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The Dev channel has been updated to 5.0.342.3 for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms
The Dev channel has been updated to 5.0.342.3 for
This release improves stability and fixes some known crashers (such as Issues: 37035, 37674, 37567)
- All: Form auto-fill is not enabled by default (Issue 37466) - Fixed on Trunk
- Windows: Browser crashes on quiting with Authentication dialog opened (Issue: 37698) - Fixed on Trunk
- Linux: Chromium Bookmark Sync Not Working (Issue: 36460)
You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.
The Google Chrome Beta channel for Windows has been updated to 4.1.249.1030
Google Chrome Beta channel for Windows has been updated to 4.1.249.1025 including fixes for few UI and stability issues
The Dev channel has been updated to 5.0.342.1 for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms and 5.0.342.0 ChromeFrame
The Dev channel has been updated to 5.0.342.1 for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms and 5.0.342.0 ChromeFrame
All
- Extension content scripts no longer run multiple times after fragment (ie #hash) navigations (Issue:35924)
- Early version of Geolocation API now available with following caveats:
- To enable, run the browser with --enable-geolocation
- Wifi based location is only supported on Windows and Mac (not OSX 10.6 for now)
- Permissions are not persisted (will re-prompt every time) and associated UI is incomplete.
Mac
- Improved plugin stability (Issue:35081,36928)
- AutoFill Preferences UI Updates
- Translate infobars are now implemented (Issue:34466)
- Mac History menu now has favicons andno longer lists duplicates of Recently Closed sites
(Issues: 20464 and 21314) - Added HTML5 databases to the Mac cookie manager (Issue: 35191)
More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.
Windows Beta Update: Translate and content controls
- Automatic translation of web pages
- More content settings to let you control whether web sites can store cookies, load images, use plug-ins, run JavaScript or show pop-ups. You can find these new settings in under Options > Under the hood > Privacy.
The Google Chrome Beta channel for Mac/Linux has been updated to 5.0.307.11: fix package dependencies
- [Linux] Fixed the dependency problem that caused extra packages to get pulled in for installing Google Chrome. (Issue 35639)
- [Mac, Linux] Fixed an issue where an error resolving a proxy server would not try a direct connection. (Issue 32316)
- [Mac, Linux] Fixed an extensions bug that could crash the entire browser. (Issue 34778)
- [Mac, Linux] Fixed an issue in the cross-site scripting auditor that could prevent Google translate from working on sites. (Issue 33115)
The Dev channel has been updated to 5.0.336.0 for Google Chrome Frame
- [r38145] Add support for the IE File->Save As command. (Issue: 24039)
- [r38962] Fixed an IE7 crash caused when ChromeFrame would pass keystrokes to be processed as accelerators. (Issue: 35355)
- [r39208] Add support for accelerators like BackSpace, Shift+Backspace to navigate back or forward. (Issue: 35629)
The Dev channel has been updated to 5.0.335.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms
The Dev channel has been updated to 5.0.335.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.
All
- Support "cache-bypassing reload"; this is hooked to various accelerators on different platforms (e.g. shift-reload, ctrl-reload, etc.) (Issue 1906)
- [r38877, r39018, r39040, r39133, r39346, r39524] Fix numerous issues relating to new Content Settings functionality (Issues 34633, 34668, 35011, 35775, 36021)
- [r39285] Fix crash when alert() is called from extension popup (Issue 33698)
- [r39365] When a single tab is open, "Close other tabs" context menu option should be grayed out (Issue 35576)
- [r39381] Remove all infobars from a tab when its renderer crashes (Issue 36035)
- [r39412] Fix crash adding/deleting bookmark/folder when browser sync is on and the network is not available (Issue 36200)
- [r39670] Do not send extra blur and focus events if popup menu is showing (Issue 23499)
- [r39682] Fix crash when dragging bookmarks (Issue 36473)
Windows
- [r39328, r39564] Fix issues relating to new Content Settings functionality (Issue 35118, 36079)
- [r39408] Fix a crash when installing an extension from incognito mode (Issue 36077)
- [r39461] Fix star button theming (Issue: 35028)
- [r39676] "Remove" and "remove all" buttons in cookie manager should not be enabled when nothing is selected (Issue 34886)
Mac
- [r39240] Fix Mac startup theme perf regression (Issue 34775)
- [r39389, r39467, r39485] Add client SSL certificate support for Mac (Issue 16831)
