Google Chrome Frame: Enable open web technologies in Internet Explorer

Posted by Andrew.

Google released an early-stage open source plug-in for Internet Explorer which brings Canvas and Chrome’s fast JavaScript engine to Internet Explorer. It’s named Google Chrome Frame. With Google Chrome Frame, you can:

For Users: Get Google Chrome Frame

Google Chrome Frame is a free plug-in, you can download and install it from Google site.

Requirements:

• Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8
• Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2

For Developers: Making Your Pages Work with Google Chrome Frame

Note that Google’s plug-in, once installed by the user, will not make Canvas simply just work across all sites. To making your pages work with Google Chrome Frame, you need to insert this META tag to the top of the page (HTML head section):

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="chrome=1">

When Google Chrome Frame detects this tag it switches automatically to using Google Chrome's speedy WebKit-based rendering engine. It's that easy. For users, installing Google Chrome Frame will allow them to seamlessly enjoy modern web apps at blazing speeds, through the familiar interface of the version of IE that they are currently using.

Other resource abut Google Chrome Frame

• WebKit-based rendering engine
• Chromium Blog: Introducing Google Chrome Frame
• Developer's guide: Google Chrome Frame
• Google Chrome Plugins
• Google Chrome resource sites
• Microsoft Internet Explorer

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