Taking Suggestions on Suggest
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Google Suggest is one of the things that makes the omnibox so cool. Just type a few letters and Google Chrome will often point you at the search query or the page that you were trying to type. Based on feedback from privacy groups, the Suggest team is making some changes to the information they log. You can read more about it on the Google Blog.
50 comments:
anonymous said...
Can you allow us to use the "TAB" button to go through the list of stuff that drops down from the address bar? Both IE and Firefox do this, it saves time as we dont have to move our hand over to the arrows or onto our mouse as we are typing stuff in the address bar.
Thanks.
September 9, 2008 1:09 PM
Hector said...
Why is this complex? Make it a USER OPTION to turn ON|OFF (preferred OFF by default).
The problem is not so much what you do in regards to all privacy issues, but that you don't make it an option.
September 9, 2008 2:23 PM
Steev said...
Um, Hector - it *is* an option - go into the wrench menu, then Options, Manage Default search and uncheck the use a suggestion service - voila, no more Suggestions. While I'd agree that maybe it should be off by default (which I am sure, if you respond, that will be your gripe) I'd also suggest actually looking to see if there is an option before complaining that there isn't.
September 9, 2008 3:29 PM
Errol Lincoln Uys said...
A less roundabout way of managing bookmarks would be welcome...
I've 3,000 bookmarks in 80-plus folders. Normally, I edit in Windows Explorer/Favorites with auto update in IE.
Unless I'm missing something, Chrome process involves tedious single-step moving/editing and offers no sorting tool?
September 10, 2008 7:19 AM
Harry said...
Since google have toolbar for both IE and firefox, why not embed this small tool with Chrome? I am already get used to google toolbar. Every time when I need my bookmark, I have to go back to IE to check the URL.
September 10, 2008 8:33 AM
Me conhecem por Gigante said...
1st - RADIAL CONTEXT MENU
2nd - CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIONS FOR FILE EXTENSIONS (WHEN OPEN, WHEN DOWNLOAD, WHEN PLAY...)
September 10, 2008 9:44 AM
C said...
Totally off-topic, but consider adding features from the MileWideBack browser extension to Chrome.
September 11, 2008 12:39 AM
Daltoncarl24 said...
i would like there to be a small icon to go back to homepage, i dont like hacing to reopen/ make new tab.
September 11, 2008 5:04 AM
DaddyFix said...
Mouse gestures is must for me.
You know, right click with mouse move translates into page navigation, and/or attribute changes.
September 11, 2008 6:18 AM
Joe Crowley said...
Often, Maritime users and emergency personnel have to access the web over satellite phones, often with limited bandwidth connection. If there was a desktop browser which reports itself to servers as a mobile phone browser, it would really help. That way, if the website has a "mobile" version, the website(s) would deliver the pages much quicker. The website developer wouldn't have to do a special build for satellite users, and the user won't have to manually turn on/off graphics, ads, etc. since this will already have been done in the most optimal way by the website developer. Can you put an option into Chrome for it to behave as if it were running on a mobile device?
September 11, 2008 9:39 AM
Woody said...
I installed Google Chrome, I am very impressed with the simplicity of Chrome its very clean looking, like how every thing works independent to all the other web tabs.
Here is my issue that i'm trying to fix. When i was asked to set chrome to its default browser i didn't want to make it my default browser until i was looking at the program, how it worked, when i went to make it my default browser i did go into the control panel under options. When i clicked the main button to switch the default browser button to Google Chrome it wouldn't allow me to change the settings. I tried to reinstall the program to have the same issue. I am wondering if there is a fix for this solution?
September 11, 2008 12:58 PM
George said...
Firefox has an option where you can view a page in no-style, is there a way to do that in chrome? And if not, you guys at google should look into adding it. It's really popular for myspace users and a lot of my friends downloaded firefox just so they could use the no-style option.
September 12, 2008 12:02 AM
Richard J. W. Pope said...
get rid off in-line autocomplete if i'm typing - i wanna type! Listen to Ben Goodger (Google Software Engineer)
September 12, 2008 1:11 PM
तेजस थोरात said...
i can't type 'hindi' language in quillpad.com , when using google chrome browser......pls look into the matter
Tejas thorat
India
maharashtra
September 13, 2008 10:38 PM
progmatic said...
