16 Comments

1. 1 Lorenz Cuno Klopfenstein Mar 28th, 2007 at 10:47 am
   using Opera 9.20 on Windows XP

   I must say, I have been sceptic about Speed Dial and removing the Start bar, but I’m getting used to it. It looks way cooler than opening a tab and clicking on Top 10…

   Can’t wait for the final version.

2. 2 Nike Mar 28th, 2007 at 10:53 am
   using Opera 9.20 on Windows XP

   Can someone post the exact version number?

3. 3 Daniel Goldman Mar 28th, 2007 at 10:57 am
   using Opera 9.20 on Windows XP

   Nike,
   Version: 9.20 Beta
   Build: 8762

4. 4 Gaervern Mar 28th, 2007 at 10:58 am
   using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 on Windows XP

   I don’t care about speed-dial, I want a better feed-reader in Opera.

5. 5 Nike Mar 28th, 2007 at 11:08 am
   using Opera 9.20 on Windows XP

   Daniel, thanks! So it is the last test build.

6. 6 Alica Mar 28th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
   using Opera 9.10 on Windows 98

   Bad news is that 9.20b does in fact include a security update, as detailed in the changelog. Hope the final version will come out ASAP.

7. 7 BAMAToNE Mar 28th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
   using Opera 9.20 on Windows XP

   It’s good that the Speed Dial doesn’t reload the preview thumbnails as often as in the first build! And even though I never used the Start Bar, I agree with Lorenz that I’ve started to get used to Speed Dial myself.

8. 8 GT500 Mar 28th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
   using Opera 9.20 on Linux

   I love the Speed Dial. In my opinion, it’s the best feature addition to Opera in a while (no, I never used the Start Bar).

   I’m glad they finally released this as a beta. It means that there’s finally an RPM package for my laptop…

9. 9 ResearchWizard Mar 28th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
   using Opera 9.12 on Windows XP

   Gaervern: What’s wrong with the feed-reader? I greatly enjoy to have them integrated with my emails in M2.

   Daniel, there is another great feature that’s not mentioned in the change log: animated gifs now work in Opera skins.
   Skin editors should read the according thread(s) in the Customize forum on my.opera.com and read Tomu’s documentation on his TTT pages.

10. 10 Daniel Goldman Mar 28th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
    using Opera 9.20 on Windows XP

    ResearchWizard, yes, I mentioned it a few weeks ago.

11. 11 Daniel Goldman Mar 28th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
    using Opera 9.20 on Windows XP

    Btw, the forum thread that ResearchWizard was referring to is here

12. 12 Gaervern Mar 29th, 2007 at 5:02 am
    using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 on Windows XP

    To ResearchWizard:
    I have used Opera since the first version, because it was faster. Opera also had a integrated feed-reader before other browsers. Now, Opera leaves a smaller footprint than other browsers, and it would still be my preferred browser, if it had a better feed-reader.

    After using IE 7 and Firefox with Sage as feed readers for a while, I find it hard to go back to Opera.

    I monitor as much web-content as possible by feeds to cut down on distractions. I like to focus on just text before deciding to open a web-page.

    There should be toolbar for feeds on the left side along with bookmarks, history, transfers etc. I want to see if there is new items in any of the feeds I subscribe to with a quick glance, and then click on a feed to see the head lines and subtext in the main window.

    Opera needs to catch up on functionality and quick monitoring here.

13. 13 Daniel Goldman Mar 29th, 2007 at 10:07 am
    using Opera 9.20 on Windows XP

    There should be toolbar for feeds on the left side along with bookmarks, history, transfers etc.

    Gaervern, I believe you’re referring to panels. Though Feeds don’t have their own panel, they are included in the mail panel under the category of “Newsfeeds”.

14. 14 Gaervern Mar 30th, 2007 at 7:25 am
    using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 on Windows XP

    Thanks, that option was concealed to me, since I never have used Opera for E-mail. Maybe Channels should be a separate option, considering the increased usage of news-feeds?

15. 15 Gaervern Mar 30th, 2007 at 7:57 am
    using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 on Windows XP

    I don’t want the same layout for news feeds as for e-mail. The main window is too cluttered, and the option to select header does not do the job. Each news-item should be presented in just three horizontal fields: 1) A clickable headline, 2) the subtext, and 3) date and time. Add an option for suppressing images in feeds (engadget is the worst example of image abuse; if you want to see the images, you can go to the web-site!), and I am back with Opera.

    PS I love the feed-reader in Opera Mini and hope Opera 9 for Windows Mobile will have something similar. Just add image suppression!

16. 16 blinkybill Mar 30th, 2007 at 9:29 am
    using Opera 9.20 on Windows XP

    Hi,

    I can confirm that animated gifs work well in
    Opera now as I am using them in my skin at the
    moment. Also I would like to see a seperate panel for feeds.

    cheers
    blinkybill