Opera 11.10

April 12, 2011 · by Aleksander Aas

Opera 11.10 launched today with the new and improved Opera Turbo as well as the improved Speed Dial. Of the two it's hard to pick a favorite. The new Speed Dial has a unique flow to it and Turbo isn't only faster, it looks better as well!

We leave picking a favorite to you. While you think about it, grab the muffin speed dial background from the video. As always Opera is free and available from www.opera.com/download/.

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Zdenko TimulakTuesday, April 12, 2011 2:05:47 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Woot.gif - alredy in use.http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/ThumbsUp.gif - thank you very much Opera
TamilTuesday, April 12, 2011 2:08:14 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Wait.gif -
abdur92Tuesday, April 12, 2011 2:20:35 PM
Nice
PeterTuesday, April 12, 2011 2:25:57 PM
Already using it, I hope not to encounter too many bad surprises.
ZodiusTuesday, April 12, 2011 2:29:07 PM
AMAZING! Keep up the good work!
AΛEKCAHДPTuesday, April 12, 2011 2:43:47 PM
sweety
Paweł PawlakTuesday, April 12, 2011 3:07:44 PM
Please share the link to this weather site...
random414Tuesday, April 12, 2011 3:27:47 PM
Great!!!

Speed Dial is my favorite!

But I want ALL the Speed Dials from the video!!! Where are they?
random414Tuesday, April 12, 2011 3:33:24 PM
Originally posted by pafflick:

Please share the link to this weather site...

+1
Yep it would be really cool!
That weather Speed Dial kinda look like the "Weather forecast" widget http://widgets.opera.com/widget/13271/ ... I tried with http://www.yr.no but it doesn't work...
abdur92Tuesday, April 12, 2011 3:52:24 PM
I would love to have the weather speed dial
DanielTuesday, April 12, 2011 4:42:12 PM
Great!
Can I choose a third option? I'm excited about the beginnings of CSS3 Gradient support.
Cutting SpoonTuesday, April 12, 2011 5:18:20 PM
Good graphics.
Samed AyanTuesday, April 12, 2011 5:18:55 PM
d4rkn1ghtTuesday, April 12, 2011 6:41:37 PM
Charles SchlossTuesday, April 12, 2011 6:43:13 PM
LyphenTuesday, April 12, 2011 7:58:44 PM
Is there any way to go back to 11.0? The new speed dial crops all of my web pages incorrectly, so setting something like, for example Twitter to reload every 30 minutes never ends up showing me anything except the "What's Happening" and input field.
kiumarsTuesday, April 12, 2011 10:10:49 PM
turbo is great
TimTuesday, April 12, 2011 10:13:53 PM
This isn't quite the same weather setup as in the video, but might be useful for those wanting a nice weather-related speed dial thumbnail:

http://my.opera.com/BS-Harou/blog/weather-in-speeddial

Basically add a new speed dial and enter this URL as the address:

http://speeddial.operacesky.net/weather.php?lang=en&area=Oslo&top=100&redirect=no&deg=f

Just change Oslo to your city in the URL. Delete &deg=f to get Celsius. If you want it to redirect to a weather site, simply paste the URL after "redirect=" For example:
redirect=http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/01488.html

Thanks to BS-Harou for this!
The HobblerTuesday, April 12, 2011 10:17:44 PM
Uh Oh Tamil commented 2nd???

Just downloaded Version 11.10 running good here on Win2k O/S
Paweł PawlakTuesday, April 12, 2011 11:23:25 PM
Originally posted by xtiminator:

This isn't quite the same weather setup as in the video (...)

You're right - it's not the same. I'm currently using this, but I want that one from this video.
Ngọc SơnWednesday, April 13, 2011 2:20:23 AM
WOW! Great!
AsiresWednesday, April 13, 2011 3:00:22 AM
Opera 11.1 and IE10 comes out at same day.
Charles SchlossWednesday, April 13, 2011 3:48:15 AM
Originally posted by Asires:

IE10

IE 10 is a preview release
ChirpieWednesday, April 13, 2011 10:34:43 AM
Originally posted by Lyphen:

The new speed dial crops all of my web pages incorrectly, so setting something like, for example Twitter to reload every 30 minutes never ends up showing me anything except the "What's Happening" and input field.
Works fine here. Set auto reload to 10 minutes, and it zoomed out and everything.
Viggo Holger-JensenWednesday, April 13, 2011 11:42:51 AM
My gmail page set to 70% bounces back to 100%. Very annoying. Have to scale it down every time I'm checking my mail.
Miles DavisWednesday, April 13, 2011 2:50:27 PM
Great ! But some issues with WebP...
Rafael LuikWednesday, April 13, 2011 10:08:59 PM
KKMWednesday, April 13, 2011 10:29:11 PM
is there an option "use old style speed dial"
ChirpieWednesday, April 13, 2011 11:32:08 PM
Originally posted by KKM:

is there an option "use old style speed dial"
Yes, just click the config button and set the number of columns manually.
PeterWednesday, April 13, 2011 11:37:06 PM
Or read about it here. (very interesting)
http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=960172&page=1
zarnaikThursday, April 14, 2011 5:47:06 PM
Originally posted by Chirpie:

