Performance, Speed Dial enhancements, and bug fixes

May 7, 2010 · by Haavard

A new snapshot is ready for testing.

We have included a few things we have been working on, and that we are only adding to the main builds now. In addition to various bug fixes for mail, and cross-platform and Mac-specific bug fixes, we have tweaked DOM performance a bit. Please be on the lookout for regressions there.

There are also a few visual tweaks for Speed Dial, but you may have to do a clean install to get the new default background.

UNIX Known Issues

Flash is not working
IME is not working
Some outstanding font issues

WARNING: This is a development snapshot with the latest changes. It may contain severe bugs and cause data loss. Or it may be all you have ever wanted.

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Changelog

Desktop/UI

Visual Speed Dial tweaks, new resizing behavior for thumbnails, and new default background
DSK-293435 (Tab visibility state is broken)
DSK-293921 (Session corruption when Opera crashes on loading pages)
DSK-293448 (Mouse gestures dialoag crashes Opera in kiosk/nomenu mode)
DSK-284356 (Speed Dial "Reload Never" is set to "Custom")
DSK-294130 (GDI leak on "Save to Download Folder)
DSK-284465 (Changing Windows style to Classic while Opera using native theme causes crash)
DSK-285021 (Spell Checker is barely functional in Notes and Chat)
DSK-295209 (Bookmarks lost on upgrade when using new format)
DSK-291345 (Progress bar inside address bar changes address bar buttons)
DSK-290048 (Minimize button missing from restored tabs)
DSK-280574 (Unable to create new panel using drag and drop)
DSK-269741 (HTML/MHTML files with non-ascii characters in path don't open when Opera is default browser and already running)
DSK-294977 (Text field not focused in Go to Page dialog)
DSK-290524 (Context menu is missing in the download manager)
DSK-296022 (UI not restored after fullscreen)
DSK-295546 (Mouse wheel doesn't work in popup window)
DSK-295558 (Can't copy Notes)
DSK-295616 (Scrolling dropdown menu is slightly off, and with black remains)
DSK-286088 (Use Large buttons on Combined Back/Forward buttons does not work)
DSK-282880 (Remember Dragonfly window state)

Core

DOM performance improvements
CORE-28158 (Double-clicking target _blank link opens home)
CORE-29642 (Extend the functionality of the tile/stretching of skin elements)
CORE-29493 (designMode crash when applying formatting)
CORE-29463 (Fraud Protection should not save the details of visited site in private mode)
CORE-29398 (Use caret position for keyboard invoked context menu)

Mail

DSK-288334 (Replying to specific e-mail freezes Opera)
DSK-287053 (Loading mail is slow with Received open)
DSK-286282 (M2 doesn't set replied to flag when resuming drafts)
DSK-288663 (Compose button doesn't work with no message selected)
DSK-297790 (Crash on fetching mail)
DSK-281787 (Mail database in use dialog displays partially in wrong encoding)
DSK-289408 (Opera delists folders when they can't be selected)
DSK-278543 (Merlin store upgrade happens even if already upgraded)
DSK-297119 (Crash on "Manage Feeds" while loading the mail database)
DSK-284589 (Drag and drop file to Opera fails when no tabs are open fails)
DSK-291785 (Replying to my own replies (Sent) messages shouldn't be sent to myself)

Windows

DSK-288210 (Jump List "Recent" not cleared when deleting private data)
DSK-293628 (Mail not transferred correctly from roaming to local profile when upgrading from 9.2x to 10.5x)

Mac

DSK-297628 (Opera crashes at norgesvinduet.no)
DSK-296557 (IME crash)
DSK-296261 (Crash on closing tab while composing character)
DSK-262563 (Opera doesn't open all links from other apps when not running)
DSK-297626 (Crash when making selection from drop-down)
DSK-297697 (Access keys don't work)
DSK-297780 (Sheet for login is in the wrong place)
DSK-287310 (Duplicate fonts causes font slanting to break)
DSK-295637 (Japanese IME select box appears at incorrect position)
DSK-297433 (Scrolling is too fast on trackpads)
DSK-297884 (Making a select:option selects more than just that option)
DSK-295113 (Opera is stealing focus from notification popup)

Readers' comments

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

Arguggi7. May 2010, 16:35
Testing..... Thanks
EricJH7. May 2010, 16:41
Thx as always.
anticitizen1017. May 2010, 16:42
Thanks. Have a good one.
Kai Ockendorf7. May 2010, 16:42
Thx from me too
Daniele7. May 2010, 16:46
loving the new speed dial...and the huge changelog! when 10.54 final?
Dimitrios Mageiras7. May 2010, 16:47
I still have problems with the DivX Web Player.

