Opera Desktop Team

Help us help you!

By Johan Borgborg. Friday, January 19, 2007 4:10:04 PM

,

Attention: This build is experimental.

It contains a feature reporting system that will report back usage of a number of features to Opera once per week. This allows us to know more about how you all use our product in an anonymous way.

The idea is that while some people tell us about their wishes and concerns in the blog and forums, thousands of people download the weeklies without giving direct feedback. By using a build with feature reporting, they will also contribute to improving the product for all of us.

Yes, you can turn the feature off:
opera:config#UserPrefs|EnableUsageReport

Normally we don't ask you to install a weekly on top of a final version, but if you dare do so this time it will help us get more correct data, making sure that we continue to make a better browser for YOU.


So, what does the report contain?

You can check yourself, a copy of the next report is stored in the Opera profile directory, under usagereport/report.xml. It reports things like what preferences you have enabled or not, whether you use Widgets or not, and how many bookmarks you have. Only numbers*, no domain names or other sensitive data.

*) Excluding Visa and MasterCard angel

Changelog:
  • Included experimental feature reporting mechanism
  • Java works again
  • Some stability fixes
  • URL entered in detached tab now actually opens it in the detached tab
  • Quick find in windows panel now searches in windows panel if both are open
  • Visited links "Expiry" settings now work properly


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Comments

MihLab Friday, January 19, 2007 6:59:17 PM

2nd

Pedro Miguel Coelho PereiraVempire Friday, January 19, 2007 7:04:24 PM

3rd Yay, this way Opera team can fix the bugs better... Thanks. smile

paulgca Friday, January 19, 2007 7:04:25 PM

Reports back to Opera.. hummm....
Sure Anything to make Opera mail better!!! wink


TopiMrFukov Friday, January 19, 2007 7:04:52 PM

better FTP p

Investor Friday, January 19, 2007 7:09:12 PM

Java is back up

David HaywardSpidah Friday, January 19, 2007 7:11:52 PM

Cool.

Karl-Johan SjögrenLordDaimos Friday, January 19, 2007 7:14:50 PM

Great feature with the usage reports! Hope you get something useful out of it smile

/ Karl

Teal_One Friday, January 19, 2007 7:18:17 PM

I hope UsageReport will be disabeld by default in the final!?

Kyle Bakerkyleabaker Friday, January 19, 2007 7:21:01 PM

I'm always ready to contribute, count me in one having the feature enabled at all times. wink Good thinking desktop team!

Fork Friday, January 19, 2007 7:27:22 PM

I would hate to see the reporting system to be enabled in the final build by default.

Edit: Thanks Teal_One, didn't see your post.

Rafald.i.z. Friday, January 19, 2007 7:28:25 PM

Lovely build.

Köstler Karl jr.Jimmy704 Friday, January 19, 2007 7:28:52 PM

Does this report also contain the amount of opera hang ups during email check? wink
I hope so.

Alexis DeveriaFyrd Friday, January 19, 2007 7:34:21 PM

Sounds great! smile All my data are belong to you.

Arthur WilkinsonGT500 Friday, January 19, 2007 7:39:23 PM

Well, I always install the weeklies over the final builds. Which means I don't have a final build to test with right now (and downgrading is a bit of a pain).

I do like the new reporting feature.

Thanks for the new build. I'll have a lot of fun with it... wink

Alexis DeveriaFyrd Friday, January 19, 2007 7:41:38 PM

Hmm, where can I find the usagereport on the Mac version? Didn't see it under Library/Preferences/Opera Preferences, or won't it be created until later?

DC Petersonsmokescreen Friday, January 19, 2007 7:41:49 PM

not a big fan of any type of reporting, but I love Opera so much and want it to succeed, that I will use it enabled on my work machine(where I do most of my surfing anyways)

Go Opera!

