Google Chrome omni bar

Google Chrome omni bar - What is it?

by Christina Clark Sep 2nd 2008

Don't have Google Chrome yet? Well, get with the program already! So far, the feature I like the best is the omni bar. In the webcast of the Chrome announcement today, developers called it the "psychic bar." I don't know if I'd go quite that far, but it is cool. Basically, the omni bar combines your regular address bar and the search box into one area in your browser. You can type in a web address or something you want to search for. But it's more than that.

After visiting Download Squad and using the search box just one time, I have the option to search DLS from the omni bar as well. I begin typing in the Download Squad address in the omni bar. Within a few keystrokes, I am told I can press tab to search Download Squad. It can be used on Amazon or any other place you frequently search for things.
Saves time going to the site and then searching. Chrome overall seems to be trying to save you time and put more functions in one place. Instead of going to Google (or Yahoo, or any search engine) and then typing in your search, you can do it all from one place.

Nice, but is it nice enough to make me change browsers entirely? Only time will tell.

Tags: google chrome, google-chrome, GoogleChrome

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Todd said 5:22PM on 9-02-2008

Mozzilla Labs Ubiquity pwns teh Omni Bar!!1!

http://labs.mozilla.com/2008/08/introducing-ubiquity/

James said 5:52PM on 9-02-2008

I wonder if there's a way to take things out of the history it's pulling from? They have "incognito mode", but if you forget to turn it on before you do your gift shopping/whatever, are you forever doomed to having your Not-Awesome-Bar polluted with your results?

lakiolen said 8:50PM on 9-02-2008

"Don't have Google Chrome yet? Well, get with the program already!"

How OSly insensitive of you. Not all of use use Windows. :D

Christina Clark said 8:53PM on 9-02-2008

Of course. I apologize... I should have thought of that myself!

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