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Opera 11.50 (Swordfish) Beta

May 31, 2011 · by Haavard

Welcome to the Swordfish (Opera 11.50) Beta!

Thanks to everyone who provided us with feedback and comments during the pre-beta testing of Swordfish. With this beta, Swordfish will be brought to an even wider audience. We will get an even better idea about issues that need to be ironed out before the final version is released.

There are several new things in the beta, and there should be something for everyone to enjoy.

First of all, we have new features like Speed Dial extensions, password synchronization through Opera Link, and the Opera Next development channel which allows you to keep your main Opera installation and your test installation separate.

We have of course continued to polish Speed Dial. For example, the screenshot on the right shows a new "Add Speed Dial" dialog which lets you choose between sites and extensions using thumbnails in the dialog itself.

There are also numerous other smaller and bigger fixes and enhancements, such as holding down Ctrl when clicking a link to open it in the background, tab handling improvements (that among other things allow you to stack tabs in the Windows panel), and so on.

In addition to all these (and more) desktop fixes and enhancement, Presto has received an upgrade as well. Not only are there numerous bug fixes, but our Core team has implemented a number of new HTML5 features, improved SVG performance, tweaked the memory usage of the EcmaScript cache, and more.

Take a look at the changelogs (linked below) for the full details on what's new in the Swordfish beta.

Enjoy!

Download the Swordfish Beta
Changelogs

Readers' comments

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

  • slamwarp31. May 2011, 06:04

    Thanks. Let the tests begin)
  • Gereford31. May 2011, 06:05

    Thx. Begin testing
  • Vectronic31. May 2011, 06:11

    Build 1027 (same as last snapshot, as of this posting)
  • alekksander31. May 2011, 06:11

    very exciting! can't wait for final version...
  • Ruarí Ødegaardruario31. May 2011, 06:12

    The beta is 10.50-1027 the same as the last snapshot. It can also be obtained via the "Latest Snapshot" links on the right hand side of this blog post, if you don't have the build already.
  • Mark A.NightMayor31. May 2011, 06:15

    W00t! bigsmile
  • Mateuszrefresz31. May 2011, 06:15

    almost every feature on polish site blip.pl is not working - every link with '#' in itself (like http://blip.pl/dashboard#observing-tab) - where JS or AJAX is used - is not responding, nothing happens when clicked.
  • gianlucapiviere31. May 2011, 06:19

    i cannot delete rss-news!
    Again:irked:
  • Alexey KulakovAwkward31. May 2011, 06:19

    maps.yandex.ru, mailboxes there and googlecode repository (source code) browsing don't work since 1024 build
  • SkyRE31. May 2011, 06:22

    1) Proxy Exclude-list didn't work - from 1024.
    2) Can't move tabs, they always stacking.
  • АлександрDragonLP31. May 2011, 06:23

    1-2 minutes to download video continues after closing a tab! must be momentary liberation the network after closing the tab.
  • Cristiancristianer31. May 2011, 06:27

    WOW! Intalling! Thanks so much!

    cheers cheers
  • Дмитрий Масловdmitrymaslov31. May 2011, 06:27

    Originally posted by Awkward:

    maps.yandex.ru, mailboxes there and googlecode repository (source code) browsing don't work since 1024 build


    Confirmed for Windows 7 SP1 x86
  • Phaniphanikumarseelam31. May 2011, 06:29

    I had saved my passwords for some sites on 2 different laptops before Opera introduced password sync. So now when i use Opera Link to sync the passwords on these 2 laptops, I get duplicate user id and passwords. Is this a known issue?
  • Mateuszrefresz31. May 2011, 06:30

    Originally posted by SkyRE:

    2) Can't move tabs, they always stacking.


    works for me.

    Originally posted by Walgermo:

    I am developing a trainingblog and have created a JavaScript to automatic change the url when adding html content to a page.

