Opera Desktop Team

New snapshot

By Kristine Ivarsøykristine. Thursday, July 9, 2009 11:14:08 AM

Hi!

My name is Kristine and I'm in Desktop QA doing first-line bug testing on Windows. I've been working at Opera since 2006, but i've used Opera all my life. In fact, it was the first browser I ever used smile

This new snapshot contains stability fixes based on crashers reported by users. Other highlights are Unite fixes and skin fixes such as updated icons. On Mac, admin password is no longer needed when reporting crashes. On 64-bit Linux, Opera will find plugins more easily.

There is also a new design for error pages, fraud warning page and internal pages so upgrade and check out the new opera:about and error page design.

Enjoy! bigsmile

Highlights
  • New design for info panel, error pages, internal pages (e.g., opera:about), and fraud warning page
  • Skin fixes, including updated icons
  • Stability fixes
  • Unite fixes
  • Admin password is no longer needed when reporting crashes on Mac
  • Improved plugin detection on 64-bit Liux

Known Issues
  • opera:drives and opera:historysearch not yet updated to new design
  • The bottom (white) part of the new error pages might not load every time
  • The skin is still work in progress
  • Some Unix builds may be missing, but most of them will be continuously uploaded

WARNING: This is a development snapshot: It contains the latest changes, but may also have severe known issues, including crashes and data loss situations. In fact, it may not work at all.

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Changelog

User Interface
  • Updated opera:* pages, error pages, fraud warning page, and info panel designs
  • Added icon to crash dialog
  • Work on consistent statusbar icons, particularly Turbo
  • Correct icons in the HTML compose context menu
  • Darker selection color to suit new panel background
  • Updating appearance of windows menu, adding hover and selected states
  • Corrected text color on hovered tabs
  • Reverting some of the changes to the skin
  • Update all thumbnails in toolbar that shows a Speed Dial when an entry in the speed dial is canceled.
  • Update each and every thumbmail that shows a Speed Dial when removing a page from the speed dial
  • Fixed Bug DSK-257221 (Added missing Turbo icon in dialog)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-257242 (When pagebar tail is set to "text only", the "Closed tabs and windows" button has no visual indication of hover)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-255286 (Missing strings for translation in Error Console window)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-256468 (Text does not fit completely in some dialogs when switching to Romanian)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-256472 (Speed Dial info and config background is not completely gray)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-253739 (Problems redrawing a tab thumbnail after canceling configuration dialog)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-257863 (Speed Dial thumbs rendering changes on hover)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-258058 (Menu arrows not horizontally aligned in status bar)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-258162 (Address field appears useless after starting Opera with previous session)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-258338 (Keyboard focus not shown in dialogs)

Core
  • Fixed Bug CORE-21759 (Large read-only textarea freezes Opera when focused)
  • Fixed Bug CORE-22148 (Applet POSTs even with 0 content-length (Wikipedia's Cortado Java Theora player doesn't work in Opera 10))
  • Fixed Bug CORE-22494 (NP_RemoveProperty not calling properly back to plug-in after delete)
  • Fixed Bug CORE-22548 (Posting links on someone's wall at Facebook won't load/post)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-188992 (Leading whitespace characters are stripped/collapsed)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-231216 (Opera crashes, likely after a page in the background refreshed itself)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-252431 (Scrolling repeated SVG background is slow)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-254982 (TinyMCE + Dragonfly crash)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-258304 (Search button doesn't work when enabling and disabling Turbo)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-258331 (SVG background image disappears on hover)

Mail
  • Fixed Bug DSK-250756 (Signature doesn't change when changing account)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-250881 (Redirect doesn't work)

Opera Unite
  • Advanced Unite settings revamp: merging upload speed settings into one field, adding another heading for visibility settings, re-grouping
  • Fixed Bug CORE-21715 (Crash when enabling Unite)
  • Fixed Bug CORE-22019 (Crash when disabling Unite)
  • Fixed Bug CORE-22461 (Service visibility options aren't stored persistently)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-187542 (Cannot use folder nickname as home page)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-254722 (Service installation fails after two dialogs about enabling Unite)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-256802 (Implement option to toggle ASD visibility)
  • Partial Fix of Bug DSK-257590 (Preinstalled services should be downloaded on demand)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-257883 (Service names in installation dialog no longer bold)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-257885 (Opera crashes when closing Unite dialogs in the wrong order)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-257914 (No default bandwidth limit in drop-down)
  • Partial Fix of Bug DSK-257931 (Add visibilty of Unite users on the local network)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-257990 ("Advanced settings" in unite service install dialog is not bold unless hovered)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-258059 (Enabling Unite without restart crashes Opera when disabled in opera:config#UserPrefs|EnableUnite)

Windows
  • Fixed some broken Unite paths
  • Fixed Bug DSK-252107 (File dialog crash)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-257697 (Make file name serialization work for ini files on Windows)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-258216 (Hiding the menu button menu with Alt when opened with a mouse click doesn't work)

