Chrome 5 won't support AeroPeek...

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Electric Jolt

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I thins it's pathetic how many of you consider it a flashy feature. Go back to Windows Vista then. I loved how Safari had full support for that and I'm always switching between tabs in the entire browser app like that. I cannot stand how browsers like Chrome and Firefox don't. It should be supported or it makes the OS not that great if all it's features aren't supported.

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Don't be so ridiculous. Overall, IE8 lags behind every other browser, including Chrome. They're only just getting to basic HTML5 and CSS3 support in IE9 and that's not even out yet.

As an end user, HTML5 and CSS3 support should be the last thing on my mind. IE8 renders almost every web site perfectly and that's what matters to end users. IE8 on Windows 7 is very secure as it has Protected Mode and SmartScreen Filter. The difference in page-loading time is hardly noticable between IE8 and Chrome. So, I don't think there is a clear winner.

But don't turn this into an IE vs Chrome thread. The point is Chrome doesn't implement Aero Peek functionality on Windows 7, while IE8, Firefox, Opera and Safari all do. This may not matter to some people but for others like me it does.

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Heh, people talking about what Opera supports like it's a real Browser, rather than a company that lives to complain and couldn't gain market share if they paid people :p

Anyway I'd rather they spend their time focusing on stuff that matters, Aeropeak is not one of them. I hate having it in a Browser. I just wanna click on the taskbar and be in the browser, not seekout my tab out of 20-50 others.

Oh and Google, when you add it back, make sure there is a checkbox to turn it off, for those of us who don't need the pointless flash.

Chrome has had bigger things to worry about, not just in their Windows version, but also in their Mac and Linux versions. They don't need to spend time working on adding features only one of those will be able to use, not till everything else is done.

One dev did, it didn't work out well, so they turned if off and put it back on the todo list.

I fail to see the problem.

And if you think the Programmer is so amature, then you program it. Chromium is an Open Source project, write the code yourself.. Oh, wait, that's what I thought.

Funny, how everyone forgets that Google and Firefox joined Opera in complaining, and Google is spending enough money in advertising Chrome it might be cheaper just to pay people to use it. ;)

Why is everybody going on about the Chrome team, what about the team doing all the work? The Chromium team? or am I mistaken and are they one in the same?

They need real blacklisting/blocking of bad addresses, before aeropeek, I'd rather have a list of tabs (like when aeropeek is too large for the screen) for me that's much easier to find the tab I want. There are a growing number of drive by exploits (none that effect Chrome right now, but it's just a matter of time) that the user needs the ability to block access to. I realize Google will NOT want that feature because it will be used to create a real adblocker, and not another ad hiding add-on.

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Petvas

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I thins it's pathetic how many of you consider it a flashy feature. Go back to Windows Vista then. I loved how Safari had full support for that and I'm always switching between tabs in the entire browser app like that. I cannot stand how browsers like Chrome and Firefox don't. It should be supported or it makes the OS not that great if all it's features aren't supported.

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Anibal P

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The OP and this other fellow are making a big deal of a minor feature that most people don't use

You might want to back away from your screens and breathe a bit and realize that in the long run this is just a small issue and will be corrected, and as per the posted information from the Chrome Devs, it is being temporarily disabled, not permanently

Only time I ever use Aero Peek is when stupid posts like this pop up and reminds me of it, otherwise it's not used by any Win7 user I know of

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Petvas

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The OP and this other fellow are making a big deal of a minor feature that most people don't use

You might want to back away from your screens and breathe a bit and realize that in the long run this is just a small issue and will be corrected, and as per the posted information from the Chrome Devs, it is being temporarily disabled, not permanently

This feature is one of the greatest things about Windows 7 and the majority of people use it. As with other things in life, only the ones that oppose to sth speak loud...the others just don't bother...

I guess I will do the same and don't bother answering to people that do not seem to understand basic things....

No matter how you put it, Chrome is competing against other browsers and the majority of them have full support for Windows 7...That means that this must not be that difficult to implement...If you don't like the feature do not use it but do not oppose to it...

