Smarter address field suggestions
By Daniel Aleksandersendaniel. Friday, January 27, 2012 11:57:00 AM
In our old system; everything including bookmarks was matched against page URL, title, or page content and then ordered in one giant list sorted by last visited time.
The new system assigns a score to each suggestion based on more factors than just the last visited time. For example, we prioritize your bookmarks, the position in the URL where we find a match, and the number of times we get a match on the page.
We are not done yet, and will work on integrating Speed Dials and further improve the scoring system.
What do you think about the new results in the address field? Are we getting you to where you wanted to go?
If you already know exactly where you want to go and don’t care too much about the above improvements; then you will certainly appreciate that we’ve also worked on getting you on your way faster. (Nice segue, huh?) Start-up times and session handling should be snappier in this build. We’ve ironed out a bunch of smaller issues that we think will make a big difference.
PS: There are some other treasures in the change log as well.

Known issues
- Mail header layout is broken
- Mac: File uploading, and large network requests never finishes
- Mac: Some font rendering issues and crashes with Web fonts
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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Change log
Desktop
- New address field suggestion heuristics
- Start-up and session handling performance improvements
- Updated partner content
- DSK-353025 Revert Reload toolbar icon
- DSK-350900 Block VLC plug-in due to excessive crashing
- DSK-352150 Searches typed in the address field is not saved in History
- DSK-351508 Clean up Address Field and Search Field paddings
- Add support for RFC 2971 - IMAP4 ID extension
- Improve position and animations of mail overlay dialogs
- Cleanup padding in messages for small screens
- DSK-346708 Opera crashes on upgrading mail from version 9.27
- DSK-350723 Check/Send (Ctrl+K) does not activate all mail accounts
- DSK-350632 After few seconds locked attachments disappear from a mail
- DSK-353893 Crash on searching for e-mails
- DSK-347214 Mail subject doesn't get enough width on small screens
- DSK-352151 Mail title font should be 24px
- DSK-349048 Subjects in message list is displayed scrambled in list on the side
- DSK-350591 The fonts used are different for the labels and the buttons in the mail header section
- DSK-349884 Focusing in mail view should give visual hint
- DSK-349635 Zoom factor lost after selecting another message
- DSK-349965 Zoom changes don't show on zoom slider in mail view
- DSK-352652 MHT files should not get the extra margins
- DSK-352956 Hidden mail panel items Drafts and Outbox can't be re-added
- DSK-353139 Buttons on message toolbar should apply to mail selected in message pane, not list pane
- DSK-352012 De-select show sent mails resets/doesn't work.
- DSK-350578 No trash icon in list of messages
- DSK-350716 After customization of Mail Settings or View Sorting buttons, overlay dialog is placed incorrectly
- DSK-350805 Thread expand/collapse button not shown when thread has no subject
- DSK-351858 Copy contact from header widget doesn't copy name, only address
- DSK-351395 Group headers have no top border when list is on top
- DSK-351772 Selected message not consistent on layout switching
- DSK-353317 Expanding the "today" group header in M2 doesn't scroll to display the mails
- DSK-351552 Keyboard shortcuts to mark as read doesn't work if last focused element is grouping header
- DSK-355201New warning strings when failing to attach files to a mail
Linux/FreeBSD
- DSK-346947 Pasting text silently fails when the requested format is not supported
- DSK-340104 Clipboard incompatible with synergy / vnc / rdesktop / VMware / VirtualBOX
- DSK-352023 Clipboard contents lost after shutting down applications in Gnome/Unity
Core
- CORE-43788 Cannot scroll down with mouse wheel over iframe with scrolling=no if smooth scrolling is enabled
- CORE-41431 Crash in host resolver when closing browser after loading large number of tabs simultaneously
- CORE-43786 Remove possibility to not fallback to the default skin
- CORE-42458 mime.css changes needed for new mail window design



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Christophchristoph142 # Monday, January 30, 2012 3:01:38 PM
Originally posted by alexl1984:
For sure. i guess everybody (on Win?) does...
Confirmed Win8 DevP x64 & Win7 x64
alekksander # Monday, January 30, 2012 3:10:50 PM
siamak5561 # Monday, January 30, 2012 3:14:58 PM
narenji.ir
Anyone confrimed???
Colecolej2000 # Monday, January 30, 2012 4:07:18 PM
Rafael Luikrafaelluik # Monday, January 30, 2012 5:27:15 PM
Originally posted by minho:
Can you try to minimize Opera and then maximize it again the next time this happens?It used to happen to me when I used Mandriva Linux and minimizing and then maximizing solved the problem temporarily. I never knew what caused this though.
Originally posted by colej2000:
EricJH # Monday, January 30, 2012 5:49:20 PM
Originally posted by EricJH:
Submitted as DSK-356402.Originally posted by EricJH:
Submitted as DSK-356401.Paweł Pawlakpafflick # Monday, January 30, 2012 6:25:33 PM
One thing, that I can't understand, is why it stopped supporting CSS3 fonts??? And it happened in 11.61 as well!
