I just read this from: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-reviews/browse_thread/thread/f31c5d9122edc7ee/da0ca8867567cbed
>From [email protected]: "Description: Hide profiles behind a command-line switch since the user-data-dir stuff wouldn't work on Mac. See bug http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=7987"; So hopefully when the user-data-dir stuff is sorted out for Macs, profiles will come back! On Mar 8, 8:18 am, Kirk M <[email protected]> wrote: > The use of separate profiles isn't really unique to Chrome in that > Firefox has had the capability for a long time now, just not as > obvious. The Firefox Profile Manager has to be invoked separately from > Firefox itself using a command line switch in the Firefox shortcut or > typing "firefox.exe -profilemanager" into the Windows' "Run" field for > example. > > My point is that using profiles is extremely handy for many users, > especially where website development, browser pre-release > troubleshooting and where add-ons (extensions) are concerned. Using > profiles and a different combinations of extensions you can have > several instances of the same browser, each tailored for specific > purposes rather than loading up one browser instance with all the > extensions you'll ever need for any purpose. > > Granted, the majority of users wouldn't care about this sort of thing > but there are enough users, judging by the widespread use of Firefox > profiles over the years (I use them extensively), to justify having > the use of profiles in Chrome, especially if using profiles in Chrome > is much more convenient than using profiles in Firefox. Chrome is due > to have the ability to use extensions soon enough and being able to > easily and conveniently use separate profiles would definitely be a > benefit and advantage over Firefox. > > On Mar 8, 10:10 am, RealWat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I have the same question. Why this feature has been disabled? What's > > the process to approve > > or remove a feature? > > > It looks like a very useful functionality, unique to Chrome. > > > Regards, > > @RealWat --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
