Opera 9 TP2 Released!

[mofo916]

How do you get that menu? I know that there is menu like that which pops up when you hold the right mouse button and scroll, however I can't seem to get the preview images to show up.

go to opera:config, type in cycle in the search bar and check the box where it said "Use Thumbnails in Window Cycle" and that's it.

edit: oops, some one already answered it, sorry.

[Tokar]

How on earth does one delete Address bar history in Opera? ..apparently clearing history doesn't really clear history, this is a borderline security/privacy issue. I surely wasn't expecting to find typed in addresses in the address bar after clicking clear history.

As far as I can see the only way to get rid of the typed in addresses is to use the delete private data wizard, which seems mighty complicated for such ordinary functionality.

hmm...i figured i would have that easy answer for you...

however it seems they have removed that option in the Tools->Preferences->Advanced->History

There used to be an option which let you specify how many typed address to use (default 200), with a clear button to clear the history of them.

However, it seems you can do it from:

Tools->Delete Private Data

Click the details button and in the list you should see an option for "Clear history of typed-in addresses". Just uncheck everything except that option.

[NEVER85]

I'm an avid Firefox 1.5 user, and using Opera 8.5 for a week or so wasn't enough to win me over, however I will try Opera 9 when it's final, to see if that's changed. :) The TP looks promising.

[dpeters]

My problem with Opera is 2 reasons,

#1 It doesnt support the drag and drop and column control system used on my web site

#2 It doesnt support "no wrap" in html.

IE and FIREFOX both support these perfectly. Yes Opera supports CSS very well, but has some flaws that put me right off.

[worbd]

What the heck is the point of having widgets if they're always on top and close when the browser does? I really hope they didn't spend too much time on implementing them...

The point is that widgets are there, or they aren't.

Use F6 to show/hide them!

That's all there is to it. Works fine.

- Closed source, no development

What is that supposed to mean?

[komplexnous]

Huh ? I have no idea what you're talking about, but Opera,unlike firefox switches tabs correctly. while firefox' tab managements sucks and

Opera renders sites correctly according to code. for any modern sites following html/xhtml standards they shoudl be correct. but lots of sites still checkbrowser names, and send garbage to Opera. or do like Nintento and just won't even let you view the site in opera...

Opera is contained in it's own folders and registry entries so I find this hard to believe, and I've never had any problems like this. and the only icons it would affect would be files associated with Opera that open in opera. wich would switch back when you set another browser to default.

Not a bad thing. in my experiance closed source, at least from an actual company, means you get profssion well written and efficient code. Take FF for example. they have to fix security holes on a regular basis, thei memory management is beyond non existent. the code is also slow and "bloated"(I don't meanbloated by features here, just inefficent and to big for what it does).

Meanwhile Opera, uses less memory for far more features, it's opens faster, it renders faster, it switches tabs and history faster. and it has several built in features wich you with firefox would need to get separate programs. and all this in a far more installer and install.

Openm source is great and all that, but not even 0.01% of the users of popular open source programs ever even look at the code or know what open source is, and only a few ever do anythgin about it. And even so to have changed implemented in the release code, it has to be scrutinized and checked and tested and implemented by the develeoper team. whereas just suggestting the change and having the closed source dev team code the function , would most likely use less developer resources and be faster. and the develeopers would know the code far better and be able to implement it far more efficiently to the codebase.

Comparing Opera and FireFox, you see the clear advantage of havign closed source and how much better code you get from actually havign paid developers who work in a company they know they can trust and take care of them.

As for the whole extension thing.... well considering how much problems extension cause with eachother and with the existing memory holes, Opera themselves have said they won't be implementing extensions, bu Might in the future make something similar, but they have to make sure they can make something safe and efficient to contain them first. so they don't go crazy on your resources, and crash the browser like FF extensions like to do.

Just to start with we can mention the FF Flashmemory leak wich casues FF to use ALL your system memory (500 phsyical and 500 virtual is regular after afew hours use, but I've seenover 900 physical usage).

...Like having the same problems come through for two whole versions! (See my earlier post and try to refute those problems...maybe I'll switch if you have solutions!)

[Malisk]

#2 It doesnt support "no wrap" in html.

Why can't you just use

<p>Blah blah... <span style="white-space:nowrap">This doesn't wrap...</span></p>

[MiamiGuy]

I had noticed this a long time ago but only bothered to ask until now...Why is that the little buttons you make (like when you go to a website and click and drag it to the side of a browser which creates a lil shortcut) disappear when you clear all data? I have the same lil shortcuts in Firefox using the bookmarks toolbar folder and just clearing the description which only leaves the images and they never go away. In opera they disappear until I click on them again. Is there any way to make the images stay all the time? A lil minor annoyance, nothing big.

[ThePitt]

when you close the browse the widgets bye, bye? :(

Should be great that the widget gets pinned to the desktop :D

[Fit4130Rider]

Why is that the little buttons you make (like when you go to a website and click and drag it to the side of a browser which creates a lil shortcut) disappear when you clear all data?

This is because Opera pulls those images from the cache. And when you delete your data you empty your cache.

[fuBar.]

As an Firefox user, I have to admit, Opera 9 TP2 is pretty slick, if they only have extentions.

[sn00pie]

Downloading now, does it use the same amount of resources as before?

[idoia]

No thanks, I will pass

I'm already happy with the 300MB Ram my firefoy uses!

I'm not willing to waste less ram!

[golfantastic]

the history doesnt clear.. but the rendering is fast.

[richstad]

Anybody know how to get Opera to refresh a saved session automatically on startup (a la FF)

[ThePitt]

I mean when you close the browser and re-start the browser the widgets installed arent installed anymore?

[MiamiGuy]

Does anybody know if it is possible to change the font for the menu options (File Edit View Bookmarks Tools Help). Right now my Opera seems to have this bold font set for all those options as well as the address bar and the description of a tab is also in this bold font. Is there any way to change this? It kind of annoys me.

EDIT: Nevermind I figured it out. Heh...

Edited February 8, 2006 by MiamiGuy

[SnoopZ]

I can't login to my bank Natwest with this version of Opera! :blink:

[FalledAngel]

How i export Opera's bookmarks to IE?

[Vomer]

good release...only problem is that not all sites are compatible with opera sadly. :no: