Opera Desktop Team

Opera 9.0 Final released

By olli. Tuesday, 20. June 2006, 08:02:43

Hi All
We just released Opera 9.0 Final on opera.com!
Thanks to all for helping us test the product.
We will not stop work now that 9.0 is out and we do continue to fix issues. Stay tuned, the show goes on

Weekendly releaseFirst 9.01 weekly build

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zix # 20. June 2006, 08:03

1st
woohoo! That's fun! Thank you guys!

PawelW # 20. June 2006, 08:03

2nd

Tamil # 20. June 2006, 08:05

ResearchWizard # 20. June 2006, 08:08

Release party at http://my.opera.com/welcome%20to%209/blog/show.dml/306342

velmu # 20. June 2006, 08:10

Congratulations!

So we'll still get weeklies from 9.00 -> ?

bigbighill # 20. June 2006, 08:10

come on...........

thevmail # 20. June 2006, 08:15

finally thanks for the great browser, now looking forward to opera 9.5

lukjan # 20. June 2006, 08:17

gooooooooooooooood

Snapshot # 20. June 2006, 08:21

Great!

Ahui886 # 20. June 2006, 08:25

great

thanks !!

aaer # 20. June 2006, 08:27

Downloading

Kildor # 20. June 2006, 08:27

it`s tooooooooooooooooooo early :-(
But thanks for

We will not stop work now that 9.0 is out and we do continue to fix issues. Stay tuned, the show goes on

We will ;-)

Good luck!

helenka # 20. June 2006, 08:28

bug:
http://www.game-elite.com/
Opera build 8432 displays it ok!

XRock # 20. June 2006, 08:30

Yo! Finally we got it! After months of testing we have a final version. But some fixes are still coming, I suppose, right?

somairotevoli # 20. June 2006, 08:33

When will smooth scrolling be fixed in linux?!?!?!
And why does the transfer window open when I save an image?
I know I can turn this off, but doing so disables it for all d/ls.

also when viewing radar animation on weather.com, animation stops after first loop.(linux).... http://www.weather.com/weather/map/78218?name=index_large_animated&from=LAPmaps&day=1

marsu # 20. June 2006, 08:34

Yes, thanks, now other users can use widgets, torrensts and xslt.
And, yes, opera9 has bugs. But there mut be something to do tomorrow

kubiku # 20. June 2006, 08:35

ok, its not the final in many issues, yet it very good that the world and aundience have the best browser available. but don't party too much guys, there is still something to do

compliments for official release. its a great internet experience improvement since 8.5. not comparing even with others on the market.

if you are up-to-date with weekly/nightly/dayly/hourly, the final release is not a surprise. you know it well, changes are fluent and not so significant. yet, what a jump it is for "typical user".

good job guys!

helenka # 20. June 2006, 08:37

[irony]
When will smooth scrolling be fixed in linux?!?!?!
I think never... as lost connection :-) Maybe you can try to use 7.54u2 as me :-D
[/irony]

linnux # 20. June 2006, 08:40

Version 9.00
Build 8501
Platform Win32
System Windows XP

still 8501??????????????

Twilo # 20. June 2006, 08:42

strike :-)

Go Opera Go!

Twilo # 20. June 2006, 08:44

Not Found
The requested URL /opera.com/win/900/int/Opera 9 International Setup.exe was not found on this server.

Apache/1.3.26 Server at www.artfiles.org Port 80

mata_h # 20. June 2006, 08:45

Same question as somairotevoli:
Why does the transfer window open when I save an image?

Same question as Helenka:
Why MSI doesn't ask for location of profile?

Same qestion as many users here:
Isn't it too early for a final Opera9?

Reject # 20. June 2006, 08:51

And still no HTML clipboard support.

helenka # 20. June 2006, 08:51

9.0 Bug(s)
http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=143747

Jakub81 # 20. June 2006, 09:00

OK, what now? When the first build of Opera 10?

dserl # 20. June 2006, 09:08

"Super Search"(Search type=2)I need, and someone also.
Please fix those.
TKS!

Dennis_Hawks # 20. June 2006, 09:08

We got to wait for 9.1 first

illiad # 20. June 2006, 09:10

woooooooot!!!

yes, I guess the weeklies, dailys, weekendlys, etc will keep flowing, for the serious peeps, but you gotta think of the 'normal guys' who are too nervous for betas or previews!!

it may not have all your features yet, but by going final, it will get a lot more supporters!!

also, the aug PCPRO(office 2007 on cover) has a review of the opera 9 beta!

that should help a lot to 'raise the profile' of opera!!

somairotevoli # 20. June 2006, 09:15

I hope this doesn't turn new users away when they find the bugs out first hand and go back to those other browsers!

xpahos # 20. June 2006, 09:20

Thanks for good browser %)

tHESoulsHunter # 20. June 2006, 09:22

wow!!!!

Marcu5z # 20. June 2006, 09:23

GiteS...!!

mag # 20. June 2006, 09:24

One more bug:
IBM WebSphere Application Server V 5.x Administrative Console website is not displayed correctly in all Opera versions. I'm forced to use Firefox etc at this point.
Note that website of V6.x console was modified so that this works pretty well in Opera.

Liandri # 20. June 2006, 09:26

I know when we will see a REAL FINAL release of Opera 9:
when build no. will reach 9000. But now we got only 8501, so we must wait until... hm... maybe Christmas... next Christmas.

phreax9802 # 20. June 2006, 09:30

Congratulations to the team on the release!

