Software update: Google Chrome 4.0.302.2 dev

Google released a new development version of version 4.0 of its Chrome web browser on Friday. The update, which has been given version number 4.0.302.2, is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Google Chrome is available in three different versions, namely stable, beta and dev. Development versions are still in an early stage of development and are therefore the least stable. New in this release is that Google’s own code is now used when ftp is applied. In addition, we also see the necessary bug fixes in the changelog:

all

• [r36632] We now only use our own FTP parsing code; please file bugs if you encounter any problems while navigating FTP sites. (Issue: 25520)

Windows

• See All

mac

• [r35949, r36195, r36432, r36437, r36562, r36582] Various improvements to the bookmark manager.
• [r35959] Fix missized download shelf close button. (Issue: 31785)
• [r35977, r36087, r36088, r36096, r36557] Enable the task manager. (Issue: 13156)
• [r36016] Support pinch to zoom on the Mac. (Issue: 16305)
• [r36021] Implements context menus for Page and Browser Actions. (Issue: 30655)
• [r36124] Eliminate Helper zombies. (Issue: 32001)
• [r36242] Quake Live Plugin will now load. (Issue: 24788)
• [r36259, r36370] Fix issues with browser action popups. (Issues: 32161, 31097, 32162)
• [r36416, r36533, r36554] Support plugin cursors, and fix cursor flicker with fullscreen plugins. (Issue: 20717)
• [r36422] Improve scroll performance on some sites, eg http://www.starcraft2.com/faq.xml (Issues: 502056, 28954)
• [r36182] Controls in QuickTime content now work. (Issue: 24952)
• [r36361] Double-clicking a plugin will no longer select it. (Issue: 31358)

Linux

• [r36423] Theme the NTP with GTK+ colors when matching GTK. (Issue: 29948)
• [r36073] Fix to way we identify the active window. (Issue: 31971)

Known Issues

• [OS-WIN] The translate extension causes webpages to crash in Chrome, this issue has been fixed on trunk, and will be resolved in the next Dev channel release. (Issue 32648)
• [OS-MAC] Cookie manager crashes (Issue 32596, 32627)
• [OS-MAC] Bookmark manager crashes (Issue 32733, 32732)
• [OS-MAC] Sporadic flash plugin crashes (Issue 32748, 32732)

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.