Chrome Canary builds provide bleeding-edge updates alongside stable

[blackroseMD1]

Windows only: If you're a Chrome fan and want to see the very latest in features and fixes, even if potentially unstable, you've now got a Canary Build. It's an auto-updating, near-nightly build that runs separately from your standard Chrome installation.

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This is a pretty awesome idea for those that want to check out nightly builds, but still want to keep their stable version of Chrome.

 

[Guntmeister]

I concur. It is very handy for me.

 

[johnwillyums]

Thanks Brian. I've installed this and it seems fine. I'm already running the dev build so I wonder if I'll see much difference.
Can't see a way to import bookmarks from the dev build or Opera.
Cheers, John

 

[blackroseMD1]

Thanks Brian. I've installed this and it seems fine. I'm already running the dev build so I wonder if I'll see much difference.
Can't see a way to import bookmarks from the dev build or Opera.
Cheers, John

Yeah, I think it's a great idea, especially for people who run the stable or beta builds of Chrome. I run nightlies, so doesn't effect me much, but I hope it helps out others.

 

[johnwillyums]

I'm running the canary build, which is now at 6.0.478.0, and it's displaying this forum erratically. Some of the site is half page.
Is anyone else getting this? Also there doesn't seem to be any bug reporting facility that I can find.

Cheers all, John

 

[Tews]

Working on my end...

 

[johnwillyums]

Hmmn. If it's only happening to me that's a bit worrying. This is what I mean:

 

[johnwillyums]

This is an even better example. Quite stylish really

 

[Tews]

Have you tried using a different SF skin???

 

[Petey7]

We had discussion in VIP about this. The newest version of Canary has problems displaying some websites correctly, including this one. Remember Canary is by design, less stable than the regular Chrome and is going to have bugs from time to time.

 

[johnwillyums]

Oh yeah, I realize that Petey. It's no bother really and I still have the dev. build running alongside (plus FF and Opera).
There should be a way of letting Google know about bugs though surely?

 

[Petey7]

Someone else already reported it to google and included the name of this site as far as I know. Don't worry about it since its already been reported.

EDIT: it was Dinesh that reported it.

 

[The Howling Wolves]

The last page of VIP has or had a discussion on Canary.
http://www.sevenforums.com/vip/49650-more-help-requested-48.html

 

[johnwillyums]

Thanks guys. I just read the VIP thread. This canary build would be self updating like the dev. build. In which case this issue could be gone tomorrow

 

[Topi]

Good, that is a good idea. Probably very useful too

 

[johnwillyums]

Yes. The issue seems to have gone now, thanks for your input,J