Opera 10.50

Opera 10.50 is vooral snel, sneller, snelst. De nieuwe JavaScript engine in Opera is 7 maal sneller dan de oude. Opera claimt hiermee ook weer de snelste browser te zijn die er bestaat. Verder biedt de Noorse browser nu ondersteuning voor Aero Glass, Aero Peek en Jump Lists in Windows 7.

Opvallend is verder dat de menubalk veranderd is in de Opera 'O'. Dit is voortaan het hoofdmenu van de browser. Ook zijn er veel verbeteringen aan css- en HTML5-ondersteuning en zijn er honderden Opera Widgets die als onafhankelijke programmaatjes op het bureaublad kunnen draaien.

Twee beveiligingslekken zijn in deze versie van Opera ook gedicht.

Ten slotte is privé browsen ook mogelijk in Opera 10.50 door privé-tabbladen of -vensters te openen. Lees hieronder alle verdere vernieuwingen, mocht u daar in geïnteresseerd zijn. Sommigen menen overigens dat Opera 10.50 te vroeg is uitgebracht en nog teveel fouten bevat.

De Windows-versie is al beschikbaar. Opera 10.50 voor Mac OS X en Linux volgen later.

Complete release notes:

New features

Better integration with the Windows operating system

• Windows 7:
  • Aero Glass
  • Aero Peek
  • Jump Lists

Opera Carakan JavaScript engine

• Cross-platform bytecode interpreter for a new register-based instruction set
• Internal object model with automatic classification and inline property caching
• Machine code generation (JIT compiler)
• Divided garbage collection heap: automatically traverses the memory of active heaps
• Caching of compiled programs
• Reduced memory usage
• Additional Carakan information (http://my.opera.com/...)

Opera "O" tab and menu

The new Opera "O" tab and its associated menu (located on the left side of the Opera Tab bar) replaces the traditional Opera Menu bar. This increases vertical space in the Opera desktop window, and centralizes frequently used features and tools in one, convenient location. Optionally, the new Opera "O" tab and menu can be replaced with the traditional Opera Menu bar by clicking "Show Menu Bar" in the Opera "O" menu. This new Opera feature contains the following items.

• Tabs and Windows ►
• Page ►
• Print ►
• Bookmarks ►
• History
• Downloads
• Opera Unite ►
• Synchronize Opera ►
• Widgets ►
• Notes
• Mail and Chat Accounts
• Mail ►
• Contacts
• Appearance
• Settings ►
• Help ►
• Show Menu Bar
• Exit

Opera Presto 2.5 rendering engine

Opera 10.50 (with Opera Widgets for Desktop) for Windows contains the latest Opera rendering engine: Opera Presto 2.5, and incorporates the following features.

CSS

Support is added for:

• CSS 2.1 visibility: collapse
  • See: W3C section 11.2 Visibility: the visibility property (http://www.w3.org/TR...)
• CSS3 border-radius property (rounded corners)
  • See: W3C section 4.4. The border-radius properties (http://www.w3.org/TR...)
• CSS3 Backgrounds and Borders
  • See: W3C CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3 (http://www.w3.org/TR...)
• CSS3 2D Transforms
  • See: W3C CSS 2D Transforms Module Level 3 (http://www.w3.org/TR...)
• CSS3 Transitions
  • See: W3C CSS Transitions Module Level 3 (http://www.w3.org/TR...)

HTML5

Support is added for:

• HTML5 <video> element DOM APIs to reflect changes in the specification
  • See: W3C section 4.8.7 The video element (http://www.w3.org/TR...)
• HTML5 <video> seeking; enables seeking through videos that are not completely downloaded
  • See: W3C section 4.8.10.9 Seeking (http://www.w3.org/TR...)
• HTML5 <param> element (child of the HTML5 <object> element) support for controlling animations/scripts
  • See: W3C Section B Object <param> attributes defined in WICD Core (http://www.w3.org/TR...)
  • See: W3C WICD 1.0 TestSuite and Implementation Matrix (http://www.w3.org/20...)

