Opera 7.x -- browser for power users - GoFuckYourself.com

TheFLY · 07-03-2003, 07:03 AM

Damn... I just wrote up a nice review and I accidentally closed the window LOL...

In any case the hotlist has totally been revamped -- it teels like a total rewrite and I have no complaints -- the interface is NICE and clean but very pretty. The "Links" tab extracts links from any page -- just type "mpg" to extract all the movie links from a page -- arrow-select and bam you are downloading all of them at once... Now you can leech any page all in one shot -- Opera patiently downloads even from slow servers in the background -- you never have to wait for the "Save-As" window to pop up... This handy feature and the quick-access history tab I think will be very useful to me now... The email interface has been re-written -- now it has filters...

And of course there's the handy F12 button -- turn off/on popups, hahahahahahahahahaha, referrers, etc... identify yourself as Opera, Mozilla or MSIE -- default is still MSIE 6.0

I could go on and on, but it's worth a shot just to try it (Opera.com) -- of course you still have Windows explorer on your machine -- it's not going anywhere... but Opera is just faster, tighter code, and you're not treated like a newb -- this is a browser for people that think... MSIE is for the layperson...

Dirty F · 07-03-2003, 07:29 AM

I just downloaded it.

Its fast as hell.

2 questions tho.

1: Every time i load a page i get all the info at the bottom, load speed, % etc. It shows when the page loads and after that it dissapears which makes every page to resize (i dont like too much movement on my screen) how do i turn that off?

2: If i have 3 pages open they show in a seperate taskbar, not the Windows task bar and i find that a waste of screen space. How do i get the program to show it in the Windows taskbar.

Thanks wigger.

DarkJedi · 07-03-2003, 07:32 AM

somehow Opera 7 is 3 times faster than IE 6.0

TheFLY · 07-03-2003, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Battuss
2: If i have 3 pages open they show in a seperate taskbar, not the Windows task bar and i find that a waste of screen space. How do i get the program to show it in the Windows taskbar.

Thanks wigger.

#1, try preferences/toolbars-menus/then there are progress options...

#2, Right-click the tabs -- click "off" -- I'm looking to see how to get the windows to show in the Windows bar instead... You can always use the "Windows" tab on the hotlist... which is probably faster than using the taskbar in windows...

AdultNex · 07-03-2003, 07:43 AM

How is Opera in displaying a majority of the websites you go to?

TheFLY · 07-03-2003, 07:45 AM

Ok, to have a new instance of opera open every time you load a new site (like MSIE) -- go into preferences/windows/open pages in new window... now you will see that new pages get added to your windows taskbar... I think that answers your question...

Dirty F · 07-03-2003, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheFLY
Ok, to have a new instance of opera open every time you load a new site (like MSIE) -- go into preferences/windows/open pages in new window... now you will see that new pages get added to your windows taskbar... I think that answers your question...

Thanks man...i figured question 2 out myself just before you posted.

TheFLY · 07-03-2003, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AdultNex
How is Opera in displaying a majority of the websites you go to?

I'm not sure yet with this version... sometimes in the older versions you would get graphics tables that weren't aligned perfectly to the pixel as the designers had intended... every once and a while there will be some site doing something wierd (like some obscure j-avascript stuff) and I have to fire up MSIE but it doesn't happen very often...

brothenberg · 07-03-2003, 08:14 AM

You still need to run IE sometimes, there are a bunch of pages that just dont load right.

I'm running the java version, registered, you can find a reg key if you look..

its neat i like its customizabilitiy..

theres also avantbrowser, the mozille version and some others..

Danny_C · 07-03-2003, 08:27 AM

I've been using it for about a month... love it.

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07-03-2003, 07:03 AM	#1
TheFLY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: http://www.thefly.net/ --- Quit your job and live off steady traffic. Posts: 11,856	Opera 7.x -- browser for power users Damn... I just wrote up a nice review and I accidentally closed the window LOL... In any case the hotlist has totally been revamped -- it teels like a total rewrite and I have no complaints -- the interface is NICE and clean but very pretty. The "Links" tab extracts links from any page -- just type "mpg" to extract all the movie links from a page -- arrow-select and bam you are downloading all of them at once... Now you can leech any page all in one shot -- Opera patiently downloads even from slow servers in the background -- you never have to wait for the "Save-As" window to pop up... This handy feature and the quick-access history tab I think will be very useful to me now... The email interface has been re-written -- now it has filters... And of course there's the handy F12 button -- turn off/on popups, hahahahahahahahahaha, referrers, etc... identify yourself as Opera, Mozilla or MSIE -- default is still MSIE 6.0 I could go on and on, but it's worth a shot just to try it (Opera.com) -- of course you still have Windows explorer on your machine -- it's not going anywhere... but Opera is just faster, tighter code, and you're not treated like a newb -- this is a browser for people that think... MSIE is for the layperson...

07-03-2003, 07:29 AM	#2
Dirty F Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 59,204	I just downloaded it. Its fast as hell. 2 questions tho. 1: Every time i load a page i get all the info at the bottom, load speed, % etc. It shows when the page loads and after that it dissapears which makes every page to resize (i dont like too much movement on my screen) how do i turn that off? 2: If i have 3 pages open they show in a seperate taskbar, not the Windows task bar and i find that a waste of screen space. How do i get the program to show it in the Windows taskbar. Thanks wigger.

07-03-2003, 07:32 AM	#3
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,301	somehow Opera 7 is 3 times faster than IE 6.0

07-03-2003, 07:43 AM	#5
AdultNex Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bostonnnn Posts: 8,985	How is Opera in displaying a majority of the websites you go to?

07-03-2003, 07:45 AM	#6
TheFLY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: http://www.thefly.net/ --- Quit your job and live off steady traffic. Posts: 11,856	Ok, to have a new instance of opera open every time you load a new site (like MSIE) -- go into preferences/windows/open pages in new window... now you will see that new pages get added to your windows taskbar... I think that answers your question...

07-03-2003, 08:27 AM	#10
Danny_C Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,160	I've been using it for about a month... love it.