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Title: Hands On: the Supercharged Opera 10.5 Browser
Post by: javajolt on March 23, 2010, 05:27:55 AM
Security Improvements

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This 100th-point version of the Norwegian browser fixes several user-interface and security issues.

Installation Choice

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The installer lets you choose whether to keep or replace your existing verison of the browser.

The Main Browser Window

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Notice the new O tab, which compacts a lot of the interface controls, leaving more room for your web page.

The "O" Menu

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The new menu is now the only option atop the browser window aside from adding tabs and searching. As you can see, all of Opera's capabilities are available here.

Old-style Menus

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Alternatively, you can choose to display the standard menu bar.

Link, Unite, and Turbo Icons

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At the bottom left of the browser window, these icons turn on Opera's special features: Unite, Turbo, and Link.

Recycle Closed Tabs

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This icon at the right-top of the browser window lets you easily re-open closed browser tabs.

Page Search

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Opera makes finding text on a page very clear, by darkening all but found search terms.

Acid3

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On the Web Standards Projects Acid3 compatibility test, Opera gets 100 percent. Note also the page zoom options from the lower-right corner—very handy!

Private Browsing Mode

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With this version, Opera also catches up to Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer by adding a private browsing mode that destroys evidence of your web surfing session