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authorkathyw@chromium.org <kathyw@chromium.org@0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98>2010-12-10 22:32:08 +0000
committerkathyw@chromium.org <kathyw@chromium.org@0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98>2010-12-10 22:32:08 +0000
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Release notes for M9.
TEST=none BUG=none Review URL: http://codereview.chromium.org/5748001 git-svn-id: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src@68895 0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98
-rw-r--r--chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json2
-rw-r--r--chrome/common/extensions/docs/management.html2
-rw-r--r--chrome/common/extensions/docs/manifest.html5
-rw-r--r--chrome/common/extensions/docs/static/manifest.html5
-rw-r--r--chrome/common/extensions/docs/static/whats_new.html60
-rw-r--r--chrome/common/extensions/docs/whats_new.html82
6 files changed, 115 insertions, 41 deletions
diff --git a/chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json b/chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json
index 44c8d93..4e34632 100644
--- a/chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json
+++ b/chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json
@@ -4134,7 +4134,7 @@
},
{
"name": "get",
- "description": "Return information about the installed extension with the given ID.",
+ "description": "Return information about the installed extension or app that has the given ID.",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "id",
diff --git a/chrome/common/extensions/docs/management.html b/chrome/common/extensions/docs/management.html
index d14251b..7efee0e7 100644
--- a/chrome/common/extensions/docs/management.html
+++ b/chrome/common/extensions/docs/management.html
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ For example:</p>
<div class="description">
<p class="todo" style="display: none; ">Undocumented.</p>
- <p>Return information about the installed extension with the given ID.</p>
+ <p>Return information about the installed extension or app that has the given ID.</p>
<!-- PARAMETERS -->
<h4>Parameters</h4>
diff --git a/chrome/common/extensions/docs/manifest.html b/chrome/common/extensions/docs/manifest.html
index 458421c..c043355 100644
--- a/chrome/common/extensions/docs/manifest.html
+++ b/chrome/common/extensions/docs/manifest.html
@@ -441,9 +441,8 @@ see <a href="i18n.html">Internationalization</a> for details.
The URL of the homepage for this extension. The extensions management page (chrome://extensions)
will contain a link to this URL. This field is particularly useful if you
<a href="hosting.html">host the extension on your own site</a>. If you distribute your
-extension using the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions">Extensions Gallery</a>,
-the homepage URL defaults to the extension's own gallery page.
-<!-- PENDING: check whether the same is true of the store -->
+extension using the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions">Extensions Gallery</a> or <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore">Chrome Web Store</a>,
+the homepage URL defaults to the extension's own page.
</p>
<h3 id="icons">icons</h3>
diff --git a/chrome/common/extensions/docs/static/manifest.html b/chrome/common/extensions/docs/static/manifest.html
index 3f2f34e..aed4953 100644
--- a/chrome/common/extensions/docs/static/manifest.html
+++ b/chrome/common/extensions/docs/static/manifest.html
@@ -111,9 +111,8 @@ see <a href="i18n.html">Internationalization</a> for details.
The URL of the homepage for this extension. The extensions management page (chrome://extensions)
will contain a link to this URL. This field is particularly useful if you
<a href="hosting.html">host the extension on your own site</a>. If you distribute your
-extension using the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions">Extensions Gallery</a>,
-the homepage URL defaults to the extension's own gallery page.
-<!-- PENDING: check whether the same is true of the store -->
+extension using the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions">Extensions Gallery</a> or <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore">Chrome Web Store</a>,
+the homepage URL defaults to the extension's own page.
</p>
<h3 id="icons">icons</h3>
diff --git a/chrome/common/extensions/docs/static/whats_new.html b/chrome/common/extensions/docs/static/whats_new.html
index 9896ce7..9bf0393 100644
--- a/chrome/common/extensions/docs/static/whats_new.html
+++ b/chrome/common/extensions/docs/static/whats_new.html
@@ -7,12 +7,50 @@ made in recent releases.
