Weekend stabilization

July 9, 2010 · by Daniel Aleksandersen

…and we’re back with another build that addresses some stability problems on Mac. Please give it a go, and let us know (by submitting crash logs) if you still run into a crashes (as always).

WARNING: This is a development snapshot of Opera. It is released for testing purposes, and there may be serious bugs and unfinished features.

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Windows MSI / Windows Classic
Macintosh (Universal) / Macintosh (Intel-only)
FreeBSD/Linux (no PPC builds, sorry)

Changelog
Mac

Fixed DSK-306593 (Crash when running out of cache memory)

Mac, Linux, and FreeBSD

Fixed DSK-297976-2 (Crash in POSIX host resolver)

Readers' comments

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

Daniel James Hendrycks9. July 2010, 17:55

(No changes for Windows, right?)
Jérémie Durand9. July 2010, 18:05
Is it useful to test it if we are under Windows?
Daniel Aleksandersen9. July 2010, 18:07
There are no changes on Windows (as the changelog shows).
Juan Musat9. July 2010, 18:15
thanks you
MGillespie9. July 2010, 18:18
It's still worth testing the Windows build, just to check there are no new regressions that have crept in. Why run an old build?
13.beta29. July 2010, 18:19
current builds are slow at acid3 same as at usual work. when core speed will be fixed/reverted?
berend ytsma9. July 2010, 18:21
Originally posted by 13-beta2:

current builds are slow at acid3

Can't confim on win7 x64
MGillespie9. July 2010, 18:22
Originally posted by 13-beta2:

current builds are slow at acid3 same as at usual work. when core speed will be fixed/reverted?

http://files.myopera.com/mgillespie/files/Opera.png

1.54sec has always been about the same for me. On the same system Chrome takes about 2.5 seconds.
Łukasz Janik9. July 2010, 18:24
Please add suggestions in google.pl, the search user.

please change the automatic update to a small file zipem starlings, but a new version (updated) files
Varun9. July 2010, 18:27
Is anyone having customization issues.

I can't get the Clock (from Appearance>Buttons>Status) to work on Popped-up Progress Bar.
I can set it up for the web page i am on, but when i move to another tab/webpage, that customization isn't remembered anymore by opera.

Wasn't like this before, started with the last build i think.
Damian Stępnik9. July 2010, 18:29
Is it funny?
Rooter9. July 2010, 18:32
Originally posted by daniel:

There are no changes on Windows

But why differs this Windows build by 10 kb (classic installer) in download size to the previews build?
13.beta29. July 2010, 18:40
Originally posted by mgillespie:

1.54sec has always been about the same for me. On the same system Chrome takes about 2.5 seconds.

im glad to see that. but on my XP x32 last few build takes up to 9 secs. to complete, while 3363 on same pc takes 2 sec.
Nemesis559. July 2010, 18:40
btw, the Acid3 rendering is not correct. The "100/100" is too close to the rectangles.
berend ytsma9. July 2010, 18:40
Originally posted by Rooter78:

But why differs this Windows build by 10 kb (classic installer) in download size to the previews build?

Maybe another person who packed, but it doesn't mather.
There are no fixes so don't argue about that
metude9. July 2010, 18:40
Originally posted by lukjan:

Please add suggestions in google.pl, the search user.

please change the automatic update to a small file zipem starlings, but a new version (updated) files

Translate page and change .com with .pl...
http://bit.ly/c6gNB4

There is suggestion ss in page...
Diogo Tadeu Caporrino9. July 2010, 18:41
in Portuguese?
Gereford9. July 2010, 18:41
Thanks for new snapshot.
Hi Desktop Team.