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As an end user, HTML5 and CSS3 support should be the last thing on my mind. IE8 renders almost every web site perfectly and that's what matters to end users. IE8 on Windows 7 is very secure as it has Protected Mode and SmartScreen Filter. The difference in page-loading time is hardly noticable between IE8 and Chrome. So, I don't think there is a clear winner.

But don't turn this into an IE vs Chrome thread. The point is Chrome doesn't implement Aero Peek functionality on Windows 7, while IE8, Firefox, Opera and Safari all do. This may not matter to some people but for others like me it does.

If you as an end user cared about how the web pages are displayed on your ancient P486 system, you'd also care for important standards such as HTML5 and CSS3.

Now to the other more important discussion,

First of all Petvas you complained that the developer was using an unprofessional language in the technical replies.

Hardly looks very amateurish in my opinion. He's a developer, not a sales manager though.

The Chrome/Chromium forums allows you an excellent opportunity to speak directly with the developers and offer feedback and criticism.

Many times their language will be straight to the point, after all they're not there solely for public service chatting.

Secondly, the Aero Peek feature is being disabled because of issues with the stability and swiftness of the browser; two fundamental parts which Google Chrome is now famously known for.

I'd rather see the development team put some extra effort into fine tuning the code, and at the same time keeping the browser as efficient as it currently is.

I'm neither for or against this Aero Peek feature, what matters to me most is the overall stability and effectiveness which I've failed to find in any other browser.

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Petvas

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If you as an end user cared about how the web pages are displayed on your ancient P486 system, you'd also care for important standards such as HTML5 and CSS3.

Now to the other more important discussion,

First of all Petvas you complained that the developer was using an unprofessional language in the technical replies.

Hardly looks very amateurish in my opinion. He's a developer, not a sales manager though.

The Chrome/Chromium forums allows you an excellent opportunity to speak directly with the developers and offer feedback and criticism.

Many times their language will be straight to the point, after all they're not there solely for public service chatting.

Secondly, the Aero Peek feature is being disabled because of issues with the stability and swiftness of the browser; two fundamental parts which Google Chrome is now famously known for.

I'd rather see the development team put some extra effort into fine tuning the code, and at the same time keeping the browser as efficient as it currently is.

I'm neither for or against this Aero Peek feature, what matters to me most is the overall stability and effectiveness which I've failed to find in any other browser.

IE 8 in terms of rendering speed is as fast as Chrome. Noone can see the difference. Only benchmarks show a difference...

Some parts of HTML 5 are supported by IE8....Having said that, in real life there is no difference in using Chrome over IE8.

I don't care what the developer things, I know that when someone speaks publicly about a product that he/she should be a bit more careful...

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Funny, how everyone forgets that Google and Firefox joined Opera in complaining, and Google is spending enough money in advertising Chrome it might be cheaper just to pay people to use it. ;)

Why is everybody going on about the Chrome team, what about the team doing all the work? The Chromium team? or am I mistaken and are they one in the same?

They need real blacklisting/blocking of bad addresses, before aeropeek, I'd rather have a list of tabs (like when aeropeek is too large for the screen) for me that's much easier to find the tab I want. There are a growing number of drive by exploits (none that effect Chrome right now, but it's just a matter of time) that the user needs the ability to block access to. I realize Google will NOT want that feature because it will be used to create a real adblocker, and not another ad hiding add-on.

I was against Google and FF supporting Opera in that whole thing, and I spoke out against it. ( Windows is a MS Product and they can include whatever they damn well please. Asking them to offer FF or Safari or Whatever is like making Ford offer GM Motors, and other such nonsence. )

That being said, it's Opera who every week has a new complaint about how the Ballot is being done. If I were MS I would pick a 'Minimum Marketshare' to get on the ballot, make it just about Opera, and remove them from it. Tell the EU to take it or start to love the Console window.

