Opera: The ignored browser

Shame it doesn't even get spelt right... :/
 
What's wrong with operas "web browser" component? It's been faster and more standards compliant than IE or firefox ever were. Years ago it would battle a bit on pages "designed for ie" but it's rendering is pretty much the same now.
 
Bloated browser that wants to do everything!

No thanks!
 
Opera is verrrrrrrry far from bloated... Yes they've stuck in a whole lot of new stuff in 10 but it's still more lightweight and faster than any major browser.

What doesn't work waynegohl?
 
FF = Live Bookmarks
Opera, IE, Chrome, etc: WOT DO YOU NEED THAT FOR?

!FAIL!
:D
 
Communicator was cumbersome, ugly and while it did everything reasonably well, it didn't really excel at anything. Which in part is Opera's problem.
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That is exactly it :)

Firefox got the whole add-ons/plugins thing going , IE got the "it is already on your desktop and pretty much any app can integrate with IE" thing going. Even Chrome got the speed/smallness going.

EDIT: Chrome also now got Extensions, and the list -already- looks longer than what Opera has to offer ....

Opera? It can do everything, but nothing is "better" . Alot of toolbars [Google Toolbar for one] are not compatible with Opera, or only got half the functionality...

Now on a Mobile Phone, totally different thing, there Opera rocks.


EDIT2: Chrome Extensions here: http://www.chromeextensions.org/
 
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rorz0r said:
Opera is verrrrrrrry far from bloated... Yes they've stuck in a whole lot of new stuff in 10 but it's still more lightweight and faster than any major browser.

What doesn't work waynegohl?
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i used Opera for along time as it has some nice features but a few months ago i think, everytime i posted on MyBB my posts would not show up and it would not update itself if i refreshed the page. on other websites if i log in my details do not come up but if i refresh those pages then it shows me online.

it seems it's only some sites though.
 
waynegohl said:
i used Opera for along time as it has some nice features but a few months ago i think, everytime i posted on MyBB my posts would not show up and it would not update itself if i refreshed the page. on other websites if i log in my details do not come up but if i refresh those pages then it shows me online.

it seems it's only some sites though.
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Never had that problem, I've rarely used anything else but Opera on Mybb
 
diabolus said:
Opera? It can do everything, but nothing is "better" . Alot of toolbars [Google Toolbar for one] are not compatible with Opera, or only got half the functionality...
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Not being the target for every two bit tool bar is an advantage, besides, as you say, Opera does everything.
 
Wait there's people that actually *want* those toolbars? I though they were all just inadvertently installed with some crapware...

Firefox does have some useful extensions but I've tried it and after installing enough extensions just to do the things opera already does they started conflicting/crashing etc etc so that rather put me off it.
 
Opera is my preferred browser by far. Once I have customized the toolbars the way I like them it is totally sleek and beautifull. Imo I find Firefox to look clunky and obtrusive.

However none of it's (Opera) extras interest me (hate speed dial as well), nor do I use any of them. As a basic browser I love it.

The only problem I have with it and the only reason I keep firefox installed is that Opera never seems to work properly with https pages. It doesn't secure most of the time.
 
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