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Build 8629/3539/466 Released --> Opera 9.10

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Introducing new bugs
As promised last week, here's the first build with built-in Fraud Protection. It's a very early preview of the technology, so everything is not entirely done yet, some sites actually show up wrong (silly bug with CNET sites!), and the icons are kind of ugly. Even the version number is wrong

But that's what this blog is all about: Bleeding edge. Enjoy!

Known issues
High CPU usage on Google maps
UNIX - Crash when changing file handler from download dialog
Opera will in some cases not start on upgrading. (use clean install)

Changelog
Improved stability
Prevented page reload when navigating to "#"
Fixed problem where pages showed the incorrect favicon
Fixed problem where multimedia keyboard shortcuts would not work when Opera was focused
Attempted to fix problems experienced on some pages when using a slow Internet connection by increasing opera:config#Network|HTTPLoadingDelayedTimeout to 60 seconds
Fixed bug where document.body.currentStyle.height reported the wrong value
Fixed bug where currentStyle.width was not correct if width is set by a script
Fixed bug where 'Open all' from Widgets menu was broken
Fixed bug where BCC header was visible to recipients in resent messages
Fixed bug where cookies could not be removed using XMLHttpRequest
Fixed bug where one could not log in to Gmail with "Accept only cookies for the site I visit" enabled
Changed Mozilla ID string spoof to mimic Firefox
Fixed bug where browser.js wasn't cached correctly
Fixed issue where stored passwords were lost after enabling/disabling the master password
Made IE ID string spoof as Windows on Linux/UNIX and Mac
XMLHttpRequest didn't handle redirects
Enabled use of the Authorization header in XMLHttpRequest
"Save target as" and "Save to disk" now play well together
"Save directly to" now works
Improved error message when a dictionary isn't installed for the spelling checker

Mac-specific
Use the multi-line form field font in the source viewer
When saving multiple times, use the directory saved to during the previous save operation

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More info for Fraud Protection included in Opera 9.10
Opera Backstage: Opera 9.1 will include Fraud Protection
Opera 9.1 will include Fraud Protection @ Neowin.net

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Build 8643/3551/478 Released

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Almost 9.10 RC1

We are getting close to 9.10 RC1..

Known issues
Finnish language files went missing in the package building. (Our finnish localization manager is not too happy..)
Gzipped pages are not decoded when loaded from cache, so some pages will sometimes look broken when visited a second time (Neowin.net broken with this build)

Changelog
Source editor text "reload from cache" now reads "Apply changes"
Fixed 100% CPU on google maps and some other pages
Fixed an issue with opacity on links that have images nested in them
Find in page now has colors that are easier to see, while also being configurable (opera:config#Colors|HighlightedBackground)
Some fixes to Search in hotclick menu
Removed "Open when download complete" from File type dialog (while we fix it..)
Fixed accesskeys on pages with frames
Several fixes to Fraud protection
Fixed crash when changing file handler on UNIX
Now also UNIX has its Mask as IE mask the platform as well
A lot of memory leaks plugged and crashers removed
Fixed problem finding nested IMAP mailboxes
Fixed problem with Chinese and Korean text input

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[Crazysah]

Soo close to 9.0RC1. Can't wait!

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Build 8649/3554/490 Released

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Another weekly for you, smoking hot from the build servers, even our testers haven't played much with these before you, so be nice to them!

What you will see:

Fraud protection is not enabled by default anymore. We basically had to turn it on by default in the first weeklies to make sure we got as much feedback as possible in the limited time we had.

However, it's a new feature and we think users may need some time to get used to this idea, so we've made it an opt-in feature for now. Opera is about giving users the choice, after all.

Technically, there's a difference in how we transmit the data to the site check server. We now use https when we send information about an https server, to ensure that the trust information is at least as reliable as the original content. We still prefer to use http most of the time, since we're not very comfortable with sending home information that our users can't easily inspect.

Other changes:

We've fixed a number of bugs since last week, including the super-annoying gzip cache bug. NOTE: You may need to empty your cache before everything goes back to normal.

What's going on:

The desktop team was represented in the first Opera Backstage Russia event, in Ivanovo last week.

Next week we'll also participate in Webmaster World in Las Vegas. Be sure to drop by the Opera booth if you're there!

