+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted January 27, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted January 27, 2015 Meet Vivaldi, a new browser from the former CEO of Opera Hot on the heels of Microsoft announcing its newest browser, Project Spartan, we Jose_49 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sszecret Veteran Posted January 27, 2015 Veteran Share Posted January 27, 2015 That's a strange name to give a browser, if ever I saw one. I'm on the fence about the UI changing colour depending on the site's dominant colour, but it is an interesting approach, if a bit distracting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 if the UI are not Chrome-ish, i might be tempted to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sszecret Veteran Posted January 27, 2015 Veteran Share Posted January 27, 2015 if the UI are not Chrome-ish, i might be tempted to check it out. It's basically Opera with a flat UI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Name sounds as bad as Opera heh. When it's past the preview stage I'll give it a look. robertwnielsen 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 That's a strange name to give a browser, if ever I saw one. Um, Opera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted January 27, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 27, 2015 The colour changing is a bit distracting actually. It's also slow but what do you expect at this stage. I'll check back once they go gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeChipshop Member Posted January 27, 2015 Member Share Posted January 27, 2015 So nicked the colour change straight from Chrome on Android Lolipop then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Eternal Tempest MVC Posted January 27, 2015 MVC Share Posted January 27, 2015 Here's a screenshot HTML 5 Test gives it supporting 511 of the 555 points. (https://html5test.com/) Can confirm that's the same score as Chrome, it's using it's engine. Firefox gets 445 (35.0.1), and IE (Desktop) gets 343 (IE 11 on Win8.1) MikeChipshop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 ah, its too bad theres no pause/stop javascripts-execution button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Heartripper Subscriber¹ Posted January 27, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 27, 2015 This is how it looks on Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 It looks alright. Maybe in time it will be worth considering but I'm happy with Chrome for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 and how it presents/manages browsing histories & bookmarks? i really hate how Chrome handle histories, i like the Palemoon handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted January 27, 2015 Author Subscriber² Share Posted January 27, 2015 and how it presents/manages browsing histories & bookmarks? i really hate how Chrome handle histories, i like the Palemoon handle it. Bookmarks are presented as sidebar panel. The browsing history is accessible via the Speed Dial. Mind you, this is an early tech preview - I'm sure they'll happily accept feedback and suggestions for improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Already has more promise than the new opera. I really tried to give the new opera a real shot but I just don't like the direction they are going. They finally stated adding bookmarks manager etc... but they way they've gone about it is feeling increasingly disjointed and all over the place (and bizarre design decisions galore, like not being able to drag multiple items at once in the bookmark manager even when you've selected multiple items), and its progressing at a snail's pace. Vivaldi's sidebar feels implemented nicely, looks good, doesn't take up much space, and everything is where you need it. I'll be watching this project, pretty good for the first tech preview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 private tabs or still private pages, amazing how after opera 12 no one else including opera can do it right. red. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0rk_b0mb Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Well, it is pretty. There is a tiny bit of UI lag on my end, but I'm sure they will get that ironed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anibal P Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Don't care for how it looks, that weird Office looking bottom bar might be it, it's like they are trying badly to pull off the Metro look Like mentioned, there's some UI lag, the tab preview thing is cute, but seems unnecessary I'll give it an update or two before getting rid of it, looks like it will likely end up like Opera, another failed sidenote of a browser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 What are the engines this uses? I remember back in the presto days, Opera had incompatibility (well websites would purposefully do it according to user agent) with gmail and hotmail. Ill try this out later, just for teh sake of being a loyal old opera fanboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted January 28, 2015 Author Subscriber² Share Posted January 28, 2015 What are the engines this uses? I remember back in the presto days, Opera had incompatibility (well websites would purposefully do it according to user agent) with gmail and hotmail. Ill try this out later, just for teh sake of being a loyal old opera fanboy It's based on Chromium, thus uses Blink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Active. Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Not bad at all. The interface though is a tad too harsh for my taste at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Pretty, but "just another Chromium clone" doesn't do it for me anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 It's based on Chromium, thus uses Blink. So pretty much what said below... Pretty, but "just another Chromium clone" doesn't do it for me anymore. Basically another shell... Haven't tried it yet, after I do, ill be sure to post my thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Basically another shell... Haven't tried it yet, after I do, ill be sure to post my thoughts. Basically -- I'm not knocking it, it does have potential and it is purty, just bored to tears with the underlying engine, but who knows, maybe it'll be a better Chrome than Chrome once they're done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Basically -- I'm not knocking it, it does have potential and it is purty, just bored to tears with the underlying engine, but who knows, maybe it'll be a better Chrome than Chrome once they're done with it. Well i've no beef with the engine, if it somehow enhances funcionality like old opera did, i'm all for it. In old opera (before the engine change) you had mouse and keyboard gestures, these got lost in translation to chromium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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