Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Opera 9.02 - Free Full-Featured Internet Browser

opera logoOpera 9.02 (Windows, Freeware, 4.6MB) [dl via Filehippo] is a full-featured Internet browser that includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera's groundbreaking E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat.

Also available for Mac, Linux, & FreeBSD.

Recent changes:

  • User interface
    • Fixed quick find field in Windows panel.
  • Mail, messaging, and newsfeeds
    • Fixed high CPU usage while downloading big emails.
    • Properties can now be accessed within the contacts and bookmarks panel after deleting items.
    • Image attachments can now be saved using the context menu.
    • Accessing a news link when no news server is configured will now prompt to configure a server.
  • Display and scripting
    • Fixed a DOMParser bug affecting some menu scripts.
    • Click events are now correctly received in designMode.
    • Implemented support for Node.selectNodes, Node.selectSingleNode, and Attr.text.
    • Improved rendering efficiency for repositioned elements, as in Flickr's updated "organizr".
    • Allow large integers to be used in object declaration property names, as on the comments form on Slashdot beta.
  • Plug-ins and Java
    • Fix for playing sound clips on Amazon.
  • Security
    • Fixed an OpenSSL RSA signature verification flaw. See the advisory.
  • Miscellaneous
    • Multiple stability improvements, including a stability issue on my.yahoo.com.
    • Improved handling of downloads when the disk is full.
    • Improved handling of Web site logins on slow connections.
    • Improved handling of WAP text inputs.
  • Windows-specific changes
    • Fix to allow opera to be set as default browser using the prompt at startup.
    • Fix for attaching read-only files in mail.
    • Support for the Windows XP Media Center Edition remote control.
    • Added new settings in the Java section of opera:config to allow you to override the system defined JRE.

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