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A second build to celebrate Friday

May 27, 2011 · by Ruarí Ødegaard

The Opera team have been working hard following our snapshot earlier today and we managed to get a few more fixes ready for further testing. We therefore thought we'd give you an even better snapshot to play with. yes It contains all the improvements from the last one, plus those listed in the change log below. Check out the updated the proxy UI and the Opera Next fixes.

Let's us know what you think and any issues you find ... oh and have a great weekend!

Known Issues
  • Opera Next does not start from the application launcher in many popular Linux and FreeBSD Desktop Environments: To work around start from the terminal 'opera-next &'. Alternatively edit '/usr/share/applications/opera-next-browser.desktop' and change 'StartupNotify=true' to 'StartupNotify=false' and then log out and back into your Desktop Environment.

WARNING: This is a development snapshot: It contains the latest changes, but may also have severe known issues, including crashes, and data loss situations. In fact, it may not work at all.

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Changelog

Desktop
  • DSK-337755 (When typing in address Speed Dial edit field focus is moved to the end after each keyboard press)
  • DSK-335889 (Opera Next's user-agent string must not include extra "Opera")
  • Improved proxy preferences, with black and white listing of proxy usage per server.
  • Added preferences UI (User Interface) for SOCKS
  • Improvement in responsiveness during heavy disc access
  • Add thumbnails for page suggestions into add dialog of Speed Dial
  • Crash fixes

Windows
  • DSK-336687 (Opera Next - Wrong icon for mail authentication)
  • DSK-336410 (New Installer Graphics for Opera Next)
  • DSK-336642 (The tray icon is red in Opera Next builds)

Mac
  • DSK-337816 (Auto updates for Opera Next downloaded into the wrong cache folder)
  • DSK-336411 (New Installer Graphics for Opera Next)
  • DSK-337150 (The hole in the O cannot be clicked to select the icon)

UNIX
  • DSK-336974 (Re-enable the Widget Manager desktop file in Opera Next)
  • DSK-336579 (Need to add support for the startup notification protocol)
  • DSK-336606 (The tray icon is red in Opera Next builds)
  • DSK-305310 (postinst script of the Debian package may remove Opera apt archive key)
  • DSK-335899 (Widgets installed from RPM/Deb Opera Next packages will only run if Opera is installed)
  • DSK-336573 (Each Opera Widgets should have its own WMClass)

Readers' comments

Comments left by My Opera members under the original post: the first 50, as archived.

  • greench27. May 2011, 19:34

    So fast smile We wait a huge core upgrade...
  • QuHno27. May 2011, 19:38

    Thanks, enjoy your Friday cheers
  • Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks27. May 2011, 19:39

    I love the installation taskbar box graphic, looks better than before.
  • Rafael Luikrafaelluik27. May 2011, 19:41

    Haha cool!

    PS: Completely outdated: http://www.opera.com/browser/next/
  • minho27. May 2011, 19:45

    Originally posted by greench:

    We wait a huge core upgrade...


    +1
    Thanks for this second build!
  • Muhammad-Ubaid razamubaidr27. May 2011, 19:47

    Nice change log wink Atlast proxy settings got some attention bigsmile

    Thanks for the build smile
  • Rianav AntaresKerenSkyy27. May 2011, 19:48

    Thanks and testing now! DSK-336606 interesting.
  • blackcaeser27. May 2011, 19:48

    Whoa - nearly missed it since M2 didn't update the RSS feeds in time. ^^

    Originally posted by MetalRaise:

    Bug:
    Flash content is being loaded even when "plug-ins only on demand" is enabled


    Yep, vimeo.com is totally ignoring this. This behaviour is reproducible in 1020 and thus I made a cross-post.
  • Cristiancristianer27. May 2011, 19:54

    So good, thanks again!
  • Muhammad-Ubaid razamubaidr27. May 2011, 19:59

    Add speed dial dialogue is looking good now wink
  • OlegYch27. May 2011, 19:59

    DSK-335889 (Opera Next's user-agent string must not include extra "Opera")
    thanks a bunch! really appreciated
  • NEOAethyr27. May 2011, 20:03

    W00t, thanks for another build so quickly smile.
    I just don't like waiting a month per build lol.

