In a future Chrome OS update, the company plans on adding Focus Follows Mouse (FFM), a classic window management feature commonly used by Unix boomers developers back in the day.
We think Tote — a holding area on the taskbar that keeps your files right at your fingertips — is a brilliant feature that encapsulates Chrome OS's core strengths, and it's getting even more useful in every update (like showing your important files at a glance).
Google announced a new Tote feature coming later this year that makes managing downloads so much easier — with little effort on your end, you can try this one out right now.
Whenever you download a file, Chrome OS will tuck it into Tote and add a slick blue progress ring around it on the taskbar.Thanks to virtual desks for Chrome OS, your organization possibilities are virtually endless: you can create a workspace for each of your classes or have a dedicated desk for movies.
Just like with virtual desks, the strip fills up depending on how many desks you have — selecting a label will shift your screen to that virtual desk.People often archive to save space, and while common formats like ZIP or RAR are good enough for the job, some prefer the extra flexibility or compression options offered by other file types
Google is working to add support for several more archive formats directly into the file manager — including comparatively less common but still ubiquitous ones like 7-Zip and TAR
Enable mounting various archive formats in File ManagerOnce you've restarted your Chromebook, the file manager will mount and open a lot more archive formats: .7z, .bz2, .iso, .tar, .tbz2, and moreThis should make life much easier for people who regularly have to workaround these formats by using third-party apps like ZArchiver or Wicked Good Unarchiver on their Chromebook
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