Google recently introduced Google Chrome Frame, an early-stage plugin for Internet Explorer which allows rendering through the Chrome engine.
This will allow web developers to code using cutting-edge technologies AND to save (much) time spent finding Internet Explorer workarounds, when such exist.
Only websites having the following meta tag will render through the Chrome engine, that way other websites “won’t break” as they say.
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="chrome=1" />
To recommend/install the Chrome Frame plugin, that piece of code will do it:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/chrome-frame/1/CFInstall.min.js"></script>
<div id="placeholder"></div>
<script>
CFInstall.check({
node: "placeholder",
destination: "http://www.g2f.be/"
});
</script>
I like the idea of (finally!) having full web technologies in Internet Explorer (CSS2.1+, HTML5, a decent JS engine, etc), and not to worry anymore about which browser will be used by the end-user.
Visit the Google Chrome Frame project page and watch their introduction video on YouTube.
What a good idea ! They must put a button in the toolbar, “Turn on real Internet experience” which will make IE use the engine for all sites
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Or: every website MUST add the “meta” code, which will have the same effect, without user intervention