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Strikes me as a very catchy name for the typical user, who most likely doesn't have "browser chrome" in their vocabulary already. And I doubt it'll be that har

Strikes me as a very catchy name for the typical user, who most likely doesn't have "browser chrome" in their vocabulary already. And I doubt it'll be that hard for the rest of us to keep straight.

cookiecaper 18y ago
You're probably right, but there are so many other potential catchy names that aren't the same as Mozilla's interface layer, so I don't know why they couldn't have just gone with one of those and made it easier on everyone.
- rbanffy 18y ago
  I think it may indicate the project started as a Chrome layer on top of Gecko and they decided mid-project to use WebKit instead. Just a tought. They may as well change the name.
  - druswick 18y ago
    ... but only after it's been in beta for at least 4 years.
- pxlpshr 18y ago
  it's the interface layer in Flex/AIR too. i don't think it's that unique to Mozilla.
  - iron_ball 18y ago
    Chrome has been called chrome since time immemorial. I remember that's what it was called in the IE-vs-Netscape days. You know, the days that drove me to become a Flash developer.