Chomper Stomping

So I ported the Status-bar Calculator over to Chrome. It took me a little under 2 hours.

Chrome extensions are shaping up to be a gagillion times easier to create than FF extensions were back when I started doing them four years ago. I actually re-wrote the entire thing from scratch. It functions completely differently, relying entirely on the eval() function to do all of the math (where the FF version jumps through some crazy hoops).

The Chrome version has something I’ve wanted for a long time: history.

It’s not persistent yet, but while you are in a “session” the equation history keeps building below the box so you can see where you’ve been if you are plugging away at a list and lose your place.

As with the FF version, it’s MIT license. Steal it, or hack on it and contribute back to me (I’ll definitely credit you and much appreciate it).

You can check out the source code here or on Etherpad here.

I’m looking forward to really fleshing this thing out and making it rock for whenever extensions make their public debut in Chrome. Oh, yeah, btw, you have to install the developer beta of Chrome to get extensions…