Introducing Chromeless

Chromeless is an open source project to make it possible to mash up new ideas around web browser UI with (mostly) standard web technology. This video is an introduction to the project.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• browser
• javascript
• html5
• prototype
• mozilla
• mozilla labs
• moz labs

[Liam3579]

@mrisump "Chrome" refers to browser UI

[scienzedellevanghe]

@mrisump i find the name "google chrome" kinf of disturbing. It makes you seem if you're mocking my folder "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\chrome".

chrome has always been a part of firefox, mozilla now has churned out a product without that component. If Google did not want to feel mocked could choose another name.

I find this discussion is childish.

[ashtreylil1]

FUCK THIS, FUCK CHROME OS.......i dont want my pc to be a hard drive in a "cloud center" somewhere so they can do whatever to my files and spy on me.

[screeperzone]

this is an amazing idea!.

[oolong2]

Sorry this HTML/Javascript trend is BS.

Lets have a whole page of convuluted script for something that would normally take a developer 5 minutes and 5 lines of code to do the same thing...

[supermortalhuman]

FUCK THIS SHIT

THEY ARE DOING IT TO MAKE EVERYTHINGGGGG CLOUD BASED, INCLUDING WHAT USED TO BE LOCAL STORAGE, INCLUDING MP3s, INCLUDING SOFTWARE ITSELF> THEY WANT YOUR COMPUTER TO BE LIKE ONLIVE>

FUCK THIS SHITTTTT

[mrisump]

@mrdesira17 Sir, or Miss, I would like you to look at the time I posted this. 9 months ago. Within that time, many people have yelled at me the exact same thing that you are doing right now, and I'm getting tired of it.

By now, I am aware that "Chromeless" is not a way to mock Google Chrome. It was merely an assumption, as Google Chrome was getting big at the point of this video.

[mrdesira17]

@mrisump Then I suggest that you search Google Chrome on Wikipedia and you'll get the same answer!! The term "chrome" means browser UI. Even the Chrome team uses this terminology. Yeah, check out the video where Google introduces Google Chrome and you'll hear that yourself. Make sure to know all the facts before opening your mouth... Just an advice for your own good as it does not create a good impression for you!

[spunker88]

@mrisump No Firefox has called the UI the Chrome long before Google's Chrome browser was even a thought.

[Rayrayrazraz]

@mrisump Just cuz this is the first time you hear about it doesnt mean google and firefox are mocking each other.. "chrome" is a pretty standard web terminology really..

[monomalo2007]

Mozilla has always called the UI "chrome" all the way back from when they used to be Netscape.