- Enable Full Screen mode (Issue 31638)
- [r39231] Adds grippys to the left side of the Browser Actions container to resize the container (they do not work yet) (Issue 26990)
- [r39158] Show icon in omnibox when popups were blocked (Issue 35594)
Linux
- Fix package dependencies in .deb package (Issue 35639)
- [r38999] Fix crash with some extensions (Issue 35577)
- [r39160, r39257] Fix issues relating to new Content Settings functionality (Issues 34941, 35861)
- [r39250] Fix crash when editing a bookmark in the bookmark manager (Issue 35438)
- [r39251] Implement the new AutoFill section of the Options dialog (Issue 33025)
- [r39436] Failing NSS version check should not be a fatal error (Issue 33163)
- [r39669] Add "deb" and "rpm" to dangerous extension list (Issue 31144)
The Google Chrome Beta channel for Mac and Linux has been updated to 5.0.307.9
The Google Chrome Beta channel for Mac and Linux has been updated to 5.0.307.9. This release fixes a few issues to make the browser a bit more reliable:
- [Mac, Linux] Fixed a tab crash that could be triggered by visiting wordpress.com, http://acid3.acidtests.org/, and many other sites. (Issue 35498)
- [Mac, Linux] Fixed a tab crash in image loading. (Issue 32230)
- [Linux] Improved font bolding for fonts without native bold. (Issue 22360)
The dev channel has been updated to 5.0.322.2 for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms
All
- [r38319] Honor modifiers for clicks on home button – cmd-clicking the home button now opens your home page in a new tab. (Issue: 34900)
- [r38204] Implemented writing direction context menu in text input fields.
- [r38504] Add local storage nodes to the cookie manager (Issue: 33068)
- [r38320] Use of Freetype's emboldening for fonts that don't provide bold. Fixes the sometimes blurry bold fonts. (Issue: 22360)
- [r38372] Can now drag and drop bookmarks from Firefox. (Issue: 34141)
- [r38246] Implement content blocking address bar icons and bubbles (Issue: 33314)
- Chrome for Linux and Mac OS 10.6 can now run Native Client modules directly, no plugin required. To enable this features, run Chrome with the following command line flags --internal-nacl --enable-gpu-plugin --no-sandbox.
- Platform-independent NPAPI extensions for 2D, 3D, and mouse/keyboard events are now available.
- We'd like to hear from you. Please send feedback to native-client-discuss@googlegroups.com,
The Google Chrome Beta channel for Mac and Linux has been updated to 5.0.307.7
What's new on Mac since the last Beta update?
- Extensions (finally!)
- Bookmark sync
- Bookmark manager
- Cookie manager
- Task manager
Highlights of Linux Fixes
- [r37193, r36423, others] Improvements in GTK theme mode, using system colors in more places (new tab page, highlights, scroll bars). (Issue: 25831, 29948))
- [r37201] We now also will load plugins from ~/.config/$PRODUCT_NAME/Plugins. (Issue: 22261)
- Improved complex text support, fixing a number of bugs in Hebrew/Arabic/Hindi/etc. display.
- [r34222] OOM killer should now kill runaway tabs before it kills the browser. (Issue:29752)
Highlights of Mac Fixes
The stable channel has been updated to 4.0.249.89 for Windows
The stable channel has been updated to 4.0.249.89 for Windows.
Google Chrome Frame Update
- [r35922] Support the PUT HTTP verb in Google ChromeFrame in the IE host network stack implementation. (Issue: 31629)
- [r36037] Browser contents did not resize on control-+/-. (Issue: 31672)
- [r36130] Wave upload operations performed within Google ChromeFrame would cause the Wave application to freeze. (Issue: 26375)
- [r36749, r36831] Fixed issue which pervented the deletion of cookies with JavaScript. (Issues: 32546, 30786)
- [r36814] Url anchor values were getting stripped from window.location (Issue: 27270)
- [r36898] Include the full Google Chrome version number in the user agent string. (Issue: 29258)
- [r37197] Unload and BeforeUnload handlers would not get invoked within pages inside ChromeFrame. (Issue: 31853)
- [r37585] In IE8 new windows opened within Google ChromeFrame via window.open calls at times bypass the host network stack. (Issue: 33516)
- [r37981] Issue 23175 - cf:xxx namespace conflict with Coldfusion, removed cf: protocol (Issues: 22721, 23006, 29350, 23175)
- [r38021] IE crashes if we close a Google ChromeFrame tab quickly enough. (Issue: 34389)
The Dev channel has been updated to 5.0.317.0 for Windows
The Dev channel has been updated to 5.0.317.0 for Windows
- [r37939] (Windows/Linux) Do not select a word by right-click on an editable field in a web page (Issue: 8841)
- [r37411] (Extensions) Adds a new experimental processes module to the extensions API. (Issue: 32303)
- Integrated page level language translation.