Yes, just click the config button and set the number of columns manually

That's still not the same, by far.
Kristian LanderThursday, April 14, 2011 8:52:30 PM
Being a Linux (Ubuntu), Windows and Android mobile user - Opera is an incredible piece of software linking together everything and optimized for productivity, and almost every session on my base PC, i learn something new or find something cool to do using Opera.
Admitedly, i didn't like the initial view of Opera 11.10 had to play around a bit, and i can see its bothered some folks - who like it exactly how it was. While playing with the columns and arrangements, found the remove " + " button on the speed dial - hidden in such in obvious place lol.
So to all the dismayers, stop being stubborn and go and play!
Rafael LuikThursday, April 14, 2011 10:03:40 PM
Kristian don't you understand Opera Software is making decisions that are making more and more users to have to personalize things (more work after installing) because of the not so pleasant new defaults?
Who knows what new users are thinking about Opera? What if they have been introduced to Opera before the changes, what would they prefer...? I have these questions.
Cutting SpoonThursday, April 14, 2011 11:01:44 PM
I feel that for the most part, there is less customization to be done. Many of the recent small changes only affect settings adopted by a small group of highly technical users. The average person that I demonstrate Opera 11 to, has been pleased with new features.

The recently added subtle hints improve exposure of Opera's extra features, and the simple design of the speed dial is easier for new users to grasp. Some existing users need to apply new settings, but there is a way to make it behave almost exactly the same as before.
br548Friday, April 15, 2011 3:16:55 AM
I have seen this asked a couple of times already, but I have not seen a correct response. Is there a way to make the images within the speed dial buttons appear as actual thumbnails of the web page like it was in the previous version?

Half of mine appear as thumbnails and half as just the upper left corner of the page. I tried to manually reload and auto-reload the buttons, but they do not seem to react consistently.

I think this is what KKM and Malcorps meant by the old speed dial. (Configure is not the fix)
Cutting SpoonFriday, April 15, 2011 4:26:17 AM
http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=960172

My problem with the old thumbnails, was that many sites in my dial had a very similar layout and I couldn't tell them apart. So I did actually use the icon hack for a few such domains.

With the new dial, the thumbnail hack needs to be done differently but it is still possible. Yet for me, the new previews are certainly useful. I do not think I will be manually altering any of the thumbnails or tinkering with the advanced settings, but the link above should help the rest of you.
gdgnaFriday, April 15, 2011 6:43:28 AM
the new speed dial is ........................

the old version showed the whole site, which was just fine for me - I used only 12 tiles so it was totally ok..

the new speed dial somestimes just shows _a part_ of the site (e.g. a logo), sometimes it shows a thumbnail of the page and sometimes it only shows the logo on a white background.. nothing else..

so it can't decide, what it wants (or it just looks for something called "logo" and gives in if it doesn't find anything)

would it be possible to enable the "old" speed dial version? i.e. showing _only_ thumbnail of the page?

never hab any problems with it..

until opera works out a "fast" way to do it:

http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=959702&t=1302849768&page=1#comment9117202
zakari isiweleFriday, April 15, 2011 8:08:44 PM
hmm
IgaIgaSaturday, April 16, 2011 2:07:56 AM
At first, it looked great, but after a while it's not really adjustable with the internet world. I had to download all the plug-ins from the beginning, and the screen of the speed dial is not really flexible, either.
Cutting SpoonSaturday, April 16, 2011 2:16:22 AM
Try using the Configure button in upper right, also there are several customization topics on the forum.

EDIT: Er, what do you mean "all plugins"...?
Carlos Manuel Juaristi ManriqueSaturday, April 16, 2011 5:52:20 AM
the new speed dial is just great i love it love it love it. wow OPERA you made my day
IgaIgaSaturday, April 16, 2011 7:16:23 AM
Tried the Configure button, but not sufficiently enough for me.
After the installation, I couldn't see pictures with mosions on all homepages and had to reinstall the plug-ins.

Originally posted by hellspork:

Try using the Configure button in upper right, also there are several customization topics on the forum.

EDIT: Er, what do you mean "all plugins"...?
★(`'•.¸THAO¸.•'´)★Saturday, April 16, 2011 4:31:38 PM
yeah, it is installed
Cutting SpoonSaturday, April 16, 2011 9:29:15 PM
Okay. Well, that's kind've weird. But plugins work now?
IgaIgaSunday, April 17, 2011 1:28:20 AM
Not quite. For some pages, the problem has been solved, but not for the all pages.
Cutting SpoonSunday, April 17, 2011 4:51:19 AM
damien: There are two resources.

http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=960172
https://addons.opera.com/addons/extensions/details/forcespeeddiallogos/1.2/

It is quite straightforward to easily change the number, size etc of dials, and also to change their appearance.
СергейSunday, April 17, 2011 6:55:03 AM
Нормально
ChirpieSunday, April 17, 2011 10:58:23 AM
Originally posted by rafaelluik:

Kristian don't you understand Opera Software is making decisions that are making more and more users to have to personalize things (more work after installing) because of the not so pleasant new defaults?
So what you are saying is that Opera is optimizing the defaults for the mass-market, while advanced users who are very particular about what they want can easily customize to get things their way?

Opera Software is making decisions that will make Opera more attractive to more people. If Opera's goal was to only appease current advanced users, it would be going nowhere.

The new defaults are very pleasant. To the majority. The minority will have to change things, as they always did. Nothing new there.
PeterSunday, April 17, 2011 11:22:02 AM
Maybe Opera should include these lines before installing:

a: Leave my browser as it is. I am happy.
b: I would like to try. Download in a different directory.
c: Give it to me.
abdur92Sunday, April 17, 2011 11:36:46 AM
Originally posted by pman45:

Maybe Opera should include these lines before installing:

a: Leave my browser as it is. I am happy.
b: I would like to try. Download in a different directory.
c: Give it to me.

Click on options and you can do installations in different directories. (Even a stand-alone installation on a USB)