This release fixes a crash when running extensions like the Subscribe in Feed Reader sample.  It also fixes a problem in Google Calendar where overlapping calendar items were invisible because they were being displayed with 0 width.  This update is being released for Windows, Mac and Linux.

You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.

If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.

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This week Printing and the Quicktime plugin make their initial appearance on Chrome for Mac.  Lots of important Extensions changes and quite a few bugs are also fixed.
Be sure to read the Known Issues if you are running Chrome for Mac.
All Platforms:
  • CSS rounded corners are now antialiased on Windows and Linux.  (They were already on Mac.)
    Mac:
    • Printing now works. (Issue: 13158)
    • [r28871] Autoupdates no longer cause problems if Chrome is already running. (Issue: 14610)
    • [r29388] Hitting backspace while IME is active does no longer go back in history. (Issue: 25000)
    • [r28837] QuickTime plugin no longer crashes, and often displays properly (though there are still bugs to be ironed out).
    • [r28837] Plugin whitelist has been removed, so that Chrome will attempt to load all NPAPI plugins.  Expect more plugin crashes.
    • [r29396] Ctrl-tab switches tabs again. (Issue: 24921)
    • [r29458] Cmd-` switches windows again. (Issue: 24817)
      Linux:
      • Minor visual polish (e.g. horizontal scrollbars show the proper grippy, omnibox highlighting fix).
      • [r28834] Create application shortcuts now works on Fedora 11. (Issue: 22966)
      • [r28869] Browser actions (extension buttons in toolbar) partly implemented. (Issue: 23882)
      • [r29102] Omnibox auto-complete popup stacks properly below SCIM IME candidate window. (Issue: 19082)
      • [r29261] Ctrl+F etc. no longer type other letters into edit boxes in non-English keyboard setups. (Issues: 10846, 2215, 21471)
        Chrome Frame:
        • Fixes persistent IE 8 crashes. (Issue: 22768)
        • Fixed crashes when navigating with Web Inspector open. (Issue: 22993)
        • Fixes spurious errors when re-installing Chrome Frame. (Issue: 23444)
        • Fixes a crash in comctl32.dll, triggered by Google Wave. (Issue: 24115)
        • Fixes empty referrer issue for initial link navigations. (Issue: 22994)
        • Preview support for accessibility via MSAA, including ARIA role and state information. (Issues 23669, others)
        • Improved keyboard and accelerator handling.
        • IE text-size menu items now change text size in Chrome Frame.
        • Navigating to a site marked as restricted is now disabled in Chrome Frame. Chrome frame now updates the zone UI on the task bar.
        • Chrome Frame will now work for all other users on the machine, not just the user who installs it. (Issue: 23989)
        • Fixes for SSL certificate error issue.
        • Disables sending 'chromeframe' in the User-Agent if the Chrome Frame addon is disabled. (Issue: 22760)
        • Disables the 'Chrome has crashed - Restart?' message box.
        • Limited support for JavaScript history object for back/forward from content.
        Extensions:
        • [r29068] *Breaking Change* Finalize browser actions API (Issue: 23879)
        • [r29284] *Breaking Change* Only one browser action or one page actions is now allowed per-extension. We are experimenting with the idea of a direct correspondence between extensions and visible UI features. We think this may improve managability. (Issue: 24473)
        • [r29335] Update page actions API to improve usability. Old API still supported. (Issue: 24635)
        • [r29495] Browser actions and page actions: Add chrome.browserAction.setIcon({path:...}). No longer need to prespecify images in manifest. (Issue: 22575)
        • [r29297] Add an options_page to the manifest. (Issue: 23801)
        • [r29365] You can now use (slightly) bigger icons in browser actions and page actions. Up to 19px square are now allowed (up from 16px). (Issue: 24881)
        • [r29046] Fix extension canceling. (Issue: 23405)
        • [r29143] Browser action button disappears when loading a new extension. (Issue: 23593)
          Known issues:
          • Mac: If an older version of Chrome is running when this version is automatically installed the running version will not quit cleanly and will spike the CPU at 100%.  It will be necessary to Force Quit the application.  Use Cmd-Option-Escape to open the Force Quit dialog.
          • Mac: Cmd-opt-left/right navigate history instead of switching tabs (Issue:25396). Use cmd-{/} as workaround.
          • Linux: Some fonts may look blurry or extra bold. (Issue: 25365)
          More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.


          You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.
          If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.
          Jonathan Conradt
          Engineering Program Manager



          This week's dev channel update includes quite a few bug fixes.  The Windows release will arrive shortly.

