Google Chrome's Dev channel has been updated to 2.0.170.0. Most of the focus this week was on usability and stability fixes, in addition to WebKit and V8 merges.

New
  • V8 has been updated to version 1.1.1.2, read more in the V8 changelog.
  • Autocomplete popup now appears when you press up/down key in a text-field.
  • Visited links from normal browsing are no longer being displayed as visited (i.e. purple) in incognito mode.
Fixes
  • Fixed a regression that was preventing Windows taskbar from appearing when it was in auto-hide mode and Chrome was maximized.
  • Regression related to session restore has been resolved.
  • Fixed issue where horizontal scrolling was reversed for certain types of mice.
  • Clicking on the exit full screen link now works.
  • Fixes issue where URLs/bookmarks could not be dragged and dropped on to the title bar.
  • Fixed issue where plugins would not hide appropriately during in page navigation.
  • The complete list of changes is available in the release notes.
Known Issues
  • Issue 8892: Browser crash with closing about:network window.
  • Issue 8653: CPU pegged, if scrolled on flash
  • Issue 8732: Provide a scroll bar for about:network dialog
  • Issue 8767: Can create multiple Downloads tabs from Download shelf
  • Issue 8220: No more status spinning in Downloads page
  • Issue 8637: Unable to drag window when one browser window open with single tab
  • Issue 8827: Import browsring history shows today's history only in the history page.
  • Issue 8822: Tab crashes with debugger !
  • Issue 8821: Inspector is broken, shows empty elements
  • Issue 8372: Background paint issues with Task manager/B'Manager in maximized mode
  • Issue 8587: Regression: Encoding auto-detect doesn't work any more
  • Issue 8517: tabbing should work on a SSL interstitial page
Find about the Dev channel and how to subscribe at http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.


Anthony Laforge, PMP
Chrome Program Manager