Opera 11.0 Alpha out

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[swarfega]

testing also.

 

[Maxxwire]

Have any of you had a problem using Opera 11 Alpha's new installer on their Win7 x64 computer? After I downloaded Opera 11 Alpha's new installer I tried several times to install it and each time I got this message...

What I finally did was to use 7-zip to extract Opera 11 Alpha from the new installer package and run the .exe without having to use the new installer. Its working great so far and Opera 11 Alpha has set up its own AppData> Roaming files just like the installed versions always have.

I also discovered that Opera 11 Alpha comes with Unite activated by default so I went to opera:config and turned it off which cut the browser's RAM usage by over 100 MB.

~Maxx~

 

[Francis93]

I like Opera's GUI, speed, performance, etc. but what I don't like about it is that it displays websites incorrectly like on Facebook for example. The comment link is misplaced. Another example is YouTube's video player. If you scroll down, the color of the video duration text turns to white. If you scroll up, it returns to the normal color.

 

[Maxxwire]

I like Opera's GUI, speed, performance, etc. but what I don't like about it is that it displays websites incorrectly.(

Opera has been my default web browser for almost 2 years now and so I am inclined to view the way other browsers display websites as incorrect by comparison so how critical is it as long as all of the buttons are displayed. I wouldn't imagine that each and every web browser except Opera displays every webpage exactly the same anyway.

~Maxx~

 

[stevepoolstock]

Wow, I must say.. very stable for an alpha release. 10.7 builds didn't run half as good as this.

 

[Maxxwire]

Wow, I must say.. very stable for an alpha release. 10.7 builds didn't run half as good as this.

Back in December of 2008 the Opera 10 Alpha release was also quite stable, but this latest Opera 11 Alpha seems to be much more stable and as you pointed out runs much better than the v10 builds!

~Maxx~
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[Francis93]

I like Opera's GUI, speed, performance, etc. but what I don't like about it is that it displays websites incorrectly.(

Opera has been my default web browser for almost 2 years now and so I am inclined to view the way other browsers display websites as incorrect by comparison so how critical is it as long as all of the buttons are displayed. I wouldn't imagine that each and every web browser except Opera displays every webpage exactly the same anyway.

~Maxx~

They really should fix it. It's now 11.0 Alpha but still, it displays websites incorrectly since the 10.x and 9.x versions. That's why Opera does not have a big slice in marketshare.

 

[A Guy]

They really should fix it. It's now 11.0 Alpha but still, it displays websites incorrectly since the 10.x and 9.x versions. That's why Opera does not have a big slice in marketshare.

Opera isn't broken, they are very standards compliant. Usually it is the way the webpage is badly written. I guess you could say they should write Opera to display the badly written web pages, but if the pages followed standards, there would be more issues. Frankly, I don't see any issues, but then, I always use Opera, so I don't say "it doesn't look the same as in X browser". Opera is my default browser since I tried it when it became free. I don't try to sell others on it, but I think it's the best. A Guy

 

[stve]

I love the new installer it gives you the option to install to a external drive ( different folder or USB stick)
& you have Opera portable

 

[Maxxwire]

Opera is my default browser since I tried it when it became free. I don't try to sell others on it, but I think it's the best. A Guy

I ran FF for a while, but from the first Opera 9 build I tried to each new Snapshot that is released on a weekly basis and sometimes even more often Opera has been my first and only browser of choice.

~Maxx~

 

[stve]

I like Opera's GUI, speed, performance, etc. but what I don't like about it is that it displays websites incorrectly like on Facebook for example. The comment link is misplaced.

Thats a drawback of using Opera because of its small userbase many developers don't bother testing in Opera.
If you come across a site that is acting up you can right click the page & edit the site preferences to try & fix it or right click & open with another browser.
Google's Sputnik Java conformance test shows Opera as the browser closest to the standard

Off topic but if you have not set up your own blog in My Opera you are missing out it s very easy to do & looks great.
stve10 - About Steves Snaps
Is a page describing how i set up the Browser myself .

 

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[Maxxwire]

I took Opera 11 Alpha out for a late night run at Peacekeeper and it did slightly better than the day it was released.

~Maxx~

 

[Gornot]

No problem, Maxx

I have tried the alpha build and I would agree with most people that it's very stable and usable. I just hope that the community catches on and builds up a good number of extensions; after all the years of not using Opera, I would love to try out something different and "new", lol.

 

[Maxxwire]

I just hope that the community catches on and builds up a good number of extensions; after all the years of not using Opera, I would love to try out something different and "new", lol.

I have talked with a lot of people over the last few years about browser preference and I've discovered that far and away the feature that Firefox users value most about that very popular browser is the vast array of extensions that have been developed for use with Firefox.

I first started using Opera 9.5 strictly because it could be pipelined with onboard network settings to run much faster than Firefox 3 in that as a photographer I needed the additional speed to post images to the web in a more time efficient manner. I also like trying out the frequent build snapshots and the over 5,000 different skins available for Opera and maybe most of all the reverse contrast screen setting which is not only is it easier on my eyes, but it saves energy and prolongs the life of my 32" Bravia monitor.

~Maxx~

 

[slam]

Also testing Opera Alpha right now and it's been really nice and stable. Kudos to extensions, just hope that more gets developed and it becomes really useful.

 

[Gornot]

I gave up on the alpha build earlier today. After deleting the web cache and cookies and all other stuff and starting Opera again, I found it painfully slow while caching any and all websites, from Hotmail to deviantART.
I remember this happening to me ever since Opera Turbo was introduced, even though I don't use it.

I have a habit of deleting my cache every few days, or as soon as it hits above ~500MB, and I remember uninstalling Opera due to this behavior which haunted me ever since. (I am sure that it wasn't an issue with the current internet speed because IE9 displayed the same webpages much faster, also not having its cache)

I think I might just go ahead and installed 10.63 instead and see how it goes. I'm sick of Google's arrogance, Safari's RAM usage, instability and lack of some features of IE9, Firefox in general, plain weird behavior if Maxthon 3 etc. xD
I should be fair and give Opera one more chance

 

[stve]

I have a habit of deleting my cache every few days, or as soon as it hits above ~500MB, )

Have u tried Preferences>Advanced>History>empty cache on exit & you can also delete cookies on exit as well.

You can have Opera 10.63 & Op 11 both installed at the same time.
When u run the installer click on Options & change the install path to another folder on your hardrive or USB drive, then install for external drive.
Its the portable version nothing is written to your registry everything is contained in the install folder.

 

[Gornot]

It's not much about automating the deletion of the cache as it is about actually caching webpages for the first time.

Installed 10.63 and performed the same way, worst of all, Opera's usage of Flash was hideously choppy, so I gave in. I might just wait for a stable build of 11 and try again.