Tab thumbnails on the sides and Opera Unite improvements
By karolp. Friday, 31. July 2009, 12:36:19
Another snapshot and yet another new poster 
Today's snapshot contains, amongst other things, changes to the tab thumbnail feature, you can now place tab thumbnails on the sides as well 
Opera Unite has also undergone some changes, optimizations of the Unite infrastructure and replacement of the "unite://" protocol with "http://admin." being the highlights. We would appreciate if you play with Opera Unite as much as possible, so we can gather some more real-life feedback.
Note that due to changes in Opera Unite, the new Unite infrastructure will not work with older builds.
Enjoy the snapshot!
Highlights
Known Issues
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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Today's snapshot contains, amongst other things, changes to the tab thumbnail feature, you can now place tab thumbnails on the sides as well Opera Unite has also undergone some changes, optimizations of the Unite infrastructure and replacement of the "unite://" protocol with "http://admin." being the highlights. We would appreciate if you play with Opera Unite as much as possible, so we can gather some more real-life feedback.
Note that due to changes in Opera Unite, the new Unite infrastructure will not work with older builds.
Enjoy the snapshot!
Highlights
- Tab thumbnails can now be placed on the sides
- Optimizations to the Unite infrastructure
- Replacing the "unite://" protocol with "http://admin."
- The Unite button on the status bar now shows available Unite users on the local network
Known Issues
- Unite "http://admin." addresses are not forwarded to the user's Unite domain
- The new Unite infrastructure will not work with builds from before the previous snapshot
- [DSK-260153] "Computer name is in use" dialog appears twice when taking over Unite computer name
- No automatic updates this time around
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.
Download
Changelog
User Interface
- New tools icon for the main menu
- Further tab improvements, including trying out better attention state design
- Changed original size of Google field to be 25% of toolbar size
- Changes to the way the dragbar and addressbar work in Standard and Mac skin. Also resolves shifting caused by removing search box
- Contacts should be below mail in the panel selector
- Removed old history icon
- Updated standard skin side tab appearance, to match other changes
- Dialog fix to ensure that "Help" buttons are not double-click protected. "Help" is now always enabled
- Dialog fix to ensure that "Ok" buttons are enabled in simple dialogs that don't override the OK-action behavior
- Fixed an issue with the drag bar display on the top or bottom when tabs are on the sides
- Fixed an issue with the page cycler not switching style and skin when wrapping
- Fixed visibility of the drag handle knob
- Improved compatibility with 9.2x skins: Let the drag scrollbar skin fall back to toolbar skin instead of scrollbar skin
- Re-added a fall back for toolbar buttons in the tab cycler, for compatibility with older skins
- Tab cycle thumbnails on as default
- Let the drag scrollbar skin fall back to toolbar skin instead of scrollbar skin
- Give the cycler buttons a hover state in the skin
- Fixed Bug DSK-164481 (Focus moved from the toolbar to the new tab button when changing tab bar placement)
- Fixed Bug DSK-166020 (Smiley button has no tooltip or label)
- Partial Fix of Bug DSK-171609 (accesskey dialog not navigable)
- Fixed Bug DSK-252995 (Opera continuously opening tabs if you choose "Opera Internet Browser" and "Remember choice" in the BitTorrent Client Selection dialog)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257148 (Crash when closing tabs, with transition between visual and regular tabs)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257417 ("New tab" button text is too dark)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257797 (Background color in Appearance > Buttons)
- Fixed Bug DSK-258533 (Pagebar Floating Button 1 pixel too high)
- Fixed Bug DSK-258686 (Real Classic 2-2 skin problems)
- Fixed Bug DSK-258808 (Speed Dial border fix)
- Fixed Bug DSK-258934 (Collapsed address bar doesn't show domain name until page finishes loading)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259162 (Unique language search.ini files from locale folder not picked up by Opera)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259359 (Don't show Opera Link progress immediately): Busy status only shown when calling "sync now" or after 3 seconds busy
