The Beta channel has been updated to 4.0.249.64 for Windows.
This release adds additional functionality to extensions:
- The addition of internationalization support for extensions http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/trunk/i18n.html.
- [r34858] Adds a right-click context menu for Browser Actions and Page Actions. (Issue: 29538)
- [r35233] Disables content scripts in Incognito mode. (Issue: 21392)
- [r35663] Prevents extension popups from being dismissed when the focus changes from a child window of the popup, as it is the case with select popups. (Issue: 28110)
- [r35681] Enforces minimum version from the extension manifest. (Issue: 24737)
More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.
Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome Program Manager
Download: Google Chrome 4.0.249.64
The Dev channel has been updated to 4.0.249.25 for Windows.
All
- [r33602] Delete old version directories of installed extensions during garbage collection. (Issue: 28884)
Win
- Fixes for two top crashes. (Issues: 28994 and 27068)
More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.
You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: Early Access Release Channels (Chromium Developer Documentation).
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at Project hosting on Google Code.
Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome Program Manager
Download: Google Chrome 4.0.249.25
Posted May.31, 2009 under
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The latest development builds of Google Chrome possess a feature that is desired by many, extensions. It is reported that four Chrome extensions have surfaced. Of those four are two very notable releases:
Cleeki: This extension offers functionality similar to that of IE8′s accelerators. It can also import accelerators from IE8 into Chrome.
Adsweep: An advertisement blocker.
Since the extension functionality is still in development in must be enabled (on a recent development build of Chrome) by editing the “Target” line in your Google Chrome shortcut properties, adding “- -enable-extensions” as a suffix (without the quotations). Installing an extension is as simple as visiting their website, such as the aforementioned.
The extension functionality, clearly, is not at the level that it is with Firefox. However, with development happening quickly, Google Chrome could see a surge in market share once the extension feature becomes mainstream.
