Topic: Opera Web Browser
Running real nice in Statler and it looks like the font issues with Opera have been fixed.
Currently running "Statler" - Openbox edition.
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I've been an Opera user for years and it is one of the first things I installed on the Statler box, fast and reliable as always
- Morley
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Does Opera have an extension that is comparable to Ad Block Plus, or Download Helper? Those are the two add-ons that I love to death in Firefox. I used Opera a while ago, and like a lot of its features (Turbo-mode, built in bit-torrent client), but really like these add-ons and customization options in Firefox / Iceweasel.
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I'm not sure about Ad-Block but their download manager opens up a new tab rather than a small pop-up box as in Firefox.
Opera still has a few more hurdles to jump over before it can replace Firefox as a default browser but I like the progress they are making. The browser is fast and has a clean UI and more screen display is made available to the user than in Firefox.
Opera Unite
Opera Synch
Opera Widgets
Are interesting features as well.
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Opera has a built-in content blocker. It isn't specifically an ad-blocker, but you can import those adblock rules from the FF extension.
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Been using Opera for 15 years, so here are a few useful links I've gathered since:
AdBlock Plus for Opera: http://www.fanboy.co.nz/adblock/opera/
CustomizeGoogle for Opera: http://www.smir.de/cg/
Openbox pipemenu for Opera: http://www.gsmblog.net/openbox-opera-pipe-menu
Tamil has a lot of tips and tricks for Opera: http://my.opera.com/Tamil/blog/
The most exshautive list of how-tos for Opera: http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/54852 … ks-thread/
( Some of them are outdated, but the list is worth exploring)
GreaseMonkey for Opera: http://www.kabatology.com/09/21/adaptin … 0-browser/
User JavaScript for Opera: http://www.opera.com/docs/userjs/
http://www.pallab.net/2010/07/06/opera-best-userjs/
Scripts tagged Opera in userscripts.org : http://userscripts.org/tags/opera
ExtendOpera: http://dirkwelt.nl/
Opera rocks!!! 
Last edited by oupsemma (2010-09-30 16:56:39)
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- Morley
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oupsemma wrote:
Been using Opera for 15 years, so here are a few useful links I've gathered since:
AdBlock Plus for Opera: http://www.fanboy.co.nz/adblock/opera/
CustomizeGoogle for Opera: http://www.smir.de/cg/
Openbox pipemenu for Opera: http://www.gsmblog.net/openbox-opera-pipe-menu
Tamil has a lot of tips and tricks for Opera: http://my.opera.com/Tamil/blog/
The most exshautive list of how-tos for Opera: http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/54852 … ks-thread/
( Some of them are outdated, but the list is worth exploring)GreaseMonkey for Opera: http://www.kabatology.com/09/21/adaptin … 0-browser/
User JavaScript for Opera: http://www.opera.com/docs/userjs/
http://www.pallab.net/2010/07/06/opera-best-userjs/Scripts tagged Opera in userscripts.org : http://userscripts.org/tags/opera
ExtendOpera: http://dirkwelt.nl/
Opera rocks!!!
Wow, thanks! You have convinced me to at least try it out extensively :-)
Also, Download Helper is an add-on that lets you download streaming videos, usually in .flv format (which VLC has support for out-of-the-box). It creates a handy icon next to the "Home" icon in Firefox, and is a two-click application to download almost every video you can find online. Super useful for things that I can only find, for example, on Youtube (Tchaikovsky Piano Trio played by Horowitz, Shostakovitch, and Stern).
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- oupsemma
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For streaming videos downloads, check ExtendOpera site ( http://dirkwelt.nl/ ); it has got many YouTube downloaders, force HD, protection remover and so on.... or http://userscripts.org/tags/opera .
Edit: Or you can use this recent widget: http://widgets.opera.com/widget/9402/
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@oupsemma - thanks for the links 
Currently running "Statler" - Openbox edition.
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I've been testing it after reading this thread, and it looks great! It has crashed once, but the "turbo" setting is very helpful on my slowed-down satellite connection. I do wish I could use the Back button more effectively though, rather than just one page at a time. In Iceweasel/Iceape you can use the li'l arrow next to the Back button to select a page you want to go back to. No arrow in Opera yet... and I haven't tried the e-mail client out yet. Still, it's fast! Quite different from Firefox/Iceweasel. Takes a bit of getting used to.
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DixieDancer wrote:
I do wish I could use the Back button more effectively though, rather than just one page at a time. In Iceweasel/Iceape you can use the li'l arrow next to the Back button to select a page you want to go back to.
You can do that; just put your arrow on the back button, click it and maintain it clicked, you will get the list of the pages you've been visiting with this tab; then select the one you want to go back to.
Otherwise, a Ctrl+H will give you your whole history.
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DixieDancer wrote:
I do wish I could use the Back button more effectively though, rather than just one page at a time. In Iceweasel/Iceape you can use the li'l arrow next to the Back button to select a page you want to go back to.
Try right-clicking on the arrows. I think that should give you a list of pages.
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I used to be an Opera fanboi, but I sue Google Chrome now.
For those of you who love the Opera Speed dial, I wrote a howto a while ago on adding more Speed Dial windows:
http://richs-lxh.com/how-to-add-more-sp … -in-opera/
- Morley
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I too have come back to Opera after reading this thread. It is marginally faster than Firefox so far, and I love a lot of the features. With enough customization, it will probably be my main browser. I have one issue though so far, shouldn't be too hard to fix. I use the My Chess application on Facebook, but the actual chess games don't show up in Opera. It has a rotating wheel to show that it is loading, but never loads. I don't think it is a Flash issue, I made sure that was up to date as soon as I installed Opera. There are no error messages either ... it just keeps loading and loading and loading ...
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Opera is dreadfully slow when running Zygna Texas Hold 'em but from what I've read, it's a QT issue with Flash and not an Opera one. The one thing I like about Opera is that it is written in QT, so Opera is the same across all platforms. The Opera in Windows is the same Opera in Linux. I hope that bug with QT and Flash gets resolved.
Last edited by nolatux (2010-10-04 16:41:58)
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Re: Opera Web Browser
richs-lxh wrote:
I used to be an Opera fanboi, but I sue Google Chrome now.
How much are you suing them for? And on what grounds? Just curious...
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DixieDancer wrote:
richs-lxh wrote:I used to be an Opera fanboi, but I sue Google Chrome now.
How much are you suing them for? And on what grounds? Just curious...
...and I can't resist poking friendly fun at spelling errors like that.
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nolatux wrote:
The one thing I like about Opera is that it is written in QT
iirc its no longer QT-based since 10.6.
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