</p>
<ul>
+ <li> <a href="#9">Google Chrome 9</a> </li>
<li> <a href="#8">Google Chrome 8</a> </li>
<li> <a href="#7">Google Chrome 7</a> </li>
<li> <a href="#6">Google Chrome 6</a> </li>
</ul>
+<h2 id="9"> Google Chrome 9 </h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="omnibox.html">omnibox API</a> allows you to
+ register a keyword with Chrome's address bar. </li>
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li> The <a href="manifest.html#homepage_url">homepage_url</a> field
+ lets you specify the extension or app's homepage. </li>
+ </ul>
+</h4>
+
+<!-- <h4> New experimental APIs </h4> -->
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li> The <a href="tabs.html#type-Tab">Tab</a> object
+ now has a <code>pinned</code> property
+ that's reflected in various <code>chrome.tabs</code> methods.
+ For example,
+ you can <a href="tabs.html#method-create">create</a>
+ a pinned tab. </li>
+ <li> The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a>
+ method's first parameter can now be an array of strings,
+ letting you create an array of tabs. </li>
+ <li> The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a>
+ method now has a <code>tabId</code> parameter.
+ You can use it to move a tab or panel into a new window. </li>
+ <li> The new
+ <a href="management.html#method-get">chrome.management.get()</a> method
+ lets you get information about the specified extension or app. </li>
+ </ul>
+
+
<h2 id="8"> Google Chrome 8 </h2>
<p>
@@ -65,42 +103,42 @@ No API or manifest changes worth noting.
<h4> New APIs </h4>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="contextMenus.html">context menus API</a> allows you to
- add context menus to pages or specific objects on a page
+ add context menus to pages or specific objects on a page </li>
<li>The <a href="cookies.html">cookies API</a> allows you to manage the
- browser's cookie system
+ browser's cookie system </li>
<li>The <a href="idle.html">idle API</a> allows you to detect when the
- machine's idle state changes
+ machine's idle state changes </li>
</ul>
<h4> New experimental APIs </h4>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="experimental.omnibox.html">omnibox API</a> allows you to
- add functionality to the browser's address bar
+ add functionality to the browser's address bar </li>
<li>The <a href="experimental.infobars.html">infobars API</a> allows you
- to add a UI panel across the top of a tab
+ to add a UI panel across the top of a tab </li>
</ul>
<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
<ul>
<li>The <a
href="extension.html#method-getViews">chrome.extension.getViews()</a>
- method can now return popup views
+ method can now return popup views </li>
<li>A new <a
href="windows.html#property-WINDOW_ID_NONE">WINDOW_ID_NONE</a> constant
- identifies when focus shifts away from the browser
+ identifies when focus shifts away from the browser </li>
<li>The new <a
href="tabs.html#method-getCurrent">chrome.tabs.getCurrent()</a> method
- returns the tab associated with the currently executing script
+ returns the tab associated with the currently executing script </li>
</ul>
<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="manifest.html#geolocation">geolocation</a> permission
- gives an extension access to the user's physical location
+ gives an extension access to the user's physical location </li>
<li><a href="match_patterns.html">Match patterns</a> can now select all
- schemes or all URLs
+ schemes or all URLs </li>
<li>Access to file:/// URLs no longer triggers the "access to your machine"
security warning, but now requires user opt-in from the extensions
- management page
+ management page </li>
</ul>
diff --git a/chrome/common/extensions/docs/whats_new.html b/chrome/common/extensions/docs/whats_new.html
index 5b644f7..79d6835 100644
--- a/chrome/common/extensions/docs/whats_new.html
+++ b/chrome/common/extensions/docs/whats_new.html
@@ -311,12 +311,50 @@ made in recent releases.
