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Introducing Opera 11.10 "Barracuda"

February 14, 2011 · by Haavard

Barracuda: a sleek fish with a torpedo-like body, dagger-like teeth, and a ferocious appetite. Built to hunt in the ocean, it relies on surprise, agility, and bursts of speed to overtake its prey. The barracuda can even consume larger fish.

"Barracuda" is also the code name of the upcoming 11.10 version of the Opera browser. This is the first of a series of Opera versions where each one will have an associated code name.

The first snapshot build of Barracuda will be made available in the near future, and the full feature set will be revealed some time after that.

As a hint, we can mention that another popular Opera feature will be taken to the next level.

Keep an eye on this blog for more information in the near future!

Readers' comments

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

  • bachokocho14. February 2011, 18:02

    It's larger than a piranha smile
  • Obese Maurice14. February 2011, 18:02

    Oh c'moooooooon!!! lol I thought you'll show us a new snapshot. lol Anyway, can't wait.
  • Glootech14. February 2011, 18:02

    I hope that near future means like 15 minutes or so.
  • DrillSarge14. February 2011, 18:02

    I second Glootech
  • max1c14. February 2011, 18:02

    yes Can't wait!
  • tisazalay14. February 2011, 18:03

    Thanks, love it already!
  • pursanovd14. February 2011, 18:03

    It can eat Kestrel.. =)..Waited for a snapshot, but this is nice announce too smile New code-logo is very sharp and nice!
  • Bryan Kirk14. February 2011, 18:03

    I think it means in the next 7-14 days -_-
  • Muhammad-Ubaid raza14. February 2011, 18:03

    left right yes
  • joru66614. February 2011, 18:04

    would mouse gestures engine be reverted to usable version?
  • Nicolas Chagnet14. February 2011, 18:05

    I'm impatient
  • eehsun14. February 2011, 18:06

    Originally posted by Glootech:

    I hope that near future means like 15 minutes or so.


    yes
  • Arguggi14. February 2011, 18:06

    Please define near Future bigsmile
  • Obese Maurice14. February 2011, 18:07

    Originally posted by joru666:

    would mouse gestures engine be reverted to usable version?



    That already happened, a few snapshots ago.
  • Chris14. February 2011, 18:07

    Originally posted by joru666:

    would mouse gestures engine be reverted to usable version?

    Did you actually try 11.01?
  • ouzowtf14. February 2011, 18:07

    C-a-n-t---w-a-i-t bigeyes
  • Amund14. February 2011, 18:08

    With Opera's release-rate, you'll run out of cool named fish quite fast. So I guess 11.50 "Cod", and 11.60 "Herring" will be released before Christmas p
  • Александр Карпинский14. February 2011, 18:09

    Originally posted by ObeseMaurice:

    That already happened, a few snapshots ago.


    Originally posted by Slamdex:

    Did you actually try 11.01?


    Try gestures on twitter or habrahabr.ru over comments. It don't work like in 10.6 and below.
  • Gonzalo14. February 2011, 18:12

    Announcing a new version without a snapshot is cruelty cry
  • raphweng1314. February 2011, 18:12

    I would like to see an improved Speed Dial...the competitors have been doing a great job copying and tuning this one. Or maybe Opera Mail with twitter and facebook timeline.
  • Morphdreamer14. February 2011, 18:12

    Originally posted by homm:

    Try gestures on twitter or habrahabr.ru over comments. It don't work like in 10.6 and below.


    It works fine on both of those sites.
  • Chris14. February 2011, 18:12

    Originally posted by homm:

    Try gestures on twitter or habrahabr.ru over comments. It don't work like in 10.6 and below.

    Doesn't work in 10.6 either...
  • max1c14. February 2011, 18:13

    Originally posted by raphweng:

    I would like to see an improved Speed Dial...the competitors have been doing a great job copying and tuning this one. Or maybe Opera Mail with twitter and facebook timeline.



    The improved feature is Dragonfly.
  • Mark14. February 2011, 18:14

    I'm hoping for an extended operalink, including contacts, formfill and password sync.
  • Obese Maurice14. February 2011, 18:15

    As a hint, we can mention that another popular Opera feature will be taken to the next level.

    Tab stacking.

    And I hope for H/W too. happy
  • pursanovd14. February 2011, 18:18

    Originally posted by clashcityrocker:

    including contacts, formfill and password sync


    password sync-dont think they will implement this(they many times told that its too risky to do such syncs), but we may expect some opera mail syncs(think this is very nice too smile).
  • Александр Карпинский14. February 2011, 18:19

    Originally posted by Slamdex:

    Doesn't work in 10.6 either...