- Fixed Bug DSK-259460 (Tab switcher isn't clickable)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259513 (Wrong icons in the System Tray)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259557 (Disabling tab thumbnails causes dragbar area to be a different color)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259671 (Hovering panel tabs shows one extra line of pixels at the bottom)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259687 (Hover state for back/forward buttons inconsistent with the other buttons)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259699 (Remember password checkbox switches off when username is entered)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259720 (Tabs wrapping not set back to no wrapping when setting tab placement back to top from left or right)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259960 (Remember last email used in crashlog upload dialog)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259985 (Not possible to view or edit overrides)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259989 (Part of the dragbar visible after hiding)
Core
- Fixed Bug CORE-18743 (Tabs at the beginning of lines cause cursor to not move to the beginning of the line)
- Fixed Bug CORE-23061 (Fix for windowless Flash focus issue)
- Fixed Bug DSK-238202 (Slashes for local files in history tree dropdown are encoded)
- Fixed Bug DSK-221407 (Crash when trying to open a PDF)
- Fixed Bug DSK-239267 (Nodes don't have the baseURI property)
- Fixed Bug DSK-239684 (form.select[num].length returns length of select box. (should be 'undefined"))
- Fixed Bug DSK-254895 (BitTorrent related crash)
- Fixed Bug DSK-256303 (Cache related crash)
- Fixed Bug DSK-258785 (BR with no preceeding text disables Ctrl-A/Select All or crashes)
- Added styling to the "no message selected" message in the mail/feed tab
- Changed the default for mail import from Opera 5/6 to Opera 7/8/9/10
- Fixed Bug DSK-209183 (New account wizard doesn't save edited username when automatically filling in account details based on e-mail provider)
- Fixed Bug DSK-223210 (Unselecting an item (or Ctrl+A/select all with no message selected) after selecting multiples items shows wrong button states (Undelete instead of Delete))
- Fixed Bug DSK-232501 (Crash when activating message from mail notification while cert approve dialog is open)
- Fixed Bug DSK-252197 (In plain text mode, navigating in RTL text skips lines)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257686 (Mail body cut off on import when the file has the strange LF CRLF header-body separation)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257896 (From header disappears when clicking on feed item)
- Fixed Bug DSK-258728 (Overflow text in mail account error message, for some languages): Resized the mail error dialog to have space for romanian strings
- Fixed Bug DSK-259272 (Can't fetch IMAP messages when QRESYNC is enabled)
- Fixed Bug DSK-260274 (List view sorting leaves sort indicator on all headers)
Unite
- Fixed Unite status dialog: No longer losing status text selection on status update
- Advanced settings are now disabled when choosing to upgrade service
- Fixed Bug CORE-22444 (Make desktop open http://admin. when launching services)
- Fixed Bug CORE-23028 (Doesn't connect to proxy after stopping and starting Unite)
- Further Fix to Fixed Bug DSK-245191 (Add Open Folder button to file browse control)
- Fixed Bug DSK-254303 (Installing Unite services from file (on disk), breaks service when deleting file): copying instead of moving local zip files
- Fixed Bug DSK-256026 (Show service description in tooltip in panel)
- Further Fix to Bug DSK-257027 (Windows Firewall exception not created for Opera webserver)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257050 (Install service dialog blocks on no share folder selected)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257239 (Work offline crashes Opera when unite is disabled)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257588 (Crash when clicking OK in Unite property dialogs)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257931 (Add visibility of Unite users on the local network): Making discovery work without having to start Unite
- Partial Fix of Bug DSK-259384 (Unite asks for device takeover on start-up): Adding device name to error message
- Fixed Bug DSK-259444 (Opera crashes when dragging config.xml (Unite) to the interface)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259759 ("Install as a new service" becomes bold only on hover)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259992 (Unite service name doesn't have a fallback)
