10 new features worth trying out in Google Chrome 5
If you are using a stable version of Google Chrome, the latest beta (Google Chrome 5.0.375.29 for Windows, Mac and Linux) will be a pleasant surprise for you. Under the cat 10 new features that are worth trying after installing this version.
1. Google Chrome remembers page scale settings for each domain . Go to www.habrahabr.ru , zoom in with Ctrl + or Ctrl-, close the tab, and then open the page again.
2. Selective deletion of records from history . Open the history tab (Ctrl + H), click “Edit items”, select the items you want to delete and click “Remove selected pages”.
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3. New bookmark manager in the form of an HTML page , which opens in a separate tab. It looks better than the previous one, and you can add new features to it through extensions.
4. Google Chrome can sync themes and settings in addition to bookmarks.
5. Google Chrome includes Adobe's Flash plugin , now you don’t need to worry about installing and updating it. Open a site using Flash, right-click on a Flash object and select “About Adobe Flash”. You should see something like: "You have version 10,1,53,22 installed."
6. Disable individual plugins . Open the chrome: // plugins / address and disable unnecessary plugins. You can disable Google Gears, Adobe Flash, Google Update, or any other plugin you have installed.
7. Extensions in Incognito . Chrome disables all extensions in Incognito mode, but you can manually enable them from the extensions settings page.
8. Geolocation . Previous versions of Chrome used the implementation from Google Gears, but now Google Chrome supports HTML5 geolocation, so many web applications can now find out your location in a standard way. Go to Google Maps, click on the small circle above the Street View logo and you will see a pop-up notification: “maps.google.com wants to track your location”.
“If you allow Google Chrome to share your location with the site, the browser will send information about your local network to Google Location Services to get your location. After that, the browser will be able to provide your location to the site. Local network information required by Google Location Services to calculate a location includes information on visible WiFi access points, including signal strength; information about your router; your IP address, ”explains Google.
9. Forced translation . Even if you turned off the auto translate via Google Translate in the settings, you can find in the context menu of the page the item "Translate to English" (or "Translate to Russian" depending on the locale).
10. Sort extension buttons . The order of the Google Chrome extension buttons can be changed via drag & drop. You can even hide some buttons.
Additional corporate innovation . Google Chrome supports Integrated Windows Authentication. If you are using an intranet site on Microsoft IIS with NTLM authentication, try opening it in Chrome 5. It was one of the most requested things, after supporting Core Animation NPAPI, extensions and bookmark manager.
For those interested, Google Chrome 5.0.375.29 is the latest beta and dev channel release for Windows, Mac and Linux. Post in the official blog with download addresses
1. Google Chrome remembers page scale settings for each domain . Go to www.habrahabr.ru , zoom in with Ctrl + or Ctrl-, close the tab, and then open the page again.
2. Selective deletion of records from history . Open the history tab (Ctrl + H), click “Edit items”, select the items you want to delete and click “Remove selected pages”.
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3. New bookmark manager in the form of an HTML page , which opens in a separate tab. It looks better than the previous one, and you can add new features to it through extensions.
4. Google Chrome can sync themes and settings in addition to bookmarks.
5. Google Chrome includes Adobe's Flash plugin , now you don’t need to worry about installing and updating it. Open a site using Flash, right-click on a Flash object and select “About Adobe Flash”. You should see something like: "You have version 10,1,53,22 installed."
6. Disable individual plugins . Open the chrome: // plugins / address and disable unnecessary plugins. You can disable Google Gears, Adobe Flash, Google Update, or any other plugin you have installed.
7. Extensions in Incognito . Chrome disables all extensions in Incognito mode, but you can manually enable them from the extensions settings page.
8. Geolocation . Previous versions of Chrome used the implementation from Google Gears, but now Google Chrome supports HTML5 geolocation, so many web applications can now find out your location in a standard way. Go to Google Maps, click on the small circle above the Street View logo and you will see a pop-up notification: “maps.google.com wants to track your location”.
“If you allow Google Chrome to share your location with the site, the browser will send information about your local network to Google Location Services to get your location. After that, the browser will be able to provide your location to the site. Local network information required by Google Location Services to calculate a location includes information on visible WiFi access points, including signal strength; information about your router; your IP address, ”explains Google.
9. Forced translation . Even if you turned off the auto translate via Google Translate in the settings, you can find in the context menu of the page the item "Translate to English" (or "Translate to Russian" depending on the locale).
10. Sort extension buttons . The order of the Google Chrome extension buttons can be changed via drag & drop. You can even hide some buttons.
Additional corporate innovation . Google Chrome supports Integrated Windows Authentication. If you are using an intranet site on Microsoft IIS with NTLM authentication, try opening it in Chrome 5. It was one of the most requested things, after supporting Core Animation NPAPI, extensions and bookmark manager.
For those interested, Google Chrome 5.0.375.29 is the latest beta and dev channel release for Windows, Mac and Linux. Post in the official blog with download addresses
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/92799/
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