    The url changes from #exercise1, #exercise2, #exercise3 and so on when you add new exercises to your workout, the full url would look like (index.php?action=profile&sub=newt#exercise_4)

    But Opera is the only browser thats doesn't respond to this changes and again doesn't jump down the page as new #exercises is added. There are certainly other sites that uses scripts to dynamic change the url like this.


    i guess this is the very same problem I described before for other site.
  • Hawk190231. May 2011, 06:33

    This site work for you ?

    => http://www.allocine.fr/

    On the top, the login tab doesn't show... Why ?
  • praetor8731. May 2011, 06:34

    Originally posted by piviere:

    i cannot delete rss-news!
    Again:irked:



    Same here. Even deleting the channel is not possible.
  • petvalcaune31. May 2011, 06:36

    Hi,

    I have this bug in menu, I have the Menu button hidden and when I press Alt then menu opens in desktop upper right corner. It happens on 2 computers, both build 1027, Windows 7 x64, it happens with every skin.

    http://i.imgur.com/Y2wSd.png

  • Serpher31. May 2011, 06:42

    Sweet, thanks!
  • greenag31. May 2011, 06:43

    I like Opera, because it has context search, but now i can't find files on many sites
    like this rutracker.org, nnm-club.ru and so on
    searchсreating does not work sad
    http://nnm-club.ru/forum/tracker.php
    http://rutracker.org/forum/search.php
  • NettoNetWeight31. May 2011, 06:46

    Thanks for the beta ! smile
    ya.maps no work again.
  • petvalcaune31. May 2011, 06:47

    c:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Opera\CProgram Files (x86)OperaNext\
    c:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Opera\OperaNext\
    c:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Opera\Opera\

    how the first happened? the other two are correct and work but the first one was created by the beta installer. I reinstalled and it started to use OperaNext folder as expected.
  • gold156031. May 2011, 06:48

    If to keep Ctrl and to press the left button of the mouse a picture with link that the reference open in a background, there should be a dialogue save pictures.

    Who will confirm?
  • O. H.wishmaster13231. May 2011, 06:50

    Originally posted by piviere:

    i cannot delete rss-news!
    Again:irked:



    Confirm, getting on my nerves sad . More and more news and i can't delete unimportant ones
  • desirehd31. May 2011, 06:55

    My speed dial is missing after I install this beta version!

    http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/862/unbenanntgk.png/

    Speed ​​dial should look like this!

    http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/709/unbenannt1yey.png/
  • earth0131. May 2011, 06:57

    There's still a 1px line too many above the O menu. (when maximized)
  • nimu_channimuchan31. May 2011, 07:01

    Oh...Thank you very much!!up smile sing
  • DayderDay31. May 2011, 07:08

    Double Click to Close Option in preferences isn't translated into german if german version was installed

    Win7
  • Jeroen HoekxJeroenH31. May 2011, 07:11

    I can't move from the last tab to the first tab with the "Switch to next page" keyboard shortcut. Moving from the first to the last one works (Switch to previous page).

    Linux i386. Don't know if it has been reported in one of the previous snapshots.
  • desirehd31. May 2011, 07:16

    Originally posted by desirehd:

    My speed dial is missing after I install this beta version!

    http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/862/unbenanntgk.png/

    Speed ​​dial should look like this!

    http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/709/unbenannt1yey.png/




    Clean install solves this problem!
  • gold156031. May 2011, 07:16

    Originally posted by greenag:

    I like Opera, because it has context search, but now i can't find files on many sites
    like this rutracker.org, nnm-club.ru and so on
    searchсreating does not work sad
    http://nnm-club.ru/forum/tracker.php
    http://rutracker.org/forum/search.php


    Confirmed for Windows XP SP3 x86
  • TomisTomis45131. May 2011, 07:19

    Mod edit: Please do not repeat yourself or spam.
  • michaelmilliVanilli31. May 2011, 07:19

    is the visited link bug fixed yet?
  • Wilbundel31. May 2011, 07:26

    Originally posted by greenag:

