjust the services available on the website, or for large-scale international websites can provide the best server to the user.
Actually get the location information of the method is not very accurate. In addition you can do about the user’s IP outside the scope of localization, Google (and competitors Skyhook) also use wireless AP, mobile phone base stations and other ways to add more detailed information. Of course, many phones now have built-in GPS has.
Windows 7 features
The next part is to support Windows 7 new features: Aero Peek. Is that when users move the mouse to the toolbar icon on the Chrome, it will jump out of a thumbnail shows the current open browser page. Not surprisingly, support for IE 8 has this feature.
This feature is actually there before the developer preview edition appeared. But user reaction has been from the “Hurry up, other browsers have supported the” translated into “please stop, so we have to switch the switch.” Mainly because people usually are many pages open at the same time, when the mouse moved over time will become very confused and did not help.
Another list of Windows 7 new spring (Jump List) feature is that when you press the matter Chrome chart, you can direct users to a menu list, the Chrome 5 also supported.
Extensions
This function takes a long time before Google support. Extensions (or plug), allowing users to customize their browser features. This feature in Mac version of the 4.x beta version of the above has not occurred, but in Chrome 5, all versions of the operating system will support this feature.
Other extensions in Chrome 5 which will be subject to change. By some new browser interface, the program staff can have more to do. For example, the historical record will provide a suite of API access to the user’s browsing history.
A Windows version 4.1 on there is the function of automatic translation bounce options, and now also built into Mac and Linux versions of Chrome 5.
Synchronous
In Chrome 5, in addition to Chrome 4 bookmarks synchronization features, themes can also be synchronized, automatic form fill and password. But in the sixth edition may also have extensions, open the page and entered addresses can also be synchronized.
For those who dislike those who fill out a form, Chrome 5 provides an automatic fill feature, you can remember the name, address, telephone number, and other often need to repeat fill out personal information.
Built-in Flash
Google is also building a browser, no increase of other features: a built-in Adobe Flash Player. Google is HTML5, CSS and web standards technologies such JavaScrpit most active supporters. But Flash is very common in today’s networks, but Google has taken a more pragmatic approach to built-in Flash.
It is worth mentioning that most of Chrome is built into Flash Plaer 10.1 beta, expected to be formally completed this quarter. The integrity of Google Chrome will automatically update without the user doing anything. While some people opposed the stealth auto update, but Google will Chrome as a web site will be subject to change, like when Google search algorithm changes, the user will not have a choice.
In addition, not only Flash, PDF has become a built-in support for the feature, which is the unofficial Google Operating System blog are exposed.
WebGL
Google is also developing other programs to build the basis that it will support the draft WebGL, a Mozilla was launched and the Khronos Group as a standard. WebGL allows web program uses advanced low-end hardware 3D graphics acceleration, I hope to have more detailed interface and better online gaming.
Chrome 4 has built a version of WebGL, but users need to turn off a security feature called sandbox to use. The Chrome 5 WebGL support will be built in the sand box, which allows users easier to use.
While many programmers OpenGL is very familiar with, but for many Web developers who are not, so do not expect there will be complex in a few months first person shooter appeared.
Another change is to support application development Native Client (Native Client), this is a Google’s technology, you can have security under the protection of program execution speed Wangye version, as is the same as the computer desktop software. Native client support is Chrome 5 one of the major priorities, and can be Mac, Linux and Windows, with 32-bit mode of operation. Some 64-bit support 64-bit Windows, will cause some errors, so there is no in Chrome 5 in a timely manner.
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