14 DAY TRIAL // Chrome, the lightweight web browser based on the WebKit layout engine and application framework, has been promoted to version 6.0.401.1 in the Dev Channel. The new release further patches some bugs, but does have one known issue that persists on all platform builds. Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make browsing the web fast, easy and safe.
“The Dev channel has been updated to 6.0.401.1 for Windows, Linux and Mac platforms,” the latest announcement signed Karen Grunberg, of the Google Chrome team, reads. Her post continues with the changelog for this version, which systematically lists the changes for all platforms, and then platform-specific ones.
All
- Don’t prepend scheme on copying an incomplete hostname. (Issue 43585)
Windows
- Much better display/eliding of RTL and mixed-direction strings in the omnibox dropdown. (Issue 41716)
Linux
- Make sure scheme is prepended to addresses that are cut (as opposed to copied) from the omnibox. (Issue 43569) - Fixed rendering of monospaced fonts on Linux. (Issue 43252)
Known Issues
- Hitting enter in some form fields does not submit the form. This will be fixed in the next Dev release.
As usual, “More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions,” Google’s staffer writes. “You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel”, the blog post ends.
Readers can obtain the latest version of Google Chrome for Mac via the download link available at the bottom of this article. Chrome for Mac works on Intel machines only, and requires Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or later. The Mac version of the browser is still beta software, therefore users are advised to exercise caution when utilizing the browser, or at least not rely on it for important tasks.