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Tommathy
Posts: 141/145 |
Opera rocks my socks.
I'm all kinds of fond of mouse gestures, and full screen mode, and user-mode.
And since I'm on dial-up, having the one-click option to stop image-loading is so sweet.
To bad I missed out on getting a free code for it  |
Cornellius
Posts: 383/460 |
Have you tried Opera's fullscreen mode ? When you're in fullscreen mode, you ONLY see the page, nothing else. I like it. |
HyperLamer
Posts: 6733/8210 |
You mean people actually use that crappy fullscreen mode they put in every browser for some reason?  |
Cornellius
Posts: 382/460 |
One thing though, Opera have the best fullscreen mode ever. |
Surlent
Posts: 1019/1077 |
Grabbed also a code for it. Opera is nice, but the only feature which had might have it comparable to Firefox for me was minor, as stupid as it sounds:
The instant reaction of mouse gestures. But even that got off, since I'm using Deer Park Alpha 2. In its release notes there is an entry
Faster browser navigation with improvements to back and forward button performance
it - so now even the mouse gestures work instantly just like in Opera 
Opera is a nice browser (if ad-free), but it ranks second after Firefox and paying for a web browser ?
No thanks  |
FreeDOS
Posts: 1572/1657 |
Well, I grabbed some codes for myself  but here's a good reason to not use the darn thing: http://specialops.ath.cx/~ant/tests/opera.xhtml (hint: look at the source, even Internet Explorer works with it) |
kitty
Posts: 1942/2449 |
100% compatibility with "Real" sites. For example: eBay, MSNBC, and so forth. |
HyperLamer
Posts: 6709/8210 |
IE6? 100% compatibility? Just what version are you using? Going by W3C standards, no IE I know of even comes close. |
kitty
Posts: 1932/2449 |
Well, I suppose I'll try it out then, Opera's ads was the #1 reason I never bothered with it. Firefox is far superior after all (what, 10% of Opera code doesn't work in FF, but 90% of FF code doesn't work in Opera? xD).
Neither have the 100% compatibility of IE 6, but then again, neither have the glaring security flaws, and the FF extension "Adblock" is THE win.  |
HyperLamer
Posts: 6703/8210 |
I could use a copy to test my site/layouts on, but hell if I'm using one with ads. |
Rydain
Posts: 658/738 |
Hooray for free stuff! *grabs Opera and a code*
I haven't really delved into Opera much. Now I have a good reason to poke around with it some more and see how well I like it. I still have the standard one-button Mac soap bar mouse (I like the ergonomics of it and I rarely miss the second button), so I may not try out the mouse gestures, but I'm curious about the umpty bazillion other features that Opera fans love. And, as was mentioned, it never hurts to keep an extra browser around. |
DarkSlaya
Posts: 4080/4249 |
Grrrrreat.
Honestly, the AD turned me away.
Yay for a second browser to use (IE doesn't count). And using several browser is good (in a developper's view, that is) |
Proto K
Posts: 274/279 |
For a short time because of its tenth anniversary, Opera is giving away free registration codes for its browser here:
http://my.opera.com/community/party/reg.dml |
