Not only that, but they are also in the title bar which saves vertical space and they are "on top" which is more logical from a UI perspective.
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Google Chrome - Next update to compete with Safari?
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Not only that, but they are also in the title bar which saves vertical space and they are "on top" which is more logical from a UI perspective.
Im looking forward to the safari gestures in Lion and will switch over because of them. The one thing that I will miss the most is my bookmarks bar, which is ONLY icons (I have removed the name). Safari seems to require some kind of text.
Can someone test the new version of safari to see if you can create a bookmark that has no name?
Can someone test the new version of safari to see if you can create a bookmark that has no name?
Sorry, meant an option for where the tabs appear
I don't like tabs at the top, this is what stops me from using chrome
I prefer tabs on top, but after doing a comparison between Chrome and Safari, I came to realize Safari only uses 3 pixels more vertical space than Chrome due to tab placement. On a smaller screen, you might notice it, but not if you have a larger one.
That was enough to convince me not to bemoan Safari too much, though tabs on top is still more logical (I've thought this since I first used Firefox 0.8...odd it took so long to get it).
I really liked when Safari had tabs on top, it seemed like an even more logical version than chrome used (they were in Safari 4 Beta 1). Unfortunately, they weren't liked by many people and were removed.
sigh yes, i've seen them revert that brilliant change as well. i cannot understand it or why one would prefer it the current way. They could at least have made either choice optional in the settings.
of course there are a few more benefits in using chrome, but tabs on top and an omnibox are high on my list on reasons why chrome is my primary browser.
MacBookPro13";12923772 said:
There is nothing special about what Apple is doing. Mouse gestures were first seen in Opera way back. They worked by right clicking and moving the mouse. Today the same can be achieved using app specific extensions, or a much better solution is XGestures which allows mouse gestures using a regular mouse in ANY application. Sadly it's not yet Lion compatible but the developers says it's going to get updated soon. Apple's touchpad gestures are essentially just a multitouch version of mouse gestures.
For touchpad gestures just install BetterTouchTool. It allows you to configure any gesture for any application and any feature. Truly a great program and available in Mac App Store now apparently.
I highly suggest supporting the devs of both of these programs.
You will be waiting for quite some time. Google's process goes like this: as most bugs get fixed in the beta, it gets moved to stable. Then the previous dev usually gets moved to beta and a new dev begins. So if Chrome 14 has Lion support, then it's most likely several months away.
Generally the dev versions are very stable but some extensions (mainly 1Password for me) may not work properly. I normally use the betas and haven't run into any real problems.
The real problem was that they didn't really allow you to easily move the window by dragging from the toolbar because the tabs were in the way. They could've made it work by just redesigning the tabs. But then again Apple isn't too big on giving people options and perhaps they decided that since everything else is essentially either on the toolbar or below it, the same goes for tabs. Personally I'm not a huge fan of tabs on top.
Another issue was that it most likely didn't conform to Apple's UI design guidelines for OSX. These are very important to follow or you'll end up with what is seen with most Windows apps: non-native look and feel, arbitrary keyboard shortcuts, no unity in how programs work etc. Adobe is most guilty of throwing the UI design guidelines out of the window on the Mac.
I love BTT ... But I've created App Specific (to Chrome) trackpad gestures to page forward and back, but there is no "Forward" or "Back" choice. There's 3 Finger Swipe Left/Page Back and 3 Finger Swipe Right/Page Forward, but neither seems to work.
It would be great if you could go fullscreen in Chrome, I'm running the Lion GM and as of yet I haven't downloaded Chrome yet; Safari really is great, haven't seen any of the lag or bugs that some users keep reporting. 
2 things keeping me with Safari.
Reader
No Favicons
As soon as Chrome gets those two things, im there like a bear!
Or if Apple could upgrade Safari to v6 and give it some major improvements in speed and reliability and drop the superfluous search box, ill stay. Omnibox FTW
Reader
No Favicons
As soon as Chrome gets those two things, im there like a bear!
Or if Apple could upgrade Safari to v6 and give it some major improvements in speed and reliability and drop the superfluous search box, ill stay. Omnibox FTW
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Until Chrome stops insisting on using only my dGPU, I will only use Safari. Chrome on Windows is a decent browser, but on Mac it pales in comparison to Safari.
Until Chrome stops insisting on using only my dGPU, I will only use Safari. Chrome on Windows is a decent browser, but on Mac it pales in comparison to Safari.
i want to use safari, honestly i really do. but until someone releases a good sabconnect like script like there is for chrome and apple makes it so when you open sarfari it goes to your home page instead of restoring tabs i have to stick to chrome
...oh and 1passwored needs to be updated for safari as well!
This is what i hope for google chrome.
2 finger scroll to navigate back and forth. with smoothness like safari
3 finger swipe to switch between tabs.
then google chrome would be perfect!!!
2 finger scroll to navigate back and forth. with smoothness like safari
3 finger swipe to switch between tabs.
then google chrome would be perfect!!!
Chrome can't even compare to Safari 5.1. Google has some catching up to do if they want to compete with WebKit2.
i want to use safari, honestly i really do. but until someone releases a good sabconnect like script like there is for chrome and apple makes it so when you open sarfari it goes to your home page instead of restoring tabs i have to stick to chrome
...oh and 1passwored needs to be updated for safari as well!
You mean like this?
http://sabconnect-safari.kalenhansen.com/
There's also restore tab extensions, google it.