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January 25, 2010 · by Aleksander Aas

Check out the "Opera Z1 Glass" skin by Z1-AV69. This new skin (for Opera 10.50 snapshots only) goes all out in terms of transparency effect in Opera 10.50:

Z1-Glass

How to make it work:

  1. Download the latest Opera 10.50 snapshot from the Desktop Team blog.
  2. Download the skin Z1-Glass to your skin folder.
  3. Select the skin from Tools » Appearance.
  4. Click this button to move all tabs to the left (it won't be all transparent if you have the tabs on top).

Auto install

Auto install - Requires the latest Opera 10.50 snapshot. Thanks to Lali!

This skin only works in works with Opera 10.50 on Windows Vista or Windows 7 with Aero support! Backup Opera before experimenting.

Readers' comments 50

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  • Sami SerolaMonday, January 25, 2010 11:09:57 AM

    http://files.myopera.com/serola/smilies/laugh.gif -

  • Tri M. NguyenMonday, January 25, 2010 11:11:20 AM

    That was kinda awesome : D

  • Anthony Museatlantis FletcherMonday, January 25, 2010 11:21:14 AM

    Awesome :p:

  • netwolfMonday, January 25, 2010 11:25:36 AM

    Very good :smile:

  • putriMonday, January 25, 2010 11:30:09 AM

    Wow!
    really coool.. :yes:

  • arrmrayMonday, January 25, 2010 11:42:42 AM

    :up:

  • Z1-AV69Monday, January 25, 2010 11:49:09 AM

    Thanks for posting this here. =)

    There is a newer version of the skin available here. I will keep updating this with the progress of 10.5 snapshots, updates will be posted on my blog.

    Have fun with the skin!

  • LukášMonday, January 25, 2010 11:53:52 AM

    :yes:

  • Sami SerolaMonday, January 25, 2010 12:00:22 PM

    Can't wait for Opera 10.50, although I must :bigsmile: I'm just not adventurous enough to test this pre-alpha :o:

  • Yeni SetiawanMonday, January 25, 2010 12:35:12 PM

    Although I will not use this skin due to my personal preference, but this skin is soo cool. :up: :up:

  • PhilippMonday, January 25, 2010 12:47:32 PM

    nice! :yes: :up: :up:

  • Anthony Museatlantis FletcherMonday, January 25, 2010 12:48:04 PM

    Serola you should try Opera 10.5 its great

  • Sami SerolaMonday, January 25, 2010 12:51:45 PM

    Originally posted by Museatlantis:

    Serola you should try Opera 10.5 its great


    I don't want to mess up my PC at work, and I noticed there's no version for Linux available yet to try Opera 10.50 at home :awww:

  • Aleksander AasMonday, January 25, 2010 1:12:12 PM

    Originally posted by Z1-AV69:

    Thanks for posting this here. =)


    Thanks for making the awesome skin :smile:

    Originally posted by serola:

    no version for Linux available yet


    We will keep you posted on any Linux versions as soon as they arrive!

  • Paul GeorgeMonday, January 25, 2010 1:14:04 PM

    That looks fantastic, I really like the idea of almost totally removing the surround of the web browser, just focusing on what page you are looking at. Excellent.

  • arashpourMonday, January 25, 2010 1:15:35 PM

    I FREAKIN LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :heart: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

  • Taufiq AhmedMonday, January 25, 2010 2:33:24 PM

    awesome. can it be done with tabs on top.

  • Mağruf ÇolakoğluMonday, January 25, 2010 2:44:28 PM

    :yes:

  • LaliMonday, January 25, 2010 2:53:52 PM

    Try the skin, with autoinstal, its easier: http://magyaropera.info/Tema/Z1-Glass_v111.zip
    :bigsmile:

  • Aleksander AasMonday, January 25, 2010 2:56:39 PM

    Good idea Lali, I'll add that to the guide :wink:

  • Charles SchlossMonday, January 25, 2010 3:11:05 PM

    :up:

  • SteveMonday, January 25, 2010 5:37:19 PM

    Should mention platform requirements ... doesn't work on mine. Presumably requires Vista/7 and/or OSX?

  • civitassterMonday, January 25, 2010 5:41:34 PM

    :drunk:

  • IKokeMonday, January 25, 2010 7:00:30 PM

    :cheers:

  • Aleksander AasMonday, January 25, 2010 7:59:00 PM

    Originally posted by sgunhouse:

    Should mention platform requirements ...


