Comments on: Web Browser Wednesday – Going to the Opera (Part 1)

By: What is Opera?

What is Opera? — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:45:16 +0000

One thing that you didn’t mention is Opera’s real killer feature: standards compliance. Opera has always been the leader in standards compliance, and was the second browser to pass the acid2 test (behind konqueror).

By: Flavio

Flavio — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:10:17 +0000

Try the “30 Days to becoming an Opera Lover”:
http://operalover.tntluoma.com

By: Magyar Opera Watch » Az Opera története és egyebek

Magyar Opera Watch » Az Opera története és egyebek — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:13:12 +0000

[...] Dan Schulz a Search-This blog tulajdonosa írt egy hosszú cikket, amiben beszámol az Opera történetérõl és átnéz pár kedveltebb Opera tulajdonságot is. Ez egy terjedelmes, és méginkább érdekesebb cikk, amit ajánlok elolvasni. [...]

By: mors

mors — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:25:02 +0000

> Opera 3.6 was roughly equal to Netscape Navigator 3.x

uh ? well, probably interface-wise, because Opera 3 had full support for CSS 1, thing that at that time both IE and Netscape lacked.

By: Dan Schulz

Dan Schulz — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:51:38 +0000

I’ve seen it used both ways – mainly in print publications. I guess it’s just a personal preference.

By: Kelson

Kelson — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:53:20 +0000

Very nice history! One minor correction. You refer to “FireFox” a number of times in the article. The name is actually “Firefox” — only the first F is capitalized.

By: Golgotha

Golgotha — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:15:56 +0000

I just wanna say thanks to all you passionate Opera people for stopping by and sharing. It helps us to make our articles even better!

Much Thanks,
mark

By: Willem

Willem — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:52:20 +0000

I assume it is because what is compared are browsers, but to me one of the main attractions of Opera continues to be the incorporation of E-mail and notes. All within that same small footprint…making it more attractive that say IE and Outlook, Firefox and Thunderbird, combinations I have used in the past but would never return to….

By: GT500

GT500 — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:22:23 +0000

I’m sure that the reason that Opera’s website lists version 8 as the first with tabbed browsing is because it was the first with an traditional tabbed document interface. All previous versions of Opera had nothing but a full-blown MDI, with tab-like buttons on a toolbar that allowed easy switching between pages. The toolbar can be compared to the Windows taskbar in look and functionality. This toolbar was called the “Page Bar” in reference to the fact that it let you switch between open pages.

In Opera 6 the buttons on the Page Bar took on the look of tabs, but they were still switching pages in an MDI.

By: Dan Schulz

Dan Schulz — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:19:26 +0000

I’ll be covering that as well. It’s a more “advanced” feature that many “typical” users (think first time users) may not even be aware exists.

Hopefully I’ll put that little problem to rest when I finish this.

By: Michelx

Michelx — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:49:56 +0000

Nice site. You are doing a great service to the web

By: ikyju

ikyju — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:17:35 +0000

And What about Opera Show?
(presentations similar to powerpoint files except they are html files and can be visualized into Opera)
http://www.opera.com/support/tutorials/operashow/

By: Dan Schulz

Dan Schulz — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:24:04 +0000

I’ll add the corrections either on Sunday or Monday (I’ll be gone tomorrow). Ironically, my main source of the historical info was the Opera site itself. Hmm…

By: FataL

FataL — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:04:25 +0000

Nice article!
But don’t forget to make corrections that Richie added. I cought almost all of them by myself also.

By: Aleksey

Aleksey — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:30:39 +0000

Very good article. While I knew most of the non-technical info, I still enjoyed it