    I can't wait for the webgl builds though.
  • NEOAethyr27. May 2011, 20:08

    The icon for the taskbar, white on 1st run, red on 2nd, been doing this on all the next builds.
    The setting "Application Icon" is not working and hasn't been for as long as I can remember for any build.
    So it's not like I'm replacing it on my own, it's just being reset to the red icon and I can't seem to do anything about it.

    If anyone can help I would appreciate.
  • Ruarí Ødegaardruario27. May 2011, 20:10

    NEOAethyr: Windows or Linux
  • operapryanik27. May 2011, 20:14

    Search Service
    "POST a query" does not work!
  • Gousti FruitGoustiFruit27. May 2011, 20:18

    I rarely invoke the main menu so even the blue button is hidden here... but I just tried to tap the "Alt" key and the menu opened in the top-left corner of my screen. My browser window is on the right side of my screen so it really looks out of place !
  • cssm27. May 2011, 20:20

    Have a problem in syncing speed dials. Since 11.50 alpha's after the sync it all gone after rebooting the opera. All i can see is a plus button. Is it a known issue?
  • NEOAethyr27. May 2011, 20:26

    @Ruarí Ødegaard
    It's win7 x86 sp1.

    I just installed this build to the side to test along my main (same builds, diff configs).
    The default, new install to the side works as intended.

    Mine however doesn't, it has the red icon.
    There must be something in my pref's causing it.
    I'll check for that right now.


    Btw, this build is snappy smile.
    I like it.

    Edit:
    Tried del'ing my pref's file, and changing to the default skin.
    Both didn't work out.
    The icon set in the pref's file sets the icon for the dialogs, but not the main one it's self.

    I've got a few icon files lying around in the folders so I'll del those next and see how that goes, maybe it's automatically picking up on those.
    Strange...
  • Gousti FruitGoustiFruit27. May 2011, 20:28

    My Opera link status always displays an error icon, and no way to know what's causing this awww
  • newscpq27. May 2011, 20:30

    Originally posted by mubaidr:

    Atlast proxy settings got some attention


    I agree, but did you notice any difference?
    It seems the UI is the same, to me... Can you help me finding the news?
  • mulB27. May 2011, 20:33

    Still black lines in some pictures ... Win7 64bit
  • ClashCityRockerclashcityrocker27. May 2011, 20:33

    hmm somewhat suprised that this has gone from 11.50 Alpha to 11.50 Beta without any new core or major functionality...

    Not even seen Windows 64bit builds yet...
  • NEOAethyr27. May 2011, 20:39

    @Ruarí Ødegaard

    It ends up it was the shortcut icon that I was using that sets the icon that's used for the taskbar wink.
    I forgot all about that.

    I like the white icon and would prefer it stays as a resource in all builds.
    It's fine if it's not the default, but as long as it's the same icon resource #, that would be cool.
  • blackcaeser27. May 2011, 20:48

    Originally posted by clashcityrocker:

    hmm somewhat suprised that this has gone from 11.50 Alpha to 11.50 Beta without any new core or major functionality...

    Not even seen Windows 64bit builds yet...


    Maybe we'll see a 11.20 Release. Opera Next is pure testing platform - the version number is somewhat pointless; only significant piece of information is the build number.
  • dubhluachair27. May 2011, 20:50

    Fedora 14
    Kernel 2.6.35.13-91.fc14.i686
    Gnome 2.32.0

    Fails to launch from menu: '/home/.../.local/lib/opera-next/opera-next got signal SIGSEGV at address 002B3D44...'. It will launch directly from the terminal however.
  • ncc5044627. May 2011, 20:56

    Wow, you guys always seem to be busy! lol
    And thank you for changing the small task icon on Linux smile
  • Руслан Бровкинrbrovkin27. May 2011, 21:00

    Moderator edit: This comment was removed for breaching our terms of service.
  • Nimeshnimeshthakkar27. May 2011, 21:04

    Proxy settings look better now. Thanks.
    Missing check for 'Enable HTTP 1.1 for proxy'

    tray icon is white when not pinned, but still turns red when pinned in Win7
  • Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks27. May 2011, 21:05

    Originally posted by Rafael Luik:

    PS: Completely outdated: http://www.opera.com/browser/next/


    Actually, it seems ahead of itself. Why does it say beta?
  • NEOAethyr27. May 2011, 21:05

    @Руслан Бровкин
    Lol, it can't run in win95 so what is the big deal with it using SSE?
    Supposedly the last ver to support win95 was one of the 10.50 builds or somewhere around there.

