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Hidden Chrome Features on CR-48

21 points by Calamitous 16y ago

abhikshah 16y ago
In "about:flags" on Chromium (10.0.613.0 on OSX) there's an option to enable expose-style viewing of tabs by swiping three fingers down.. which is really convenient because swiping 4 fingers down is the default on Macs to invoke expose.
antimatter15 16y ago
All of those (except the file browser) works in the normal version of Chrome as well.
- sorbus 16y ago
  about:network doesn't seem to work in normal Chrome either.
drivebyacct2 16y ago
These aren't specific to the CR-48 or even Chrome OS. The flags are insanely useful and make Chrome the pleasure it is to use day to day. Click to enable plugins is the killer flag in my opinion.
liuhenry 16y ago
The real fun lies in getting shell access in developer mode: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices/cr-48-chrome-notebook-developer-information http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-fo... From there, you can open a terminal and start experimenting, installing outside software, and working on ChromeOS development.
- Calamitous 16y ago
  Actually, you can get to a terminal without going to developer mode: http://calamitylane.com/articles/programming/chrome-os-on-the-cr-48-it-has-developer-bits/ http://calamitylane.com/articles/programming/chrome-os-on-th... ...but that's pretty sweet. :)
  - mtigas 16y ago
    That "crosh" shell is actually extremely limited, only allowing a handful of basic commands. (ssh, ping, traceroute, top, a couple of other misc utilities -- but no text editor.) You still need to enable developer mode to get to a "traditional" linux shell: http://www.chromium.org/poking-around-your-chrome-os-device http://www.chromium.org/poking-around-your-chrome-os-device
gunmetal 16y ago
Is there a way to watch an offline movie with the media player?
- calebegg 16y ago
  Yes, if it's in one of the supported formats (Theora and H.264 iirc). You can also just open the (local) video in a tab to view it.
mtigas 16y ago
One missed in that article is chrome://system which brings up a bunch of hardware-related data. (For example, cpuinfo output. If you're wondering: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N455 @ 1.66GHz.) As other commenters have mentioned, a bunch of those work well in the Chrome Browser, too. (I'm on dev channel, 10.0.612.3)
milkshakes 16y ago
+1 for "tab overview" flag in about:flags -- three finger swipe down brings up an expose like interface for selecting a tab
- calebegg 16y ago
  That's not a feature in Chrome OS....

21 points by Calamitous 16y ago

In "about:flags" on Chromium (10.0.613.0 on OSX) there's an option to enable expose-style viewing of tabs by swiping three fingers down.. which is really convenient because swiping 4 fingers down is the default on Macs to invoke expose.

antimatter15 16y ago

All of those (except the file browser) works in the normal version of Chrome as well.

sorbus 16y ago
about:network doesn't seem to work in normal Chrome either.

drivebyacct2 16y ago

These aren't specific to the CR-48 or even Chrome OS. The flags are insanely useful and make Chrome the pleasure it is to use day to day. Click to enable plugins is the killer flag in my opinion.

liuhenry 16y ago

The real fun lies in getting shell access in developer mode: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices/cr-48-chrome-notebook-developer-information http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-fo... From there, you can open a terminal and start experimenting, installing outside software, and working on ChromeOS development.

Calamitous 16y ago
Actually, you can get to a terminal without going to developer mode: http://calamitylane.com/articles/programming/chrome-os-on-the-cr-48-it-has-developer-bits/ http://calamitylane.com/articles/programming/chrome-os-on-th... ...but that's pretty sweet. :)
- mtigas 16y ago
  That "crosh" shell is actually extremely limited, only allowing a handful of basic commands. (ssh, ping, traceroute, top, a couple of other misc utilities -- but no text editor.) You still need to enable developer mode to get to a "traditional" linux shell: http://www.chromium.org/poking-around-your-chrome-os-device http://www.chromium.org/poking-around-your-chrome-os-device

gunmetal 16y ago

Is there a way to watch an offline movie with the media player?

calebegg 16y ago
Yes, if it's in one of the supported formats (Theora and H.264 iirc). You can also just open the (local) video in a tab to view it.

mtigas 16y ago

One missed in that article is chrome://system which brings up a bunch of hardware-related data. (For example, cpuinfo output. If you're wondering: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N455 @ 1.66GHz.) As other commenters have mentioned, a bunch of those work well in the Chrome Browser, too. (I'm on dev channel, 10.0.612.3)

milkshakes 16y ago

+1 for "tab overview" flag in about:flags -- three finger swipe down brings up an expose like interface for selecting a tab

calebegg 16y ago
That's not a feature in Chrome OS....