Yesterday, W3C released the first public working draft of the Widgets 1.0 specification, largely based on the current Opera implementation.

Changes since last weekly
Fixed bug where "Go to URL" feature deselects last one or two characters of a URL
Fixed bug where newsfeed count did not updated in Mail panel status bar
Fixed bug where cnn.com didn't always finish loading
Fixed bug where accesskeys didn't work right on frame pages
Fixed bug where Gzipped pages was not decoded when loaded from cache
Added preference to disable trust button in address bar opera:config#SecurityPrefs|EnableTrustButton
Fixed Finnish translation

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[halcyoncmdr]

Yay, the Gzip problem is now fixed!

[ravix7]

halcyoncmdr, on Nov 11 2006, 14:33, said:

Yay, the Gzip problem is now fixed!

Excellent been waiting all week for Gzip to be fixed.

Now if only they'll make the icons for the fuad filter to be better, I don't feel that they fit in.

[red.]

is this version stable? i heard the previous build crashed or froze a lot.

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redwhorns, on Nov 11 2006, 04:19, said:

is this version stable? i heard the previous build crashed or froze a lot.

All seems to works fine for me. Occasionally and rarely, only highest CPU load (14/15 max - task manager/windows xp) when i write a post on Neowin (ipb plateform).

[Crazysah]

Cool Just downloaded and updated.

[morgs]

Sorry to somewhat hijack this thread, but does anyone know how to create a tab close button that isnt on the tabs themselves, but on the end of the tab bar, like in firefox?

cheers!

[ravix7]

morgs, on Nov 12 2006, 15:28, said:

Sorry to somewhat hijack this thread, but does anyone know how to create a tab close button that isnt on the tabs themselves, but on the end of the tab bar, like in firefox?

tools >> Preferences >> Advanced >> Tabs (left item) >> Untick "show close button on each tab"

This is Better than firefox as you can now minimize, and resize tabs along with closeing them.

[shoust]

http://operawiki.inf...tomButtons#page "Close current page" is the button you are looking for.

or the one here http://webtoman.com/...tom_buttons.php labelled "close page" uses the tab's close button icon

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Build 8653/3561/494 Released

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One more step towards 9.10
By csant. Friday, 17. November 2006, 09:47:14
It's that time of the week again... and we have a new weekly snapshot build - fresh from the build servers this time as well.

Changelog
Several improvements to Fraud Protection.
New Fraud Protection icons.
Fixed bug where videos on Google Video would not play or buffer.
Fixed a crasher related to master password.

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Build 8660/3570/499 Released

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Opera 9.1 weekly build
By olli. Friday, 24. November 2006, 12:23:51

We have fixed some important problems in this build and we are now much closer to release. Please remember that these builds are not well tested and not intended as production releases :-)

Changelog
Windows media plugin now works even if java is disabled
Fixed hanging when hovering some pages, for example elkjop.no
Fixed issue with floating point numbers treated as integers on some linux systems (caused some CSS and scripts to fail)
Several Fraud protection fixes
Several Memory leak and crash fixes
Wand data is stored in a new format - please read below!

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We made a change to the format Wand data is stored in: this means that if you upgrade to this build, you should not downgrade to a build with the previous format, as you would lose your Wand data. If you choose to upgrade an existing Opera install (note that we recommend against this with weekly builds), and you want to be on the safe side, please make a manual backup of the file wand.dat in your profile before ugprading. The new format also might mean that *some* data for logins *might* not be available anymore: we would very much appreciate feedback about this, with a URL to the page where you lost your Wand data.

You may have read about a phishing attack on MySpace that took advantage of
automatic form filling in other browsers. Although Opera was not directly
affected, these new changes make it even harder for users to be tricked by this attack.

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Build 8666/3575/505 Released

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It's December!
By csant. Friday, 1. December 2006, 09:12:59phishing, desktop, WEEKLY
Heia all!

Happy Christm^WDecember! It's a new month and we never slow down... Another build is ready for you to test, and while you get hard to work on discovering new bugs, we...

...go party!

This weekly has several fixes in the Fraud Protection feature - and we would like as much feedback as possible on it. Go break it!

Changelog
Some stability fixes.
Fixed accidental deletion of a feed when unsubscribing.
Translation fixes.
Several Fraud Protection fixes.

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