[WEB4LIB] Opera 5 (Win) release FREE

[Robin Zalben]

Since it is free, I decided to see how our web page looks in it...well I've
come up with about 3 things that don't seem to be working properly, and I'm
wondering if it is a CSS compliance issue or if it is my bad coding.

http://depts.alverno.edu/library

Problem 1: The titles in the upper right corner are being interpreted as
white instead of maroon background white text. (table stuff)

http://depts.alverno.edu/dbsubject.html

Problem 2: If you click on the referral links in the top table, the text
become so tiny it is unreadable.

Problem 3: Weird "connection closed" messages while searching subscription
electronic databases.


Anyone want to bite?

Robin

Robin Zalben
Automation Librarian
Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI


-----Original Message-----
From: Drew, Bill [mailto:drewwe at snymorva.morrisville.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 8:24 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Opera 5 (Win) release FREE



I thought I would be Thomas Dowling in getting this information out about
the latest Opera browser.

Bill Drew



http://www.opera.com/

[Description below from CNET]

Description
Opera is a user-friendly, versatile, and fast Internet/intranet browser 
that also includes a newsreader. The keyboard plays an integral role in 
surfing, which can make moving around the Web easy and fast. You can run 
multiple windows, even at start-up, and special features are included for 
users with disabilities. Opera supports CSS, Java (through the Sun Java 
plug-in - for the Java-enabled version click here), JavaScript SSL 
(128-bit), TLS (Transaction Layer Security), and more.
Other options include the ability to design your own look for the buttons 
in the program; file uploading support to be used with forms and mail; an 
option to turn off tables; advanced cookie filtering; and a host of other 
powerful features, including an email client enhancement, keyboard 
shortcuts, and more.
New functionality in the 5.0 release includes:
·       Integrated search and Instant Messaging
·       Support for new JavaScript versions
·       Updated email support
·       Improvements in memory usage
·       Accessibility to different Web sites, and more
Note: The full version of Opera is now available for free in an 
ad-sponsored version. Registered users will not see ads. The registration 
cost is $39. The upgrade from Opera 4.0 for Windows is free.



--> I don't know to what extent it supports CSS 2, but since Håkon Wium 
Lie, formerly of the W3C Working Group on CSS2, is now one of its chief 
developers (?), one would expect it to be fully compliant.  But who 
knows.  ;)

-kb




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Kevin W. Bishop, Campus-Wide Info. Sys. Coord.
Libraries and Information Services
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
<bishopk at rpi.edu> | <http://www.rpi.edu/rpinfo/>


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