    But work in 11.00 and reverted in 11.01.
  • max1c14. February 2011, 18:19

    Although seeing as it says "popular feature" it might be speed dial or link with extensions sync.
  • Savageman14. February 2011, 18:23

    Ah ah, so frustrating, nice done. :d

    Twitter teased something was coming... and it's another teasing. You really are devil, I like it!
  • Caracciola14. February 2011, 18:24

    Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee Give us an a snapshot We're dying for that ... "Feed The Barracuda" bigsmile
  • João David14. February 2011, 18:28

    you will get sued by Seagate.
  • Brian Huisman14. February 2011, 18:29

    Why the switch from falcons to fish? Just for the halibut?
  • Giuseppe Bilotta14. February 2011, 18:30

    I honestly hope the new release will fix the tragic memory leaks I'm experiencing in Opera 11.01, as well as the serious rendering bugs 11.x has had so far on some sites ...
  • Dan-Raoul14. February 2011, 18:31

    Originally posted by homm:

    Try gestures on twitter or habrahabr.ru over comments. It don't work like in 10.6 and below.


    If you right-click the site, go to Site Preferences (or whatever it is called; not running English atm...), Script settings (second from right), uncheck the option for the site to react on right-click (fourth from the top), and I find everything working again =) I think it's the site trying to catch those gestures to navigate it, which would be fine if not there already where implented that in Opera...
  • Mark14. February 2011, 18:33

    Originally posted by pursanovd:

    password sync-dont think they will implement this(they many times told that its too risky to do such syncs), but we may expect some opera mail syncs(think this is very nice too smile).



    I hope they do, after using Last-Pass, it's essential. Everything is sent encrypted and it's can't be decrypted remotely.
  • Romain14. February 2011, 18:35

    bigeyes yes
  • Hyypia14. February 2011, 18:36

    Originally posted by piroxicam:

    you will get sued by Seagate.



    you are kidding, right?

    Barracuda is a FISH NAME, so it hasn't any trademark and it's not an intellectual property. Anyone could name something Barracuda without any consequences.
  • Avola14. February 2011, 18:37

    Originally posted by GreyWyvern:

    Why the switch from falcons to fish? Just for the halibut?


    Fish seems like a cod choice. I wonder what this is all a trout.
  • Gereford14. February 2011, 18:37

    Cool! Waiting...
  • Serj Trump14. February 2011, 18:38

    No more birds in codenames? I liked Sapsan!
  • iPristy site14. February 2011, 18:38

    Let me think, more modern look, tabs to the edge for easier click, faster, thumbnails working with W7, glossy speed dial, address box can be dragged down, WebGL maybe...o
  • xandeadx14. February 2011, 18:39

    we expect javascript File API and CSS gradients
  • BlackIceSpain14. February 2011, 18:39

    Why instead of asking for opera to implement password sync you dont download lastpass and done?. Its more secure (encripted) and it focus all on passwords, so it gives best service imo, even being an extension (mainlly because they have a whole team developing there only for passwords, and opera has many things to do).

    And the risks are the same, putting your encrypted passwords in someone server which they cant decrypt unless their apps steal our passwords (both opera and lastpass are reliable imo).

    PD: Waiting for that fish, altho i prefer meat sad
  • Pastor David14. February 2011, 18:41

    Maybe now that IE9, Firefox, and Chrome all have Hardware Acceleration...this can finally be included in the next Opera. bigeyes
  • Александр Карпинский14. February 2011, 18:48

    Originally posted by Dan-Raoul:

    uncheck the option for the site to react on right-click (fourth from the top), and I find everything working again =)


    Thank for tip, but this has no effect. When perform "close" gesture (bottom-right) on tweets Opera do "right" gesture. When perform "top-left" gesture Opera do "left" gesture.
  • Pastor David14. February 2011, 18:49

    Originally posted by piroxicam:

    you will get sued by Seagate.
    Yeah, well, I am SURE they took care of that...
  • Gousti Fruit14. February 2011, 18:52

    Originally posted by Dan-Raoul:

    Originally posted by homm:

    Try gestures on twitter or habrahabr.ru over comments. It don't work like in 10.6 and below.

    If you right-click the site, go to Site Preferences (or whatever it is called; not running English atm...), Script settings (second from right), uncheck the option for the site to react on right-click (fourth from the top), and I find everything working again =) I think it's the site trying to catch those gestures to navigate it, which would be fine if not there already where implented that in Opera...
    No this doesn't work for me either. I even restarted Opera in case the option needed a restart. Same problem on Twitter (new UI) if you do a gesture on the tweets parts; BUT if you can do your gesture inside *one* tweet, that is probably inside the "div" box defining one tweet, it will work. It looks like the gestures are interrupted as soon as the mouse leaves one HTML element to another; if you can do your gesture in a defined element box, it will work. I think before the modification you could do it anywhere on a page, it was the *page* that received the gesture, but now it's the element that receives the gesture.
  • QWERRTY14. February 2011, 18:52

    Oh, new snapshot! Can't wait...
  • Glootech14. February 2011, 19:00

    Originally posted by Haavard:

    As a hint, we can mention that another popular Opera feature will be taken to the next level.



    My guess is multi-level speed dial. Is there a prize for a correct guess? bigsmile
  • Muhammad-Ubaid raza14. February 2011, 19:01

    So new snapshot today??? awww whistle rolleyes I should go sleep sad bye

About this article

Published inDesktop Team blog
DateFebruary 14, 2011
AuthorHaavard
OriginalInternet Archive