Comments on: Opera 9.2 http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/ XPloring the alternatives Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:30:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 by: Shyamal Majumdar http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-50058 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:30:29 +0000 http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-50058 I am a Windows user. But I love opera especially for its speed. But I face problem when go to view some indian websites e.g. www.anandabazar.com, a bengali newspaper which runs on bitstream webfont player. can anybody give any solution for viewing this web page in opera? I am a Windows user. But I love opera especially for its speed. But I face problem when go to view some indian websites e.g. www.anandabazar.com, a bengali newspaper which runs on bitstream webfont player. can anybody give any solution for viewing this web page in opera?

]]> by: Gambon http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-27880 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:28:19 +0000 http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-27880 Firefox seems to have invented something that Opera hasn't: live bookmarks. I'm surprised there is no support for this on Opera. Now that Opera has some ad-blocking lists available, the email-type interface to RSS feeds is the only barrier to me adopting it. Firefox seems to have invented something that Opera hasn’t: live bookmarks. I’m surprised there is no support for this on Opera.

Now that Opera has some ad-blocking lists available, the email-type interface to RSS feeds is the only barrier to me adopting it.

]]> by: Sugarfree http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-27207 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:17:34 +0000 http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-27207 Try using <a href="http://fanboy.co.nz/adblock" rel="nofollow">Fanboy's adblock list, </a> works well with Opera, just no whitelisting :( Try using Fanboy’s adblock list, works well with Opera, just no whitelisting :(

]]> by: Amy Brodzik http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-26513 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:54:10 +0000 http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-26513 I'm a Linux user, where IE is not really an option. Opera 9.2 on Linux is more stable than Firefox, has more features built-in (like adblocking, as mentioned), can use a download manager without an extension (it's kinda tricky to figure it out, but it's possible), ... I’m a Linux user, where IE is not really an option. Opera 9.2 on Linux is more stable than Firefox, has more features built-in (like adblocking, as mentioned), can use a download manager without an extension (it’s kinda tricky to figure it out, but it’s possible), …

]]> by: Ward L. http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-24880 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:58:11 +0000 http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-24880 Re: live bookmarks, RSS feeds, etc. To Hamster. Sorry, there is no menu item called "Feeds" at any level on my copy of Opera 9.2. By chance I discovered it by clicking on the live bookmark symbol on this page. Then miraculously, the "Feeds" menu item appeared. Very poor documentation, I'd say. WL Re: live bookmarks, RSS feeds, etc. To Hamster. Sorry, there is no menu item called “Feeds” at any level on my copy of Opera 9.2. By chance I discovered it by clicking on the live bookmark symbol on this page. Then miraculously, the “Feeds” menu item appeared. Very poor documentation, I’d say.

WL

]]> by: The Hamster http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-24779 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:17:50 +0000 http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-24779 @ Ward L: Right at the top of the browser window is a menu called "Feeds." It supports live bookmarks. @ Ward L: Right at the top of the browser window is a menu called “Feeds.” It supports live bookmarks.

]]> by: Ward L. http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-24759 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:38:06 +0000 http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-24759 Did I miss something? I've browsed through Opera 9.2 and couldn't find any support for RSS feeds or live bookmarks. Neither of these terms were to be found in the Opera help file or FAQ. Absence of those features would be a killer for me. Did I miss something? I’ve browsed through Opera 9.2 and couldn’t find any support for RSS feeds or live bookmarks. Neither of these terms were to be found in the Opera help file or FAQ. Absence of those features would be a killer for me.

]]> by: Arvind Wadhera http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-24413 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:13:13 +0000 http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-24413 OERA ! is really great , changed my opinion after using FF for a while. OPERA no doubt is faster by all means and stands out in the crowd. Is it possible to give an equally good os as OPERA is ? Thanks a lot. OERA ! is really great , changed my opinion after using FF for a while. OPERA no doubt is faster by all means and stands out in the crowd. Is it possible to give an equally good os as OPERA is ?
Thanks a lot.

