On Jan 28, 10:18 pm, "Ben Goodger (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote:
> First of all let me generally comment that this entire situation is a
> clusterf*ck. I am not happy with the technical constraints imposed by
> Linux and its assorted UIs on Chrome's UI and feature set.
Why? What do you mean by "technical constraints imposed by Linux"?
(really, I'd like to know)
Something you consider a "constraint" others may name a feature.
> For me, one priority is to ensure we deliver a good experience to most
> users and while doing so we're able to rapidly improve Chrome over the
> course of time.
To do it you must understand needs and preferences of users on etch
platform.
> My other priority is to ensure that the core essence of Chrome's
> design makes it to each of our platforms.
But you also should respect that there are different platforms because
people wants to do things in different ways, so single platform will
somehow take away their ability to have choice. And Linux is all about
choice.
> A key aspect to this is the
> "Skyline" of the browser with tabs merging with the title bar and the
> general visual design.
And that is the first thing I don't actually like in chrome, I just
like tabs bellow address bar, it makes more sense to me.
> On Linux, it seems fewer of these conditions exist.
What you call inconsistency is what I call choice.
> However, I don't think there's an easy answer here. It'd be a shame to
> have to spend a long time retrofitting views to support a HIG that
> doesn't represent consensus on Linux. The Mozilla project has spent a
> decade now trying to make XUL look good on different platforms, and to
> my eye there are still many problems.
I realize that it's very difficult and I really hope you will make
right decisions and Chromium Linux port will rock!
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