- Fixed Bug DSK-260046 (Local service discovery attention state doesn't go away when clicking the status icon)
- Fixed Bug DSK-260101 (Change home service representation in Unite panel)
- Fixed Bug DSK-260195 (Crash when starting a Unite service and Unite is not running already)
Spelling Checker
- Abbreivate the size to Mb in download dialog when it makes sense to do so
- Made sure even the size is sorted right in the grid
- Made sure Opera does not download the same dictionary twice in the same session if someone goes back in the wizard
- Made sure the download progress bar is alligned, and the error page is visible and at the right place
- Made sure the forward button is enabled if someone goes back in the dialog and we already have installed a dictionary
- Move the spelling checker menu item into the Pref->Advanced->Browsing dialog
- A Minor fix to prevent crashes
- Fixed Bug DSK-256050 (The file size does not updated corectly in the dictionary install dialog)
Windows
- Fixed Opera not starting on W9x anymore
- Fixed Bug DSK-234328 (Tab bar does not redraw when closing all tabs)
- Fixed Bug DSK-256039 (Alt+down, left or right arrow in address bar or find box produces strange characters)
- Fixed Bug DSK-256843 (Buttons in plugin when viewing in fullscreen don't work (onPress/mouseDown))
- Fixed Bug DSK-258612 (Opening tab while Opera is closing ruins saved session)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259022 (Pages using webfonts causes Opera to crash in Windows 98)
- Further Fix to Bug DSK-259162 (Unique language search.ini files from locale folder not picked up by Opera)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259458 (Dragbar knob missing in Windows Native skin)
Mac
- Fixing Panel buttons for Mac Skin
- UPnP fixed
- Revised Mac tabs - now includes attention states, hover states, add-tab, and tab bar no longer moves when changing tab
- Corrected the left padding on Mac Thumbnails
- Fixing add-tab top appearance in Mac Skin
- Fixed Bug DSK-258045 (Left Padding on Tabs Wonky With No Close Button on Mac Skin)
- Fixed Bug DSK-258745 (Web panels fail to render when hovered)
- Partial Fix of Bug DSK-259069 (VoiceOver Link Chooser seems erratic)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259360 (Webfonts show double outline on Mac)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259721 (Fonts on Mac blurry)
Unix
- Fixed Bug DSK-239267 (Won't start up Totem to play an OGG audio file)
- Fixed Bug DSK-258771 (The wrapper script on amd64 FreeBSD packages references x86_64 instead of amd64 when looking for Java)
- Fixed Bug DSK-258772 (The wrapper script on amd64 FreeBSD packages does not look for openjdk6 or diablo-jdk1.6.0)
- Fixed Bug DSK-258773 (Crash in pluginWrapper)
- Fixed Bug DSK-259789 (Add more search paths for Flash)
- Fixed Bug DSK-260188 (UPnP memory leaks on Linux)
WIDGETIZE
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DanielHendrycks # 31. July 2009, 13:42
greench # 31. July 2009, 13:42
ZAHEK # 31. July 2009, 13:48
max17 # 31. July 2009, 13:48
DanielHendrycks # 31. July 2009, 13:50
maake93 # 31. July 2009, 13:51
snf # 31. July 2009, 13:51
Luxer88 # 31. July 2009, 13:51
am @ work now, can't wait to get home and download it!
Solore # 31. July 2009, 13:52
svein # 31. July 2009, 13:54
Props to gandhi2 for his first blog post, though I think his avatar is a bit too tranquil.
hogehogehoge # 31. July 2009, 13:55
can not fix it?
ruario # 31. July 2009, 13:56
svein # 31. July 2009, 13:57
ruario # 31. July 2009, 13:58
Congrats on the blog post gandhi2
godjonez # 31. July 2009, 14:00
enuazeal # 31. July 2009, 14:02
satshow # 31. July 2009, 14:02
Tab thumbnails can now be placed on the sides
Nice job
netwolf # 31. July 2009, 14:03
But please tell me, is there a way to get rid of this ugly red circle in the upper right corner of every single (unread) tab?
It's already annoying me after 2 minutes...
Robert90 # 31. July 2009, 14:03
Edit:
Already fixed I see
DanielHendrycks # 31. July 2009, 14:07
Originally posted by netwolf:
+1000 I also do not like in on the mail panel icon the dot or on the trashcan when a pop-up is blocked.
Originally posted by satshow:
Right Click>Tab Bar Placement
belthur # 31. July 2009, 14:07
lucideer # 31. July 2009, 14:07
- Tried all skins
- Checked all three places that "Enable" is checked (context menu, Appearance dialogue, Advanced settings>Tabs)
- I see thumbnails fine on top and bottom.
