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@@ -6,33 +6,35 @@
 <p>
 If you don't find an answer to your question here,
 try the
-<a href="http://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/chromium-extensions">group</a> or the
+<a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/webstore/faq.html">Chrome Web Store FAQ</a>, the
+<a href="http://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/chromium-extensions">group</a>, or the
 <a href="http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=113909">gallery help</a>.
+<!-- PENDING: add a link to store help -->

[kurrik.chromium, 2010/12/07 05:16:30]

Just making sure you didn't forget to add this

[kathyw, 2010/12/07 06:43:32]

I'll add it to my list...

 </p>
 
 <div id="faq-TOC">
   <h4>General</h4>
   <ul>
     <li><a href="#faq-gen-01">What are Google Chrome Extensions?</a></li>
-    <li><a href="#faq-gen-02">What technologies are used to write extensions for Google Chrome?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#faq-gen-02">What technologies are used to write extensions for Chrome?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-gen-03">Are extensions fetched from the web every time the browser is loaded?</a></li>
   </ul>
   <h4>Development</h4>
   <ul>
-    <li><a href="#faq-dev-01">How can I set up Google Chrome for extension development?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#faq-dev-01">How can I set up Chrome for extension development?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-02">Can I make cross-domain Ajax requests in an extension?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-03">Can I use 3rd party web services in my extension?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-04">Can I use OAuth in my extensions?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-05">What UI controls can I create for my extension?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-06">Can I load DLLs in my extension?</a></li>
-    <li><a href="#faq-dev-07">Can Google Chrome Extensions encode/decode JSON data?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#faq-dev-07">Can extensions encode/decode JSON data?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-08">Can I store data locally in my extension?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-09">How much data can I store in localStorage?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-10">Can I create an options menu for my application?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-11">Can two extensions communicate with each other?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-12">What debugging tools are available to extension developers?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-13">Can extensions use Google Analytics?</a></li>
-    <li><a href="#faq-dev-14">How do I determine which version of Google Chrome is deployed to which channel?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#faq-dev-14">How do I determine which version of Chrome is deployed to which channel?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-15">Can I add a content script to chrome:// URLs?</a></li>
     <li><a href="#faq-dev-16">Why do wildcard matches not work for top level domains (TLDs)?</a></li>
   </ul>
@@ -47,17 +49,17 @@
 
 <h3 id="faq-gen-01">What are Google Chrome Extensions?</h3>
 <p>
-  Google Chrome Extensions are applications that run inside the Google
+  Google Chrome Extensions are applications that run inside the
   Chrome browser and provide additional functionality, integration with third
   party websites or services, and customized browsing experiences.
 </p>
 
-<h3 id="faq-gen-02">What technologies are used to write extensions for Google Chrome?</h3>
+<h3 id="faq-gen-02">What technologies are used to write extensions for Chrome?</h3>
 <p>
-  Google Chrome Extensions are written using the same standard web
+  Extensions are written using the same standard web
   technologies that developers use to create websites. HTML is used as a
   content markup language, CSS is used for styling, and JavaScript for
-  scripting. Because Google Chrome supports HTML5 and CSS3, developers can
+  scripting. Because Chrome supports HTML5 and CSS3, developers can
   use the latest open web technologies such as canvas and CSS animations in
   their extensions. Extensions also have access to several
   <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/api_other.html">JavaScript APIs</a>
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@
 
 <h3 id="faq-gen-03">Are extensions fetched from the web every time the browser is loaded?</h3>
 <p>
-  Extensions are downloaded by the Google Chrome browser upon install, and
+  Extensions are downloaded by the Chrome browser upon install, and
   are subsequently run off of the local disk in order to speed up
   performance. However, if a new version of the extension is pushed online,
   it will be automatically downloaded in the background to any users who
@@ -81,9 +83,9 @@
 <h2>Development</h2>
 
 
-<h3 id="faq-dev-01">How can I set up Google Chrome for extension development?</h3>
+<h3 id="faq-dev-01">How can I set up Chrome for extension development?</h3>
 <p>
-  As long as you are using a version of Google Chrome that supports
+  As long as you are using a version of Chrome that supports
   extensions, you already have everything you need to start writing an
   extension of your own.
   You can start by turning on Developer mode.
@@ -93,8 +95,7 @@
   Click the wrench icon
   <img src="images/toolsmenu.gif" height="29" width="29" alt=""
     class="nomargin" />
-  and select <b>Extensions</b> from the <b>Tools</b> menu
-  (or from the <b>Window</b> menu on Mac).
+  and select <b>Extensions</b> from the <b>Tools</b> menu.
   If there's a "+" next to "Developer mode",
   click the "+" so it turns into a "-".
   Now you can reload extensions,
@@ -112,14 +113,14 @@
 
 <h3 id="faq-dev-03">Can I use 3rd party web services in my extension?</h3>
 <p>
-  Yes. Google Chrome Extensions are capable of making cross-domain Ajax
-  requests, so they can call remote APIs directly. APIs which provide data
+  Yes. Extensions are capable of making cross-domain Ajax
+  requests, so they can call remote APIs directly. APIs that provide data
   in JSON format are particularly easy to use.
 </p>
 
