Opera Goes To 11, With Extensions and Tab Stacks

surveyork writes "Opera Software released Opera browser 11 for desktop (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc). The main features are support for extensions similar to Chrome and Tab Stacks, Opera's version of tab management. The extension catalog is still small, with roughly 200 extensions, but steadily growing. The browser is very fast — Chrome-fast — and lightweight, with a new installer which is 30% smaller than the one in the previous version. Other enhancements include visual mouse gestures and better address field. There's no hardware acceleration yet, but it could be coming in a further dot release and benefit XP users as well as Mac, Linux and Windows 7/Vista users."

Re:I can't be the only one who thought of this...

[Xiph1980]

No, you weren't... http://www.zdnet.be/zd_images/2010/48/opera11.jpg [zdnet.be]

Re:I can't be the only one who thought of this...

[biryokumaru]

I can't be the only one who thought of this...

Ya, I'm sure the guy who wrote the headline Opera Goes To 11 never thought of the connection to Spinal Tap [youtube.com].

Tree Style Tab for Firefox

[traindirector]

I haven't used Opera's tab stacking yet, but it sounds a lot like one of the features the Tree Style Tab [mozilla.org] add-on adds to Firefox. It's quite a flexible add-on, and if you constantly have a lot of tabs open or would prefer to have a hierarchical tab list on the side to save vertical real estate (especially if you have a 16:9 monitor), it can revolutionize your world almost as much as tabs did originally. I can't recommend it enough.

Re:All look the same to me...

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually FF4 looks a lot like Opera. The big thing is Opera has always had a URL attached to each tab that is unique to each tab. Opera also added a menu button in the top left. FF4 has copied both of these to a point where it looks like exactly like Opera now.

Re:All look the same to me...

[clang_jangle]

What on earth are you talking about? I've been using opera for years, it does a fine job for well over 99% of the sites I visit. Opera 11 is really smooth-feeling and quick. Haven't tried the extensions yet, but the browser itself is excellent, at least on FreeBSD and OS X.

Re:Noscript

[Ksevio]

It's part of the top most popular extension now:
https://addons.opera.com/addons/extensions/details/noads/1.0.8/?display=en [opera.com]

With the bonus of a one click install

Re:Noscript

[surveyork]

If you are having problems with NoAds, it might be because it's not compatible with Opera 11 final. The last NoAds release dates from November 25. You can try this:

1. In Opera, paste in the address bar exactly this: opera:config#PersistentStorage|UserJSStorageQuota
2. Change it to 500 or more.
3. Save this new setting.
4. Install NoAds.
5. NoAds Preferences > Select a blocklist > Click save.
6. Restart Opera.

You may still see some ads. You can block them by clicking the NoAds button and selecting Block Ads/Elements