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Opera fans

40 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/opera-fans.138873/

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Joker Original post #1
Apr 4, 2011 at 5:49 PM
so how it feels to be using the best browser
skeletor
Apr 11, 2011 at 9:37 PM
feels great. I use Opera everywhere. Occasionally not on Linux. Otherwise, everywhere. Can't live without.
Neuron
Neuron #3
Apr 12, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Just found out how to add a custom search engine in opera.
axes2t2
axes2t2 #4
Apr 12, 2011 at 4:59 PM
The bestest browser.
Rahim
Rahim #5
Apr 12, 2011 at 6:43 PM
Been using it since v 7.
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Bradthi #6
Apr 12, 2011 at 9:02 PM
never used it. Why it should be better than f.e. firefox?
Krow
Krow #7
Apr 13, 2011 at 1:22 AM
Opera is my secondary browser. The day Adblock Plus comes to Opera, it will become my primary browser. I like its IRC client quite a bit.
cute.bandar
Apr 13, 2011 at 3:03 PM
never used it. Why it should be better than f.e. firefox?
this could take a whole day to explain :). But mainly for me its amazing built in features of Opera, to emulate which firefox would require like 30 extensions. and we all know what happens when you install too many extensions of ff.
Krow
Krow #11
Apr 15, 2011 at 2:07 AM
I love the snap links addon.

But tabs look cluttered, especially after you open lots of them. Check screenshot attached. Firefox manages tabs better IMHO.
mavihs
mavihs #12
Apr 15, 2011 at 2:22 AM
hmmmmmm......so whats th euse of this thread!!!!???? :|
skeletor
skeletor #13
Apr 15, 2011 at 2:59 AM
But tabs look cluttered, especially after you open lots of them. Check screenshot attached. Firefox manages tabs better IMHO.
Tab stack is 10x better and simpler than Firefox's panorama. :p I can't believe you didn't know about Tab stacks. :|

*i.imgur.com/5Pt4y.jpg

*i.imgur.com/insNw.jpg

hmmmmmm......so whats th euse of this thread!!!!???? :|
Perhaps to enlighten people about the best browser out there excluding Firefox?

Speed, for starters! :)
I honestly feel that the word speed is now redundant. Every browser is blazing fast these days. Those synthetic benchmarks hardly matter in real life. Firefox 4 is job done right.
Krow
Krow #14
Apr 15, 2011 at 3:03 AM
Nah, I don't like Panorama, I was talking about default tab management. Manually stacking tabs can be tiresome. After we reach a certain tab limit in Firefox, it automatically fixes tab width, whereas Opera just keeps making tabs thinner.
skeletor
skeletor #15
Apr 15, 2011 at 3:12 AM
I on the contrary don't like scrolling through tabs in Firefox 4 - left and right in the screenshot you gave. Because I lose track of which tab is where.

Tab "roll-over" preview in Opera goes together with their current implementation which is much better than Firefox.
Krow
Krow #16
Apr 15, 2011 at 3:13 AM
^There is a button on the right which lists all tabs. That helps jump to any tab. Scrolling can also be a pain sometimes, but at least tabs are wide enough to see titles.
skeletor
skeletor #17
Apr 15, 2011 at 3:27 AM
You can always Right click and scroll, anyways. This is something which I extensively use.
*i.imgur.com/fecFK.jpg

and this is wide-enough to let you see the full title. ;)

What I said in my earlier post is this:
*i.imgur.com/MieAs.jpg
I can just roll-over my mouse on every tab to know the contents.
Krow
Krow #18
Apr 15, 2011 at 3:31 AM
Ah! I so miss a mouse. :( Hate trackpads.

Need to buy one soon.
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sakumar79 #19
Apr 15, 2011 at 7:59 AM
@Krow, In Opera tab preferences (go to Tools->Appearance->Toolbars, then click on the tabs bar), you can set it to automatically wrap to multiple lines, or give an extender menu which will ensure your tabs are more visible in case you open a lot of tabs often...

