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How do I do a Redo after Undo (Ctrl+Z) in Twitter's tweet compose box?

Normally, Ctrl+Y would "undo the undo" and put me back where I was. But in Twitter's compose tweet dialog box, Ctrl+Y does nothing. This is on PC, Linux, Chromium browser.
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Is chrome update totally automatic? [closed]

Regarding this post as to how google chrome auto update itself, Update Google Chrome it seems that you still have to click the arrow on the wrench to complete the process, it simply auto 'reminds' ...
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How can I fix JavaScript error seen in Chrome, but not seen in Safari?

I'm using Chrome on Mac OS X Lion and recently the behavior of Craig's List changed. If you go to a real estate or rental listing like this one, only the first picture shows and there is no longer ...
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On some rare sites, why does my current Chrome tab follow a hyperlink when I middle mouse click? [closed]

There are a few websites such as http://www.gamereplays.org/portals.php on which if I middle-mouseclick a hyperlink (e.g. to an article) (which opens a new tab on the hyperlink's destination) opens a ...
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Is there a way to force Chrome to save all bookmarks to Google Bookmarks?

I'm using BoogleMarks to manage Google Bookmarks in Chrome but it takes 3 clicks and some mouse moving to create a bookmark, whereas the Chrome bookmark "star" button is just 2 easy clicks and little ...
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I'm in a loop: "Sync Error: Update Sync passphrase

My Chrome sync will not work. I cannot remember my pass phrase. In order to change it I am directed to my Google Dashboard which then says Your account seems to be empty. To start using sync, ...
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A particular youtube video not working

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqgWi4kSsEI The following video does not work, but others do. Why is that? I have tried on Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. I have the latest Flash Player as well. ...
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I can't log into Twitter from my Laptop?

When I try and log into Twitter from my laptop it says this: Server error The server for https://twitter.com/ took too long to respond. It may be overloaded. Here are some ...
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Some Google Drive Docs have error “This error has been reported to Google…”

For a few months, when I load some of my Google Drive wordprocessing docs, I get the Jacascript popup error in Chrome (latest version): This error has been reported to Google and we'll look into ...
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Why my Gmail goes partially unencrypted whenever I start writing a new message?

When I enter my Gmail account (Ubuntu precise, Firefox with a few addons—AdBlock, WOT, Ghostery, HTTPS Everywhere) the encryption of the page works normally (snapshot 1), and keeps on doing so until I ...
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Google Trends keeps coming up in Chinese

I'm having a problem with Google trends: it keeps coming up in what it looks like Chinese. I tried to eliminate several potential causes: Signed out of my Google account -> still in Chinese. ...
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Embedded Youtube videos are missing fullscreen functionality

If I view videos on Youtube, I see the fullscreen button, as well as being able to double-click the video. If a youtube video is embedded on a non-youtube site however, I'm missing both the button ...
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How to view cached page on Chrome

I need to save a topic on Facebook. The page contains a very offenisve topic, which the author have deleted when he realized he could be suit. How can I open a cached version of that page in order ...
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Unresponsive Facebook Webapp?

I've been having problems for the last 2-3 weeks when visiting my Facebook newsfeed in Chrome (https://facebook.com/ or https://facebook.com/home.php), the webapp never completely loads and makes ...
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Skipping to position in youtube player is apparently limited to buffered data

I experience this annoying effect and I don't understand if the problem is of the OS (OSX), the browser (Chrome), the Flash player, or youtube itself. Everything is upgraded to the latest version, ...
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Is there a link to launch Google Scratchpad instead of pop-up?

I installed Google's Scratchpad extension in Chrome. I'm wondering if there is a way to launch it within the main window. I hate the way it opens as a popup.
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How to use hterm from my browser, and is it just as secure as my regular terminal emulator?

I just found the solution to a question that I posed in 2011: Is there a web app that provides a terminal emulator / secure interface to the bash shell? in a Chrome web store app called "secure ...
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Is there a way in Chrome or Firefox to have the bookmarks also auto save the last scroll position?

I found out that in Chrome, by going to "recently closed" and opening a recently closed tab, Chrome remembers the last location (scroll position). I was looking for an extension (see Is there a ...
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Word docs on password-protected site viewed via Google Docs displays markup of login page

I often have to look at Word documents on my university's student portal, which is behind a login page. If I try to view a Word document using Google Docs in Chrome, the HTML markup of the login page ...
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Merge Chrome Bookmarks

Can I merge existing Chrome bookmarks with bookmarks imported from another browser like Firefox, so that Chrome only displays one Bookmarks Folder, not two - 'Bookmarks' and 'Imported from Firefox'?
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Is this Facebook layout legitimate or a scam?

I've been having some trouble loading Facebook on Chrome. At first my wall simply didn't load and many of the options were not working properly. A few moments later a trojan was found in my computer ...
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Gmail: Recover deleted email from browser cache

I've permanently deleted an important email from Gmail Trash folder. And as I understand it, there is no way to recover the email from inside the Gmail application. But, I figured that my browser ...
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Navigation missing in Google Analytics when using Chrome

When I use the Chrome web browser, I can't see all the report in Google Analytics because it is missing the left hand navigation column. In Firefox, I can collapse this column, and then re-open it by ...
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Chrome Omnibox fails to auto complete for default search engines other than Google [closed]

I am running Chrome 24 on OS X Mountain Lion. I used to have Wikipedia, Youtube, etc. in "other search engines" with assigned keywords; and omnibox auto complete works fine for pages I visit on a ...
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Not able to use outlook.com email shortcut

I am using outlook.com email, with @hotmail.com address, and using chrome explorer, but according to the list of shortcuts suggested by Microsoft websupport, mine doesn't work as suggested. If I ...
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How can I make Trello auto-login when Chrome starts?