Have an option in the about box for sending feedback
September 14, 2008 3:05 PM
SH. said...
September 14, 2008 6:14 PM
SH. said...
How about a bookmark manager so that i can organize all my bookmarks easily? I don't see it in the options or anywhere.
All my "unorganized" Firefox imports are all over the places because they are no longer TABBED anymore. Maybe some drag and drop features?
RSS feed features are lacking too, it would be easier to just read in a click.
Maybe if we could blog right inside the browser, e.g. scribefire for chrome, would be a good idea?
I do love extensions.
Thanks.
September 14, 2008 6:19 PM
comment gravity well said...
(1) loopback adblocking is fun, don't get me wrong, but why in in-chome blocking solution? Faster, leaner, more optionalistical (coined here now) than AdBlockPlus!
(2) nanny-chrome is a usage killer for me for sites with content I want, but no current in-chrome mitigation features (see also loopback proxy)
(3) tab rows
(4) something akin to Stylish for the fox or cleanup retard color choices in CSS
(4b) chrome already has in inspect widget
(5) better bookmark management -- after bookmark added
(6) who doesn't love an open extensions api?
(6b) zero tolerance for malware in extensions (adware, url sneakiness, local OS app launch at user privilege, spyware, googlesque tracking)
(7) clarity on preferences storage... ZERO online an option?
more to follow
September 14, 2008 6:41 PM
Rob - a senior citizen said...
How about a Google toolbar like it available for Firefox 3; including a spell checker for forms completion. Right now I'm using an external editor with the cut-n-paste functions. It's a pain and time consuming.
September 14, 2008 9:36 PM
Liz said...
How can I change ctrl+enter to handle my domain rather than .com?
September 15, 2008 10:20 PM
Tim said...
I would really like it if there was an option to render fonts in the same way that apple macs and Safari browser do; ie with the focus on preserving the appearance of the font. I think it looks a lot better for most sites.
September 16, 2008 8:21 AM
Tim said...
I have a widescreen monitor and I would really like it if there was a quick button you could click to make the browser window a standard 1024 pixels wide, or 1280.
Then I could get my window large enough to see a website the way that it was intended, without just pressing on maximise which leaves big empty spaces at either side of the site.
September 16, 2008 8:23 AM
sbwmailman311 said...
Integration for all Google Progs especially iGoogle, Gmail, GDesktop, Reader, Maps, Callendar, GAllerts, Blogger w/ Blog Search, GDocs, GEarth, Search (with a drop menu to change to any other Search), Groups, Picasa, Labs, Codes, Images, Orkut, News, Sites, Translate, YouTube, Mobile Related (SMS Phone Compatable Google Crhome, Mobile Maps), Phone Related (411), Notebook, SketchUp, Toolbar, Video, Web Accelerator, Star Office or Open Office, & any other programs or partner programs of Google
some form of chat like mIRC, ChatZilla, preferably one only accessible with google Chrome, google web page on other browsers, or a standalone program for googles chat such as Talk but chatrooms as well as the IM
Favorite Organizer to make easier favorite sorting
smooth integration of E-mail checking/messengeruse/music/movies/games/chat/etc
Sidebar for opening bookmarks, history, downloads, and for viewing things to go along with current page & Music or Movies or Site shows such as youtube, also supporting chat/messengers and creating a way that you can see overview of each site you're logged into so you don't have to check back always just to find out if you missed a blog post, email, chat, or anything else of that sort
ability to change the TabBars position
status bar that auto hides after page loads, stays while loading, can be brought to show by a hotkey group .. preferably even have some info about your comp IP & mem use, time & date, page host location, and other usefull info ..