I have installed this snapshot yesterday. It wasn't supporting the "box-shadow" property, but the rest was working fine (incl. @font-face). On 11.61 everything was OK. But today both of them (12.00a and 11.61) stopped supporting the @font-face property, while "box-shadow" is still working on 11.61. That's weird. Is this new alpha snapshot affecting the stable version of Opera somehow?
blaxima # Monday, January 30, 2012 6:54:34 PM
It crashes on start every time for me after upgrade. The crash log says MAIL_WINDOW. I normally open with a session that has the mail tab pinned. Even when I choose the option to open with no tabs and extensions, it crashes with the crash dialogue saying the same thing
win xp sp3
Jordan TrillesCristallix # Monday, January 30, 2012 9:38:27 PM
Also, does anybody can confirm this:
click on an extension, like the ghostery icon, and press ctrl + enter
Opera should crash instantly - Ubuntu x64
YaroslavFeyFre # Monday, January 30, 2012 10:23:59 PM
I hope it is temporary?! Because I just have installed it and it works for me w/o any problems on both Windows x32 and Linux x32.
inDigazzZAnuarSh # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 3:58:11 AM
Correct
http://s007.radikal.ru/i300/1201/18/3e259284a1dd.png -
Incorrect
http://s017.radikal.ru/i416/1201/84/97392c194fe7.png -
4esn0k # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:22:00 AM
many users have Opera installed.
VLC versions 0.9.8 and 1.0.5 is not so buggy, and Opera+VLC works good.
Why you block VLC?
Should my visitors change their browser?
sabisan # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:59:40 AM
Win7x64
ClashCityRockerclashcityrocker # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:40:23 AM
In the meantime, users will blame Opera when VLC brings it down.
Daniel Aleksandersendaniel # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 11:09:49 AM
Originally posted by clashcityrocker:
Bingo.
Justasdrumblius # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 11:48:43 AM
previously visited domain: http://somewords.xxx.domain.com
if you will type xxx into address bar, it will bring no results. It's really annoying. Opera would become perfect after implementing this
coww # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 11:57:38 AM
Version
12.00 alpha
Build
1256
Blazej Kazmierczakbkazmierczak # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 12:45:35 PM
Originally posted by drumblius:
Yes, that's already on our list. Opera will become BETTER after implementing this
EricJH # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:58:58 PM
Originally posted by AnuarSh:
I may be mistaken but I think you show the same image twice.Rafael Luikrafaelluik # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 2:06:42 PM
Originally posted by EricJH:
Notice the address field...Justasdrumblius # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 2:08:01 PM
Originally posted by bkazmierczak:
Wow, many thanks, can't wait to try it outminho # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 2:33:55 PM
http://files.myopera.com/minho/albums/3631672/0Imagem%20000.png?1328020370
win 7 x64
EricJH # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 2:35:56 PM
Originally posted by rafaelluik:
Thx. Now I see.D1sasterp1ece # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 2:55:59 PM
Originally posted by minho:
Devs said they are working on this.minho # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 3:19:48 PM
Originally posted by D1sasterp1ece:
Good news!
DitherDitherSky # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 4:03:23 PM
@namespace url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml); /* Name: IPB fix Version: 1.0 Description: "ed-0_main-bar" is the last td's id in the table representing misaligned reply form. */ #ed-0_main-bar { width:100%;display:table-cell !important; }Stephen Turrellstve10 # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 4:25:20 PM
Originally posted by Grasli:
Internet Explorer does not have the tabs at the very top so the tabs do not obey fitts law selecting a tab with the mouse or trackpad you can overshoot & then have to make corrections which take time especially with a trackpad.
Having a one pixel gap above the tabs allows you to overshoot them.
Moving the mouse pointer upwards as far as it will go to select a tab & clicking does nothing because you have overshot the tab by one pixel.
Setting Chrome maximized to zero eliminates the 1 pixel gap & you cannot overshoot & you always select the tab.
When Opera is not maximized setting Chrome Integration Drag Area to 0 there is still a gap above the tabs of several pixels at least on Windows.
Lion and Lamb Ministrylionandlambministry # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:36:39 PM
erupt # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 7:47:10 PM
Win 7 x64 & Opera build 1256.
Akbalder # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:58:59 PM
There is no problem if I disable the "Enable On Demand Plugin" option.
flansuse # Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:43:06 PM
Originally posted by Akbalder:
This is true, even back on the 11.5x series: http://my.opera.com/community/forums/findpost.pl?id=10921122Grasli # Wednesday, February 1, 2012 12:25:16 AM
Originally posted by stve10:
I think it says more about ppl themselves if they have problems clicking on the tabs with 1px more space above, ie. "overshooting" as you say. If you have problem clicking ON the tabs when moving the mouse cursor fast or whatever, check your eyes.I want to quote a pic of another dude here, where you can see the top-line of tab-stacks NOT being visible (both in maximized AND non-maximized mode + toolbar on/off);
Pic: http://s007.radikal.ru/i300/1201/18/3e259284a1dd.png
Stephen Turrellstve10 # Wednesday, February 1, 2012 1:02:41 AM
Originally posted by Grasli:
There are Opera users who are sight impaired but its more about ease of use & how long it takes to click a on tab even on a desktop its three times quicker & if you use a trackpad on a laptop you benefit even more.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms993291.aspx
Christian RivestChris260 # Wednesday, February 1, 2012 1:16:50 AM
12.00 b1256
win 7 x64 sp1
BigBonsai # Wednesday, February 1, 2012 7:01:24 AM
But apart from that - Go Go GO!