    SSE has been around since the p3 days so yippy freaking do..
    No offence, but come on dude, you sound like the peeps that cry about no x64 builds.

    With that old of a pc you might as well use v9.27 or v10.10 anyways.
    With an os like win98/me or win2k.

    You could get a pc for free that supports sse these days, if not free it might cost you $30.



    Edit:
    @Nimesh
    You should beable to change the icon for the pinned ver on your own.
    Just as you would any other app that you'de pin.
    It's been a while since I even bothered trying to pin anything but I'm pretty sure you just right click and change it's icon when the app isn't running.

    smile
  • minho27. May 2011, 21:10

    Tray icon is red in kde 4.6.3.
  • siealex27. May 2011, 21:15

    DSK-336642 (The tray icon is red in Opera Next builds)

    It continues to be red. WinXP.
  • EricJH27. May 2011, 21:19

    Two snapshots in one day. Oh the joy of having multiple teams working in parrallel....cheers up wizard sherlock
  • Avola27. May 2011, 21:21

    When refreshing a speed dial for a website that is down, the loading animation just keeps going infinitely.
  • Bhikkhu PesalaPesala27. May 2011, 21:27

    PeaceKeeper Results
    Chrome 8.0.552.224 3575
    Opera 11.10 3096
    Opera 11.50 3024
    Opera 11.11 3016
  • Josemelo27. May 2011, 21:29

    Only run with the "opera-next" in the terminal.

    Debian Squeeze 64.
  • siealex27. May 2011, 21:37

    The tray icon became Next. But only after manual updating - autoupdate telecharged 1018 instead of 1020 ]:->
  • setsutekh27. May 2011, 21:52

    In a private tab, right click on a text selection - Search/With opens in a regular tab, not a private one

    Also, Right click - Dictionary and Encyclopedia misbehave, but Go to Web address works properly and opens in a private tab too.

    Not sure if it regressed in this build or the one earlier today.

    Just checked, regressed in the earlier build, you need to have either ''Reuse current tab'' unchecked in the preferences or hold ctrl, shift or ctrl + shift so the search opens in a new tab.

    Submitted as DSK-337889.
  • redwizard27. May 2011, 21:53

    Improved proxy preferences, with black and white listing of proxy usage per server.


    Sweeeet~
    Thank you guys smile
  • Руслан Бровкинrbrovkin27. May 2011, 21:59

    Originally posted by NEOAethyr:

    Lol, it can't run in win95 so what is the big deal with it using SSE?



    I do not know why you're talking about win95 or win 3.11, it is well known that Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server and even Windows 7 x86 does not require SSE, but anything newer than Windows 7, no. x86 - a certain standard commands of the processor and SSE, as banal commercial expansion of the private implementation of any relation to the x86 does not. Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 9.0, Mozilla Firefox 5.0 beta 2, Mozilla Seamonkey, Google Chrome, Google Chromium, Apple Safari does not require any SSE, because they know what is x86. By the way, x86 - it's not just Intel and AMD, for your information.

    Originally posted by NEOAethyr:

    Supposedly the last ver to support win95 was one of the 10.50 builds or somewhere around there.



    At the current build of Windows 7 also will not work.

    Originally posted by NEOAethyr:

    SSE has been around since the p3 days so yippy freaking do.. No offence, but come on dude, you sound like the peeps that cry about no x64 builds.



    On the x64 current build works, but not on non_SSE x86 system there. This is a big difference, because on x64 you can use this version and the x86 not.

    Originally posted by NEOAethyr:

    With that old of a pc you might as well use v9.27 or v10.10 anyways. With an os like win98/me or win2k.



