Macguru
msg:1584517 | 9:38 pm on Jun 20, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I believe the consensus is that Opera (6.05) is the best browser for Windows. It late for *NIX and just plain laughable for Mac. I will use Opera for Windows any time I browse competitor's sites.
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TGecho
msg:1584518 | 12:04 am on Jun 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Correction: Opera 6 stinks. Opera 7 is the one to use.
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tedster
msg:1584519 | 2:43 am on Jun 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Opera 6 was really solid for many people, but there were limits in CSS support and DOM support that could be frustrating. Opera 7 (especially beginning with 7.11) has greatly improved DOM, JS and CSS support and is full of great user features. Some people do report conflicts with other software, however. For instance, Brett (the owner of this board) finds a conflict with his Logitech mouse that makes Opera 7 frustrating. On the other hand, I haven't found any conflicts, and I also a Logitech mouse. Opera 7.11 is my default browser and I find it extremely user friendly, with many, many unique features that make a devleoper's life easier and save me lots of time. It's paid for my investment many times over.
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hartlandcat
msg:1584520 | 6:26 am on Jun 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I like Opera 7.1, but it anoys me that you don't seem to be able to control the page borders with CSS.
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grahamstewart
msg:1584521 | 6:50 am on Jun 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
| you don't seem to be able to control the page borders |
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What do you mean by 'page borders'?
What is it you are trying to do?
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outrun
msg:1584522 | 6:58 am on Jun 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
AFAIK You use CSS2 to control page borders in Opera 7.* regards,
Mark
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RonPK
msg:1584523 | 10:47 am on Jun 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Opera 7.11 is my default browser. I especially love the keyboard navigation (Shift-arrow), which makes the mouse almost unnecessary. Minor complaints:
* no Google toolbar
* it crashes pretty often. Don't know why. However, this shows another nice feature: the startup option 'proceed where you were when I crashed', which simply re-opens all your tabs.
* some sites won't let you in. Not Opera's fault, but annoying.
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victor
msg:1584524 | 11:01 am on Jun 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
| Correction: Opera 6 stinks. Opera 7 is the one to use. |
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Some people -- Brett for example -- have reported 6 as rock steady, while 7 is near to unusable. I regularly use both with no problems with either. But I'd guess there's something missing in Opera's set-up or error-recovery code that causes problems in configurations. But, either way, which ever version works for you, Opera is a terrific browser and well worth trying out.
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bcc1234
msg:1584525 | 11:04 am on Jun 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Check out mozilla, I find it's better at rendering content while providing the same set of features and even more - live http headers, anyone?
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tedster
msg:1584526 | 11:04 am on Jun 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
My very favorite feature is Ctrl + Alt + V ---- automatic validator service for whatever page you're on from the W3C. But it is hard to pick one feature, because it has so many well thought out aspects and such ease of customization.
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caine
msg:1584527 | 11:04 am on Jun 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Opera 6, is brillant - which is the only browser on all the computers at work. At home: Win 2k machine - opera 6 & 7, mozilla, I.E. 6, netscape 4.78 & 7
Linux - opera 5 & mozilla Out of all of them, i am most impressed with opera 6 which in its .x releases, has been a mainstay, and represents about 99% of my browsing. Slowly i am moving over to opera 7, got some excellant tools, though until i can figure out how to strip down the over complex hotlist, i will be bouncing between 6 and 7 for a while to come.
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Macguru
msg:1584528 | 11:29 am on Jun 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
There are two reasons why I stick to Opera 6.05 : A)Opera 7.11 does not have the same performance. Page rendering is slower than Opera 6. Especially under a heavy load. B)I am still trying to find someway to import my old SPAM or SORT filters into Opera 7 new mail client (M2). Anyone has a clue?
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chairwars
msg:1584529 | 3:34 pm on Jun 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Opera 7.02 Bork edition is the best. Whenever you visit msn the page is translated into swedish chef language. Anything that mocks microsoft is a good thing.
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