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Opera Dragonfly wallpaper

By Truls Hauglandtrulsh. Wednesday, May 5, 2010 2:48:30 PM

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Opera Dragonfly wallpaper

To celebrate that Opera Dragonfly is actively used by more than 100,000 Web developers each day. We made an Opera Dragonfly wallpaper you can download (3000x2000px).

Enjoy!

Opera Dragonfly fast facts

  • Opera Dragonfly allows you to develop more quickly and easily by providing tools to debug your JavaScript and to inspect the DOM, CSS, network traffic and data stores. Developing sites for mobile phones is also easier with Opera Dragonfly’s built-in remote debugging.
  • Since Opera 10.50, Opera Dragonfly is now easier to activate, with a simple right-click on the element to be inspected.
  • Opera Dragonfly is the first Opera initiated open source project, hosted on BitBucket service.
  • The top five languages used in Opera Dragonfly are: Russian, English, Polish, German and Simplified (Mandarin) Chinese.

To learn more about Opera Dragonfly, visit http://www.opera.com/dragonfly/.

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Comments

Terry Millerterrymiller Thursday, May 6, 2010 2:04:45 PM

What is this... It looks like a dragonfly *beep* *beep* with a screwdriver. It's horrible.

Terry Millerterrymiller Thursday, May 6, 2010 2:11:54 PM

My comment was moderated out for improper language. I'm sorry about this.

I was just wondering what is this. It looks like a dragonfly being made uncomfortable towards the rear end by a giant screwdriver.

Charles SchlossChas4 Thursday, May 6, 2010 2:14:12 PM

cool

Originally posted by terrymiller:

I was just wondering what is this.


This will explain what Dragonfly is

Michael Kozakewichmkozakewich Thursday, May 6, 2010 2:27:26 PM

Augh, this makes me cringe. I imagine smushing the dragonfly into a screw and squishing its head off.

It's those delicate lines around the wing joints. They speak of an insect's beauty and frailty.

SardorbekpROCKrammer Thursday, May 6, 2010 2:27:27 PM

Could you upload Wallpaper to another host. because files.opera.com is blocked in Uzbekistan ((

Terry Millerterrymiller Thursday, May 6, 2010 2:43:41 PM

Charles, thank you. Yes, I am familiar with the Dragonfly debug toolkit.

I was just wondering why the logo is conveying an abused dragonfly. I tried to explain my concern in visual terms here: http://i41.tinypic.com/29msvpu.jpg

Thanks!

JuxJuques Thursday, May 6, 2010 5:18:34 PM

Well, I like it! It's just a screw driver and a dragonfly together, you know, fixing stuff happy

Already using it! up

Dustin WilsonKhadgar Thursday, May 6, 2010 5:48:11 PM

I think it's obvious the illustration here is portraying the dragonfly as if it IS the tip of the screwdriver -- making it out to be the business end of the tool just like what Dragonfly is when it comes to Web inspection and development.

Terry Millerterrymiller Thursday, May 6, 2010 6:00:16 PM

Dustin, of course. Thanks for clarifying. It's not that I don't understand the idea. I'm just saying it's a poor idea.

Plus, does it feel good to screw things in with a dragonfly shaped screwdriver? Evokes feelings of damaging the screwdriver, and not screwing anything in.

Correcting this is so obvious, that I wonder why it wasn't done this way. Look at the shape of the screwdriver.

Now look at the shape of a dragonfly.

Now check how they could mesh together, if you MUST do it that way:
http://i40.tinypic.com/2mo1f95.jpg

Abhinavdecodedthought Thursday, May 6, 2010 6:21:48 PM

up

d4rkn1ght Thursday, May 6, 2010 8:33:44 PM

up

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks Thursday, May 6, 2010 8:48:44 PM

up

quarkdrunkensurgeon Friday, May 7, 2010 7:40:50 AM

Nice idea! Already using it but can I get a one like Terry Miller's but with a grainy (like this) background instead of a rumpled one?

Rumpled background.. me... not like...

prd3 Friday, May 7, 2010 10:28:21 AM

Originally posted by terrymiller:

Correcting this is so obvious, that I wonder why it wasn't done this way. Look at the shape of the screwdriver.


Your suggestion doesn't work. Dragonfly is the part that actually does the work, not just the handle of a tool.

ardhies Friday, May 7, 2010 12:02:51 PM

nice walpaper, downloaded. up

Terry Millerterrymiller Friday, May 7, 2010 1:09:45 PM

Originally posted by prd3:

Your suggestion doesn't work. Dragonfly is the part that actually does the work, not just the handle of a tool.



So you're suggesting Dragonfly is the tip, and the developer is a tool.

Charles SchlossChas4 Friday, May 7, 2010 2:20:10 PM

Originally posted by terrymiller:

I still don't understand what tasks could be carried out if you attach a screwdriver to a small Dragonfly. Suit yourselves.


it is just the idea of debugging web pages using Opera dragon fly as a tool

Terry Millerterrymiller Friday, May 7, 2010 9:52:24 PM

Thanks, Charles. Now that what was obvious has been thoroughly explained to me, I still think the design is *beep*.

VarunVarunM Saturday, May 8, 2010 4:04:51 PM

Originally posted by terrymiller:

I'm just saying it's a poor idea.



huh?

its design, its subjective.

MetalFaust Sunday, May 9, 2010 4:44:17 PM

wow! very very nice wallpaper yikes

Miladin MiladinoskiEagleMKD Monday, May 10, 2010 12:30:26 AM

Originally posted by terrymiller:

[...] the developer is a tool.

knockout faint

The developer is always a tool, duh hehe smile

Cutting Spoonhellspork Monday, May 10, 2010 6:17:07 PM

It's like a world where the tools have wings, and carry themselves to your hand as they are needed. See also the Girl Genius web-comic.

Alisson meloalissonnove Friday, May 21, 2010 6:26:43 AM

yes

FataL Saturday, October 16, 2010 3:46:14 AM

Poor dragonfly smile

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