</p>
<ul>
+ <li> <a href="#9">Google Chrome 9</a> </li>
<li> <a href="#8">Google Chrome 8</a> </li>
<li> <a href="#7">Google Chrome 7</a> </li>
<li> <a href="#6">Google Chrome 6</a> </li>
</ul>
+<h2 id="9"> Google Chrome 9 </h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="omnibox.html">omnibox API</a> allows you to
+ register a keyword with Chrome's address bar. </li>
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li> The <a href="manifest.html#homepage_url">homepage_url</a> field
+ lets you specify the extension or app's homepage. </li>
+ </ul>
+
+
+<!-- <h4> New experimental APIs </h4> -->
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li> The <a href="tabs.html#type-Tab">Tab</a> object
+ now has a <code>pinned</code> property
+ that's reflected in various <code>chrome.tabs</code> methods.
+ For example,
+ you can <a href="tabs.html#method-create">create</a>
+ a pinned tab. </li>
+ <li> The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a>
+ method's first parameter can now be an array of strings,
+ letting you create an array of tabs. </li>
+ <li> The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a>
+ method now has a <code>tabId</code> parameter.
+ You can use it to move a tab or panel into a new window. </li>
+ <li> The new
+ <a href="management.html#method-get">chrome.management.get()</a> method
+ lets you get information about the specified extension or app. </li>
+ </ul>
+
+
<h2 id="8"> Google Chrome 8 </h2>
<p>
@@ -369,41 +407,41 @@ No API or manifest changes worth noting.
<h4> New APIs </h4>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="contextMenus.html">context menus API</a> allows you to
- add context menus to pages or specific objects on a page
- </li><li>The <a href="cookies.html">cookies API</a> allows you to manage the
- browser's cookie system
- </li><li>The <a href="idle.html">idle API</a> allows you to detect when the
- machine's idle state changes
- </li></ul>
+ add context menus to pages or specific objects on a page </li>
+ <li>The <a href="cookies.html">cookies API</a> allows you to manage the
+ browser's cookie system </li>
+ <li>The <a href="idle.html">idle API</a> allows you to detect when the
+ machine's idle state changes </li>
+ </ul>
<h4> New experimental APIs </h4>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="experimental.omnibox.html">omnibox API</a> allows you to
- add functionality to the browser's address bar
- </li><li>The <a href="experimental.infobars.html">infobars API</a> allows you
- to add a UI panel across the top of a tab
- </li></ul>
+ add functionality to the browser's address bar </li>
+ <li>The <a href="experimental.infobars.html">infobars API</a> allows you
+ to add a UI panel across the top of a tab </li>
+ </ul>
<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="extension.html#method-getViews">chrome.extension.getViews()</a>
- method can now return popup views
- </li><li>A new <a href="windows.html#property-WINDOW_ID_NONE">WINDOW_ID_NONE</a> constant
- identifies when focus shifts away from the browser
- </li><li>The new <a href="tabs.html#method-getCurrent">chrome.tabs.getCurrent()</a> method
- returns the tab associated with the currently executing script
- </li></ul>
+ method can now return popup views </li>
+ <li>A new <a href="windows.html#property-WINDOW_ID_NONE">WINDOW_ID_NONE</a> constant
+ identifies when focus shifts away from the browser </li>
+ <li>The new <a href="tabs.html#method-getCurrent">chrome.tabs.getCurrent()</a> method
+ returns the tab associated with the currently executing script </li>
+ </ul>
<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="manifest.html#geolocation">geolocation</a> permission
- gives an extension access to the user's physical location
- </li><li><a href="match_patterns.html">Match patterns</a> can now select all
- schemes or all URLs
- </li><li>Access to file:/// URLs no longer triggers the "access to your machine"
+ gives an extension access to the user's physical location </li>
+ <li><a href="match_patterns.html">Match patterns</a> can now select all
+ schemes or all URLs </li>
+ <li>Access to file:/// URLs no longer triggers the "access to your machine"
security warning, but now requires user opt-in from the extensions
- management page
- </li></ul>
+ management page </li>
+ </ul>
</div>