    Impossible, because older versions of browsers have security problems. The only way out - using any other browser. If interested, I have Windows XP. Windows 7 installed and everything worked perfectly.

    Originally posted by NEOAethyr:

    You could get a pc for free that supports sse these days, if not free it might cost you $30.



    Completely new system in Russia will cost $1000, not $30. $30 will cost the new processor, but it must be somewhere to install.
  • jiongtl27. May 2011, 22:04

    SOCKS proxy does not work within PAC script, throws a "Internal communication error".

    Also please make it possible to resolve DNS remotely with SOCKS proxy, it is very important in some cases. http://is.gd/M3cn0J
  • alharawi27. May 2011, 22:14

    I've got a bug with some js scripts with this build on the links of each recent posts of that page: http://palanda.arqueo-ecuatoriana.ec/blog: when the mouse is over a title link, the cufon javascript create a duplicate title on the left... (no problems with Chromium, Safari & Firefox Mac OS 10.6.7 and Ubuntu 11.04).

    Screenshot there: http://files.myopera.com/alharawi/files/Screenshot_js_bug.png

    Can anyone confirm?
  • NEOAethyr27. May 2011, 22:23

    @Руслан Бровкин
    Comrad, when I spoke about win95 it was only because that is pretty much the oldest os one might use, and it does not have support for sse (it doesn't enable it on startup).

    Around here you can get a p3 setup for free, from the garbage.
    Or from a yardsale for pretty darned cheap.

    Security wise opera v10.10 wouldn't be that bad to be honest.
    You could disable cookies and the referrer for a slightly increased lv of security for general web surfing stuff.
    The only thing that might effect it is specific opera flaws.
    Opera being one of the least used browsers that is less likely then running into a flaw for firefox or ie.
    I think you'de be alright if you had used v10.10.

    I figured if you had a cpu without sse you must have a k6-x/p2 or older.
    I'm not sure what you have for a setup there but if you can learn how to build them yourself, it's much cheaper then buying an oem, and better wink.

    Anyways, if there is a previous build, say v11.11 that works for you, you could use that.
    In all honesty though, I don't know what kind of pc you have but it may be time for an upgrade anyways.
    Just so you can watch flash video's and such.
    A intel 3ghz or amd 2.4ghz should do fine.

    I'm just saying sse has been around for so long now, it's pretty much a given that anyone running any recent software would have sse at there disposal.

    Anyways good luck to you and such smile.
    I'm not sure if the dev's will take your req seriously or not though sad, but that's life for ya ^^.
  • IgorIgorOO727. May 2011, 22:29

    Will there be a fix for http://www.gameinformer.com/ because i can't view videos, and it also doesn't work with 11.11 build? and adblocking is disabled so it isn't that
  • djackerick27. May 2011, 22:39

    "Let's us know what you think and any issues you find"

    DSK-301877 still with no fix

    xdcc transfer works, but there is no progress bar when is receiving data, just shows an error message on download manager.
  • W1S327. May 2011, 22:39

    The New Installer Graphics looks like Spiderman, lol!
  • minho27. May 2011, 22:43

    Originally posted by Avola:

    When refreshing a speed dial for a website that is down, the loading animation just keeps going infinitely.


    +1
  • setsutekh27. May 2011, 22:44

    Originally posted by IgorOO7:

    Will there be a fix for http://www.gameinformer.com/ because i can't view videos, and it also doesn't work with 11.11 build? and adblocking is disabled so it isn't that


    I just opened this link, http://www.gameinformer.com/games/resident_evil_the_mercenaries_3d/b/nintendo_ds/archive/2011/05/27/meet-the-mercs-in-new-trailer.aspx entered a date of birth and the video plays fine.
  • RemyMaymee27. May 2011, 22:45

    Can anyone at Opera tell me when all the options under "print" will be available under Linux? idea I would love to print in landscape.
  • beBoss27. May 2011, 22:50

    The new graphics for installer and opera icon are awesome !!! p

About this article

Published inDesktop Team blog
DateMay 27, 2011
AuthorRuarí Ødegaard
Tagssnapshot, swordfish, 11.50, friday
OriginalInternet Archive