FAQs

• What different between CoolNovo and Google Chrome?
• What is the "Dual Core" mean?
• How do I import IE favorites to CoolNovo?
• Why there are many version folders in CoolNovo directory?
• Why there are so many chrome processes?
• Why do I encounter crash and suspended?
• How do I change UI language?
• What different about install version and portable version?
• I`ve installed CoolNovo to c:\, do I copy it to other folder?
• How do I configure shortcut of search engine?
• My antivirus software tell me have the virus?
• Do the CoolNovo update automatically?
• Do the CoolNovo support previews of applications on taskbar in Win7?
• Do the CoolNOvo can change cache folder?

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Operation system

CoolNovo perfectly run as Windows 2003/XP/Vista/7

CoolNovo currently support below Linux distrbution:

Debian/Ubuntu 32-bit

Debian/Ubuntu 64-bit

Fedora/openSUSE 32-bit

Fedora/openSUSE 64-bit

Install and uninstall

Install

1、Accesswww.coolnovo.com/

2、Click here to download setup package. From here, it will ensure you get latest security and content update. And understand all features of this browser.

3、 Double-click downloaded CoolNovo_x.x.x.x.exe to install

4、Click shortcut on Desktop or CoolNovo.exe which in installation folder when finished. For portable version, just extract all files to a folder and run CoolNovo.exe.

Uninstall

1、For installation version, if you have selected "Add shortcut to start menu" when install CoolNovo. Please go to StartMenu > All Programes > CoolNovo > Uninstall CoolNovo. If you not seleted this option or not sure, you can uninstall CoolNovo from "Add or remove programs" in "Control Panel" of Windows2003/XP/Vista/7

2、For portable version, just delete installation folder to uninstall. CoolNovo is a portable/green software, there are no any file write to other directory, also do not write anything to the registry.

Interface introduction

Due to Internet is increasingly and rich, it is necessery to find a quicker and safer browser. Just try the CoolNovo! It display the webpage blink of an eye! The CoolNovo is very tersely and leave more space for you to surfing favorite web sites. This chapter describe the main functions of CoolNovo.

New tab

When you create a new tab, the most visited, closed webpage and windows in nearest will be shown on new tab. Press Ctrl+T (For Windows and Linux) or click  will open the new tab. After a period of time to use CoolNovo, the snapshots of visited website will be displayed on new tab. To click these snapshots will quickly turned to the webpage.

The most visited and closed webpage will be shown on the new tab; you can restore them if closed by accident.

 

 

When webpage thumbnail occur around gray line-frame, you can delete this webpage by click  button on top right.

Custom settings

When CoolNovo has been installed, you should take few times to fit it for your favorite behavior.

1. Import favorites

To copy a bookmark from other browser, you just need to open a new tab and click [import bookmark link] top of this tab. If you cannot find bookmarks toolbar, just press Ctrl+T (for Windows and Linux) to open a new tab, and click [import favorites immediately]. Your imported bookmarks will be stored in [other bookmarks]. If [other bookmarks] is empty, it will not be displayed automatically.

2. Select mainpage

The default homepage will be displayed on new tab automatically, but any webpage shoud be your homepage. Click  Menu > Option to set your homepage and preferrences.

3. Close/Automatic Hide Favorites

As default, the Favorites Bar is below as Address Toolbar. It is the easiest way to access your bookmarks and other bookmark folders. To close/automatic display Favorites Bar, please click  Menu > Bookmarks > always display Favorites Bar/automatic hide Favorites Bar. You should also press shortcut Ctrl+Shift+B (For Windows and Linux) to open, close or automatic hide Favorites Bar

4. Choose themes

Choose a pretty theme for the CoolNovo which from CoolNovo Webstore. The theme should be able to change at any time. Click  Menu > Option > Personal Data to do the action

5. Set CoolNovo as default browser

Please set CoolNovo as default web browser if you feel satisfied! So the outside link will be opened in CoolNovo as a new tab. Click  Menu > Option > Basic > Make default.

FAQs

What different between CoolNovo and Google Chrome?

CoolNovo is designed based on Chrome, it have all Google Chrome`s features and more enhance functions such as Mouse Gestures, IE Tab, close tab by double click, Supper Drag, Download toolset support and etc... It is very convenience to use.

What is the "Dual Core" mean?

Some websites only support IE (Just for ActiveX). The CoolNovo is designed for this situation. It is fully combined all Chrome features and avoid such "IE Only" issue. You can switch to compatible mode (IE kernel) or high speed mode (Chrome kernel) by click %s icon on AddressBar.

How do I import IE favorites to CoolNovo?

Click "Import..." from FavoritesBar (or click  button > Option > Personal Data, and click "import data from other browser"); select import source -- IE, import content -- (Favorites/Bookmarks) and finally click "import". Please pay attention: all imported favorites are in "other favorites" folder.

Why there are many version folders in CoolNovo directory?

Considering of some customers prefer older version, the previous version will not be deleted immedially after update. In this case, please click old_chrome.exe to run older version of CoolNovo.

Why there are so many chrome processes?

As default, CoolNovo run every website instance for a process. That is, every tab, addon, extention will run as a new process. In additional, every website instance will run in a "Sandbox", it will greatly enhance safety of CoolNovo.

Why do I encounter crash and suspended?

Sometimes we got these errors although do the strict test before release. The issue should be due to Addon (Plugin) conflict or configuration problem. Please go to our forum to report if encounter such issue, we will follow up in time.

How do I change UI language?？

Click  Option > Advance Option > Webpage Content > Spell and Check configuration

What different about install version and portable version?

It is essentially no different. Install version will ask you for path and create shortcut on desktop automatic, and it can be copy to other folder to run as well.

