Yo Dawg

December 13, 2010 · by Espen André Øverdahl

When we were preparing the Opera 11 beta release earlier this year we kept going back and forth between doig a Spinal Tap reference or a more "Yo Dawg" kind of style. Our initial attempts ended up somewhere in the middle (and was therefore later rejected). Anyway, check it out dawg:

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DanieleMonday, December 13, 2010 1:07:04 PM
Happy to see that you choose for spinal tap!
Sami SerolaMonday, December 13, 2010 1:10:27 PM
http://files.myopera.com/serola/smilies/trillian_lol.gif - I so want to have a browser in my browser!http://files.myopera.com/serola/smilies/trillian_cheering.gif -
Sami SerolaMonday, December 13, 2010 1:19:05 PM
Originally posted by darklink88:

Happy to see that you choose for spinal tap!

Yes, it is better
ChristianMonday, December 13, 2010 1:20:25 PM
"Yo dawg! I heard you like firefox so i put a firefox in your firefox so you can browse the internet while you browse the internet"

chrome://browser/content/browser.xul

use this link in firefox
NicoMonday, December 13, 2010 1:34:20 PM
Speaking of Spinal Tap: Has anyone ever noticed this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/

(Take a look at the rating right to the stars)
TamilMonday, December 13, 2010 1:51:47 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/LOL.gif -
AndrewMonday, December 13, 2010 1:58:09 PM
I missed something and there is gonna be pinned tabs as favicons?
Dan AlexandruMonday, December 13, 2010 1:59:50 PM
And the classic: http://xkcd.com/670/
RobertMonday, December 13, 2010 2:35:09 PM
Nice one
Charles SchlossMonday, December 13, 2010 2:54:52 PM
HokkutMonday, December 13, 2010 3:27:12 PM
ZodiusMonday, December 13, 2010 3:48:08 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/LOL2.gif -
AmaZingerMonday, December 13, 2010 4:26:17 PM
You guys are totally crazy. That's why I like Opera!
LuisfersterMonday, December 13, 2010 5:00:23 PM
ArturMonday, December 13, 2010 5:19:50 PM
That's a nice one .
MimdalaMonday, December 13, 2010 6:39:10 PM
Opera's advertising campaigns really are quite dreadful... Oh well, at least they make up for it with the best browser ever.
genewyssMonday, December 13, 2010 6:48:10 PM
Originally posted by HellbillyDeluxe:

Speaking of Spinal Tap: Has anyone ever noticed this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/

haha, how did you find out? coincidence?
and: is there more behind it or is this just a rare joke on imdb?
Kelisha G FerdinandsMonday, December 13, 2010 7:18:24 PM
"Espen" trust yu guys 2 do hilarious Spinal Tap stuff 4 yr ad campaign yu's r crazy! I luv it. C i'm a bad Opera adict now..
NicoMonday, December 13, 2010 7:19:13 PM
Originally posted by genewyss:

Originally posted by HellbillyDeluxe:

Speaking of Spinal Tap: Has anyone ever noticed this? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/
haha, how did you find out? coincidence? and: is there more behind it or is this just a rare joke on imdb?
Just a coincidence. I was checking some things out on IMDb.com and stumbled upon this. I guess it's just a joke because of the whole "Up to 11" thing that was introduced by the movie "This is Spinal Tap": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_one_goes_to_eleven
ZodiusMonday, December 13, 2010 7:29:20 PM
Originally posted by Mimdala:

Opera's advertising campaigns really are quite dreadful.

The best ad campaign I have seen in a long time!
d4rkn1ghtMonday, December 13, 2010 8:37:03 PM
Like the Spinal Tap better, though.
KarenMonday, December 13, 2010 11:44:50 PM
I'm thrilled that you didn't go the homie route! :whew:
NenadTuesday, December 14, 2010 12:25:36 AM
It's a good thing u guys chose Spinal Tap, because the Yo Dawg idea is absolutely horrible... Thumbs up for the right choice

It's the majesty of rock! The mystery of roll!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsOxgwF9LlM
Violeta RosalesTuesday, December 14, 2010 1:38:22 AM
Yay!
HadiTuesday, December 14, 2010 2:27:41 AM
xzibit - with Opera
SuntanaTuesday, December 14, 2010 2:36:24 AM
Ahhh! THAT's the name. Xzibit.
I couldn't remember. I was gonna ask, "Is that what's his face? The dude from Pimp My Ride?"
ChiragTuesday, December 14, 2010 9:22:18 AM
Originally posted by HellbillyDeluxe:

Speaking of Spinal Tap: Has anyone ever noticed this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/

(Take a look at the rating right to the stars)

LOL Nice find!!!
ChiragTuesday, December 14, 2010 9:27:07 AM
Yo dawg, I'm glad you didn't go fo that one. Would've totally ruined yo style fo shizzle...
KnutTuesday, December 14, 2010 11:23:36 AM
Originally posted by Sy0t0s:

chrome://browser/content/browser.xul

use this link in firefox

I experimented a bit with that and found you can get a nice hierarchy of tabs
Gaurav OjhaTuesday, December 14, 2010 12:39:17 PM
Originally posted by Sy0t0s:

chrome://browser/content/browser.xul

it's great!!!
prd3Tuesday, December 14, 2010 2:55:47 PM
Originally posted by Mimdala:

Opera's advertising campaigns really are quite dreadful...

What advertising campaigns are you talking about, and how is that relevant here?
TamilWednesday, December 15, 2010 11:24:34 AM
Charles SchlossWednesday, December 15, 2010 4:38:16 PM