Opera 9.20 Beta
Posted by Emil Protalinski on 28 March 2007 - 21:17 · 11 comments & 3188 views
Opera is a free Web browser with a pop-up blocker, multiple-window navigation, mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, an e-mail client with a spam filter, and integrated search for user security and speed. The cross-platform browser includes IRC-compatible chat, support for RSS newsfeeds, a password manager, and one-click customization and privacy-protection settings.

Features:
  • New in version 9: Fraud protection, BitTorrent, Add your favorite search engines, Content blocker, Site preferences, Widgets, Improved rich text editing, Thumbnail preview
  • Efficient surfing: Transfer manager, Tabbed browsing, Password manager, Integrated search, Pop-up blocking, Mouse gestures, Fast Forward, Sessions, Quick preferences, Notes, Voice, Keyboard Shortcuts, Trash can
  • Security and privacy: Security bar, Encryption, Delete private data, Cookie control
  • Mail and Chat: Opera mail, IRC chat
  • Customization: Drag and drop, Skins, Language
  • Accessibility: Zoom, Text size and colors, User style sheets,
  • Web development: Standards support, Small-screen mode, Validate code, Toggle graphics and style sheets, Info panel, Reload from cache,
  • Special: Full-screen mode, Kiosk mode
Changelog:
  • Changed keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + 0-9 to call speed dial entries. Panel activation shortcuts moved to Ctrl + Shift + 0-9
  • Kiosk mode defaults to not displaying Speed Dial. Added new kioskmode switch kioskspeeddial to enable feature.
    Added thumbnails on hover in Windows panel.
  • Start bar disabled by default.
  • IRC /quit messages now work properly
  • Transfer status on IRC improved
  • CSS height:inherit now inherits the computed value.
  • Scripts in framesets now execute onload.
  • Applets inserted with innerHTML can now be called by JavaScript.
  • Introduction of developer tools.
  • Fix for character encoding inheritance issue with frames, which could enable cross-site scripting. See the advisory.
  • Fixed an issue regarding handling of FTP PASV response, as reported by Mark at bindshell.net
  • Skandiabanken.no's message about successful certificate installation is now shown.
  • Multiple stability fixes.
  • Voluntary, anonymous usage statistics reporting feature added.
  • Flickr Organizr now works correctly in Opera.
  • Fullscreen movies on YouTube now start.
  • Images with broken exif data now display.
  • Saving big images should now work more reliably.
  • When specifying address:port without specifying the protocol, "http://" is once again inferred.
This is BETA software!, please use caution when installing it on your system
Download: Opera 9.20 Beta (Freeware)
Screenshot: >> Click here <<
Link: Home Page


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(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Chugworth on 28 Mar 2007 - 22:13
Just tested it... and it looks like site compatibility has gotten worse...
Quote this comment #1.1 Posted by Darken on 29 Mar 2007 - 00:06
Quote - (Chugworth said @ #1)
...and it looks like site compatibility has gotten worse...

I don't have any problem with any builds 9.x, all websites tested works fine without any problem.

Last edited by Darken on 29 Mar 2007 - 01:48
Quote this comment #1.2 Posted by cork1958 on 29 Mar 2007 - 15:31
Yes, it has. Yahoo mail and Gmail both suck using Opera. Gmail always sucks though!
My bank site now requires me to enable referral logging. Local newspaper site doesn't work at all anymore.

Been testing Kmeleon lately. Used the beta version that was posted a while back here at Neowin. All I did was unzip the file into it's own folder then created a shortcut on my desktop. It didn't go through any "installation" process, and in fact, is not even listed in add/remove. Unlike all other Mozilla based browsers, I am not getting infected with ANY spyware, and I'm purposely cruising some rather obscure sites just to test it.

Looks like it might be bye-bye Opera. Have already uninstalled Opera from all 5 of my machines. Bummer too kind of, as I have been a very faithful Opera user since the early version 5 days! May have to change my sig now too!
Quote this comment #1.3 Posted by Darken on 29 Mar 2007 - 17:46
Quote - (cork1958 said @ #1.2)
...and Gmail both suck using Opera. Gmail always sucks though!

I don't have any problem with Gmail (+ google services (with userjs)). My bank and others services works fine for me. Check your Opera configuration.
(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by duntkno on 28 Mar 2007 - 23:19
they should just re-do the browser completely.
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by Darken on 29 Mar 2007 - 00:11
Why?
Quote this comment #2.2 Posted by Eis on 29 Mar 2007 - 21:07
If I said to you, in reply to what you previously said, "Yes, that's a great idea, duntkno."

Would you catch the sarcasm?
Quote this comment #2.3 Posted by Darken on 29 Mar 2007 - 21:44
Quote - (Eis said @ #2.2)
Would you catch the sarcasm?
yeap...
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by skase on 29 Mar 2007 - 02:16
excellent new feature. Just when i thought you can get any more innovative, the Oepra guys prove me wrong.
nice work with the speed dial
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by Galley on 29 Mar 2007 - 03:22
There's some screenshots of Speed Dial in the Opera Labs.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by [X]-bYtE on 29 Mar 2007 - 11:22
A lot of things are improved. Especially the thumbnail feature. Also the speed dial is a nice feature. Been using Opera for over 5 years now, very happy with it.
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