Where International installer? Instead of it English Installer.
Kyle Baker9. July 2010, 18:45
Not sure that I've ever hit this crasher in Linux, but I'll give it a go..
Daniel Aleksandersen9. July 2010, 18:46
Originally posted by Gereford:

Where International installer? Instead of it English Installer.
I uploaded the wrong one. Sorry about that. You will get the International installer on Windows again in the next snapshot.
Gereford9. July 2010, 18:52
Originally posted by daniel:

uploaded the wrong one. Sorry about that. You will get the International installer on Windows again in the next snapshot.
OK. Thanks.
Ahmed Ghanem9. July 2010, 18:56
I don't know if this was reported before, but it's on 10.60 and 10.70 too, whenever I try to access http://www.gameinformer.com I get this error:

XML parsing failed: syntax error (Line: 103, Character: 40)
Error:
invalid entity reference

Specification:
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#NT-EntityRef
```
100:     function search_onclick() {
101:         var searchparm = document.getElementById("headerSearchTextBox").value;
102:         searchparm = $.trim(searchparm);
103:     	if (searchparm != "find something" && searchparm != "") {
104:     		window.location.href = '/search/SearchResults.aspx?q=' + escape(searchparm);
105:     	}
106:     }
```
it seems the error is at line 103 in the if loop, only I don't see any syntax error there.... the site works perfectly If i reparse it as HTML, but I have to do it everytime I try to access the site, can someone confirm please?
Daniel Aleksandersen9. July 2010, 19:03
Originally posted by AhmedGhanem:

http://www.gameinformer.com […] it seems the error is at line 103 in the if loop, only I don't see any syntax error there
Ampersand ("&") is reserved in XML. They need to properly escape it or alternately move the script fragment to an external js file and reference it.

You can report such issues to Opera using the Help: Report Site Problem menu item. Preferably, you should inform the site owner directly about the problem.

Update: I wrote a blog post about this error message.
Michael A. Puls II9. July 2010, 19:06
Originally posted by AhmedGhanem:

http://www.gameinformer.com I get this error:

You can right-click -> edit site preferences and mask as Firefox for now as a workaround.
Svicx9. July 2010, 19:51
[Message written with google translate]
I have a request, add this feature:
Click the right mouse button-> Translate this page
nimu_chan9. July 2010, 20:07
Ok Thanks

Just installed !!
Daniel Aleksandersen9. July 2010, 20:11
Originally posted by Svicx:

Click the right mouse button-> Translate this page
Select the text you want translated, right-click on it, and select Translate.
Penge9. July 2010, 20:26
If I searched for any text or link with . and , (dot or comma) after that the Ctrl+F want to search to that what I used previously.

And the searchbar can't be distinguished.

Is this bug or feature?
Kulakov Andrey9. July 2010, 20:27
Originally posted by eDameXxX:

Is it funny?

This is known bug. ifaik, in developement.
Charlie Clark9. July 2010, 20:29
No stability problems on Mac OS with any of the recent builds but:

* Problems printing anything. Preview works and it doesn't crash but that's as far as it gets. :-/

* 30s of spinning beachball is pretty common on certain e-mail (IMAP) actions

OTOH Opera Mini runs great on my Samsung Wave and I'm looking forward to Opera Mobile going head-to-head with Webkit-based "Dolphin".
dakingof9. July 2010, 20:48
Facebook just doesn't work properly anymore. I try to click status updates and it just locks up for 15 seconds at a time sometimes. Others it works first time I click it.
If this keeps up im gonna have to switch to something else as my main browser :-(
I love opera but I always get compatibility issues on major sites that are just ridiculous!
Yea Opera is fast, but not when I have to click an update 10 times! lol
tim719. July 2010, 20:56
Umm.... it looks like this KDE integration problem with Dolphin/Konqueror was solved in previous build - now I do not have to open instance of Dolphin or Konqueror before opening Opera to be able to save files from within Opera
berend ytsma9. July 2010, 20:56
@dakingof:Did it work in an version before?
Is browser.js enabled?
http://www.opera.com/docs/browserjs/
Александр Карпинский9. July 2010, 21:07
Originally posted by AhmedGhanem:

I don't know if this was reported before, but it's on 10.60 and 10.70 too, whenever I try to access http://www.gameinformer.com I get this error:

This is absolutely site problem. Read more on Russian or translate:
http://habrahabr.ru/blogs/webdev/97556/
Malin9. July 2010, 21:34
Thank you Daniel. Looking forward to this too. Looks like this builds don't get network-lookup-error all the time
janaco9. July 2010, 22:14
Maybe I found a bug (reported as DSK-306644) which explains some troubles with Mouse Gestures:

On the pretty page http://www.opera.com/portal/upgrade/ when doing any "GestureUp" on the sliding div with animations this GestureUp (and only this) is ignored. So Gestures for Maximize, PathUp, OpenLinkInBackground etc. fail.

