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After test driving Google Chrome for 30 minutes or so, I like it, even if it seems bare-bones at the moment. The obvious way to add a few things I can't live without would be through plugins. Does anyone have any links to resources on how to get started building a plugin/addon for Chrome? Thanks.
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Conclusion. As a web developer, it's very easy to create a Chrome extension in a short amount of time. All you need is some HTML, CSS, JavaScript and a basic knowledge of how to add functionality through some of the JavaScript APIs that Chrome exposes.
Go to chrome://extensions in your Google Chrome browser. Check the Developer mode checkbox in the top right-hand corner. Click “Load Unpacked” to see a file-selection dialog. Select your extension directory.
Since extensions are meant to make work easier and solve problems, they enhance the user experience and build loyalty to your brand. Generally speaking, extensions make money from selling the extension, adding advertising, or affiliate marketing.
As a user, you currently cannot force the the popup to stay open. That is a UI decision the UI team made. If you want to want to force a setup, you can have other way to show this by changing the popup icon, open a new tab when it requests, or new popup view for registration.
Matt Cutts (the Google SEO guru) has a Q&A about chrome, and writes about it:
Q: But I can’t install extension X! Google Chrome is dead to me if I can’t use extension X!
A: Then you’ll have to use another browser for a while. Google Chrome currently doesn’t support browser extensions (it does support plug-ins, such as Flash). I’m sure that extensions/add-ons are something that the Chrome team would like to do down the road, but the Chrome team will be a bit busy for a while, what with the feedback from the launch plus working on Mac and Linux support. I’d suggest that you give Google Chrome a try for a few days to see if enjoy browsing even without extension X. A lot of really cool extension-like behaviors such as resize-able textareas and drag-and-drop file upload are already built into Google Chrome.
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Q: But I can’t install extension X! Google Chrome is dead to me if I can’t use extension X!
A: No worries! Now google chrome has extensions too. Look here.
If anyone's interested in chrome extension development here is a link to the latest extension developers documentation page for Google chrome.
NOTE: Plugins (NPAPI) and extensions(JS Based) are not the same
From the doc...
Extensions are small software programs that can modify and enhance the functionality of Google Chrome.
You write them using web technologies like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. So if you know how to write web pages, you already know most of what you need to know to write extensions.
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