While there is no problem running KoffeePhoto from Google’s Chrome web browser, some KoffeePhoto online features (photo uploader and online image functions) do require Java.

Unfortunately, the current release version of Java does not support Chrome. You will have to install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 10 for Sun’s download page.

Be aware that Sun does not officially support Chrome by now: “Google Chrome requires Java 6 Update 10 (Java 6u10), as indicated in the Google Chrome Help Center. The Chrome browser is new and not officially supported by Sun for Java 6. However, you may be able to use Chrome with Java 6u10 at your own risk. Sun will continue monitoring the acceptance of Chrome in the marketplace.”. More information on the Java for Chrome specific information page.

By now, we noticed no problem with this release of Java. Please report us any problem encountered.

Google launched today its own open source browser, Google Chrome.

Widely based on Mozilla’s Firefox, it includes an updated JavaScript Virtual Machine, called V8.  V8 promises to speed up JavaScript and reduce memory bloat, which will make a significant difference in webapps.

KoffeePhoto’s web page using JavaScript, we wanted to check behaviour running Google Chrome. First tests running Google Chrome version 0.2.149.27 with KoffeePhoto show no problem and Javascript based functions immediately look faster.

While still a beta version, Google Chrome seems to fill its mission nicely.