Rocket Surgeon
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: The Canadark
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http://code.google.com/chrome/chromeframe/
Can someone explain what this is actually for? If you want to run Chrome, run Chrome. If you aren't allowed to install Chrome by your IT department, they won't let you install the plug-in either. (Yes, it requires admin rights to install.) So...umm...why? |
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There's probably a few users who can install a plug-in, but not a new browser. Not all IE 6 people are a case of "my IT department won't let me"; some are "I'm too stupid to update".
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Leiden, the Netherlands
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I suppose google thinks that some people are simply used to IE's look and feel, and wouldn't consider going through the learning curve of using another piece of software.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Melbourne
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Took me a while to figure this out but I think it's so that developers can prompt users to install it as a plugin, in the same way that they might be prompted to install Flash, Silverlight, etc. People are much more likely to install a plugin than a new browser. Then the developers will be able to show those users pages developed using HTML5, CSS 3 and any other technologies not properly supported by IE.
If Google push this through YouTube it could be massive. The result being that developers (such as Google) can start using these new technologies to develop web applications like Google Docs, YouTube, Gmail, etc. and have even IE users be able to view them simply by installing a plugin. EDIT: Here's a snippet from Google's announcement Quote:
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago
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Stallion
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Milwaukee
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I have to use IE at work to not have to enter credentials for the proxy for every fricking internal website I use. I will def. install the GCF.
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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This important detail seems to be missed by a lot of people. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Stallion
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Milwaukee
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Hmm yeah I didn't know that, that is kind of dumb.
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Melbourne
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I believe you can force it to load, by typing the URL as gcf:http://etc. or something like that. There may also be options in the settings to turn it on by default, I'm not sure.
But yes, it's made for developers to be able to use advanced HTML5 features and so forth, not at users who want to run WebkKit under IE for general browsing (I imagine there's a few but not very many). By default, it is only activated if and when a specific webpage requests that a page be rendered with GFC via a meta-tag, the rest of the time your page will be displayed using IE's rendering engine. |
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I don't know, I've just been waiting for this to come out for months. Just would be so disappointed if Apple decided not to go with the top of the line option available. Hyped myself up about the whole thing for months since I crushed my last MacBook and I don't want to be stuck in the Windows world any longer than I must.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Melbourne
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From the Google Wave Developer Blog
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Looks like what I was saying is exactly right. I imagine Google might use this same approach for any complex new application they bring out, possibly including new versions of applications like Google Maps, Gmail, Google Docs and so on. I'm sure many other developers are also very interested in using this to bring out their own web applications. I think this could really take off |
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