    That's my bad :smile: Added now!

  • Jakub MartonMonday, January 25, 2010 8:36:49 PM

    this is just awsome

    i've been waiting for this for some time already :smile:
    well, no more background image in my speed dial :smile:

  • macecoshubiMonday, January 25, 2010 8:38:23 PM

    It made my mac crash upon installation .... :sad:. Guess I wasn't supposed to try it out?!

  • civitassterMonday, January 25, 2010 9:09:16 PM

    great toy :sing:

  • techlawsamMonday, January 25, 2010 9:18:27 PM

    OMG YES!!!!!! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!!

    Thanks Z1 you ROCK!! :cheers: been wanting full Aero Glass forever!! :yes:

  • Victor IMonday, January 25, 2010 9:29:36 PM

    Now, THAT'S a skin! Using it in my customized xp, even without transparency looks great (and gray it's not even my favorite color). Here's a snapshot http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp148/sites-web-pt/sites_web_pt_15.png

  • vipin kumarMonday, January 25, 2010 10:34:24 PM

    will this work in xp if I use some program for transparency?

  • techlawsamMonday, January 25, 2010 11:03:43 PM

    Originally posted by tareqf1:

    awesome. can it be done with tabs on top.




    yes you can! (no pun intended :p: )

  • BlueFalconTuesday, January 26, 2010 12:37:44 AM

    :yes: :cool: Nice work

  • muhammad mhajnaTuesday, January 26, 2010 1:43:55 AM

    seems to be great !
    but it's don't work !

  • Duong Hoang VuTuesday, January 26, 2010 2:07:21 AM

    The skin is very nice, thank you.

    But I think it makes the text on webpage a little blur, doesn't it.

  • sunday ogbuefiTuesday, January 26, 2010 2:07:59 AM

    cant wait to instail it on phone

  • vipin kumarTuesday, January 26, 2010 2:43:11 AM

    Originally posted by mvk6:

    will this work in xp if I use some program for transparency?


    doesn't seem to work!!

  • d4rkn1ghtTuesday, January 26, 2010 3:03:50 AM

    :cool:

  • techlawsamTuesday, January 26, 2010 3:38:27 AM

    one issue with the skin the speed dial "search button" , the text within the button is "invisible" and you cant see that due to high contrast.

    http://files.myopera.com/samMD/files/Z1-Glass%20skin%20search%20button%20in%20speed%20dial%20text%20is%20invisible.PNG -

  • D3ad3nd3dTuesday, January 26, 2010 5:06:43 AM

    the tabs wont move left can someone help me?

  • MOHAMMEDGTTuesday, January 26, 2010 10:17:03 AM

    :sherlock: :sherlock: :sherlock:

  • JaredTuesday, January 26, 2010 11:12:47 AM

    Too bad, dosen't work on XP Sp3 :sad:

  • the-hqTuesday, January 26, 2010 11:13:26 AM

    10.5 pre-alpha messed up my standard browser settings on my pc and was totally unstable. sadly, because it totally rocks :smile:
    eagerly awaiting the beta now!

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  • nightweelsTuesday, January 26, 2010 12:22:29 PM

    well, its magnificent in this style, still some little bugs to correct and when the tab bar moves left(i prefer right to see side bar wigets ^^) the tabs animation is disabled.and unite is not runing!!

  • Kid - Bếp nhỏTuesday, January 26, 2010 2:31:39 PM

    beautiful

  • Z1-AV69Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:38:56 PM

    @nightweels: Placing the tabbar on the right works even better than on the left. You don't need the button and can just put the tabbar to the right by it's right-click menu. On the right (thumbs enabled) transparency stays even after a restart.

  • D3ad3nd3dTuesday, January 26, 2010 2:51:08 PM

    its still not transparent :sad:

  • ladiesman69Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:17:05 PM

    Any Chance For A "Glass Skin" For The Regular Opera 10 Users?

  • Dustin WilsonTuesday, January 26, 2010 5:56:26 PM

    I like you better naked as well, sexy!

About this article

Published inChoose Opera
DateJanuary 25, 2010
AuthorAleksander Aas
Tagsskin, Opera 10.50, transparency
OriginalInternet Archive

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