Opera Software - (Freeware)
Opera is a strong competitor for the major web browser which have many useful features that makes it a good choice.
Opera Web browser offers an alternative to the large market of browser for Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome. Opera Web browser use a new rendering engine used in Chromium that offers increased speed.
Opera also includes the Speed ​​Dial feature that allows to combine the most visited pages and go directly to the opening of a new tab.
The famous browser adds an "all terrain" mode that accelerates the loading of pages on small connections through proxy servers Opera Foundation. Opera now centralizes catches web pages in one easy to access place for the easily find. Finally, the software suggests Web sites based on visited web pages.
In addition, the Quick Find feature allows you to quickly find a previously visited web page and it just by typing one or more keywords in the address bar. In addition, a built against malware and phishing system is provided and you can see improvements in the speed of email clients and RSS.
User interface
- 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.
Mail, messaging, and newsfeeds
- 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.
Display and scripting
- 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.
Plug-ins and Java
- 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.
Miscellaneous
- 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.
Windows-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.