If the line in source

document.getElementById("slider").style.marginLeft = "-" + xpos + "px";

is removed everything works fine. So moving a part of the page with JavaScript (not with a Transition!) while the mouse draws the Gesture deletes the GestureUp.

WinXP SP3
Bhikkhu Pesala9. July 2010, 22:15
Why has the default for level of auto-update automation been changed to 2 for Opera 10.60 onwards? I can understand this for betas, but not for finals.

The default for Level of Update Automation was 1 in 10.54 (Notify me), but has been changed. This is going to cause no end of complaints about force-feeding updates on users.
Snoozler9. July 2010, 22:19
Opera becomes slow when Orkut's newer GUI version is opened in a tab or in background...
This Orkut's GUI is also known as "New Orkut".
I suppose that if you register a new account now to test it you will have this GUI as default.
You can see how slow it is by closing other tabs (the effect of closing the tab is like freezing) and also by watching flash videos.

Windows 7 64x.
Penge9. July 2010, 22:55
Originally posted by Pesala:

The default for Level of Update Automation was 1 in 10.54 (Notify me), but has been changed. This is going to cause no end of complaints about force-feeding updates on users.

IMHO, because they're still hoping that's the reason why the people don't upgrade their browser.

I hope they can continue the bug and stability fixes until the 10.7x reach the stability of 10.10 and older versions.
Twilo9. July 2010, 23:21
<acid3.acidtests.org>

Failed 0 tests.
Test 26 passed, but took 97ms (less than 30fps)
Test 69 passed, but took 105 attempts (less than perfect).
Total elapsed time: 3.03s

after page relaod

Failed 0 tests.
Test 26 passed, but took 101ms (less than 30fps)
Test 65 passed, but took 70ms (less than 30fps)
Test 69 passed, but took 3 attempts (less than perfect).
Total elapsed time: 1.57s
Никки10. July 2010, 01:27
The opera does not work with wordpress

http://s004.radikal.ru/i208/1007/f3/a4765f172bad.png
http://s07.radikal.ru/i180/1007/8c/0589c3a6c858.png

(usite.com/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page)
(Functions: Paste from Winword, Paste image)

(windows7 x86 )
timyau10. July 2010, 01:47
Linux version 10.60, IME does not work correctly.
While using Scim/iBus, just output first word but not the whole sentence I input.
Other IME, for example gcin, is still not work "on Search bar".

It works fine in 10.10 version.
TheTransistor10. July 2010, 01:59
Entering ANY text in the URL,bar, serach field, M2 mail, etc. is still incredibly slow. Both CPUs on my Powermac G4 (running 10.4.11) are at 90 - 95% I am using 10.10 at the moment, seems to be t last great Opera browser available ...

What's wrong guys?
pieRr0Ur10. July 2010, 02:09
What's up with "ozone"?
Hector Macias Ayala10. July 2010, 02:27
Originally posted by Rooter78:

But why differs this Windows build by 10 kb (classic installer) in download size to the previews build?
Yeah, sometimes there are minimal changes to the core, even when this time they are not mentioned and all of the plattforms are affected.
www.nenelinux.tk ®10. July 2010, 05:27
opera 10.60 up mi process cpu to 100%. this one works great

I use ubuntu 10.04

thanks opera team
Jaywin Jacob Varghese10. July 2010, 05:46
Unable to reach bottom of print preview while scrolling with mousewheel in Windows.
Ice Ardor10. July 2010, 06:03
Why not 10.61? Is there a surprise in 10.70?

I just realized that the download URLs have a keyphrase, this one being ozone. Are these just to prevent people from getting the build before the blog post is published?
pieRr0Ur10. July 2010, 06:08
Originally posted by IceArdor:

Why not 10.61? Is there a surprise in 10.70?
At the last blog daniel said it may just end up with a security + stability update, so this COULD possibly be 10.61, just named as 10.7 to differenciate it for a while.
fajar10. July 2010, 06:11
Damn ...where is start bar fix.....? waiting for it.....