Mac
  • Crash logging should now work without having the OS pop up an administrator password prompt
  • Fixed Bug DSK-258242 (Menu button reappears after a restart on Mac)

Unix
  • Proper parsing of non-latin command line urls
  • Made some changes that will assist plugin detection on Gentoo Linux
  • Fixed Bug DSK-224537 (RPM file name does not conform to specification)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-257007 (Leak in unix plugin path dialog)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-257358 (Instances keep reference to deleted wrappers - causing crashes)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-257888 (The folder /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/ should be scanned for new plugins)
  • Fixed Bug DSK-257889 (/usr/lib64/opera/plugins and /usr/lib/opera/plugins should both be set for 64 bit Linux versions of Opera)

More crash logging and settings for Unite bandwidth throttlingMore Than Beta 2

Comments

RafałRdswdn Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:54:17 PM

Great information!
Thank you...
Kristine: hello from Poland. smile

Rafael Luikrafaelluik Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:05:19 PM

I'm waiting hard for final version. *-*
I love the new skin! (Also love the previous.)

Morphdreamer Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:06:08 PM

yes

Hmm.. opera:about again says it's Beta 2.

ColKilkenny Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:07:58 PM

First impression: error pages are way too bright.

Edit. opera:* pages look fine beer
Edit#2. New menu button has something strange going on in bottom right corner.

Ed FlandersEdFlanders Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:10:01 PM

Thanks!

Greetings from Chile

Broken SwordBroken_Sword Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:10:59 PM

gr8 work, thx!

But error pages are a tick too red - now aday it's not a problem... but at night? maybe u reduce the color attack for the sleepwalkers out there ^^

z@h3kZAHEK Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:12:21 PM

Thanks...

Tamil Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:13:17 PM

Trasak Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:14:05 PM

Bug: It is impossible change language Opera.

z@h3kZAHEK Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:17:28 PM

Pls send screenshot new internal pages..I did not download yet.smile

Skitteh Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:19:24 PM

Love the new opera:* pages design.
However, the buttons on the address bar are too far up and to the right.

Anyway, thank you! smile

snf Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:20:41 PM

Thanks

Cyro Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:22:50 PM

Kristine... Ivarsøy? related to THE Ivarsøy?

the new layout is also not working for opera:drives

СергейZapara Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:25:05 PM

Mod edit: English only, please.

celiochido Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:28:20 PM

sayonara linux build qt3 sad

well .....

gracias por la build

Rijk Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:30:38 PM

Originally posted by Trasak:

Bug: It is impossible change language Opera.

Seems to work here, using 'Tools > Preferences > General > Language'?

MyOpera team, please fix this!fearphage Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:30:44 PM

I'm not sure if this is a bug, but Opera's error page doesn't have any animated siren icons and i hear no fire alarm audio in the background. The sheer importance that this page currently represents is largely over inflated. I have filed this bug as DSK-258483. I have alerted the appropriate parties.

EDIT: I feel like this post should have been in all caps to encompass the magnitude of the importance that the new error page emits.

ChristianMosef Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:32:05 PM

I did like the brighter colour of the tabbar from last build better than the darker one now.

But i do like the opera: pages, very nice! Also the error pages are very good!

Thanks!

arghwashier Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:32:33 PM

ouch that's a lot of red on the error page

Ruarí Ødegaardruario Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:33:53 PM

Originally posted by celiochido:

sayonara linux build qt3



There are Qt3 builds! Perhaps you missed them because of the change in the rpm file names to fix a bug?

FrançoisDoubleF Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:35:28 PM

Congratulations !
It's still running without problems on Windows NT4 SP6 (with Active Destop installed).
Please, keep going like that. I know there are still quite a lot of this OS installed (for FUN, NOSTAGIA, or simply COMPATIBILITY with old sofwares).
Thanks.

noelneh Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:37:23 PM

Good work on the skin this time around on new build Opera Team...yes

The Black is Back!!...Tab Bar that is!wink

However, I think the Preferences Dialog Box should match the same scheme as the tab bar and the links 'arrows' at the lower left for Opera Turbo; Unite and Links seem lined up. Can't tell unless someone else comments.wink

And to add...there is still hang time on the page loading on various sites even this blog.

belthur Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:37:59 PM

Awesome ....but my bug DSK-257734 is still not resolved , but still awesome !!! smile

edit: oooohhh...the error pages are too reddish for my taste...an error page for a broken link should more be "informative" than like I spilled blood...guys and gals @ opera...see if you can tone it down a notch...

Jeff ™intelimac20inch Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:43:18 PM

New Builds are always welcomed. up coffee

Ben Tudballtudsta Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:44:40 PM

Is that a glimpse of the new Opera logo I see? I like the new look opera:* pages.

Originally posted by fearphage:

I'm not sure if this is a bug, but Opera's error page doesn't have any animated siren icons and i hear no fire alarm audio in the background. ...I feel like this post should have been in all caps to encompass the magnitude of the importance that the new error page emits.

