« Dev Channel Update: Updates for Snow Leopard

Dev Channel Updated with fixes and extension changes

The dev channels have been updated to 4.0.206.1.

All
Platforms
- [r24663] Closing
  the download shelf removes all completed and cancelled downloads
  from it. (Issue: 15712)
- [r24331] Fixes
  various audio/video events which were not firing. (Issues: 20152, 16768)
- [r24519]
  Saved passwords for proxy servers are now correctly labeled. (Issue: 12992)
- [r24384]
  Add single line of tips to New New Tab Page. (Issue: 19162)
Mac
- [r24241] HTTP
  Auth dialog autofills passwords.
- New Tab
  Page displays much faster. (Issue 13337)
- [r 23722, r 23955]
  Improved scrolling and display performance, particularly on
  machines without powerful graphics hardware (such as laptops)
- [r24621]
  Plugins starting offscreen will draw correctly when they scroll
  into view (Issue 20234)
Linux
- [r24241] HTTP
  Auth dialog autofills passwords.
- [r24558]
  Fix the find bar so the match count is inside the entry. (Issue: 17962)
- [r24831]
  Now respects both GNOME and KDE proxy settings. (Issue: 17363)
- [r24930]
  Implemented “Confirm form resubmission” dialog. (Issue: 19761)
- [r24454]
  Don’t paste primary selection when middle clicking scrollbars. (Issue: 16400)
- [r24287]
  Fix inability to select Times New Roman in font options with
  some versions of Pango. (Issue: 19823)
- [r24903, r25007]
  Fixed tab dragging on 64-bit. (Issue: 20513)
- [r25039]
  Fixed 64-bit JavaScript crash on some CPUs. (Issue: 20789)
Extensions
- Two
  breaking changes (see mailing
  list post for
  more information):
  - [r24816]
    Enforce granular permissions
  - [r24770]
    Modified several APIs to be more consistent
- [r24539]
  Polish the look of Linux extension shelf. (Issue: 16759)
- [r24599]
  Polish extension install UI.
- [r24864]
  Allow extension toolstrip to detach. (ctrl+alt+b)
- [r24871, r24877]
  Polish chrome://extensions/ page. Add convenience developer
  tools to load an extension and pack an extension.