SVG

Support is added for:

• SVG buffered-rendering property
  • See: W3C section 11.10.5 The buffered-rendering property (http://www.w3.org/TR...)
• Text search inside SVG
  • See: W3C section 10.14 Text search (http://www.w3.org/TR...)
• Animated raster images (APNG, GIF) in all the SVG elements that support raster graphics, i.e., <image>, <foreignObject>, and <feImage>
  • See: W3C section 2.2.4 Animation (http://www.w3.org/TR...)
  • See: W3C section 16.2 Animation elements (http://www.w3.org/TR...)

Opera Vega graphics library

• Renders all graphics in Opera
• Employs rounded corners, box shadow, animations, etc.
• Contains improved support for SVG and the HTML 5 <canvas> element
• Additional Vega information (http://my.opera.com/...)

Opera Widgets for Desktop

Although they run outside the browser, Opera Widgets have been treated as entities inside the browser in many respects. The new Opera Widgets for Desktop ends this dependency on the browser and moves Opera Widgets to the next level: that of first-class applications. Above all, Opera Widgets for Desktop gives widgets the potential to replace some native applications on the computer.

Opera Widgets for Desktop includes the following features:

• Support for View Modes through the W3C Widgets Module API:
  • See: W3C Widgets 1.0: View Modes Media Feature (http://www.w3.org/TR...)
• A Widget menu located within the new Opera "O" menu, or optionally from the traditional Opera Menu toolbar. Menu options include:
  • Get Widgets
  • Manage Widgets... (opens the Widgets panel in the Opera user interface)
  • What are Opera Widgets?
• Widget lifespans are separated from the Opera desktop browser.
• Each widget runs in a separate process.
• Integration with the operating system includes support for creating desktop and menu-based application shortcuts.
• Widget control buttons organize important actions:
  • Move
  • Close
  • Minimize
  • Settings
• Support is provided for different widget modes such as "Application" and "Widget".
• A new widget installation/uninstallation process is supported:
  • Uninstallation from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows Control Panel
• Notification pop-ups are supported.
• Password manager is supported.
• File I/O (Input/Output) access is supported.
• The upgrading of installed widgets from current to new runtime is supported.
• Improved support for Opera Dragonfly is provided.
  • Remote debugging is possible; configurable via a widget's context menu.

Download acceleration software compatibility

• Support is added for download acceleration software (user option), which integrates a user's favorite download accelerator with Opera.
  • Check box activation is located at: opera:config#UserPrefs|UseExternalDownloadManager

Non-modal notification messages

• Notification message windows no longer interrupt workflow
  • JavaScript alerts, HTTP notifications, password manager, etc., now display as page overlays.
  • Switching of tabs or windows while these dialogs are displayed is now allowed.

Private browsing

• Creating, browsing, and then closing private tabs and private windows removes all records of Web sites visited through them.
  • Using the new Opera "O" tab and menu, go to:
    • Tabs and Windows > New Private Tab
    • Tabs and Windows > New Private Window
  • Using the traditional Opera Menu bar, go to:
    • File > New Private Tab
    • File > New Private Window

Web Storage

• Support is established for:
  • Session storage: offers a temporary storage of data
  • Warning dialogs when exceeding storage quotas for web storage
    • The user can increase, or set unlimited quotas for web storage
  • Local storage: stores data for a longer period until the user explicitly clears it
  • The Address field autocomplete list now includes opera:webstorage
  • Added a "Delete Web storage databases" check box item in the "Delete private data" detailed options dialog
  • See: W3C Web Storage Working Draft (http://www.w3.org/TR...)

Web SQL Database

• Support is established for:
  • Storage of data in a more structured manner
  • Querying data using SQL
  • Warning dialogs when exceeding storage quotas for web database
    • The user can increase, or set unlimited quotas for web database
  • Added a "Delete Web storage databases" check box item in the "Delete private data" detailed options dialog
  • The Address field autocomplete list now includes opera:webdatabases
  • See: W3C Web SQL Database WWorking Draft (http://www.w3.org/TR...)

Changes since Opera 10.50 beta 2 (with Opera Widgets for Desktop)

User interface

Display and scripting

Mail, news, chat

Network

Security