lovinglinux
October 22nd, 2010, 07:34 PM
I have been playing with Opera 11 alpha since the day of this post and I'm really enjoying it :confused:
The main reason for trying it again is that Opera now supports extensions, although they are not like XUL extensions of Firefox, but widgets based on the W3C specifications like Chrome and Mozilla's Jetpacks. So, they probably won't replace some functionalities I get with Firefox's XUL extensions.
Nevertheless, I must admit that I have, for the first time, configured Opera to my linking and imported bookmarks, feeds, mails, search engines and other stuff. I never had interest on doing that before.
So far I like these:
built-in speed dial (easier to use, although not very configurable)
built-in mail reader (there was a Simple Mail extension for Firefox, but is defunct since Firefox Beta 1 was released)
built-in rss reader (the one I like for Firefox is not compatible with Firefox 4 and I really want the feeds on the sidebar)
built-in irc client (I used ChatZilla in Firefox, but it didn't open as a new tab, only new window)
built-in support for stylish scripts (easier to manage in my opinion)
per site preferences (really nice)
skin installer and skins availability
the ability to add web pages as sidebar panels (Firefox also opens sites in the sidebar, but from bookmarks)
the ability to set toolbars and tabs positions to top,bottom,left or right (in Firefox I use Tree Style Tabs extension, but I can't move toolbars)
built-in functionality to add new search engines (Add to Search Bar extension in Firefox)
the search highlight feature (awesome)
the notes system, which allows to copy from selected test on a page and paste to a form (simpler than Firefox extensions I used)
the interface is gorgeous
Things I don't like so far:
too many menu options and no way to edit them
no support for OPML import [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10012666&postcount=18)]
cannot middle-click on a link in the bookmarks bar to open it on a new tab [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10011840&postcount=2)]
cannot open search results in a new tab [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10011840&postcount=2)]
searches are tied to pages in display
some sites I need are rendered completely wrong [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10012115&postcount=9)]
cannot move extensions icons to a better position or different toolbars [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10012589&postcount=16)]
some pages take a lot of time to load [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10012629&postcount=17)]
cannot view saved passwords [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10012421&postcount=13)]
smooth scrolling is not so smooth (fixed on latest alpha)
torrent download doesn't seem to work [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10012745&postcount=22)]
I can't drag links from Opera to Firefox or other browser
no way to sync bookmarks with Firefox
is not open source
cannot make screenshots of entire pages
Perhaps some Opera users are willing to help me to solve those problems...I know, I probably don't deserve it :)
EDIT: after solving most of the problems with the help provided below and after exploring the browser features, I must admit this is an awesome browser. I guess my fanboyism and laziness were preventing me from exploring it appropriately and giving the credit it definitely deserves. I'm currently running Opera and Firefox simultaneously, using Opera as primary browser and Firefox only for development. I'm also starting to port some of the extensions I develop to Opera.
The main reason for trying it again is that Opera now supports extensions, although they are not like XUL extensions of Firefox, but widgets based on the W3C specifications like Chrome and Mozilla's Jetpacks. So, they probably won't replace some functionalities I get with Firefox's XUL extensions.
Nevertheless, I must admit that I have, for the first time, configured Opera to my linking and imported bookmarks, feeds, mails, search engines and other stuff. I never had interest on doing that before.
So far I like these:
built-in speed dial (easier to use, although not very configurable)
built-in mail reader (there was a Simple Mail extension for Firefox, but is defunct since Firefox Beta 1 was released)
built-in rss reader (the one I like for Firefox is not compatible with Firefox 4 and I really want the feeds on the sidebar)
built-in irc client (I used ChatZilla in Firefox, but it didn't open as a new tab, only new window)
built-in support for stylish scripts (easier to manage in my opinion)
per site preferences (really nice)
skin installer and skins availability
the ability to add web pages as sidebar panels (Firefox also opens sites in the sidebar, but from bookmarks)
the ability to set toolbars and tabs positions to top,bottom,left or right (in Firefox I use Tree Style Tabs extension, but I can't move toolbars)
built-in functionality to add new search engines (Add to Search Bar extension in Firefox)
the search highlight feature (awesome)
the notes system, which allows to copy from selected test on a page and paste to a form (simpler than Firefox extensions I used)
the interface is gorgeous
Things I don't like so far:
too many menu options and no way to edit them
no support for OPML import [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10012666&postcount=18)]
cannot middle-click on a link in the bookmarks bar to open it on a new tab [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10011840&postcount=2)]
cannot open search results in a new tab [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10011840&postcount=2)]
searches are tied to pages in display
some sites I need are rendered completely wrong [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10012115&postcount=9)]
cannot move extensions icons to a better position or different toolbars [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10012589&postcount=16)]
some pages take a lot of time to load [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10012629&postcount=17)]
cannot view saved passwords [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10012421&postcount=13)]
smooth scrolling is not so smooth (fixed on latest alpha)
torrent download doesn't seem to work [solved (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10012745&postcount=22)]
I can't drag links from Opera to Firefox or other browser
no way to sync bookmarks with Firefox
is not open source
cannot make screenshots of entire pages
Perhaps some Opera users are willing to help me to solve those problems...I know, I probably don't deserve it :)
EDIT: after solving most of the problems with the help provided below and after exploring the browser features, I must admit this is an awesome browser. I guess my fanboyism and laziness were preventing me from exploring it appropriately and giving the credit it definitely deserves. I'm currently running Opera and Firefox simultaneously, using Opera as primary browser and Firefox only for development. I'm also starting to port some of the extensions I develop to Opera.