nick_el_sonnickelson # Wednesday, February 1, 2012 7:50:58 AM
Originally posted by Chris260:
Can't confirm
Win7HP SP1 X86
btw, bring back this goddamn website favicons in address bar!
gasara # Wednesday, February 1, 2012 12:09:16 PM
http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=965942&t=1328097989&page=1
D1sasterp1ece # Wednesday, February 1, 2012 12:44:56 PM
Originally posted by ATLASSQPF1:
I don't think this is directly related to this snapshot. Anyway, you can use User JavaScript for that.
minho # Wednesday, February 1, 2012 1:58:52 PM
Press shift+f12, tool bas tab
Enable/disable start bar
Result: the new setting does effect only in the actual tab
Fedora 16 x32, win 7 x64
Tiago Wakabayashiozoratsubasa # Wednesday, February 1, 2012 5:39:09 PM
berend ytsmaytsmabeer # Wednesday, February 1, 2012 5:43:27 PM
Originally posted by ozoratsubasa:
Try the latest build
syplex # Thursday, February 2, 2012 3:00:04 AM
1. I want to disable web search suggestions completely. I am used to typing in the first few characters of a page or bookmark title and hitting DOWN then ENTER to go to the page quickly. Now Google search suggestions show up before the actual relevant items.
2. Privacy. I would really, really like to not send everything I type in the address bar to Google. This is an invasion of privacy. When I want to search for something on Google (or elsewhere) I will use the search box. For this reason I think it should be possible to completely disable partner search suggestions on either a per-search-engine basis or entirely.
3. Add an option to go to the base URL. This one has been bugging me for a LONG time. Often I want to go to a site such as youtube or Facebook but Opera shows me a giant list of long URLS to specific pages or videos. I think a link to just youtube.com should show up in the suggestions before the video-specific links to content. I often end up going to the video page, then click on the Youtube logo, but it would be much faster to just type "y DOWN ENTER".
P2O2 # Thursday, February 2, 2012 5:43:40 AM
Originally posted by BigBonsai:
Opera has been using its own bot for spying(?), as well, reportedly, so don't be baffled too much as the Opera Mail still does NOT have GnuPG. That's why I use Sylpheed for real e-mails and graphical HTML Opera Mail for watching such newsletter as those coming from National Geographic or Activity Village.On the other hand Opera Mail uses TLS, so certain security level is achieved by default. Anyway GnuPG should be the MUST in next release.
Regards
Daniel Aleksandersendaniel # Thursday, February 2, 2012 11:13:58 AM
chesss # Thursday, February 2, 2012 1:32:42 PM
IF REMEMBER CONTENT ON PAGES IS CHECKED OFF , THEN address field SUGGESTIONS aren't included in history suggestions , even though "Show History In Addressfield Autocompletion" is checked. PLEASE PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS A BUG.
For example : first disable 'remember content on visited pages', then visit this page: thinkdigit . Now close the page and type 'amazon' in the address bar. Nothing will pop up in the address field dropdown, even though amazon is in the title of the page and in the history.
Blazej Kazmierczakbkazmierczak # Saturday, February 4, 2012 6:09:00 PM
Originally posted by syplex:
can be fixed via opera:config#UserPrefs|AddressbarContentSearch or via preferences->search tab -> "enable search suggestion" checkbox.Originally posted by syplex:
This is valid bug, also on our list.
flansuse # Saturday, February 4, 2012 6:19:10 PM
Originally posted by bkazmierczak:
Oh, looking forward to that! I too noticed this issue, but was more concerned with other problems first.Wojciech EysymonttNasty # Sunday, February 12, 2012 9:32:58 AM
There are two noticeable changes in this build and the following build 1272:
1. Time to show all 4 windows and content of last active page reduced significantly - Opera opens 4 windows almost immediately and shows loaded active page so user can read it while other pages are being loaded and Opera gets fully responsive.
This time was reduced from around 20 seconds to below 10.
2. The total start-up time (until Opera process loads content of all tabs and stops utilizing CPU power) incresead from around 45 to 82 seconds - almost twice. So something has been broken here...
One important remark - I boot up with JavaScript switched off and plugins switched on but with on-demand-plugins option activated, so effectively plugins/flash do not load at startup either. Such settings reduce start-up time to minimum and allow Opera to stop utilizing CPU after all pages load - JS and Flash (which are very CPU-hungry) are not running on any page.
Wojciech EysymonttNasty # Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:20:15 AM
Originally posted by EricJH:
Huh?
Wojciech EysymonttNasty # Thursday, February 16, 2012 6:55:06 PM