LOL. Yep, that red error page is overly prominent and needs to be toned down or red on white instead. The white text on red background is eye straining and makes me not want to read it.

Megafmegaf Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:45:08 PM

Stability fixes
Fixed Bug DSK-257358 (Instances keep reference to deleted wrappers - causing crashes)

Thank you!

CaseCase1 Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:45:59 PM

Ouch...the all-red error pages are not a good idea in my book...it physically hurts just to look at it...sad
The opera: pages, on the other hand...very nice.

alf245 Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:48:09 PM

@unix-developers:
Support for X11 core fonts seems to have been removed since beta one. Did this happen by intention or is this a bug?

EDIT: X11 core fonts work fine here now, thanks to arghwashier.

sirnh1 Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:48:44 PM

About the error you get when opera can't find the page. Is it possible to add an option to search the entered url with a search engine?

The opera:* pages look much better now. (It's all a little too bright for my taste though). The buttons on the opera:* pages are too height for my opinion. Would it be possible to make them a little smaller?

Arguggi Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:50:32 PM

Thanks for new build and black skin again. up

I preferred the last builds status bar (the bottom one).
The new one is to thin, Opera Turbo button and Opera Unite were better a little big bigger.

The Hidden menù bar button looks better now.

The not centered new tab highlight was resolved by canceling the highlight p

MyOpera team, please fix this!fearphage Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:51:34 PM

Originally posted by fearphage:

DSK-258483

EMERGENCY HAS BEEN AVERTED! The all-red emergency-like tones of the error page have already been fixed internally.

arghwashier Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:51:45 PM

Originally posted by alf245 # 9. July 2009, 15:48:


@unix-developers:
Support for X11 core fonts seems to have been removed since beta one. Did this happen by intention or is this a bug?



I hope this doesn't change, core-x fonts suck big time, you can change the setting here:
opera:config#UserPrefs|EnableCoreXFonts

Robert MeijersRobert90 Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:52:25 PM

In the opera:plugins page I can scroll (10px or so), but there is no need for it (page fits well, only the background scrolls), resolution is 1024x768 (if needed: Qt4 32 bit, this build of course).

And I agree with the other comments about the error page, it's just to red.

Fiddler3791 Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:53:38 PM

At long last, core-x fonts are removed. Thank you Opera!

Glad to hear the error page has already been fixed. smile

Martin Tangmartintangsl Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:55:22 PM

Originally posted by Case1:

Ouch...the all-red error pages are not a good idea in my book...it physically hurts just to look at it...


Agree

Vecanti Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:55:26 PM

Have you guys ever thought about making an OS? ;-)

Everybody's doing it these days!

docThe-Doc Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:57:19 PM

Great new opera:* pages smile
but, opera:drives ans opera:historysearch are not updated

Patkos Csabapatkoscsaba Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:59:48 PM

Great ... it looks great! Tabbar is back to it's cool darker version, and the menu icon starts at the first pixel of the screen. This looks OK now. The only thing is the bottom right rounded corner of the menu button, which looks odd here. http://imagebin.org/55235

alf245 Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:01:07 PM

Originally posted by arghwashier:

I hope this doesn't change, core-x fonts suck big time, you can change the setting here:
opera:config#UserPrefs|EnableCoreXFonts


Worked, thank you.

Gect4gectou4 Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:01:13 PM

Skin issue:

When error page display an XML parse error it's show a text in white over a white background.

smile

arghwashier Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:02:25 PM

@patkoscsaba,

how do you hide the menu, like that?

Passie Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:04:13 PM

Originally posted by AmigaHeretic:

AmigaHeretic 9. July 2009, 14:55

Have you guys ever thought about making an OS? ;-)



Lol, Opera OS wink

Patkos Csabapatkoscsaba Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:04:31 PM

File -> Show Menu Bar and uncheck it

belthur Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:05:45 PM

Opera is a fantastic browser...let it be just that...I have seen many a good product try to overreach and fail...

oh and btw, there are plenty of OSes to chose from...why do we need a new one ?

FavDjiXas Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:05:48 PM

Failed to load Opera.DLL

homeguard988 Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:05:52 PM

1. New error page is too bright.
2. Status bar is too thin.
3. "Fit to width" button is still awful (black spot).

arghwashier Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:06:53 PM

@patkoscsaba # 9. July 2009, 16:04,
thanks

Ben Tudballtudsta Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:08:06 PM

Originally posted by WayOfTheBastard:

Where did you find that?

Opera 10 styles folder:
C:/Program Files/Opera/styles/images/Opera_256x256.png

docThe-Doc Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:08:29 PM

doh I read the highlights and changelog. Forgot the known issues p

arghwashier Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:09:49 PM

@Passie # 9. July 2009, 16:04,

there has been a thread to make an operaos for over a year, they should have listened now google stole the idea p

http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=256035

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