Smokescreen

Leonlvanderree Friday, January 19, 2007 7:54:59 PM

Great feature, curious to find out what you are looking at... (the usagereport folder doesn't seem to be created yet)

I would think it is OK to place in the final version too, just directly add the option to turn it on or off in the initial info-screen.

@Fyrd: you have to type(or copy paste) opera:config#UserPrefs|EnableUsageReport in the addressbar

Andresandresruiz Friday, January 19, 2007 8:00:04 PM

Hi
Thanks, downloading Build 8701, I wont disable the reporting feature and hope you all help Opera help YOU.

Maybe it could be great if final version have the same feature.

Bye

Investor Friday, January 19, 2007 8:01:40 PM

By using a build with feature reporting, they will also contribute to improving the product for all of us.


Hmm... Feel free to extend that to... crash and freeze reporting wink

Kenneth Crudupkennycrudup Friday, January 19, 2007 8:12:14 PM

Originally posted by Investor:

Java is back



Checking ... YES, it is! ... and since the random rendering bug hasn't shown up over a couple of "F5"s yet:

"Do you, Kenny Crudup, take Opera for Linux 9.12 Build 543 to be your lawfully-wedded wife?"

"I do."

smile

(Somebody should warn "her" about how fickle I am, though- next week, I might be ready to marry another build smile)

Kenneth Crudupkennycrudup Friday, January 19, 2007 8:15:15 PM

Oh, and to the Devs: perhaps you should give "EnableUsageReport" a number of levels, so that those of us who really want to help can set it higher to send even more info. Say where "0 = disabled" up to "3 = sends all your relevant system runtime information, and even some of your better pr0n from your download directory, as a goodie for the Devs". smile

Tim AltmanJunyor Friday, January 19, 2007 8:17:13 PM

@Fyrd: It may not be there immediately, but the folder appeared after about 10 minutes here.

Claudio Santambrogiocsant Friday, January 19, 2007 8:17:14 PM

Originally posted by kennycrudup:

as a goodie for the Devs



Ohhh, that would certainly be a good incentive! bigsmile

Kenneth Crudupkennycrudup Friday, January 19, 2007 8:17:14 PM

Originally posted by Borg:

Only numbers*, no domain names or other sensitive data.

*Excluding Visa and MasterCard


... so my AmEx is fair game? smile

Claudio Santambrogiocsant Friday, January 19, 2007 8:20:08 PM

BTW, the OS is given by the UA string.

Pinin Friday, January 19, 2007 8:26:47 PM

Opera Team: When did you expect to correct save pic bug???

I saved (right click save image) the last hour over 150 picures.

All works perfect but when I open this site:
Warning! Celeb Site: www.celebdaily.com

I have only damaged pictures.

-When I save the picture with Strg+Click it´s perfect.
-When is save the complete!! loaded picture with right
click "save image" the loading-progress begin a second time??
So when I klick save without waiting the second time load
process is ended its damage.

Tim AltmanJunyor Friday, January 19, 2007 8:36:54 PM

@Pinin: Bug number?

Andresandresruiz Friday, January 19, 2007 8:41:25 PM

Hi again.

Maybe is just in this moment, but Yahoo Mail Beta is not loading.

I tried deleting cookies but doesn't work.

Eddie LopezEddie_Lopez Friday, January 19, 2007 8:42:31 PM

I like the "Big Brother" tag on this post.

Usability Testing! Nice work... one of the hallmarks of usability testing is "never *ask* the user what they want... just observe them!" Asking a user could lead the developers astray for several reasons (which I'll outline in a blog post smile )

Alexis DeveriaFyrd Friday, January 19, 2007 8:43:08 PM

@Junyor

It still didn't appear for me until just now, I restarted the browser. smile Thanks! *goes off to discover his most intimate details*

@kennycrudup

You could try adding more data to that xml file yourself, I guess...though I'm not sure if it'd stay that way when sent. wink

alekksander Friday, January 19, 2007 8:43:25 PM

thanks !!!

