Opera heeft zojuist de eerste update uitgebracht voor versie 9.0 van zijn gelijknamige webbrowser. Downloads zijn beschikbaar voor onder andere Windows, Mac OS X, Linux en Solaris vanaf deze pagina. Opera is een gratis te gebruiken internetbrowser met features zoals tabbed browsing, pop-up blocker en een e-mailprogramma met spamfilter. Versie 9 heeft features zoals ingebakken BitTorrent-ondersteuning, widgets, een content blocker, thumbnail preview, aanpasbare zoekfunctionaliteit en verbeterde ondersteuning voor diverse standaarden. Het changelog van deze release ziet er als volgt uit:
User interfaceMail, messaging, and newsfeeds
- Solved problems with error console popping up unrequested. Console Filter setting in opera.ini has been renamed to Error Console Filter.
- Newsfeeds can be renamed again.
- Right-click to save images no longer puts the file in the list of transfers.
- Fixed problems with setting external source viewer path. Preference field no longer requires quotation marks if containing spaces.
- Solved issue where Opera would get focus, but elements would not be activated when clicked while Opera was in background.
- Search field now shows dropdown when using the down arrow key.
- Using search from right-click menu remembers the last search engine used.
- "Find" and "Find next" options no longer grayed out in source viewer "Edit" menu.
- Typed-in history now disabled and cleared with visited history in preferences.
Display and scripting
- Multiple IMAP backend improvements and bug fixes.
- Improved speed in handling filters with large number of messages.
- Fixed problem with recognition of uuencoded attachments.
- Changed quoting colors in mail for improved readability/accessibility.
Plug-ins and Java
- Solved letter-spacing issue in form fields when using zoom.
- Fixed problem with some Chinese sites where clicking any link would trigger language-switching script.
- Fixes to contenteditable support.
- Fixed scripting issue causing embedded content not to appear.
- META refresh works with javascript: URIs again.
- Allow forms to be submitted if the default value of their inputs exceeds their own maxlength.
- Solved problems logging on to the Internet banking services of Volksbank Raiffeisenbank.
- XSLT: Added support for exls:node-set function.
Miscellaneous
- Allow Flash from other domain to access script in page; fixes problems with sites where Flash pop-ups cannot be closed.
- Fixed problems with direct embedding of URLs using the MMS and RTSP protocols causing some Web radios and media players to fail.
- Fixed bug where Java Applet did not load when width and height set to 0.
- Fixed problem where some Flash pages would not prompt users missing Flash to install.
Windows-specific changes
- Multiple stability improvements. Fixes include issue described in this Opera advisory.
- Solved refresh problem causing some frames pages to turn blank.
- HTTP accept language now stated correctly, works with Hotmail and other localized Web services again.
- Fixed automatic saving of cookies.
- Solved upload problems with Imageshack and similar services.
- Improved compatibility with Adobe Type Manager and better handling of large quantities of installed fonts.
Mac-specific changes
- Solved multiple upgrade installation issues.
- Voice logging now properly defaults to off, fixes problem where Opera would use 100% CPU on startup.
- Multiple improvements and bug fixes in NTLM support. NTLM now works through HTTP proxy.
- Added Greek language to international package.
UNIX-specific changes
- Dragging the config.xml file into Opera now correctly opens the widget.
- Improved window focus behavior.
- "Help" button in master password dialog no longer exits kiosk mode.
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- Background color for widgets is now gray (#505150) instead of dark blue (#375175).
- Dragging the config.xml file into Opera now correctly opens the widget.
- First click and drag on a widget scrollbar now correctly scrolls content.
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