29-12-2002 20:08									#1
	Should I upgrade to Opera 7? Put an end to popups!

Right now, I'm running Opera 6.05. There's a beta of version 7 out, but I've heard some negative stuff about it. Should I upgrade, or stick with 6.05?

	29-12-2002 20:18									#2
	Got spare money?

I've used Beta 2 for some time now and I like it. Only problem I've encountered thus far is the lack of skins but that'll improve over time. The password manager does seem a bit buggy and has crashed the browser once, but nothing else. Beta 1 had some trouble with the download manager too but Beta 2 seems to work fine.

	29-12-2002 20:23									#3
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I'm sticking with 6.05 until they get Hebrew in 7.

	29-12-2002 21:29									#4
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

I found getting Bookmarks sorted into the order I want was a pain in the butt; maybe I'm missing something. Overall it seems very good, but I didn't see anything (yet) that made it compelling.

	29-12-2002 21:42									#5
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

Personally "Turandot" is my favorite.

	29-12-2002 22:23									#6
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I'm waiting for the final release of Opera 7.0 before getting it.
I am content with 6.05 right now, so I'm not going to bother to upgrade for the time being.

	30-12-2002 20:44									#7
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

I downloaded 6.05 today and I absolutely love it.

I've only been using mouse gestures for a couple of hours and already feel there is no way I could go back.

Mark down another convert.

	30-12-2002 20:47									#8
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but would you recommend 7.0?

	30-12-2002 20:48									#9
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erm .... no.

when it comes out of Beta I'll probably get it, though.

	30-12-2002 20:57									#10
	Suffering from ads?

wait for the final release. I'm using 7 and it has bugs like crazy.. but it's only beta release, I like it very much, I just wish it was more stable. Wait for the final release.

	30-12-2002 23:48									#11
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why is opera better than ie?

	31-12-2002 00:00									#12
	Got spare money?

no popups, mouse gestures, and tabs are a few reasons

	31-12-2002 00:04									#13
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quote: Originally posted by TKG no popups, mouse gestures, and tabs are a few reasons

fewer pop-ups is a good advantage. Plus they'll open in the background and won't disrupt your surfing.

Mouse gestures are so simple and intuitive - I wouldn't go back now.

Try downloading Opera 6.05. It's a small file and it's free - it can't hurt to try it.

	31-12-2002 00:09									#14
	Get a bigger avatar today!

Any security problems with java viruses or whatever

	31-12-2002 00:11									#15
	Put an end to popups!

meh. i get NO popups

	31-12-2002 00:53									#16
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

Well I'm running it now... seems pretty sweet.

Do you people use keybaord shortcuts much?

This mouse gestures thing seems intereting too.

	31-12-2002 01:26									#17
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

one more thing, Opera has URL filtering. That means you can get your pages to load without the on-page ads (not popups). I used that in opera 6.03, worked like a charm.

I have 6.05 now, but didnt get to configuring that yet.


what are mouse gestures for? do they speed anything up?

	31-12-2002 01:31									#18
	Put an end to popups!

Nah, I just use CTRL+N and ENTER. Some people swear by F12, but I always identify as Opera myself for political reasons. Opera brings the joy back into mousing.

There are also the everyday shortcuts of CTRL+F, F3, CTRL+C, CTRL+V, CTRL+X, CTRL+A.

	31-12-2002 01:35									#19
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what are mouse gestures for? do they speed anything up?

Right-click-drag-left = back
Right-click-drag-right = forward
Right-click-drag-down = new page

Opera's navigation behaviour is also far superior to that of MSIE and Mozilla; you'll never get a page about content having expired, POST operation being too old, or you needing to reload while backing and forwarding.

	31-12-2002 01:38									#20
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Other mouse gestures:

Right-click(on a link) drag-down - open link in new window (foreground)

Right-click drag-down-up - open link in new window (background)

Right-click drag-down-left - minimize window

Right-click drag-down-right - close window

	31-12-2002 01:42									#21
	Got spare money?

quote: or you needing to reload while backing and forwarding.

this was a big reason for me to switch to opera. why IE needed to reload half of pages on simple 'back' command was beyond me


I m playing with mouse gestures now... cool!

	31-12-2002 01:42									#22
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[Hold down right-mouse button] + [up and then down] = Refresh

	31-12-2002 02:47									#23
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*accidentaly closes opera with mouse gesture*

But hey these are fun

Click and hold right mouse, up then down - refresh

	31-12-2002 04:25									#24
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I still feel that mouse gestures are the spawn of the devil himself!

Or that just may be because I associate gestures with Black and White.

* Skanky Burns plans on trying to download opera again...
(The download died last time)

	31-12-2002 04:27									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns I still feel that mouse gestures are the spawn of the devil himself!

Heathen! Blasphemer!

	31-12-2002 04:29									#26
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You never know, I may yet be converted to the dark side.

	08-05-2003 12:53									#27
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

I've always wondered what the last thread in the forum would look like...

	08-05-2003 13:13									#28
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

I have been using Opera 7 since almost as soon as it came out with no problems.

Thanks all for the mouse functions, I hadn't used them much until now.

	09-05-2003 00:19									#29
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

*accidentaly closes opera with mouse gesture*

You can edit that mouse gesture out in the Opera 7.10 Preferences panel.