    I like Opera, because it has context search, but now i can't find files on many sites
    like this rutracker.org, nnm-club.ru and so on
    searchсreating does not work
    http://nnm-club.ru/forum/tracker.php
    http://rutracker.org/forum/search.php


    Confirmed for Windows 7 x86.
  • kerosene31. May 2011, 07:34

    Seems to work well. Only pass sync doesnt work for me. How can i make it work?
    Please add Extension sync(or a form of sync) in the final 10.50 release.
  • Ruarí Ødegaardruario31. May 2011, 07:42

    Originally posted by caune:

    Angry Birds still not working

    Mask as firefox and it works. The site sends us different content.
  • Ruarí Ødegaardruario31. May 2011, 07:42

    RSS feeds will be deleted on restart
  • IgorIgor Jerosimic31. May 2011, 07:44

    Inline SVG
    http://people.opera.com/brucel/articles/html5-mathml-svg.html
    Works in IE9, Chrome, FF4... but not in Opera?
  • Patrick O'Reillypaddy2k31. May 2011, 07:44

    noise removed
  • weetabx31. May 2011, 07:56

  • MaximSailorMax31. May 2011, 07:57

    Last few builds I have broken "Reload Every" Speed Dial (they area never auto-reloaded). Someone have same problem?
  • sabisan31. May 2011, 08:01

    Right mouse-click + scrollWheel NOT working OK when you "hit" FIRST tab-stack OR if you "hit" Error console.

    Win7x64
  • SkyRE31. May 2011, 08:01

    Originally posted by greenag:

    I like Opera, because it has context search, but now i can't find files on many sites
    like this rutracker.org, nnm-club.ru and so on
    searchсreating does not work sad
    http://nnm-club.ru/forum/tracker.php
    http://rutracker.org/forum/search.php


    Confirmed for Windows 7 x64. As i see it's related to POST requests.
  • Marcin Grotomirskigrotos31. May 2011, 08:21

    1. I cannot delete feeds
    2. Speed dials disappeared
    (Windows 7 64)
  • simgor31. May 2011, 08:23

    if speeddial page unavailiable when opera starts and updaiting thumbnails, title of this speedial changes to the error message.

    win7 x64
  • Abhijit sahadeadman416831. May 2011, 08:27

    does this include the hardware acceleration???
  • didiercaizergues31. May 2011, 08:29

    Moderator edit: This comment has been removed for breaching our terms of use.
  • iAlexS31. May 2011, 08:35

    Don't work chat on social network http://www.odnoklassniki.ru/ .
  • Ola P. Kleivenolak31. May 2011, 08:36

    Breakage on maps.yandex.ru / mail.qq.com / Flickr slideshows is known (CORE-38524) and fix will be in later builds.

    Mailbox issue on Yandex is also known, will be fixed by Yandex (a fix in Opera uncovered a tiny but important typo in a script)

    Sorry for the inconvenience.
  • Gousti FruitGoustiFruit31. May 2011, 08:50

    OMG, very bad bug with Flash/streaming/cache !!!

    Steps:
    - Go on any website providing flash streaming videos (youtube.com for example)
    - Start watching a video. Say your download bandwidth is 50 kbps.
    - Now jump forward, ahead from the cached time -> your download bandwidth jumps to 100 kbps.
    - Jump again forward -> download bandwidth jumps to 150 kbps.
    - and so on !!!

    It's not that you're now downloading 3 times faster, it is that the video is downloaded 3 times simultaneously !

    Also, quit the page, and the download continues !

    Just tried in Opera and Firefox (Flash Player is 10.3.181.14 for both), only happens in Opera so definitively not a Flash problem, most likely a cache bug in Opera.

About this article

Published inDesktop Team blog
DateMay 31, 2011
AuthorHaavard
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