Windows 7 x64

(indeed nice speed dial, thank you Opera Team)
Patkos Csaba7. May 2010, 16:48
Thanks, testing...
fmarcelb7. May 2010, 16:49

perfect

i alway wanted to change the border width
Nico7. May 2010, 16:50
I love the latest Speed Dial improvements, good job!

Small question: Where can I find the new default background? I don't want to do a clean install. Thanks a lot in advance!

Have a nice weekend and enjoy your Friday beer
Rafael Luik7. May 2010, 16:53
Hmm.. I think Speed Dial needs dragging and drop animation now.
DSK-295558 (Can't copy Notes) - thanks for that easy fix.
Daniele7. May 2010, 16:53
Originally posted by HellbillyDeluxe:

Where can I find the new default background? I don't want to do a clean install.

this is the speed dial background: http://my.opera.com/chooseopera/blog/2010/04/27/a-new-speed-dial-background-for-your-new-opera-version
Patkos Csaba7. May 2010, 16:57
yep ... looks nice ... it's a little bit strange to see a blue background when Opera's colors are red and white ... but it's nice.

No Unix fixes? Nothing?

Also, there is no "known issues" entry in the blog post.
Rafael Luik7. May 2010, 16:58
Originally posted by darklink88:

Originally posted by HellbillyDeluxe:

Where can I find the new default background? I don't want to do a clean install.

this is the speed dial background: http://my.opera.com/chooseopera/blog/2010/04/27/a-new-speed-dial-background-for-your-new-opera-version
You don't need to do a clean install, all you need to do to have the new Speed Dial default background is to enable the background image option and let the selection field clear.
slysithesuperspy7. May 2010, 16:58
I haven't downloaded it yet a but a "Open All" button would be great for the speed dial. I get a bit tired of ctrl+shift clicking the 25 icons to open background tabs everytime I get into the browser
A.Ruzanov7. May 2010, 16:59
HTML/MHTML files with non-ascii characters in path don't open when Opera is default browser and already running

Finally it was fixed
Dimitrios Mageiras7. May 2010, 16:59
Originally posted by rafaelluik:

all you need to do to have the new Speed Dial default background is to enable the background image option and let the selection field clear.

Thank you Rafael
Rafael Luik7. May 2010, 17:00
Originally posted by slysithesuperspy:

I haven't downloaded it yet a but a "Open All" button would be great for the speed dial. I get a bit tired of clicking 25 times
You could use a bookmark folder to open 25 websites with one click...
Are you (at least) middle-clicking the Speed Dials? I can't imagine myself creating 25 new tabs using new tab button and clicking in one of the Speed Dials on each.

Originally posted by jimmy_tsatsos:

Thank you Rafael
Robin Schouten7. May 2010, 17:02
What a great build!

Speed and performance improvement is greatly noticible.
OperaDrBruce7. May 2010, 17:02
Fastest Opera so far and nice changelog, thanks!
Florin Iacob7. May 2010, 17:05
Works well so far, no new problems from me.

But I have to mention this: Will you ever fix the 'Start Bar' on (Windows XP) Native Skin?

http://i.imgur.com/hCIsH.png
Tamil7. May 2010, 17:05
Content is duplicated in defaults\public_domains.dat file.

Small custom Speed Dial thumbnails are stretched to fit and looks ugly.
Savageman7. May 2010, 17:07
DSK-295546 (Mouse wheel doesn't work in popup window)
Yeay, I was waiting for this one, thanks!
DrillSarge7. May 2010, 17:08
Speed Dial looks a bit strange with size of 5x5. The page preview thumbnails are displayed in a "widescreen" format, but the "box" (what opera draws around these thumbs) is drawn in another aspect ratio and doesn't really fit. and its really unsharp. this:
http://666kb.com/i/bj0ak3mp9r77kmakt.png
nimu_chan7. May 2010, 17:08
Oh !! Thanks !!
Opera Teams are so nice Working
joshas7. May 2010, 17:10
Got some problems with Flash plugin - it's not working. Error message:
"opera: Plug-in 2010 is not responding. It will be closed.
opera: Define environment variable OPERA_KEEP_BLOCKED_PLUGIN to keep blocked plug-ins."

Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 Linux.
zombie7. May 2010, 17:10
Weird stuff going on with Flash in this build. It is popping out if the containers, and position itself in the top left corner of the window.