Arun
quan chi
quan chi #20
Apr 15, 2011 at 4:39 PM
Fast and easy interface.
Piyush
Piyush #21
Apr 15, 2011 at 5:10 PM
whole lot of handy features
K
May 4, 2011 at 2:40 PM
opera rocks. . . . . . . :)
xtremevicky
May 4, 2011 at 3:09 PM
I love Opera but only on my mobile ;)
Anish
Anish #24
May 5, 2011 at 1:13 PM
opera - survival of the fittest
Sarath
Sarath #25
May 5, 2011 at 6:19 PM
Isnt chrome the best now?
Opera was my first brower and an escape from IE. I switched to firefox and now its chrome which seems to be the fastest.
J
Joker #26
May 5, 2011 at 6:22 PM
opera is the best and the fastest + tons of features. easily a better browser than chrome. EASILY.
ssk_the_gr8
May 5, 2011 at 7:35 PM
loved opera on windows.... but now that i'm on ubuntu opera.. is giving me troubles... :sad: hoping it improves..
gameranand
May 5, 2011 at 8:56 PM
I love Opera and its best but not without flaws. Its slower than chrome and its email client sucks big time.
Vyom
Vyom #29
May 5, 2011 at 9:14 PM
I too find Opera Awesome!
But this "phase" didn't lasted long. And I had to revert to Chrome and Firefox.
gameranand
May 6, 2011 at 8:04 PM
vineet369 said:
I too find Opera Awesome!
But this "phase" didn't lasted long. And I had to revert to Chrome and Firefox.
Why so??? What was lacking in opera for you??
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Rajesh345 #31
May 6, 2011 at 8:39 PM
is there a way to Export Opera 11 bookmarks to Opera Mobile 11
cute.bandar
May 6, 2011 at 9:32 PM
^ yes, with opera link
Rahim
Rahim #33
May 6, 2011 at 9:51 PM
loved opera on windows.... but now that i'm on ubuntu opera.. is giving me troubles... :sad: hoping it improves..
Flash crashes and some freezes on Linux, ico too says Opera on Windows is way better.
R
Rajesh345 #34
May 6, 2011 at 10:27 PM
^ yes, with opera link


thank u , done setting on Opera pc browser but when i tried activating Live on Mobile from its opera settings getting msg "Unable to connect. Please review you network settings >,< ,

But i am have no problem using Net for browsing ,download in Opera Mobile browser , all applications is able to access my mobile Edge

I try setting on mobile tomorrow again

Thanks
gameranand
May 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM
^^ It takes some tries to do that. Won't happen at first time at all. Try that whe you find that the net speed is fastest I mean early in morning or in night when speed is quite good with EDGE.
Skud
Skud #36
May 7, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Anybody here trying the Opera Next 11.50 alpha? What's your experience with it? The Menu button color has been changed to blue. Other features remain as solid as ever.
skeletor
skeletor #37
May 7, 2011 at 11:57 AM
Menu colour will be red again in the Final version. They have made changes in the icon and menu colour to differentiate between the stable version as many people run/install both simultaneously. :)

Swordfish is faster than Chrome in my Peacekeeper testing.
Skud
Skud #38
May 7, 2011 at 3:15 PM
Menu colour will be red again in the Final version. They have made changes in the icon and menu colour to differentiate between the stable version as many people run/install both simultaneously. :)

Swordfish is faster than Chrome in my Peacekeeper testing.

Haven't run any speed test yet but run HTML 5 test - Here's the scores:-

Chrome 12 beta => 291
Opera 11.5 => 258
Firefox 4.0.1 => 255
Firefox 5.0 beta => 240
Firefox 6.0 nightly => 240
IE 9 => 130 :shock:

So, Google is still ahead and FF scores are down with the newer builds!!
gameranand
May 7, 2011 at 10:21 PM
According to my personal experience Chrome is faster than Opera no doubt about it but opera has many features than chrome don't so can't switch to chrome just for that.
Skud
Skud #40
May 7, 2011 at 11:49 PM
According to my personal experience Chrome is faster than Opera no doubt about it but opera has many features than chrome don't so can't switch to chrome just for that.

True. Particularly the ad-blocking, can't live without it.