This release is a beta version of Opera. Use only on properly backed up
computers.
This release contains security fixes. See the Security section for
details.
Opera 9.20 beta introduces Speed Dial and Developer Tools.
The search engine in Speed Dial can be chosen in Search preferences. This
release dynamically merges a default set of searches with your custom
searches.
User interface
Changed keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + 0-9 to call speed dial entries. Panel
activation shortcuts moved to Ctrl + Shift + 0-9
Kiosk mode defaults to not displaying Speed Dial. Added new kioskmode
switch kioskspeeddial to enable feature.
Added thumbnails on hover in Windows panel.
Start bar disabled by default.
Mail, messaging, and newsfeeds
IRC /quit messages now work properly
Transfer status on IRC improved
Display and scripting
CSS height:inherit now inherits the computed value.
Scripts in framesets now execute onload.
Applets inserted with innerHTML can now be called by JavaScript.
Developer Tools
Introduction of developer tools.
Security
Fix for character encoding inheritance issue with frames, which could
enable cross-site scripting. See the advisory.
Fixed an issue regarding handling of FTP PASV response, as reported by
Mark at bindshell.net
Skandiabanken.no's message about successful certificate installation is
now shown.
When specifying address:port without specifying the protocol,
"http://" is once again inferred.
UNIX-specific changes
Unfortunately there are no Solaris builds for this beta.
Introduced shared memory handling on Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris. Set the
environment variable OPERA_NUM_XSHM to 0 to disable shared memory.
Deadkeys now work in GMail compose.
An invalid system locale no longer causes missing text.
FreeBSD: Fixed spellchecker on FreeBSD.
Solaris: Improved plug-in detection on Solaris.
Mac-specific changes
Native OS X UI elements can now be used in skins.
Opera now supports the AppleAntiAliasingThreshold property which allows
you to turn off antialiasing (font smoothing) separately from the system
setting.
Program Information Category:
Tools and Utilities Type:
Free Version: 9.20 beta Size: 11.3MB Works on: Windows
