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More unite builds
We are still working hard on Opera 10.10, and here is the result so far.
This build has mainly got Unite stability and bug fixes, but we also fixed an encoding issue when selecting an entry in the addressbar dropdown.
Since I focus mostly on crashes, I would like to thank all of you who use snapshot builds and report crashers to us. In order for us to reproduce these crashes more easily, please make your comments as detailed as possible when submitting.
Known Issues
- No Solaris builds this time around
Note: Some Unix builds may be missing, but they may be uploaded later
Highlights
- Addressbar dropdown fixes (fixed issue with %20 instead of spaces)
- Change Unite attention icon on Windows.
- IPv6 fixes for UNIX (Some sites would not load)
Download
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.
Changelog
User Interface
- Fixed Bug DSK-266444 (Unusable 1-2px at the right of scrollbars in treeviews)
- Further Fix to Bug DSK-263695 (URL with non-ASCII characters gets escaped when selected from the address dropdown)
- Fixed Bug DSK-263706 (Wrong character coding in OZON.ru quick search)
- Fixed Bug DSK-263755 (Yandex - wrong spelling of search engine name in Russian, Ukrainian)
- Removed double spaces from license
- Added further updates from the translators
Core
- Fixed Bug CORE-23769 (Don't allow recursion in click -> onclick -> click -> onclick -> click -> ...)
- Fixed a memory leak
Opera Mail
- Fixed no message selected style
Opera Unite
- Fix to ensure that cookies are sent when connecting directly to a Unite service
- Fixed Bug CORE-24628 (Opera sends out UPnP NOTIFY messages before Unite is ready to accept requests.)
- Fixed Bug CORE-23436 (connection.response.uri has & when the request was %26)
- Fixed Bug CORE-24626 (Services with servicepath starting in "_" are not rejected)
- Fixed Bug DSK-266577 (Installing a local unite application moves the archive instead of copying)
- Fixed Bug DSK-266921 (the computername in the "device takeover" dialog is always "(null)")
- Further Fix to Bug CORE-23532 (Desktop should show a dialog if the proxy refuses due to being too old)
- Removing the account tab from home service (temporarily)
- Updating messenger service and adding it back into Opera
Windows
- Fixed Bug DSK-267066 (Crash when opening file open/save dialog)
- Fixed Bug DSK-266993 (Change Unite attention icon (Windows))
Unix
- Fixed Bug DSK-263473 (No access to IPv6/v4 hybrid sites without IPv6 route (Opera doesn't load some sites))
- Updated the Opera Debian repository signing key in the .deb packages
- Use X11 based system tray icon (working towards better compatibility with more desktop environments)
Readers' comments
Comments left by My Opera members under the original post: the first 50, as archived.
About this article
| Published in | Desktop Team blog |
|---|---|
| Date | October 1, 2009 |
| Author | Helge Gjølme |
| Tags | 10.10 unite |
| Original | Internet Archive |
Galileo1. October 2009, 15:12
Khaled-Khalil1. October 2009, 15:13
Tamil1. October 2009, 15:15
davidtsunamy1. October 2009, 15:51
zombie1. October 2009, 16:20
http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/
superici1. October 2009, 16:27
Robert901. October 2009, 16:30
fearphage1. October 2009, 16:57
kubm1. October 2009, 17:04
Arguggi1. October 2009, 17:04
Downloading
andrewsam1. October 2009, 17:05
andrewsam1. October 2009, 17:09
Wow this is good. Let me check if updating via package manager works now
Bill_P1. October 2009, 17:12
mlouis1. October 2009, 17:16
Z1-AV691. October 2009, 17:22
Could we please get a way to downgrade Unite apps?
killerrabbit1. October 2009, 17:23
thetomster1. October 2009, 17:30
Tubis1. October 2009, 17:45
piroxicam1. October 2009, 17:46
I have one bug in the last three builds. If our Bookmarks menu has more than 1 page, it is drawn above the other menus, Before this bug, it was drawn just under the words Bookmarks, Widgets, Tools...
Look at the photo:
Doliprane1. October 2009, 17:49
I think there'll be another one tomorrow
mgillespie1. October 2009, 17:56
For example, I can add most things to the panel, but not Feeds. Why is that? Glaring inconsistency....
ferrisnox1. October 2009, 18:06
I would argue users like a product because of all of the small features and general flow/feel of an application. Look at Firefox I could do everything in it I can in Opera, but I don't use it. There is no single feature in Opera that makes me prefer it... its a combination of things... food for thought, I guess.
rseiler1. October 2009, 18:09
Originally posted by fearphage:
What is this fix about?
kamalesh1. October 2009, 18:10
Any plans to isolate plug-in crashes like Safari/SnowLeop without restarts? Is that an OS integration or have you crazy guys thought of another clever way to manage that annoying behavior from buggy plug-ins (before we get to HTML5 video-tag heaven?
Auto-update box position refinement:
I've noticed when setting=Opera prompt on exit, the auto-update dialog hides the exit-prompt dialog (since it's smaller). When user clicks on install-now after the update progress finishes, it doesn't switch the focus to the exit-prompt dialog box...so, unless you cancel the autoupdate-install box, you never see the exit-prompt box that's stopping Opera from exiting and updating itself. The user will keep clicking on "install now" and nothing happens. Freaky.
(OSX-intel v10.6.1)
Galileo1. October 2009, 18:24
Also i don't the icon should get this color when i press it to login to Unite http://admin.home.galileo.operaunite.com/file_sharing/content/Clip_3.jpg
BergRace1. October 2009, 18:39
J.
celiochido1. October 2009, 18:46
les agradeceria la build XD XD
juksu1. October 2009, 19:02
Good, but why tehere are not seamesly repository in other distros like Fedora(rpm.opera.com ETC.) anoying to download all builds manually.