Integration for toolbars withought makig them take up a load of space on the top of the window .. each toolbar only granted one icon and a drop down menu for them after that .. as drop down menus for anything partaining to toolbars/menus etc
auto fill ability for sites etc
ability to assign certain sights to "Local Computers Groups" and each group have the ability to have thier own password to keep ppl out of the sights on that group or at least so they can't get the owners saved passwods .. also a master password incase you want to lock everyone out of the browser
also tabs Undo Close tab .. merge windows .. single window mode .. being able to change tab bar to top, right, left, bottom .. lock tabs .. ability to scroll through tabs with wheel or a key sequence such as Ctrl + -> for tab to the right .. Ctrl + <- for tab to the left .. list of closed tabs .. maybe some colored tabs ability so it's easier to manage certain groups oftabs
Being able to minimize to the taskbar .. possibly a constant tray icon to help with faster loading etc
September 16, 2008 6:43 PM
Rick said...
I'd love to see the Ubiquity functions in the omnibox. So if I type 'wiki chrome' it searches wikipedia. I see when you start to type ebay and hit tab it changes to an option to search ebay, same with google.
September 16, 2008 8:51 PM
Petter said...
Sorry I’m happy with the current situation. I think its perfect and I have no more idea about it. But I think it’s a great topic to take suggestions on Google.
Outsourcing Solution in BPO
September 19, 2008 4:35 AM
willynillyuk said...
On Firefox, IE and Opera, BOOKMARKS ARE VISIBLE 24/7/52 ON THE SIDEBAR, AS STANDARD.
If this feature is NOT available on Chrome, then the browser is slow and 100% unusable. I am constantly switching between dozens of sites, sometimes up to 40. As it is, 5 hours work on Firefox, IE or Opera will take 6 hours with Chrome. This is BASIC and I find it hard to believe that this clearly has not been thought out at all by Google.
So what is this waste of space on the left in aid of? PUT A SIDEBAR THERE!
Basic 10-year-old stuff!
October 19, 2008 8:04 PM
Daemon said...
This evening for some reason, everything I click on the chrome program window (not just the web page within the browser), I get a pop-up menu which whilst not quite the same as the normal right-click menu, is very similar. It appears to fail Chrome to the point where I can't shut it down and need to use ALT + F4.
Has anyone seen this and does anyone know of a fix please?
October 26, 2008 5:31 AM
Daemon said...
I should note that I have been using Chrome for weeks and love the thing. I don't need favourites, though the main ones are there, I find the Omni Box very useful and I accept that currently the beta version doesn't auto-fill.
I have always hated toolbars, no matter who they are supplied by, but it includes Google and am pleased that they don't have Google Toolbar installed as default.
This context menu issue is a pain as I have now got my head so much around Chrome, and really love it.
October 26, 2008 5:36 AM
Orizen Designs said...
for the chrome and google bookmarks integration - refer to my tweak of this bookmarklet:
chrome and bookmarks integration
November 4, 2008 12:26 AM
Eric said...
have an instant on page search for text like firefox. hitting the "/" key brings up the search box, instead of having to hit control-F
November 6, 2008 12:58 AM
Jonathan said...
Would like to be able to lock a Tab, too easy to close by mistake and lose data (when filing Wikipedia entries, for example).
November 6, 2008 11:53 AM
John said...
Would very much welcome a "hand tool" mainly for scrolling through news stories, blogs, etc (as opposed to panning). Reading PDF documents with hand tool is so natural that I miss it when I return to reading a web page.
November 7, 2008 4:38 AM
David said...
1. there is no way for users who don't know about the hotkeys to learn about them. you need to have tool tips or something other than just reading all the way through the help file to learn these. experienced users will have no problem, but you have to cater to others as well.
2. it would be nice if there was a way to scroll between tabs. i think some of the management for tabs thus far is great, but this is one place it is lacking.
November 11, 2008 9:22 AM
Tophe said...
A good job... as a beginning.
However, unless/until I see:
1. A sidebar for bookmarks (pref at left or either) - at least as good as Firefox 3 (which could be better).
2. The ability to determine position of the tab bar.
... I will not use chrome in any regular way - certainly not as default browser.
November 12, 2008 1:34 PM
Daemon said...
my view for what it's worth is that the whole process of chrome/chromium was to minimalise the browser to the point where it does not interfere if one is using online programs, as opposed to being a remake of Internet Explorer. It seems to me that by introducing favourites/bookmarks, toolbars, and all the little add-ons that all one is doing is remaking something that for most of us is clunky and resource expensive rather than developing something entirely new for the Web 2.0 environment.
