Google is reworking the Options menu of its Chrome browser. The most
recent nightly builds include an experimental menu that eliminates the
“Basics”, “Personal Stuff” and “Under the Hood” clutter at the top
level. There is also a new feature that visualizes the suggestions
provided by the Omnibox.
Google is busy reworking the Options menu of its browser and remove
complexity from the user interface. A still hidden Options menu now
combines all preferences in one menu and combines the options previously
separated in “Basics”, “Personal Stuff” and “Under the Hood” into just
one “Options” menu. The menu also shows a revised management console for
Chrome extensions.
It’s probably a matter of taste for most users which interface is
easier to use, but the big deal is that the more in-depth features that
control privacy, and proxy settings and manage security certificates are
now out of direct view. The new options menu can be accessed via
chrome://chrome.
Those users who enjoy a look behind the scenes of the browser’s
features, should check out a new internal URL that has been added
recently: chrome://network-action-predictor/. Google now provides
details about the Omnibox suggestions by the browser. The Network Action
Predictor evaluates the ratio of “hits” and “misses’ when a result was
promised and calculates a level of confidence, which determines whether a
suggestion will be displayed or not.
Wolfgang Gruener in Products on January 06
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