Comments on: First Look at Opera 10: Can it Make a Dent in the Desktop? http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7360/ Open Source, Open Standards Sat, 05 Oct 2013 13:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: r.cannell http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7360/#comment-6539 r.cannell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7360/#comment-6539 I have been an Opera user for several years, both at home (Ubuntu) and work (Windows). I especially like the integrated mail client and the sensitivity of the mouse gesture (compared to All In One Gestures on Firefox). How on earth do people manage without mouse gestures?<br /> Personally, I find the appearance OK - I have used a downloadable skin and it integrates nicely with my Gnome desktop. <br /> I look forward to trying Opera 10. I have been an Opera user for several years, both at home (Ubuntu) and work (Windows). I especially like the integrated mail client and the sensitivity of the mouse gesture (compared to All In One Gestures on Firefox). How on earth do people manage without mouse gestures?
Personally, I find the appearance OK – I have used a downloadable skin and it integrates nicely with my Gnome desktop.
I look forward to trying Opera 10.

]]> By: compwright http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7360/#comment-6540 compwright Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7360/#comment-6540 Opera has been my primary browser for over a year. Other web developers I know prefer Firefox for the extensibility. If Opera supported extensions like Firefox does, it'd be a killer for those folks.<br /> <br /> It has been a superior browser for quite a while and my favorites are the instant-back functionality, integrated mail, and mouse gestures. Many of the really neat shortcuts and features can be achieved in FF using the right extensions, but my experience has been that by the time you load FF down with a bunch of extensions (such as adblockplus, for example) that it drags noticeably, whereas Opera has 'em built-in.<br /> <br /> I think that the reason Opera is such a niche browser is that for a long time it was not free -- you had to pay for it. Secondly, and more importantly, they haven't done a good job marketing it. Mozilla has done a great job, and Google of course has a lot of clout. But no one knows Opera. Opera has been my primary browser for over a year. Other web developers I know prefer Firefox for the extensibility. If Opera supported extensions like Firefox does, it’d be a killer for those folks.

It has been a superior browser for quite a while and my favorites are the instant-back functionality, integrated mail, and mouse gestures. Many of the really neat shortcuts and features can be achieved in FF using the right extensions, but my experience has been that by the time you load FF down with a bunch of extensions (such as adblockplus, for example) that it drags noticeably, whereas Opera has ‘em built-in.

I think that the reason Opera is such a niche browser is that for a long time it was not free — you had to pay for it. Secondly, and more importantly, they haven’t done a good job marketing it. Mozilla has done a great job, and Google of course has a lot of clout. But no one knows Opera.

]]> By: t0ken http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7360/#comment-6541 t0ken Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7360/#comment-6541 I've enjoyed using Opera myself over the past 6 months. I just came to Linux last September, and I believe the Linux + Opera experience is far greater than any browser/OS combo I've used with Windows. I still keep FF around for sites that won't correctly display in Opera, but I just can't get away from the Email integration as will as bittorrent (though I won't use it until they finally add DHT). I’ve enjoyed using Opera myself over the past 6 months. I just came to Linux last September, and I believe the Linux + Opera experience is far greater than any browser/OS combo I’ve used with Windows. I still keep FF around for sites that won’t correctly display in Opera, but I just can’t get away from the Email integration as will as bittorrent (though I won’t use it until they finally add DHT).

]]> By: fungie55 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7360/#comment-6542 fungie55 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7360/#comment-6542 I use both Ubuntu and Windows and have all the major browsers installed on my PCs. In Ubuntu, I use FF3, Opera, Flock and Konqueror. FF3 is my main browser and I use Opera when I don't need to use any of my FF extensions. I've also used Opera as my research browser whenever I need to use Google extensively - there's nothing easier or faster than using mouse gestures to advance through page after page of search results. Because I use all the browsers, I've been able to determine how each serves me best and I use them accordingly. However, in recent times, I've been doing far more Internet surfing from within Linux, so FF, Opera and Flock have been getting much more usage than Chrome and Safari on Windows (I no longer use IE for anything other than Windows updates on my XP PC and to modify my Linksys router settings on occasion). <br /> <br /> The only things that Opera needs to do to gain more market share are <br /> 1- Create a new, intuitive interface that keeps its current functionality without making newbies think it looks complicated to use,<br /> 2- Discard the widgets platform and replace it with an extensions platform similar to that of Firefox. There's a good chance that an extensions platform might actually allow some developers to develop versions of popular Firefox add-ons for the new platform, thus increasing Opera's market share. I use both Ubuntu and Windows and have all the major browsers installed on my PCs. In Ubuntu, I use FF3, Opera, Flock and Konqueror. FF3 is my main browser and I use Opera when I don’t need to use any of my FF extensions. I’ve also used Opera as my research browser whenever I need to use Google extensively – there’s nothing easier or faster than using mouse gestures to advance through page after page of search results. Because I use all the browsers, I’ve been able to determine how each serves me best and I use them accordingly. However, in recent times, I’ve been doing far more Internet surfing from within Linux, so FF, Opera and Flock have been getting much more usage than Chrome and Safari on Windows (I no longer use IE for anything other than Windows updates on my XP PC and to modify my Linksys router settings on occasion).

The only things that Opera needs to do to gain more market share are
1- Create a new, intuitive interface that keeps its current functionality without making newbies think it looks complicated to use,
2- Discard the widgets platform and replace it with an extensions platform similar to that of Firefox. There’s a good chance that an extensions platform might actually allow some developers to develop versions of popular Firefox add-ons for the new platform, thus increasing Opera’s market share.

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