Vectronic1. October 2009, 19:03
Originally posted by Filip007:
Because you don't have to use TPB, RapidShare, Flickr, etc and you can edit the shared files whenever you want without having to re-upload, or edit some on-line website. It's also much easier to control who gets to download/view what you share.
Although until Unite is more robust (if it ever gets there) I'll stick with my own FTP because it can handle more than 500 files at a time, and allows for more control over bandwidth, and security.
tim711. October 2009, 19:10
Micky1. October 2009, 19:16
Please make three icons: Link, Unite, Turbo behave the same. I mean:
- why are Link and Unite "disabled" and Turbo is "off"?
- why do Link and Unite get green when pressed on arrow, but not Turbo?
- why are Link and Unite styled as buttons when placed on Address Bar, but not Turbo?
Also when hovering over background tabs, there is about 4 or 5px error; hovering on left edge of a tab makes its right tab active!
[Sytem: WinXP_sp3, default Opera settings and UI]
PS: I'm sure those are known bugs? If anyone knows for solution (skin.ini), please let me know. Here or in the forums (1, 2).
mutley902101. October 2009, 19:19
How do you post a screen shot into this reply window??
paulg_ca1. October 2009, 19:20
I am expecting to see some major fixes in the next build. I don't have a inside source but I do see a pattern!
jarinkirill1. October 2009, 19:38
MetalRaise1. October 2009, 19:39
Originally posted by mutley90210:
You can upload the screenshot itself to your My Opera files.
patkoscsaba1. October 2009, 19:42
zikzakatak1. October 2009, 19:43
patkoscsaba1. October 2009, 19:52
Hmm ... I kind of get used with a half-dark-gray box in tray icon's background. It was ugly but bearable ...
Now it's HORRIBLE! I has a light-gray-almost-white background!!! It is like a turned on light in my tray!!!
Linux build (obviously), QT4/64bits/KDE4.3.1
kyleabaker1. October 2009, 19:56
kamalesh1. October 2009, 19:58
When I auto-upgraded to build 6711, not seeing the favicons being fixed...
EDIT: I didn't open Opera before updating from v10.6.0 -> v10.6.1, so maybe it's a 6.1 issue...not sure.
Vectronic1. October 2009, 19:58
Originally posted by Micky:
Link & Unite are sort of external to the main purpose of Opera which is a web browser, Turbo affects web browsing directly, sort of like say Hard Drive encryption would be enabled, or disabled, but DMA or (HD based) Memory Cache would be on or off.
This isn't an official explanation by any means, but that's the reasoning I presume is behind it.
arnymars1. October 2009, 19:59
kamalesh1. October 2009, 20:10
Originally posted by Vectronic:
Off-topic: From a browser policy standpoint, I think Opera should be less passive about Link and Turbo, maybe even with Unite. Turbo=Auto should be the default with a good descriptor if it kicks in while browsing about why the images are suddenly fuzzy.
Opera Link should be urged to every new Opera user, as well. It only takes 10 seconds to login/sync your Opera items (which creates a useful pseudo-backup, even if you only have one computer with Opera). Btw, PLEASE mention Link every time Opera (desktop, Mini/Mobile, device) is mentioned. Why is this being underemphasized??
Same with Unite, to possibly display a quick way to share data privately to new users. This is delicate, though, to avoid overwhelming new, non-tech users who may be intimidated.
Strathos1. October 2009, 20:20
zikzakatak1. October 2009, 20:28
Originally posted by Strathos:
nice shirt!
zoquete1. October 2009, 20:38
again missing line.
Panel Unite.hover.attention = buttons/unite_attention.png
New sonar icon is great.
I don't see any fixed bugs, sorry
zoquete1. October 2009, 20:41
Originally posted by kamalesh:
I disagree, in 21 century are connections mostly very good.
Default = OFF is mostly OK
NTMan1. October 2009, 21:25
1 installation on NT 4.0
2 transparent PNG
eonblue1. October 2009, 21:31
Thanks.
Ledgem1. October 2009, 22:09
Originally posted by Filip007:
I'll echo this. I've been using Opera since version 6 at this point. It's always had problems rendering certain webpages, but lately things feel like they've become far worse. I have to dig out Internet Explorer or Safari nearly daily at this point. Opera highly tauted their latest rendering engine with version 10. It's been a slight improvement, but I was expecting more.
Moreover, there've been loads of bugs introduced with version 10. I'm talking serious show-stopper bugs, the kind that crash Opera. I've been reporting every bug as I find it via the Bug Report Wizard (those of you reporting issues here should do so at the bug report wizard instead), yet it seems like Opera currently is focusing more of its energy on Unite than on its core web browser.
I understand that Opera feels Unite is very important. Who knows - it may be the next big thing. I'd really appreciate it if the Opera staff would keep the web browser (along with mail... but web browser first) as their top priority, though.
I personally cannot wait for Unite to be completed and out. I'll play with it and see if I can find a use for it, but what I'm really looking forward to is Opera puttings its staff resources more fully into fixing bugs big and small, and improving Opera's web handling.
As a final note, I'm sure that the staff don't particularly need to be reminded of what their company's focus is. This was largely my venting about the current version. I've worked with Opera staff on fixing specific bugs before and I was very impressed on how they handled matters. Partly for that reason, I'm disappointed with how things seem to be going now, and I blame the development on Unite for that.
Thanks for reading...