          Mac OS X:
          • [r28121] Fix bookmark bar resize issues. (Issue: 23949)
          • [r28145] Support OS X's url handlers. (Issue: 15546)
          • [r28260, r28600] Make content area a drop target for dragging images, etc. (Issues: 23517, 19529)
          • [r28453] Enable "Edit Search Engines" in Omnibox context menu. (Issues: 22512, 22648)
          • [r28505, r28528] Make cmd-left/right and backspace/shift-backspace navigate history if the focus is not in a text box. (Issue: 12557)         
          • [r28613] Fix a ton of theming bugs. (Issues: 22213, 20295, 18547, 19851, 23651, 24338, 18438)
          • [r28749] Status bubble now fades in and out after a delay. (Issue: 24495)
          • [ r28709 ] Key equivalents sent to renderer: Cmd-s etc. should now work on e.g. google docs. (Issue: 15090)
          • [ r28813 ] Chrome's and Safari's ideas of "default browser" now agree. (Issue: 24401)

          Linux:
          • Various crash and visual glitch fixes.

          Extensions
          • [r28095] Extensions loaded "Load unpacked extension" (and --load-extension) will no longer change id's when they're reloaded (Issue: 21281)
          • Browser Actions (windows only at the moment)
            • [r28130, r28136] Can now set an image dynamically with an ImageData from a canvas. (Issue:23269)
            • [r28115] Can close popups using window.close. (Issue: 23832)
            • [r28187] Popups now have a bubble border. (Issue: 23833)
            • some sample extensions converted to use browser actions. (gmail checker, buildbot, mappy)
            • a number of other misc bug fixes.
          • [r28135] Extension packing now works on Linux and Mac. (Issue: 20669)

          Known Issues:
          • [Mac] Trackpad scroll events are passed to windows behind the chrome window.
          • [Mac] Cmd-` doesn't work when tab contents are focused.
          • [Mac] Chrome for Mac thinks its name is Google Chrome Helper.  (Issue: 24776)
          • [Mac] Cannot "edit" or "add" bookmarks via bookmark contextual menu.  (Issue: 24828)

          More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.

          You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.

          If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.

          Jonathan Conradt
          Engineering Program Manager


          • Fixed an issue where menu items for certain Indian languages were not properly visible. (Issue: 18042)
          • Add support to blacklist the faux www.paypal.com certificate. (Issue:24038)
          • Added NTLMv2 support on Windows. (Issue: 14206)
          • FFmpeg files now properly have NX/DBCompat enabled. (Issue: 23189 - Will be made public once this release is fully deployed)
          • V8 crash fix. (Issue: 22913)

          Anthony Laforge
          Google Chrome Program Manager
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          More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.

          You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.

          If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.

          Anthony Laforge
          Google Chrome Program Manager
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          Version: 4.0.220.1


          This week's dev channel update includes a number of fixes.  It introduces the Native Client as a built-in feature for the first time on Windows.  Some additional Extensions APIs also make their first appearance.


          All Platforms
          • [r27300] Remove "Remove Item" from download item context menu. (Issue: 23078)
          • [r26976] Omnibox now understands Zeroconf .local hosts. (Issue: 19957)
          Windows
          • [r27445] Native Client is now built into the renderer but disabled by default.  For info on how to enable please see this page.
          Mac
          • [r27015] cmd-f, cmd-g, cmd-e now use the system-wide find pasteboard. (Issue: 14562)
          • [r27464] cmd-up/cmd-down now work correctly. (Issue: 22585)
          • [r27378] Sheets should be positioned between the content and everything above it, no matter if they are window- or tab-modal. (Issue: 17615)
          • [r27185] Download item name no longer displayed in white in Incognito window. (Issue: 22664)
          • [r27405] about:ipc page enabled. (Issue: 22664)
          • [r27064] Omnibox now draws red bar over "https" for bad site certificates. (Issue: 22558)
          • [r27127] Typing option-return in the Omnibox now opens a new foreground tab. (Issue 22822)
          Linux
          • [r27368] Extension shelf now obeys GTK theme. (Issue 23031)
          • [r27041] "Other bookmarks" link no longer chopped off non-English locales. (Issue 22788)
          • [r27194], [r27422] App shortcuts now work and use proper icon. (Issue 22589, 22528)
          Extensions
          • [r27599] Extensions menu item now in 'wrench' menu. (Issue 22883)
          • [r27319] Introduce Browser Actions. (Issue 22099 and others) (still a work in progress)
          • [r27163] Implemented extension packing on Linux.
          • [r27290] Toolstrip dragging now restricted to extension shelf.
          • [r27262] Themes and extensions now install if you have "ask for destination" option set in download options.
          • [r27376] Content scripts can now see their own functions in setTimeout.
          • [r27440] Fix crash when using non-extension iframe.
          • [r27393] Some initial i18n API (still a work in progress). (Issue: 12131)


          More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.


          You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.


          If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.




          Jonathan Conradt
          Engineering Program Manager


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