- Added new privacy management tools, under "Options->Under the Hood->Content settings..." which all for better management of images, JavaScript, plugins, and popups.
- Automatic translation does not work for Chinese language sites (Issue: 43803)
- Uninstall problem on Google Chrome and Chromium (Issue: 34652)
- Crashes following the installing of a current Beta/Stable release after an uninstall (Issues 34794, 34688).
- Multiple exceptions can occur, related to the Content Settings UI. (Issue: 34692)
- When "Ask me ..." is set, cookies are still set without asking. (Issue: 34693)
- Pop-up settings changed in bubble are not saved. (Issue: 34781)
Google Chrome 5.0.307.5 has been released to the Developer channel for Mac and Linux
Google Chrome 5.0.307.5 has been released to the Developer channel for Mac and Linux. We've fixed some bugs present in 5.0.307.1 in an effort to stabilize 307 for a Beta channel update.
The Dev channel has been updated to 5.0.307.1 for Linux
Linux
- [r37017] Preliminary desktop notifications support. (Why not libnotify? See our technical FAQ.) (Issue: 23954)
- [r37193] Use GTK+ selection colors when using GTK theme mode. (Issue: 25831)
- [r37201] We now also will load plugins from ~/.config/$PRODUCT_NAME/Plugins. (Issue: 22261)
- Improved complex text support, fixing a number of bugs in Hebrew/Arabic/Hindi/etc. display.
The Dev Channel has been updated to 5.0.307.1 for Windows & Mac
- [r37023] Use default downloads directory on Vista and Windows 7 (except where it is the desktop) (Issue: 13610)
- [r36938 and others] Start work on Content Settings window and sub-dialogs (Issue: 32719)
- Improved plugin stability.
- [r37204][r37210] Cocoa NPAPI plugins will now get NPCocoaEventMouseDragged and NPCocoaEventFlagsChanged events (Issues: 32996, 31846)
- [r37010] Fix crash that sometimes happened when dragging tabs (Issue: 29906)
- [r37004] Fix %cpu in task manager. (Issue: 32464)
- [r37139] Give the cookies manager a search field. (Issue: 32328)
- [r37247] Make copying of big images more robust (Issue: 26822)
- [r37114] Improve task manager resizing behavior (Issues: 33134, 33133)
- [Mac] Crash when deleting cookies (Issue: 33533).
Stable Channel Update
The stable channel has been updated to 4.0.249.78 for Windows, and includes the following features and security fixes (since 3.0):
Dev Channel Update
- [r36632] We now only use our own FTP parsing code; please file bugs if you encounter any problems while navigating FTP sites. (Issue: 25520)
- See All
- [r35949, r36195, r36432, r36437, r36562, r36582] Various improvements to the bookmark manager.
- [r35959] Fix mis-sized download shelf close button. (Issue: 31785)
- [r35977, r36087, r36088, r36096, r36557] Enable the task manager. (Issue: 13156)
- [r36016] Support pinch to zoom on the Mac. (Issue: 16305)
- [r36021] Implements context menus for Page and Browser Actions. (Issue: 30655)
- [r36124] Eliminate Helper zombies. (Issue: 32001)
- [r36242] Quake Live Plugin will now load. (Issue: 24788)
- [r36259, r36370] Fix issues with browser action popups. (Issues: 32161, 31097, 32162)
- [r36416, r36533, r36554] Support plugin cursors, and fix cursor flicker with fullscreen plugins. (Issue: 20717)
- [r36422] Improve scroll performance on some sites, e.g. http://www.starcraft2.com/faq.xml (Issues: 502056, 28954)
- [r36182] Controls in QuickTime content now work. (Issue: 24952)
- [r36361] Double-clicking a plugin will no longer select it. (Issue: 31358)
- [r36423] Theme the NTP with GTK+ colors when matching GTK. (Issue: 29948)
- [r36073] Fix to way we identify the active window. (Issue: 31971)
Beta Channel Update
- [r36079] Updated UI translations.

