Opera 7.60 Preview 1 for Windows available

Opera 7.60 Preview 1 for Windows available

Opera 7.60 Preview 1 for Windows is available for download. As usual, discuss the new version in opera.beta and in the my.opera.com Beta Testing forum. Please do not distribute the download link directly, but link to the post in opera.beta or in the my.opera.com Beta Testing forum.

Due to the experimental nature of this release, upgrading a previous Opera installation is not recommended. If you'd like to test your mail from a previous release with this preview, delete the \Opera\Mail\ folder, then copy your entire Mail folder from your old install to your 7.60 Preview 1 installation.

Download Preview 1:

http://snapshot.opera.com/windows/o760tp1v_7141.exe (build 7141)

=== Release Notes ===

- Gmail should be working much better than in 7.5x (but not perfect yet). However, we are waiting on changes that need to be done be Google. Check out the sign-in work-around to get started with Gmail in Opera 7.60. You must ID as Opera for Gmail to work

- If you are experiencing problems with secure sites that worked in 7.5x, please see the TLS issues page. Experimental TLS code in this release in known to cause problems on some sites. Please see this thread to report problems (and win Opera merchandise!)

=== Major New Features ===
* New start-up options *

One of the first things you will notice when you start Opera is the ability to select whether to use Opera as an Internet suite or as a browser only. The latter option disables Opera Mail, which can be enabled again via Preferences > Programs and paths. The first-time setup dialog also allows you to easily disable the personal bar and panel selector to increase your page viewing area.

* Speech-enabled browsing *

You may have noticed the increased size of the install file. This release comes with a set of voice libraries that enable the user to control Opera by speaking commands to it. Opera now supports XHTML+Voice 1.2 and the CSS3 speech module (properties new to CSS3 are prefixed by "-xv-"). With the default setup, you can navigate pages, have selected text read to you, and control parts of the browser. Select some text, hold down Scroll lock, and say "speak" or visit the IBM Multimodal demo page for a demo. More information about using voice can be found in the help files by issuing the command "voice help" or in the Opera with Voice tutorial. Join the discussions about this new feature in #voice on irc.opera.com.

Voice functions only work on Windows 2000 and XP.

*In-line error pages *

Opera 7.60 features in-line error pages, allowing you to continue to work if a page loading in the background gives an HTTP error. The error pages include helpful tips to troubleshoot possible problems and stay out of your way until you are ready to deal with them.

* Medium-Screen Rendering *

Not everyone has huge monitors or lots of free workspace. That is one of the reasons we created Medium-Screen Rendering (MSR), available by selecting "Fit to width" from the "View" menu. MSR reformats pages so they fit better on smaller screens. The end result is a page that is very close to the original design, but that should not require horizontal scrolling.

A detailed list of changes is available at http://snapshot.opera.com/windows/w760p1.html#important.

Is it just me or can I read Gmail in "identify as MSIE"?
I didn't go through the pages..

yup. u need to identifying the browser as Opera to acess gmail.

Gmail works with Opera id as MSIE6 also

First time you visit gmail, id as MSIE so you can see the login form. Once you're at your inbox, id as Opera and refresh the page. Then it will work. From then on, you can id as Opera even on the login page. The form won't appear, but you can still submit via wand or ctrl+enter.

Oops, I overlooked the "sign in anyway" link.

Originally posted by Junyor
Closing thread.

was that something about new beta coming very soon?
I mean, you knew you'll relase new beta then so you closed beta thread to open another eg. Opera 7.60 P2/Beta1 but then you thought, "hm let's wait few days more, fix few bugs more" so thread is open again?

just some speculations to read in other parts of forum

Mirrors?

ummm, does anyone mirror the beta versions?

I'm in Singapore.

Though, I will accept mirrors outside SE Asia, too.

Thanks!

whats wrong with: http://snapshot.opera.com/windows/o760tp1v_7141.exe ?

It was closed because it went a bit off-topic, but we decided to give it another go.

uhhhhhhh

Nothing, really.

I'm just looking for alternative download locations,

& I'm on dial-up.

No mirror as long as it is in development. Wait for the final version to download from a mirror.

Originally posted by haavard
It was closed because it went a bit off-topic, but we decided to give it another go.

You *could* have started a new thread (with a newer Opera preview release)...

Hah, who wants another preview anyway? Boring... And all those changes since preview 1... You'll just uninstall it immediately because it's so weird...

Originally posted by haavard
Hah, who wants another preview anyway? Boring... And all those changes since preview 1... You'll just uninstall it immediately because it's so weird...

Have another one, haavard

Originally posted by haavard
Hah, who wants another preview anyway? Boring... And all those changes since preview 1... You'll just uninstall it immediately because it's so weird...

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teasing-verboten!.jpg

Originally posted by Moose
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Originally posted by haavard
Hah, who wants another preview anyway? Boring... And all those changes since preview 1... You'll just uninstall it immediately because it's so weird...

Exactly!! It's been ages since I uninstalled the last preview, I wanna uninstall the new one now...

Personally, I don't want another preview/beta at all. I would like the Final ---> an improved-upon-7.54 without the 7.60 P1 bugs.

Voice-command is so passe. I want mind-to-machine interface in the next version!

OK, we're getting off-topic again but doesn't everyone feel that this thread has been worn off to the rope and should be closed for good now? Fortunately, Tuesday is looming across the date line...

Something tellsme when 7.6 goes final it is going to tear a hole in the space time continueum.

space time wont tear until opera has a way to not waste time trying to load what protowall blocks

Alright, I haven't read through the entire thread, so I might have missed the answer to the following question, if so, I apologise.

Why doesn't the link for the Beta work anymore? Is there another link were I can download it from, because I'd really like to be able to access Gmail from Opera..

Edit: Nm, I know the answer now