Alexis DeveriaFyrd Friday, January 19, 2007 8:52:44 PM

Hmm, the "Widgets" section notes that I have 45 widgets installed, however I only run three of them most of the time (that start with the browser). Perhaps another value worth adding for next update? smile

ŁukaszDro77naR Friday, January 19, 2007 8:52:44 PM

Why when I open this report.xml in Opera I see just digits? Under Firefox it shows the source tree of the file...

Alexis DeveriaFyrd Friday, January 19, 2007 8:53:27 PM

@Dro77naR

Try a text editor.

Edit: Well I guess Firefox would have the same effect as that, so never mind. Looks like Opera's trying to do something else with it...

FataL Friday, January 19, 2007 8:55:13 PM

Very good decision! I will contribute. smile

Kenneth Crudupkennycrudup Friday, January 19, 2007 9:02:33 PM

@Pinin: I've probably saved 2GB of pr0..pictures with Opera since I'd started using it in 2001 and have yet to have one be saved improperly. As myself at one point being the only one crying about a bug endlessly for months before anyone noticed it happening before it got eventually fixed I'm not exactly the one who should doubt you, but have you considered it might be an issue specific to your system? (Note that over time, I either rebuilt or checked nearly every relevant library on my laptop before I was convinced my (now squashed!!) "random rendering bug" wasn't a "Kenny" problem vs. an "Opera" one.)

FataL Friday, January 19, 2007 9:09:21 PM

@kennycrudup: images broke after they saved second time is well known issue... at least for me wink

Couple questions about report:
  • will Opera do it continuously or only one time?
  • when Opera will send report? (at every start, in the middle of the browsing, ...)
  • will you release some summary from reports? (I'm shure that I'm not only one who interested)

Huib Kleinhouthuibk Friday, January 19, 2007 9:23:41 PM

@Fyrd: Good point about including the number of running widgets. We will include that in future update.

hhallian Friday, January 19, 2007 9:33:38 PM

argh y la instalación en español ?

no Spanish language in the msi installer

Köstler Karl jr.Jimmy704 Friday, January 19, 2007 9:40:00 PM

Tipp for another value: Installed "My Buttons"

Claudio Santambrogiocsant Friday, January 19, 2007 9:43:20 PM

Originally posted by hhallian:

argh y la instalación en español ?



¡ argh !

Looks like I uploaded the wrong installer (English only). Will try to see what I can do - but that'll be tomorrow wink Sorry.

Steve DarkenDarken Friday, January 19, 2007 9:51:53 PM

Excellent idea: usage reports... up

More infos >> http://my.opera.com/csant/blog/2007/01/19/my-opera

illiad Friday, January 19, 2007 9:58:55 PM

HTTPS indicator still not working...

Antonio J.inventao Friday, January 19, 2007 9:59:38 PM

Yes, tomorrow in spanish. smile

MagicM Friday, January 19, 2007 10:12:54 PM

I would totally run this to help you guys, but I don't "dare" to install it on top of 9.10 final (and I don't want the hassle of two installs. I just watch this list to know about the cool up-and-coming stuff wink).

Include the usage-reporting in the next final, and I will definitely turn/leave it on!

Hallvord R. M. Steenhallvors Friday, January 19, 2007 10:14:26 PM

andresruiz: sorry about Yahoo mail, it should load again when the new browser.js is out (should be published any hour now, only delayed by some network problems the server people got busy sorting out yesterday..)

KujaIXKuja-IX Friday, January 19, 2007 10:15:47 PM

+1 illiad

Michael ThompsonMichael83815 Friday, January 19, 2007 10:25:01 PM

I can't download the voice file it says "Download Failed".

Johan Borgborg Friday, January 19, 2007 10:27:19 PM

@MagicM: We may keep the reporting functionality in the next final, but in that case it will be opt-in, this is definitely not something we turn on by default in a final version.

Igorigorditerni Friday, January 19, 2007 10:41:17 PM

Great idea this report feature!

Good.

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