Latest Chrome update changes

Mr. CoolMr. Cool Posts: 1,551
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Has anyone noticed that in the latest stable Chrome version (29.0.1547.62) there has been a change to the font size in the address bar? There's also been a another change to the omnibox results too.

Not sure whether it's a good/bad change in terms of functionality.

http://postimg.org/image/40qq1kzrr/full/

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  • noise747noise747 Posts: 30,692
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    i don't know, I use a chrome clone and I am still on version 22. something or other.
    but it looks different from your picture.
  • PencilPencil Posts: 5,700
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    I stopped using Chrome after an update a year or so ago. Every time a new tab was opened, instead of my homepage, some Google apps page appeared and there was no way (I found) of changing it.
  • LION8TIGERLION8TIGER Posts: 8,484
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    Looks bigger, I think.
    I don't use Chrome much but went to 'about Chrome' and it started updating but stayed on 0% for 10 minutes and was using all my processor and loads of ram, had to be shut down with task manager.
    I uninstalled and and then installed the new version and that went smoothly.
  • max99max99 Posts: 9,002
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    Pencil wrote: »
    I stopped using Chrome after an update a year or so ago. Every time a new tab was opened, instead of my homepage, some Google apps page appeared and there was no way (I found) of changing it.

    Settings / On Startup / Open a specific page or set of pages.
  • Helmut10Helmut10 Posts: 2,431
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    I think the Address Box text font is marginally larger, so trivial I'm not so sure.

    Whilst you can set the Opening/Home page, you can't with the New Tab, that is limited to 2 choices (I think....).

    Go to the bottom of the New Tab page and you have a choice of 'Most Visited or 'Apps'. This seems to hold the next time you open Chrome.

    Personally I use 'about:blank' for Homepage, or a number of Tabs, but you cannot do that for New Tabs.

    The updating as mentioned is clunky. I have to exit via the Task Manager and Re-Boot, and then go back to 'About' again and eventually it says 'Re-Start Chrome'.

    I thought that was due to me stopping/fiddling with the Google Update Tasks in the Windows Scheduled tasks, two of them. Irritating overly frequent auto-updating I don't like.
  • ShimanoShimano Posts: 603
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    Wish they'd add a proper drop-down history like IE and a 'go' button. Also I wish 'open in new window' would follow the same metrics as the parent window instead of being in a different position.
  • radioanorakradioanorak Posts: 4,247
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    Comodo Dragon is based on Chrome & does have a drop down history
  • BeethovensPianoBeethovensPiano Posts: 11,689
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    Yes, the font is bigger and heavier.
  • JeffG1JeffG1 Posts: 15,243
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    Pencil wrote: »
    I stopped using Chrome after an update a year or so ago. Every time a new tab was opened, instead of my homepage, some Google apps page appeared and there was no way (I found) of changing it.
    Why would you want your home page to appear (again) when opening a new tab?

    Rather than display a blank page, it normally shows thumbnails of your 8 most visited pages OR the Google apps page. You can choose which you want by clicking the tab at the bottom of the screen. I don't see a problem.
  • radioanorakradioanorak Posts: 4,247
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    I am using Comodo Dragon based on Chrome.My home page is set as about:blank
    So tabs also open as a blank page
  • niceguy1966niceguy1966 Posts: 29,560
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    JeffG1 wrote: »
    Why would you want your home page to appear (again) when opening a new tab?

    Rather than display a blank page, it normally shows thumbnails of your 8 most visited pages OR the Google apps page. You can choose which you want by clicking the tab at the bottom of the screen. I don't see a problem.

    Because MY home page has links to about 30 sites I use regularly, several RSS feeds and other widgets.

    I'd very much like my home page on new tabs.
  • max99max99 Posts: 9,002
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    max99 wrote: »
    Settings / On Startup / Open a specific page or set of pages.

    Turns out this doesn't actually work, but there are extensions available which will allow you to customise the New Tab.

    https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-redirect/icpgjfneehieebagbmdbhnlpiopdcmna?hl=en
  • Gary_LandyFanGary_LandyFan Posts: 3,824
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    I noticed this.

    Also mine updated itself two days ago and it lost all of my settings, luckily it didn't get rid of my bookmarks.
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