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Ambroos

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I'm glad they didn't implement Peek (yet). It's one of the most annoying things there is. One click on my browser icon and I want to be returned to the exact page I was before, not just always the first tab. Glad you can turn it off in most browsers.

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Petvas

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I'm glad they didn't implement Peek (yet). It's one of the most annoying things there is. One click on my browser icon and I want to be returned to the exact page I was before, not just always the first tab. Glad you can turn it off in most browsers.

As I said about a thousand times, it should be an option. Choosing not to implement it because it's buggy, shows me that a) the developer doesn't know how to implement it or b) Google has no interest in supporting Windows 7 properly.

It isn't so difficult to implement this feature, as Opera, Apple and Microsoft already have proven....

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Aero Peek is one of the flashy features which are nice to have, but not exactly a must. Google know what they're doing - they're not a bunch of amateurs hacking the browser together.

Not all of the coders working on the chromium project are professional coders or specialized in browser design.

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zagor

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If it's so easy do it yourself, provide a patch for chromium and quit whining about it already.

it is essentially very easy. the problem is with chromium developers' implementation. there is a whole discussion on their site.

From all the discussions I have seen on their forums, it seems that a minority of users who have a loud voice generally can hijack the whole development process. Whenever they try to add/implement a new feature, there is a flood of comments with naysayers. And eventually, the developer thinks/may think that the feature is not essential or useful. Or they got discouraged. In general, this is a serious problem with open source development: a minority with a loud voice can hijack the whole development of a feature.

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.Markus

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IE 8 in terms of rendering speed is as fast as Chrome. Noone can see the difference. Only benchmarks show a difference...

Some parts of HTML 5 are supported by IE8....Having said that, in real life there is no difference in using Chrome over IE8.

I don't care what the developer things, I know that when someone speaks publicly about a product that he/she should be a bit more careful...

In terms of rendering speed Petvas, I'd really like you to try it out for yourself. With a stop watch if possible.

Make first sure the internet history/cache has been deleted in both IE and Chrome, then go to any random web site.

Try and do this a few times for a pattern to emerge.

On the computers I've tried this, I haven't found many a site which were faster in IE8 than Chrome.

Even Microsoft's own website will be quicker on Google's offering.

And of course there will be differences in real life use, if a browser is willing to follow set standards while another isn't.

This is one of the great reasons why the internet is so messed up atm, every web developer needs to design with both web compliance and Internet Explorer's famed lack of fore said in mind.

Just have a look below, from a site I'm quite sure you know, and perhaps you can notice the difference already?

https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/820832-feedback-needed-atlas-the-next-version-of-neowin/

It's pointless arguing something quite obvious.

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Petvas

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In terms of rendering speed Petvas, I'd really like you to try it out for yourself. With a stop watch if possible.

Make first sure the internet history/cache has been deleted in both IE and Chrome, then go to any random web site.

Try and do this a few times for a pattern to emerge.

On the computers I've tried this, I haven't found many a site which were faster in IE8 than Chrome.

Even Microsoft's own website will be quicker on Google's offering.

And of course there will be differences in real life use, if a browser is willing to follow set standards while another isn't.

This is one of the great reasons why the internet is so messed up atm, every web developer needs to design with both web compliance and Internet Explorer's famed lack of fore said in mind.

Just have a look below, from a site I'm quite sure you know, and perhaps you can notice the difference already?

https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/820832-feedback-needed-atlas-the-next-version-of-neowin/

It's pointless arguing something quite obvious.

Actually I have done speed tests many times and the results were always the same. On some sites IE is faster and on others Chrome...

I have posted about these tests many times, so I am sure you can find them here in the forum.

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.Markus

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Actually I have done speed tests many times and the results were always the same. On some sites IE is faster and on others Chrome...

I have posted about these tests many times, so I am sure you can find them here in the forum.

I won't waste time browsing around, I'll take your word for it that on your system IE is just as swift as Chrome.

In my own and some others experience though it's completely different, however enough of this pointless discussion already.

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