[Discuss] Google Chrome

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 07/03/2013 10:39 AM, Richard Pieri wrote:
> Jerry Feldman wrote:
>> Secondly, it seems to affect the performance of Thunderbird. Many
>> times if I run top(1) in a virtual terminal, both will be at the top.
>
> I wouldn't worry about this too much. It's probably T-Bird rebuilding 
> or cleaning up the global database. If you don't like it then turn it 
> off. It is something of a pig.
>
>>  A couple of customization questions
>
> Google Chrome's UI look and behavior by and large cannot be changed. 
> You get what Google gives you. Requests for changes are typically 
> closed with "WontFix" tags. Bear this in mind when you run into UI 
> issues.
>
>> First, by default, Chrome has the tabs on top above the status bar,
>> and I prefer the tabs to be below the panel. This might be a theme
>> issue. I could not find it in settings.
>
> Google does not permit this. Google has closed request for this option
> with "WontFix". Same with the touchy-feely tablet menu spacing even on 
> not tablets.
>
>> Second. There are several web sites that reject Chrome. In Firefox
>> there is a mode to pretend it is IE. Is there a way in Chrome to fool
>> the site into thinking it is Firefox. (Again, I have not really
>> researched this).
>
> There's a user agent switcher in the Chrome webstore.  Dunnow if it
> works or not. I dumped Chrome because of all the WontFix UI bugs.
>
While I am still not sure that I will use Chrome, the User Agent 
Switcher did work for me on the one site that rejects Chrome.

As far as T-Bird is concerned, I want to see if T-Bird still freezes up.

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