I`ve installed CoolNovo to c:\, do I copy it to other folder?

Yes, of course, CoolNovo is a fully green software. You should just copy CoolNovo to new directory and run. Please notices the folder must have the permission.

How do I configure shortcut of search engine?

For example, if you want to create a shortcut for Google engine and want to input "g + Tab" to do the searching with Google. Please click  Option > Basic Option > Search > Management search engine > Google > Modify > Name > g

My antivirus software tell me have the virus?

We promise that CoolNovo is a green software and completely no trojans, no virus, no malicious software/Ads, no function limit and any third party software. If you find this situation, please contact us (by forum or email) and we will be the first time to ask antivirus software manufacturer to solve it. Of course, don`t exclude some vicious competition reasons.

Do the CoolNovo update automatically?

As default, CoolNovo will update automatic. The browser will check latest version and update when open.

Do the CoolNovo support previews of applications on taskbar in Win7?

Yes. You should configure it in Option > Basic Option > Tab

Do the CoolNovo can change cache folder?

Yes. You should configure it in Enhance Option -- Start

For more questions, please goto Forum of CoolNovo (http://forum.coolnovo.com/) to report, we will follow it in time.

Tab

IETab

Some website is IE only (based on ActiveX), and in CoolNovo, the IETab is design for these websites. The basic IETab operation is to click CoolNovo icon right side of Address Bar, and it will switch to IE Kernel mode. As default, some IETab only websites will opened in IE Kernel mode automatically, and the user can manually swith to IE Kernel mode for a website as well. CoolNovo will remenber your chose and will opened as IE Kernel mode if you open this website again.

Double-click to close tab.

Just double-click a tab to close it. Your do not need to click "close icon" to close a tab anymore. In addition, you can set right-click to close a tab in Enhance Option as well.

Resume closed tab

When CoolNovo start, just click  button on the toolbar to resume last unclosed tab, it is very easy and convenient. The button also be able to used if your close a tab/window by mistake.

The taskbar multi-tag function in Windows7.

If some tabs opened in single window, when the mouse move to Windows 7 taskbar, they will be shown as multi-tab (include web content).

Switch tabs by mouse wheel

To switch tabs, we recommend scroll mouse wheel on the Tab Toolbar instead of click them. On the other hand, press the right mouse button and scroll the wheel will do the same things as well (it belongs to the mouse gestures function). To click middle mouse button will open the link in background tab.

Download

For your convenience, CoolNovo add some download toolsets in right click menu. Currently following download toolset has been added: Thunder, Web Thunder, FlashGet, Mini FlashGet, NetX, QQDownload, NetAnts, Orbit, IS. You can find them in your right click menu if they already installed. And you can set a download toolset to default.

While your downloading a file, DownloadBar will be shown below TabBar to help you observe the process. You can click the file to open it when download finished.

Privacy

You can set up your privacy options to clean cache data when close the browser, such as cookies, URL history, cache and saved password, etc... The method to clean cache data: Click  button right after of Address Toolbar, select "Option -> Privacy Protection".

Privacy Mode

In Privacy Mode, browser will not store URL history and search history, and Cookie also will be deleted when the window has closed. But all downloaded files and favorites will be kept.

The method into Privacy Mode:
Click  button right after of Address Toolbar, select "New -> Create new privacy window" or shortcut key "Ctrl+Shift+N".

Clean cache data

Delete all cache data manually when CoolNovo closed.

To delete cache data: click  button right after of Address Toolbar and select [clean cache data].

Shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + Delete.

Mouse gestures

Mouse gestures is an action which your holding your right mouse button and move. If you do the action on CoolNovo, different functons will be applied such as close tab, create new tab, maximum/minimal window, etc.... It will save your lots of time, efficient operation and also increase the pleasure of use. For instance, you should go back/forward webpage by left/right mouse gestures, and close currently tab and switch to left/right tab by down-left/down-right mouse gestures. There are number of default mouse gestures and you can customize them for convenient.

As default, the mouse gestures is opened. Here is the method to close this feature:
Click  Menu > Option > Mouse Gestures and unset [Open Mouse Gestures].

Most of features can be invoked by keyboard shortcut in CoolNovo. Click  Menu > Option > Shortcut to add/modify them.

Shortcut

Open new window: Ctrl + N

Open CoolNovo Option:Ctrl + Shift + C

Close window:Ctrl + Shift + W

Close current window:Alt + F4

Open new window in privacy protection mode:Ctrl + Shift + N

Open new tab:Ctrl + T

Open new IE tab:Ctrl + I

Switch to first (leftmost) tab:Ctrl + 1

Switch to second tab:Ctrl + 2

Switch to third tab:Ctrl + 3

Switch to fourth tab:Ctrl + 4

Switch to fifth tab:Ctrl + 5

Switch to sixth tab:Ctrl + 6

Switch to seventh tab:Ctrl + 7

Switch to eighth tab:Ctrl + 8

Switch to last (rightmost) tab:Ctrl + 9

Switch to next tab:Ctrl + Tab

Switch to next tab:Ctrl + PageDown

Super Drag

here are three types of Supper Drag: link, text and image:
1. Press left mouse button and drag the link to other position will open it in new tab;
2. For text, it will be searched in default search engine and opened in new tab;
3. For image, the image will be opened in new tab.

Autofill

CoolNovo can save your account automatically. If you login to a websit, CoolNovo will prompt you whether or not save your account. The account(username and password) will fill up automatically by browser if it has been saved.

Translate

CoolNovo will translate webpage automatically if it is not in your default language. Of course, you can close this feature in Option.

The other way is click right mouse button on webpage and then manually select [translate] in right click menu.