June 18, 2011 at 00:41Chrome Beta introduces instant page support and print preview
Google has released a new beta version of Chrome, which implements support for "instant pages" and ... you will not believe it - print preview.
Let's start with the "Instant Pages» ( the Instant Pages ). The feature was introduced earlier this week and works as follows:
This version of Chrome implements the pre-rendering technology necessary for using “instant pages”:
The technology is already in use at Google.com. Developers who want to implement it on their sites can use the special guide .
In addition to supporting pre-rendering, the new Chrome beta for search queries through the address bar ( omnibox ) offers options for partial matches with previous queries:
And finally, print preview. To understand the issue, it must be said that the very first version of Google Chrome was released on September 1, 2008. The next day, one of the users sent a bug report to the Chromium project, in which he wrote:
3 years passed, thirteen versions were released, and now, in the end, the print preview function appeared in Chrome.
Let’s give the floor to the Google developers themselves:
Chrome 13 will be in beta for several weeks and then become a stable version with new features. Meanwhile, Chrome 14 has already appeared on the developer channel .
Let's start with the "Instant Pages» ( the Instant Pages ). The feature was introduced earlier this week and works as follows:
This version of Chrome implements the pre-rendering technology necessary for using “instant pages”:
What is pre-rendering? Sometimes a site can predict with a sufficient degree of accuracy which link the user is most likely to click next - for example, the link “next page” in a multi-page article. In these cases, it would be faster and better for the user if the browser loaded the next page in advance - and when the user clicks on the link, the page will already be loaded. This is the main idea of pre-rendering.
The technology is already in use at Google.com. Developers who want to implement it on their sites can use the special guide .
In addition to supporting pre-rendering, the new Chrome beta for search queries through the address bar ( omnibox ) offers options for partial matches with previous queries:
Suppose you have listened to Stornoway's “Zorbing” song on YouTube several times, but you cannot remember the full name of the song or group. Now, when you type just a part of one of the words, for example, “orb”, you will receive a sentence for a partial match: “YouTube.com - Stornoway - 'Z orb ing' Official Video”.
And finally, print preview. To understand the issue, it must be said that the very first version of Google Chrome was released on September 1, 2008. The next day, one of the users sent a bug report to the Chromium project, in which he wrote:
There is no print preview option. I think that it is necessary so that you can see what the page will look like before you spend paper and toner.
3 years passed, thirteen versions were released, and now, in the end, the print preview function appeared in Chrome.
Let’s give the floor to the Google developers themselves:
Secondly, we are pleased to announce that application number 173 in our public error database, which collected more than 900 "stars" from users around the world since it was filed in 2008, was implemented on Windows and Linux (soon and on Mac). Yes - we finally added a print preview! Print preview in Chrome uses the built-in PDF viewer to display the page you need to print, and it refreshes automatically when you adjust print settings. You can also save any web page as a PDF file using the “Print to PDF” option, which is automatically included in the list of printers. Thank you for your patience!
Chrome 13 will be in beta for several weeks and then become a stable version with new features. Meanwhile, Chrome 14 has already appeared on the developer channel .