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    New opera version 9.5 - spiffy

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by wearetheborg, Jun 26, 2008.

  1. wearetheborg

    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    Anyone checked out the new opera version ?
    Flash used to never work for me, and for the first time its working now.
    It also looks spiffy :)
     
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    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    I like it, too; am using it with Suse. And spiffy is a good description. It's got a nice clean look about it. But, like FF, it's prone to hanging here at NBR. Seems to work fine everywhere else. Am wondering if there's another issue at this site, and the browsers are actually ok?
     
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    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    could some one post a screen of it, so i can see what it looks like?
    im not sure but i think i might either go for FireFox or Opera, IE s annoying.
     
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    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    This is with OSX, not Suse. I hadn't posted a screen shot for so long with my Mac, I forgot how and had to Google the procedure. LOL

    [​IMG]
     
  5. wearetheborg

    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    I prefer firefox, but I keep opera open as a second browser. Firefox has this nice feature where foreground/background can be customised, and I've chosen a dark scheme. I keep opera on a normal scheme and use it in case firefox is causing problems with a site.

    EDIT: Here is what my firefox looks like :D
    http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/7524/myftt9.jpg
     
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    cool thanx, i think thats what i will do. use firefox as my main browser and have Opera as my second
     
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    I don't like the new theme (so I installed http://my.opera.com/community/customize/skins/info/?id=8085), but other than that, it's an OK browser. However, it doesn't have the find bar at the bottom of the window - it opens it in a separate window. That's an absolute no-no for me, as I navigate text links using the find/quick search bar.
     
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    I'll check, but for my no money, it's Flock 2 beta based on FF3....best of all worlds IMO
     
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    What is flock ?

    Flash is still abit buggy on opera. It makes opera freeze up often :(
     
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    Go to Flock.com. It's basically a better Firefox....2.1 beta is based on FF3. It's compatible with most firefox extensions