Does it make a difference if I use the same account I use for Chrome? I really need it to be starting up when I ever I start Chrome, without having to sign in every time.
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How to resize a messages in Gmail even narrower?

Gmail message windows can stretch far and wide: And they can be narrowed, spilling text over into the next line, while keeping all text visible. But at a certain point (about 450px wide), ...
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Why is panda poet so slow on Chrome but not on Firefox?

PandaPoet is a WebApp come Game that I like to play. Recently (this year) I've found that the games doesn't load properly when you make moves, and the images don't refresh properly, instead overlaying ...
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Can you make Google search results category (web, images, maps, etc.) show on top?

I was using a public computer the other day and was surprised to find google search results rendered a little differently on its Chrome than on my laptop's Chrome. Basically, the search results ...
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yahoo mail search broken in chrome, how can I fix it?

yahoo mail search is broken in chrome. frequently I search and get a blank screen. I use the old yahoo mail interface (for mainly for memory). A solution involving the new interface isn't of ...
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Why Is Google Drive convinced that I'm offline?

Okay, this is messed up. I opened up my budgets spreadsheet as I do every week, and realized that I could only edit 1-2 cells before everything would freeze up. Inspecting the UI, I found a tiny ...
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When using Chrome, why does Twitter's home page redirect me to a search for “searchTerms”?

This has been going on for some time. Whenever I type twitter.com into Chrome's omnibar, I am redirected to https://twitter.com/search/%7BsearchTerms%7D?source=desktop-search. Given the tweets showing ...
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What features does Google Drive background app offer? [closed]

I have noticed that the current version of Google Chrome has background apps and the only one that is running on my PC is Google Drive. I don't know what I'll loose from Google Drive if I turn Google ...
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Backup Chrome synced data (accounts/passwords)

Today I realized I lost 2+ years of web account/password data that was synced across all of my Chrome instances (iOS, Win7, total of 4 computers). My bookmarks were OK. It's happened to a few people ...
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Google Chrome application: total newbie question about saving items to a database from the browser [closed]

I have a relatviely simple question: I'm building a digital scrap book and would like to add a browser extension. I was wondering if it was possible to build a Google Chrome extension which would ...
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save all open webpages for offline browsing [closed]

Is there a way to save all the open web pages in the browser to a disk? If several webpages are open and just one click saves all those to a disk it would be very handy. One would not have to rely on ...
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Chrome doesn't display URL gadgets in Google Sites

I own a Google Apps domain, and I've built a site in Google Sites. Within the site I've embedded some gadgets, added by URL. The problem occurs when I open the site in Chrome: the gadgets aren't ...
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How to bypass a websites print version?

I'm trying to save a PDF of a page from the dailymail.co.uk website. When I open the print dialogue (in Safari and Chrome) the page looses all its formatting to become a stripped back printable ...
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View YouTube videos in Gmail?

I have this annoying problem with YouTube videos, and the problem is the viewing experience. One or two weeks ago, when I clicked on YouTube video in Gmail (from "Your Personal YouTube Digest" ...
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'p' character not working inside Gmail Tasks

I'm using Chrome 20.0.1132.57 m and always have one tab open with Gmail. I also have the Tasks window open. When typing within the tasks window, the 'p' character never shows up. I'm able to write the ...
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Random Signature in Gmail

Well all the old instructions to allow me to put a random quote in my gmail sig do not work anymore. Gmail has changed, gmail labs has retired "random signature." Does anybody know a way to do it ...
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Save document as PDF on Google Drive through Google Cloud Print in Chrome

If you click on Print button (or Ctrl+p) you would see print page where you can select the printer. Among other, local printers there is an option: Print with Google Cloud Print by clicking of ...
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Chrome Sync Error: Update Sync Passphrase [closed]

I have an issue with Chrome (v20.0) and its Sync feature. Recently, I began seeing an orange exclamation mark next to my wrench icon. When I click the icon I see a line that says "Sync Error: Update ...
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How can I find cached file of Google Chrome? [closed]

What I want to do is making application that uses chrome cache file which is saved in local disk. (Only separate cached file. e.g. f_001bf0) ChromeCacheView application is very similar with my ...
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Chromium Language-based Custom Font [closed]

How to customize font for a particular language in chromium?
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How can I hide Disqus from websites that I visit?

Often when I visit a webpage, the comments section is many times longer than the actual post. This makes scrolling very cumbersome, as the actual post takes up a very small portion of the scrollbar. ...
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Is there a way to change locally the background color of an Etherpad using Chrome?

Is there a way to locally change the background color of an Etherpad-clone? (e.g.) Possibly using Chrome@OSX. zap! has proved ineffective, and I've been unable to do it with Chrome Stylist either. ...
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Diigo - can't bookmark page

I use the Diggo toolbar in Chrome 18. I tried to bookmark a page from http://onepay.vn , but Diigo doesn't allow me to bookmark it. However, I use the Diigo toolbar in Firefox 12 and Diigo allows me ...
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Where are all the not-free chrome extensions?

The chrome webstore seems to allow for apps that cost money. However, I can't find any of them in the actual webstore. What does this mean? Are paid apps just hugely unpopular and a bad way to go? ...
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Hide twitter recommendations for chrome?

I'm on Chrome and want to hide the worst feature ever to introduce to Twitter - the "who to follow" box. There's a few extensions out there, however sadly they don't come up-to-date with the new ...

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