]]> by: John http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-23063 Sun, 20 May 2007 11:06:28 +0000 http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-23063 Thanks for the comments. They've opened my eyes to the possibilities of Opera. Thanks for the comments. They’ve opened my eyes to the possibilities of Opera.

]]> by: The Hamster http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-22915 Fri, 18 May 2007 18:10:20 +0000 http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/2007/04/13/opera-92/#comment-22915 I use Opera on Ubuntu Edgy and also on Windows. I started using Opera on Windows after Firefox v1.5's terrible memory leak was introduced (as a feature no less!). I decided to use Opera on Ubuntu because Firefox is very clunky and slow on Ubuntu. The new "speed dial" feature in 9.2 is very handy. Whenever you open a new tab you are presented with 10 thumbnails of sites you specify to quickly access them, elminating the need for a personal bar (at least for me). Most Javascript bookmarklets that work with Firefox work with Opera. The only thing I miss from Firefox is the StumbleUpon toolbar, however I've been able to work around that using bookmarklets. Opera is very fast. As a program it loads very quickly--on my computer, in both OSes it loads faster than FF or IE or Galeon. Browing the web is faster as well, something to do with how Opera handles the cache; I'm not sure how it works exactly, but it's very effective. It is also more natively more customizable than any other browser--yes, even moreso than Firefox. FF requires extensions to be installed to customize itself, but with Opera many of the addons you would install for FF are already available in the standard Opera install. For example, to block ads in FF you need to install the Adblock extension; in Opera, just right-click "Block Content" select what you don't want and click OK. Poof, ads gone. Opera also allows for using a filter list (much like Adblocks EasyList or Filterset-G) in the form of filter.ini (just Google that for several lists). To use your own CSS in FF you need to install the Web Developer extension or Greasemonkey + scripts. In Opera, you can use your own custom stylesheet loaded as a .css file from your harddrive. Another great feature is the built-in email client native to Opera. You can read and send mail right from within the browser with no slowdown to the application. Lastly, no memory leaks! Opera can use just as much memory as Firefox, but the thing is when you close Opera (or minimize it, even) Opera releases the RAM. Firefox has improved its memory management tremendously with the 2.x releases, but it's still a hog on my system. I use Opera on Ubuntu Edgy and also on Windows. I started using Opera on Windows after Firefox v1.5’s terrible memory leak was introduced (as a feature no less!). I decided to use Opera on Ubuntu because Firefox is very clunky and slow on Ubuntu.

The new “speed dial” feature in 9.2 is very handy. Whenever you open a new tab you are presented with 10 thumbnails of sites you specify to quickly access them, elminating the need for a personal bar (at least for me).

Most Javascript bookmarklets that work with Firefox work with Opera. The only thing I miss from Firefox is the StumbleUpon toolbar, however I’ve been able to work around that using bookmarklets.

Opera is very fast. As a program it loads very quickly–on my computer, in both OSes it loads faster than FF or IE or Galeon. Browing the web is faster as well, something to do with how Opera handles the cache; I’m not sure how it works exactly, but it’s very effective.

It is also more natively more customizable than any other browser–yes, even moreso than Firefox. FF requires extensions to be installed to customize itself, but with Opera many of the addons you would install for FF are already available in the standard Opera install.

For example, to block ads in FF you need to install the Adblock extension; in Opera, just right-click “Block Content” select what you don’t want and click OK. Poof, ads gone. Opera also allows for using a filter list (much like Adblocks EasyList or Filterset-G) in the form of filter.ini (just Google that for several lists).

To use your own CSS in FF you need to install the Web Developer extension or Greasemonkey + scripts. In Opera, you can use your own custom stylesheet loaded as a .css file from your harddrive.

Another great feature is the built-in email client native to Opera. You can read and send mail right from within the browser with no slowdown to the application.

Lastly, no memory leaks! Opera can use just as much memory as Firefox, but the thing is when you close Opera (or minimize it, even) Opera releases the RAM. Firefox has improved its memory management tremendously with the 2.x releases, but it’s still a hog on my system.

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