Preview of the new Opera skin

May 27, 2009 · by EspenAO

For those who'd like a sneaky-peek at the development of the new Opera 10 skin for Windows and Mac, this is the moment you've been waiting for...

A more descriptive post about the thinking behind the new skin will be posted later by Jon Hicks, and why we're changing it will follow with the beta. For now, give it time to 'settle down' and see what you think! You can of course download the skin and read more in the Desktop Team blog.

Also, this is hilarious... We have hit another issue no other browser has run into (yet!). By reaching the version number 10 we have noticed several high-profile sites and frameworks breaking because of wrong browser sniffing. Opera 10 gets (erroneously!) detected as... Opera 1.

Readers' comments 26

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Tamil27. May 2009, 14:32
TriMN27. May 2009, 14:34
thetomster27. May 2009, 15:03
it's a sneak preview, I know but it looks really
Chas427. May 2009, 15:20
sandalian27. May 2009, 16:32
silly browser detection
Chas427. May 2009, 16:36
they have to unclogged there noses, so that thoses sniffer work right
desic27. May 2009, 18:50
Does that browser sniffing thing remind you of a certain computer problem from just over nine years ago??
ellinidata27. May 2009, 22:08
faen28. May 2009, 00:32
Hmm I don't like the new skin... I know it's not finished or anything but.. Yeah I don't like it at all.
algarcia28. May 2009, 02:58
i didn't like the one that came with 9.5 beta (which now is default) but i've get used to it. this one on the screenshot looks nicer, is there any way to download it without downloading the 10?
Tamil28. May 2009, 03:45
Originally posted by algarcia:

is there any way to download it without downloading the 10?
Download and place it inside skin folder.
thetomster28. May 2009, 04:03
very useful tip, tamil
... I really like the new skin, very "my.opera like" to me running on my home system already
algarcia28. May 2009, 04:04
thanks tamil you rock, i was frenetically looking for it on Opera Skins hahaha. Looks really good so far except for the speed dial but i dont mind.
Chas428. May 2009, 04:09
Tamil is good at that kind of stuff
thetomster28. May 2009, 04:16
Tamil28. May 2009, 07:41
thetomster28. May 2009, 08:49
Tamil28. May 2009, 08:51
dude0928. May 2009, 11:18
Are you guys going to post the updated version new skin in the Opera Skins section? I think it will be a good idea to do so as we don't need to wait for the next snapshot (a few weeks) to see the new skin's improvement in the future...
isra_mv28. May 2009, 16:34
óoooraleeee!!! :O
i like it. better than the 9.5 skin
and thanks for the beta version. we have been waiting a lot for it
rockenzta28. May 2009, 20:39
. . .what'z up? ? . ,
tandder30. May 2009, 19:46
robellett2. June 2009, 22:31
Yeah, I've noticed Opera being id'd as version 1 on a few sites.
JacobSnickers2. June 2009, 22:59
What's going to happen to the wand? Are they going to continue to call it the wand or are they going to change it's name to the key? Same goes for the trash can.
rockenzta6. June 2009, 10:34
. . . wat browser cOmpatibLe opera sk!Nz? ? pc or phone? ? :-|
rockenzta6. June 2009, 10:38
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