- I see the resize-grabber vertically along the tab-bar at the side.
- Grabbing it allows me to resize the width of the tabs, but they are just small text-height tabs.
What am I missing?
Other than that, everything LOOKS very nice. The toolbars for the new-tab and closed-tabs buttons integrate very nicely on the side.
Bug with menu-button being irremovable is still present though.
Robert90 # 31. July 2009, 14:09
Zotlan # 31. July 2009, 14:09
DanielHendrycks # 31. July 2009, 14:13
Other then that awesome job, I was afraid this tab thumbnail placement wouldn't be done for years.
svein # 31. July 2009, 14:14
CodeDuck # 31. July 2009, 14:15
Only suggestion: When using the thumbs on the side, place the "Add new tab" button on the top and not on the bottom. Its not a problem to move them by yourself, but it looks a bit odd on the default configuration.
snf # 31. July 2009, 14:18
Wade # 31. July 2009, 14:18
edit: just noticed "No automatic updates this time around" but there has never been automatic updates for linux builds...
hope this will be fixed before final build!
Robert90 # 31. July 2009, 14:21
Originally posted by Wade:
Read the known issues, they are not there just to fill up some space: No automatic updates this time around
Probably just because it's Friday and the employees also have a weekend to celebrate. (this has been explained a long time ago in the post of a new snapshot)
Edit:
Originally posted by Wade:
If memory serves me right they also mentioned this, for linux there will never be automatic updates, only a notify that there is an update, because of all the package managers etc. they want you to use your system package manager and they're not gonna build some automatic update mechanism for linux
fearphage # 31. July 2009, 14:22
Originally posted by desktopteam:
ruario # 31. July 2009, 14:23
Originally posted by Robert90:
Yep, I saw the crash logs and the bug report. It'll be fixed but just not yet.
Zotlan # 31. July 2009, 14:24
Originally posted by snf:
It's in the file name.
Cjcr # 31. July 2009, 14:25
One question, where do you install the new OperaUnite services (on HDD)?
- Sorry for my bad english...
snf # 31. July 2009, 14:25
Ok sorry !
DanielHendrycks # 31. July 2009, 14:26
Originally posted by snf:
click here
ruario # 31. July 2009, 14:29
Originally posted by Wade:
On Linux automatic updates are provided differently. You need to add our Debian repository deb.opera.com. Also we are not providing auto updates on that repository for snapshot builds on Linux right now. Just Betas and when the release version comes out.
Zotlan # 31. July 2009, 14:29
Originally posted by Cjcr:
Unite is part of the regular installation, all you have to do is turn it on. New services are installed simply by clicking on them.
lucideer # 31. July 2009, 14:29
Originally posted by svein:
Somehow I doubt that's it as I have 3 tabs open in the current window. And only 1 in one of the others!!!
I've tried restarting the browser to no avail. Also noticed NUMEROUS bugs related to the new side tab bars, which I'll enumerate, report and post here later.
Robert90 # 31. July 2009, 14:30
Originally posted by ruario:
Thanks for the confirmation, hope it will get fixed soon because it is a really annoying bug because I use dragonfly a lot last days and my screen is to small to leave it docked. Now I have to dock it again before closing, which is just annoying.
snf # 31. July 2009, 14:32
Thanks !
theadolescent # 31. July 2009, 14:36
Cjcr # 31. July 2009, 14:37
I'm need for edit new services (icons and other things) (not for pre-installed unite services)...
¿Any idea?
fearphage # 31. July 2009, 14:37
Originally posted by desktopteam:
Is this non-native skins only or do I just need to grab an image or something?Galileo # 31. July 2009, 14:38
davidtsunamy # 31. July 2009, 14:41
cousin333 # 31. July 2009, 14:41
zoquete # 31. July 2009, 14:41
'< auuuuuuuuuu
Chas4 # 31. July 2009, 14:42
lucideer # 31. July 2009, 14:43
Originally posted by cousin333:
Thanks cousin. Did the trick for me.
Actually, just changing toolbar setup, and then changing back to my customised setup worked.