That said, it still require a lot of tweaking, for example the Flash issue on http://soccernet.espn.go.com/section?id=worldcup&cc=3436

In my opinion this can scare the average user who won't bother tweaking all the settings to get the rendering issue correct. I'm afraid they will turn away from O9.

Should release a better build. Just my two cents

NoobSaibot # 20. June 2006, 09:31

no decent NTLM in the final?! hmmm, very strange. how come it is not a priority? this way it is unusable in an enterprise environment like we have it in our company.

bummer

non-troppo # 20. June 2006, 09:35

I think people should try to maintain a bit of perspective here.

Products have bugs, and Opera has to balance the limited resources it has with getting a product out into the market.

There are many wonderful new features and some are IMO essential and need to be in an "official" release ASAP. That brings regressions and bugs, and we have all followed along.

For those saying, release in 3 months - you would probably say that in 3 months too - new features in the rendering engine / UI would cause new regressions and we'd all have pet bugs.

I have pet bugs I wish were fixed in 9.0, but to expect all bugs fixed is a fantasy. We can be passionate about opera (which is good), but please don't start getting bitter because your pet bugs were not fixed. There are a lot of new and exciting features, and a vastly superior rendering core in a shipping product.

sykora # 20. June 2006, 09:39

Good job! As long as work doesn't stop on making opera a better product, I see no reason why Opera 9.0 Final Shouldn't be released.

Gofo # 20. June 2006, 09:40

if i just want to download the shared-qt 6 version (linux) like ive been doing with the previous weeklies, which one should i download? im not using any of the specified distributions in the dropdown list, and i dont want to use static.

HerwigF # 20. June 2006, 09:50

I do hope that the fixing of known bugs goes on, such as having to activate flash plugins by clicking on them, or continue-find problem (doesn't scroll to search phrase after clicking on a link).

I am in a software company myself, and to be honest, we would never allow a product to be released as "final" when some relevant known issues are not fixed yet.

Maybe it were the marketing people having booked their flights to Seattle yesterday and wanting to have something to present today, no matter how many obvious bugs are still in it.

Well, keep the good work going on. Opera 9.0 is a great browser, but software is never finished, and I am looking forward to 9.01.

Cheers, Herwig

rwakeford # 20. June 2006, 09:50

All I get on trying to install this version over 8501 is the choice of "Repair" or "Uninstall", so I presume it's just 8501 with a fancy title then?

However no one else seems to have had the same installation choice and it's definitely this new version I was installing.

MossMan # 20. June 2006, 09:55

I too am a bit surprised there wasn't a newer version as final.

I can understand people saying "keep a perspective", but I personally experienced a marked INCREASE in bugs for the last few builds!!!

sebt # 20. June 2006, 09:59

The gaps/spaces in edit text controls problem is still here. I'm guessing this might be a configurational issue as it came about in the last 3 or 4 builds.

Starting with a fresh Opera profile seems to fix the problem... so what do I need to "fix" in the config files to sort this out?

Seb

Dennis_Hawks # 20. June 2006, 10:05

/me Waiting for post-final builds

borg # 20. June 2006, 10:07

MossMan, all,

With the weeklies, Opera has opened up its development process a *lot*. You now see not only our strengths when we fix things, but also our regressions when we try to fix just one-more-bug-before-we-launch.

In order to avoid bigger and unforeseen problems, we sometimes have to *not* fix smaller issues late in the process. That doesn't mean we will not fix them as soon as we can in an update.

On a whole, Opera 9 is far ahead of 8.54 in both real-life site compatibility and most definitely in standards support. We can't keep these advantages from our regular users forever and today was the right time to make the jump.

Hope you all stick with us when we move forward towards the next upgrade!

Gort # 20. June 2006, 10:12

Originally posted by Gofo:

if i just want to download the shared-qt 6 version (linux) like ive been doing with the previous weeklies, which one should i download? im not using any of the specified distributions in the dropdown list, and i dont want to use static.

You'll find the .6 shared version within here. Just go down a few directories till you find the one you want. However, if you have build 344, then it's the same build as the final... I think.

Also, can Opera fix the download page to give the Mandriva version as 2006, rather than 10.1. There was never a Mandriva 10.1, because it was called Mandrake 10.1. Another thing a bit more serious is that Mandriva 2006 comes with libstdc++6, which should mean that those using the current version of Mandriva should be getting the shared 6 version and not the shared 5. This can be worked around by Mandriva users getting libstdc++5 from Contrib, but maybe it would be better if Opera's shared 6 version was offered instead.

sebt # 20. June 2006, 10:15

@borg

I would tend to agree.. endless beta phases can grow "stale" and the wider community will usually not entertain using a product until it is officially released.

Personally I think the weekly builds and open development have been very productive for Opera and am grateful that this will continue.

Seb

Now, how do I fix that gaps in form edit controls problem?

Alpha-Toxic # 20. June 2006, 10:19

WOOT!!
this bug
bug-214359 bugs.opera.com
http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/show.dml/298141?startidx=50#comment1755020
is gone!!!

chrislu # 20. June 2006, 10:21

first: congratulations on the release!

second: NOOO some hard bugs still there + plus text search highlighting is still 'broken by design'

filbo # 20. June 2006, 10:21

Congratulations on the release!

I hope the Opera engineering organization will be able to tightly focus on bug fixing for the 9.01 release. Limit it to only one or two minor new features (so the release headline isn't just "lots of bug fixes"). Try to have the entire desktop & core engineering teams work (at least part-time) on the 9.01 bug fixing exercise.

Thanks, Opera Desktop Team!