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Justin Case
http://www.opera.com/download/
http://my.opera.com/

Yup, that's all you need smile.gif No need to download tons of extensions, just download the power pack half the size of Firefox's download size, it includes all necessary features for making your surfing more comfortable, including in-built email, news reader and IRC client. No browser is as lightweight and fast as Opera. MyOpera contains extra stuff like skins, toolbar setups, and a support forum.

To read about the advantages of Opera, visit:
http://tntluoma.com/opera/lover/7/
http://my.opera.com/community/fans/links/
Proope
Yeahh!!!!!!!

I luv teh Opera browser!!! not as crappy as firefox and ie and mozilla and netscape and all those.
Justin Case
er... ok, what do you like about Opera in particular?
Proope
I like the looks of it and the buttons. have used it for a time, but i like it!
Justin Case
You have used it for a time, but you like it? biggrin.gif
Proope
yes as I said I like it.
leo
So Proope, do you live far away from justin?
Justin Case
Are you saying I am Proope??
leo
Eh no? my question is as is, asking proope how far he is away from you. Why do you say Justin?
Justin Case
Maybe I should post a bunch of general Opera info:

Where to Get It
It is freely available for Windows, Linux, Mac, OS/2, Solaris, FreeBSD, QNX and Smartphones from Opera ASA's web site:
http://www.opera.com/

News & Support
News are announced on the Opera.com main page, for support, visit the MyOpera forums:
http://my.opera.com/forums/

Extensions
Not required - Opera comes with everything. The browser told the be the fastest in the world, the M2 email client, news, and RSS feed reader, and an IRC client... all in one 3.4 MB package - that's about half of Firefox's download size, and Firefox is just the skeleton which requires a lot of extension downloading to get some features.
There are naturally skins, menu and toolbar setups available at MyOpera. There are lots of cool skins that can be made even cooler by applying a color scheme in Opera; there are currently 11 different color schemes available. That is a unique feature that only Opera has. By downloading a menu setup here, you can get even more features. For instance, Jor's Menu Setup adds an extra "Resources" toolbar which allows you to validate the current page directly at W3C (CSS and HTML). It also has links to all sorts of web standard and Opera documentations, an option to know if the current page was rendered in quirks mode or standards mode, an option to open the current page in MSIE and Mozilla, and an option to resize the window to 640x480, 800x600, or 1024x768.

Opera supports the HTML, XHTML, CSS2 (with some exceptions), WML 1.1, and DOM. I'm particularly happy about the JavaScript support; it supports both Mozilla and IE specific methods and properties, like document.all and window.pageXOffset. It doesn't support ActiveX, clipboard functions and the IE specific event handlers though.

Opera has tabbed browsing, mouse gestures, various quick search functions in the toolbar (e.g. Google search), a page zooming function (unlike other browsers that only can resize the text), extremely customizable toolbars and interface (skinning), Java (applets) and Flash support available, small screen (handheld phone) simulation, various handy keyboard shortcuts, a bookmarks and mail importing feature that works with many different softwares, a popup blocker, easy page preferences configuring (press F12 to enable/disable popup blocking, JavaScript support, GIF animation, Java, Flash, cookies, proxy servers, referrer info sending, and to change the user agent string), session autosaving (if Opera is terminated unexpectedly, it remembers the pages you had open and you can continue from where you were when you open Opera again), a Transfers panel where you can control your downloads, and if you want, pause a download and continue it whenever you want), and so much more.

The free version of Opera has a banner ad (Google text ads), if it disturbs you a lot, then you can purchase the licensed version of Opera - it isn't that expensive after all.

You can see the default Opera configuration (for Windows) here:
http://www.opera.com/docs/screenshots/751/

Here is what my configuration looks like:
http://members.surfeu.fi/jerkku/weborum/Opera.png

Even if you have decided that you will never use anything else than Mozilla, or Firefox, try Opera anyway. Just to know what Mozilla really is competing against. I have the feeling there are some invalid rumours of Opera... or what's wrong if you can't even browse through the toolbars before saying that something is impossible in Opera? I have a fresh example... (see the last posts) http://www.techsupportdude.com/viewtopic.php?t=1152

Well, enjoy. Happy surfing smile.gif
Justin Case
QUOTE (leo @ Jun 8 2004, 03:01 PM)
Eh no? my question is as is, asking proope how far he is away from you. Why do you say Justin?

That's how I understand it when you ask how far away from me he lives. Why didn't you ask how far away from Bassrek, or Josh, or Joe he lives?? hmmmm

I am certainly not Proope.
leo
hehe, because they are not in finland justin.
Justin Case
Is Proope Finnish?
leo
well his isp is finnish so i imagine he's finnish too.
Justin Case
Opera 7.51 Released
Enough said smile.gif

http://www.opera.com/download/
Josh
Interesting timing.
Justin Case
it was released two weeks ago actually - but I decided to announce it as a certain other browser's (won't say which one of course) release also was announced here smile.gif Unless you are too egoistic to accept anything else than your favorites, I could never think that of you, so... ohmy.gif
Proope
Please delete this post.
leo
QUOTE

Unless you are too egoistic to accept anything else than your favorites

what you mean like firefox is btter than opera wink.gif
Proope
QUOTE (Justin Case @ Jun 10 2004, 05:57 PM)
it was released two weeks ago actually - but I decided to announce it as a certain other browser's (won't say which one of course) release also was announced here smile.gif Unless you are too egoistic to accept anything else than your favorites, I could never think that of you, so... ohmy.gif

I agree.
Proope
well, my proxy was actually located in Greece. AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS to tell anything publicly aboyt my ISP Leo! PM me or Justin intead!

I DEMAND THAT YOU DELETE YOUR POST EMIDIATELY!
Proope
QUOTE (leo @ Jun 10 2004, 06:26 PM)
what you mean like firefox is btter than opera wink.gif

I mean it! I bet Justin does it too.
Proope
---Well back on topic---

I just dowloaded it and it's great! I like every single inch of it. that's my opinion. smile.gif
Proope
QUOTE (leo @ Jun 7 2004, 08:58 PM)
So Proope, do you live far away from justin?

You have nothing, absolutely nothing to do with my personal life. understood?
Jonathan S
rolleyes.gif he was just joking, as its
a big joke on how much justin loves opera.

Maybe he thought you were Justin.
Did you think about that? Do you think Proope?

Did he ask for your exact address?
Or even the city/town you live in?
leo
Proope, i revelead no information about your isp apart from what country it is in, which is like asking someone to find a needle in a haystack.
I have no interest in knowing where you live and you are quite right I have nothing to do with your personal life.
Why have you decided to get so violent?
Anyway, you won't be able to answer as i'm removing your access to this forum.
Proope
That mail client is great! and the IRC chat. and the mouse features, and the everything.
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