[WEB4LIB] Re: Opera 7.0b1 released

[Joseph Murphy]

Opera 6.0 Beta 2 is also out for Mac OS X. It's a big improvement over 
Beta 1, and generally performs better (in my experience) than the final 
release of version 5. Has some neat features, too, like a zoom bar so I 
can increase those blasted tiny fonts on pages designed for PCs. 
(Version 5 will be the last version of Opera for OS 9.x and below.)

The Mac beta also had trouble with ads displaying for registered 
copies, but this was fixed (supposedly) in Beta 2. So I'd assume that 
the ad-sponsored mode will be taken care of somewhere between the next 
Windows beta and the final.

And speaking for myself, I think it's terrific that Opera gives the 
user the option of either accepting (and customizing) an ad banner, or 
buying the software. (I look forward to that day when library budgets 
and salaries are so high that I have nothing better to do with my piles 
of cash than pay for a web browser.) But then, I've been learning how 
to ignore advertising since I found out there were TV programs on other 
than Sesame Street. YMMV. :-)

Joe Murphy
Librarian and Technology Consultant
Library and Information Services
Kenyon College
murphyjm at kenyon.edu
740/427-5120

On Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at 09:43 AM, Raymond Wood wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 06:28:57AM -0800, Thomas Dowling remarked:
>> Opera <http://www.opera.com/> has released the first public
>> beta of Opera 7.0.  This version includes a total rewrite of
>> their HTML rendering engine, substantially improved DOM
>> support, and support for HTML LINK elements comparable to
>> Mozilla's site navigation bar.
>>
>> At least for me, 7.0b1 comes up in ad-sponsored mode.  I
>> believe it will [eventually?] be a free upgrade for anyone who
>> bought 6.0 new; those who bought 5.0 and upgraded to 6.0 will
>> need to pony up again or live with the ads.
>
> <RIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG ... RIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGG ...>
>
> *Anything* (even M$?) is better than supporting the cursed
> adware concept.  Think of these little ads as roaches that
> scitter and scatter about the page while you try to get real
> work done.  Would you want roaches in your kitchen while you
> were cooking?
>
> Oh no! Gawd they're everywhere ... aghhh, nooooooooooooooooo....
>
> <RIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG -- Time to Wake Up Raymond! C'mon,
> out of bed lazy-bones...>
>
>> Thomas Dowling
>> OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
>> tdowling at ohiolink.edu
>
> (Was it just a bad dream?)
> Raymond