Linux Mint Gloria 64 bit.
Sardorbek7. May 2010, 17:11
no UNIX Fixes ( and it is after all my bug reports
rseiler7. May 2010, 17:14
Two questions:
1) For those of us not up on our DOM, what would a regression look like?
2) "Bookmarks lost on upgrade when using new format." New format? 10.5 introduced a new bookmark format?
Even Nedberg7. May 2010, 17:15
Java working in Linux version!
Mark Gillespie7. May 2010, 17:16
Hang on, where is everyone complaining their pet bugs are not fixed?
Rafael Luik7. May 2010, 17:16
The new Speed Dial default image appears in the screen when you recover a closed tab. That doesn't happens when the image is a custom one.
It's only *noticeable* if you are recovering a closed tab while your current tab isn't the Speed Dial itself of course.

Originally posted by mgillespie:

Hang on, where is everyone complaining their pet bugs are not fixed?
Already talked a lot about this in the previous blog post.
Ruari Ødegaard7. May 2010, 17:20
Originally posted by miki100:

Nice try, but it is a shame that now Linux isn't as important as Windows/Mac
That is not the case
Originally posted by patkoscsaba:

No Unix fixes? Nothing?

Originally posted by pROCKrammer:

no UNIX Fixes ( and it is after all my bug report
We have some fixes lined up on internal builds but we want to test further before we make them public.
Luca Viozzi7. May 2010, 17:22
flash games on facebook doesn't work anymore with this update.

ubuntu 10.04
Z1-AV697. May 2010, 17:23
Originally posted by DrillSarge:

Speed Dial looks a bit strange with size of 5x5. The page preview thumbnails are displayed in a "widescreen" format, but the "box" (what opera draws around these thumbs) is drawn in another aspect ratio and doesn't really fit. and its really unsharp.
Starting over with a fresh speeddial.ini file fixed this for me.

Nice changes to speeddial!
Rafael Luik7. May 2010, 17:24
Originally posted by haavard:

new resizing behavior for thumbnails
What thumbnails? Speed Dial ones? How can I resize them?
zombie7. May 2010, 17:26
I get "opera: Plug-in xxxxx is not responding. It will be closed." when starting Opera from terminal. No Flash :-(

Linux Mint 64bit. 64 bit Flash Plugin.
ναℓνє7. May 2010, 17:26
Thx checking right now
PraetorianX7. May 2010, 17:27
Opera 10.5+ is definately improving.
Testing and no crashes yet (win 7 64bit)! Thanks!
OperaDrBruce7. May 2010, 17:27
OK, flash problems in this build. Some videos doesn't work anymore.

Win7x64.

Originally posted by rafaelluik:

What thumbnails? Speed Dial ones? How can I resize them?

Tabs.
bnvdarklord7. May 2010, 17:29
Ubuntu 9.10 using DarkRoom theme. Text in most edit boxes is light orange and it's very hard to read...

For example see the address bar in the image below:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2s11ukn.jpg
Robert907. May 2010, 17:34
The tooltips in the UNIX builds are of the wrong color. Opera shows yellow tooltips, while KDE (4.4) shows blue tooltips.

I just reported this as: DSK-298020. Priority is probably deep bellow sea-level, but it's still a inconsistency in the KDE integration.
DrillSarge7. May 2010, 17:35
Originally posted by Z1-AV69:

Starting over with a fresh speeddial.ini file fixed this for me.

Nice changes to speeddial!

thank you. works now and looks fine.
Zdenek Vecera7. May 2010, 17:36
The new Speed Dial is really nice. Thank You.
Arguggi7. May 2010, 17:39
Build on clean install is looking VERY fast, and also memory management seems much better, nice job

Vista Basic 32
Rafael Luik7. May 2010, 17:39
Originally posted by OperaDrBruce:

Originally posted by rafaelluik:

What thumbnails? Speed Dial ones? How can I resize them?
Tabs.
Thx, but what's the difference from the previous versions on tabs resizing?
Jorge Enrique Aguayo7. May 2010, 17:40
I don't know whether this is a bug, but here it goes:

I tried to open a file stored in a local folder and it changed the url of the file name, causing it to fail to load properly:

file://localhost/C:%5Csomefolder%5Csomepage.htm instead of
file://localhost/C:/somefolder/somepage.htm

I'll be submitting an outstanding font bug on the other form.
OperaDrBruce7. May 2010, 17:41
One more bug. When I open new tab and double click for homepage (mouse gestures), nothing happens.
ναℓνє7. May 2010, 17:43
i love the speed dial improvement ! thx so much
ls7. May 2010, 17:43
Originally posted by nebbus:

Java working in Linux version!

How I can enable it in Ubuntu 10.04 ?
Kertesz Laszlo7. May 2010, 17:47
Yes, Java is working in Linux, but Flash is not working anymore.

Tried renaming the ~/.opera folder, same thing.