 <h3 id="faq-dev-04">Can I use OAuth in my extensions?</h3>
 <p>
-  Absolutely, there are extensions which use OAuth to access remote data
+  Absolutely, there are extensions that use OAuth to access remote data
   APIs. Most developers find it convenient to use a
   <a href="http://unitedheroes.net/OAuthSimple/js/OAuthSimple.js">JavaScript OAuth library</a>
   in order to simplify the process of signing OAuth requests.
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@
   Extensions use HTML and CSS to define their user interfaces, so you can use
   standard form controls to build your UI, or style the interface with CSS,
   as you would a web page.  Additionally, your extension may add buttons
-  to the Google Chrome browser itself.  See
+  to the Chrome browser itself.  See
   <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/browserAction.html">browser actions</a>
   and
   <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/pageAction.html">page actions</a>
@@ -142,12 +143,13 @@
   Yes, using the
   <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/trunk/npapi.html">NPAPI interface</a>.
   Because of the possibility for abuse, though, we will review your extension
-  before hosting it in the Google Chrome Extensions Gallery.
+  before hosting it in the Google Chrome Extensions Gallery
+  or Chrome Web Store.
 </p>
 
-<h3 id="faq-dev-07">Can Google Chrome Extensions encode/decode JSON data?</h3>
+<h3 id="faq-dev-07">Can extensions encode/decode JSON data?</h3>
 <p>
-  Yes, because V8 (Google Chrome's JavaScript engine) supports
+  Yes, because V8 (Chrome's JavaScript engine) supports
   JSON.stringify and JSON.parse natively, you may use these functions in your
   extensions
   <a href="http://json.org/js.html">as described here</a> without including
@@ -157,11 +159,11 @@
 <h3 id="faq-dev-08">Can I store data locally in my extension?</h3>
 <p>
   Yes, extensions can use <a href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/webstorage/">localStorage</a>
-  to store string data permanently. Using Google Chrome's built-in JSON
+  to store string data permanently. Using Chrome's built-in JSON
   functions, you can store complex data structures in localStorage.  For
-  extensions which have the need to execute SQL queries on their stored data,
-  Google Chrome implements
-  <a href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/webdatabase/">client side SQL databases</a>
+  extensions that need to execute SQL queries on their stored data,
+  Chrome implements
+  <a href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/webdatabase/">client side SQL databases</a>,
   which may be used as well.
 </p>
 
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@
 <h3 id="faq-dev-10">Can I create an options menu for my application?</h3>
 <p>
   You can let users set options for your extension by creating an
-  <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/trunk/options.html">options page</a>
+  <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/trunk/options.html">options page</a>,
   which is a simple HTML page that will be loaded when a user clicks the
   "options" button for your extension. This page can read and write settings
   to localStorage, or even send options to a web server so that they can be
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@
 
 <h3 id="faq-dev-12">What debugging tools are available to extension developers?</h3>
 <p>
-  Google Chrome's built-in developer tools can be used to debug extensions
+  Chrome's built-in developer tools can be used to debug extensions
   as well as web pages. See this
   <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/tut_debugging.html ">tutorial on debugging extensions</a>
   for more information.
@@ -205,9 +207,9 @@
   this.
 </p>
 
-<h3 id="faq-dev-14">How do I determine which version of Google Chrome is deployed to which channel?</h3>
+<h3 id="faq-dev-14">How do I determine which version of Chrome is deployed to which channel?</h3>
 <p>
-  To determine which version of Google Chrome is currently available on each
+  To determine which version of Chrome is currently available on each
   of the different platforms, visit
   <a href="http://omahaproxy.appspot.com">omahaproxy.appspot.com</a>.  On that
   site you will see data in a format similar to:
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@
   channels are <code>canary</code>, <code>dev</code>, <code>beta</code>,
   and <code>stable</code>.
   The two four-part numbers at the end of each line represent the range of
-  versions of Google Chrome currently deployed to that platform-channel
+  versions of Chrome currently deployed to that platform-channel
   combination.
 </p>
 
@@ -289,7 +291,7 @@
 <p>
   While developing an extension, you may find behavior that does not
   match the extensions documentation and may be the result of a bug in
-  Google Chrome.  The best thing to do is to make sure an appropriate issue
+  Chrome.  The best thing to do is to make sure an appropriate issue
   report is filed, and the Chromium team has enough information to reproduce
   the behavior.
 </p>
@@ -312,8 +314,8 @@
     extensions are filed under <strong>Feature=Extensions</strong>, so to
     look for an extension bug related to the
     chrome.tabs.executeScript function (for example), search for
-    "<code>Feature=Extensions Type=Bug chrome.tabs.executeScript</code>" which
-    will give you
+    "<code>Feature=Extensions Type=Bug chrome.tabs.executeScript</code>",
+    which will give you
     <a href="http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/list?can=2&q=Feature%3DExtensions+Type%3DBug+chrome.tabs.executeScript&colspec=ID+Stars+Pri+Area+Feature+Type+Status+Summary+Modified+Owner+Mstone+OS&x=mstone&y=area&cells=tiles">
     this list of results</a>.
   </li>
@@ -367,8 +369,8 @@
     extensions are filed under <strong>Feature=Extensions</strong>, so to
     look for an extension feature request related to keyboard shortcuts
     (for example), search
-    for "<code>Feature=Extensions Type=Feature shortcuts</code>" which will
-    give you
+    for "<code>Feature=Extensions Type=Feature shortcuts</code>",
+    which will give you
     <a href="http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/list?can=2&q=Feature%3DExtensions+Type%3DFeature+shortcuts&colspec=ID+Stars+Pri+Area+Feature+Type+Status+Summary+Modified+Owner+Mstone+OS&x=mstone&y=area&cells=tiles">
     this list of results</a>.
   </li>