Beware of the Google Chrome Bermuda Triangle
I was a little shocked to see sections of my blog missing this morning:
The right sidebar completely disappeared, and the footer appeared to be displayed there.
Rather than take the extreme measure of overwriting my customized template with the default installs, I looked at the code that had been generated with Google Chrome the day earlier as I was using the new browser to publish the web page.
For whatever reason, Chrome inserted extra DIV tags into the blog post throwing the design elements out of whack.
Copying the raw HTML into a text editor, I deleted the extra DIV tags and thank’s it’s situation normal.
I guess the key advice is if you’re using Chrome to work on a key website (especially using any browser-based editor, you might want to have backups at home.
Or at least be aware what might happen and take steps to rectify it if things go awry.
You can check out my initial perceptions and review of Google Chrome.
Peter
September 4, 2008 at 10:56 pm (1719 days ago)Thanks for the heads up Andrew.
Marc
September 5, 2008 at 9:37 am (1719 days ago)Honestly, I have no idea why so many people are jumping into chrome with both feet. It’s pretty common knowledge that Google releases products when they are still very, very rough.
Not only that. We are all waaay to dependent upon Google already. Why would you want to put more eggs in that basket. Stick with Firefox. They are fast stable and if there is anything truly groundbreaking with Chrome then I’m sure Firefox will replicate it with less bugs.
Sarah
September 5, 2008 at 9:28 pm (1718 days ago)Hi, I tested Chrome today, and it worked well for most of the websites I went to, plus it helped me save my passwords.
However, one big problem is I can’t access my Internet Banking accounts. The Java applet or something didn’t load at all.
Kris
September 9, 2008 at 7:52 am (1715 days ago)Thanks for sharing. I was thinking of DLing Chrome on a computer to check it out. Now I at least know what to expect. hrmmm….