Someone suggested a box of tricks that one could turn on if required, but I cannot escape the view that if one needs bookmarks, history, etc etc one may as well use Firefox or Internet Explorer and leave chrome/chromium to those of us for whom the Web is our daily bread, where we access programming, information, data collection and security all in real time.
My only concern was chromium is its capacity to fall over at the drop of a hat. Currently, for me at least chrome is providing in excess of 90% of my requirements vis-a-vis my browsing and program interaction.
November 12, 2008 2:30 PM
SpockSkywalker said...
there should be a way to allow all pop ups from a site. is annoying to have to click the tab and have to resize every time.
November 12, 2008 6:39 PM
SpockSkywalker said...
there should be a way to allow all pop ups from a site with out having to click the tab and resizing. It is very annoying to have to resize them every time.
November 12, 2008 6:43 PM
Lee Symes said...
could i make a request, that the browser can block websites as i have visited a few that i NEVER wish to return to.
November 21, 2008 5:32 PM
Randy said...
I switched over to Ubuntu operating system. unfortunately as a new Linux user Goggle Chrome is not supported with Linux. I really liked the program & features if you ever get Chrome set-up on Linux I would continue to use the program. I thought when you suggest that Chrome is a open source program that it would be adaptable to all operating systems.
The reason I got rid of Microsoft is after 2 separate times Microsoft did an update I was locked out of my computer both times. I needed to format the pc to get back into the operating system. I was quite annoyed and was also a waste of time.
I will never want to touch Microsoft programs due to that issue.
November 25, 2008 10:58 AM
Catherine said...
Firefox allows me to save RSS feeds as a bookmark so that the feed content pulls into the bookmark toolbar. This is so much better than having to go to my feed reader and log in to check my feeds. Could Chrome have something like that?
December 1, 2008 11:41 AM
Michael said...
BOOKMARK SOLUTION:
Use Google Notebook application and put the "Google Bookmark" and "Note This" buttons in the toolbar. Problem fixed...and you also have the extra benefits of having easy access to the Notebook on your phone and in FF or IE if you need to use those browsers on occasion.
December 2, 2008 8:05 PM
Arete said...
Still no ability to sort bookmarks. Getting to be extremely unwieldy when locating bookmarks.
December 8, 2008 9:26 AM
Rajiv said...
I would like to see extensions and add-ons available for Chrome.
The Ability to fully customize the GUI to each users comfort will be a great addition.
December 31, 2008 8:36 AM
douglas said...
Is it possible to set it to open pop-ups in a new tab like in internet explorer? this would be helpful.
January 3, 2009 4:09 PM
RobCoh said...
Please, please add the ability to sort bookmarks. This is basic functionality for a browser.
January 11, 2009 11:09 PM
Daemon said...
Truthfully, if you need Bookmarks, this product is out of your league. Stick with IE and so on. Alternatively, start using online apps and then see how 10 toolbars can interfere with visibility etc. The only thing it needs is autofill. The rest is precious rubbish from M$oft Survivors.
January 11, 2009 11:29 PM
jeanius said...
how about adding a master password?
January 31, 2009 10:52 AM
Abel said...
can be possible:
when we have a lot of tab opens, it´s possible to save all link showed/associated to tabs in a TXT file for example? it´s imoprtant unless you add all of them to favorites.
February 19, 2009 7:40 AM
Abel said...
In history panel, it's is not flexible as browser looks like.
Could be better if allow us to manage the entries we have, (e.g. export this list, block some sites, delete some entries using a checkbox or all entries at all)
I think it's usefull, and is not too hard to implenet
February 19, 2009 7:49 AM
Rob said...
One thing i dont like is the lack of control of the suggest function. for somereason when i type in google.com and hit enter, it goes to the suggested google.com/chrome page which really sucks, and i cant even delete that history entry as far as i know. if this is fixable already please let me know
April 10, 2009 8:58 AM
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