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| Thread ID: 71942 | 2006-08-22 11:26:00 | Best Browsers? Still opera or Firefox now? | lightfoot (39) | Press F1 |
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| 480134 | 2006-08-23 09:52:00 | If u want to block ads, just right mouse on the site / block content and block it. Thats if ur using v9+. its about time they added that - the single most common complaint I've heard from people who have tried opera is that it required too much effort to block ads. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 480135 | 2006-08-23 09:56:00 | Win 2000 is six years old. Who cares about obsolute O/S's Windows XP is now 4 years, 10 months old. Is it any less obsolete? |
TGoddard (7263) | ||
| 480136 | 2006-08-23 10:09:00 | its about time they added that - the single most common complaint I've heard from people who have tried opera is that it required too much effort to block ads. to be blunt, ad blocking in browser is not necessary. any half decent geek will do system based site blocking eg host file, firewall etc. the ads/spyware sites get blocked well before the browser. My vote goes to Firefox. I have tried Opera but I don't like the look or feel of opera. you do know that almost everything is changeable? i personally don't like the look of default opera. i always mod it to my liking. It's good to see competition breaking the browser stagnation. :thumbs: |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 480137 | 2006-08-23 16:11:00 | I remembered the main reason I disliked Opera, its not as customisable as FireFox, graphically, or certain features (like getting the Google toolbar to open a search in a background tab WITHOUT having to use mouse gestures or keyboard combinations (in other words, using right click menus) | Myth (110) | ||
| 480138 | 2006-08-23 20:37:00 | to be blunt, ad blocking in browser is not necessary. any half decent geek will do system based site blocking eg host file, firewall etc. the ads/spyware sites get blocked well before the browser. :thumbs: I have used hosts files, since i found out about them, They have one BIG fault I have hit a few pages where the link sends you to an address like advertisingScum.com&target=http: And the hostsfile blocks it (as it should), but i have to manually edit the URL to get where i want, mind you adblock would probably do the same thing As to Opera versus Firefox Versus IE I am a Firefox user I haven't tried IE 7 (but Anything would be an improvement on IE 6) I have always had a soft spot for Opera, BUT there are a couple of Firefox extensions I couldn't do without, notably the web developer one and tab mix plus (which is essential for Firefox) |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 480139 | 2006-08-23 22:07:00 | I still use Opera, for banking as well as testing web pages though thats about it. | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 480140 | 2006-08-23 22:48:00 | I remembered the main reason I disliked Opera, its not as customisable as FireFox, graphically, or certain features (like getting the Google toolbar to open a search in a background tab WITHOUT having to use mouse gestures or keyboard combinations (in other words, using right click menus) I think you just haven't yet learnt how to customise or drive Opera properly yet . ;) Does this ( . pegasus . icebytes . co . nz/miscell/images/opera-webdev . jpg" target="_blank">www . pegasus . icebytes . co . nz) look anything like the default Opera install to you? If I could show you all the other customisations I have done I would but how I use Opera is probably totally different to how you use it . Customising it to your own preferences is a huge amount of fun and the Opera forums is full of great ideas and new tricks to try . As for your Google toolbar issue I'm not really sure exactly what you want to do but I would be pretty certain Opera can do what you want . The right-click menu is quite extensive and you can add even more options if you wish . Right-clicking an image gives you this menu ( . pegasus . icebytes . co . nz/miscell/images/opera-rightclick-image . jpg" target="_blank">www . pegasus . icebytes . co . nz) and right-clicking a link gives you this menu ( . pegasus . icebytes . co . nz/miscell/images/opera-rightclick-link . jpg" target="_blank">www . pegasus . icebytes . co . nz) . Is that what you mean? If you like shortcut buttons you can get lots from this thread ( . opera . com/community/forums/topic . dml?id=145608" target="_blank">my . opera . com) or even make your own on the page listed in the first post on that page . This page here ( . com/archives/2005/01/opera-and-firefox-extensions" target="_blank">virtuelvis . com) gives the Opera equivalents of a small number of Firefox extensions . |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 480141 | 2006-08-23 22:51:00 | I have always had a soft spot for Opera, BUT there are a couple of Firefox extensions I couldn't do without, notably the web developer one and tab mix plus (which is essential for Firefox) Nigel, have you checked out the Web Developer Toolbar & Menu (operawiki.info) for Opera? Here (www.pegasus.icebytes.co.nz) is a screenie showing a small part of it. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 480142 | 2006-08-23 22:55:00 | If u want to block ads, just right mouse on the site / block content and block it. Thats if ur using v9+. Ah, so you can. I just found the following info on this page (virtuelvis.com): Opera 9 offers an integrated ad blocker out-of-the-box. When you are on a page, just right-click on the page, and select “Block Content”. When you do this, the page greys out, and you can start clicking on images and plug-in content to block it. Holding down shift when clicking an image or plug-in content blocks that specific image/embedded object. If you go to Tools -< Advanced -< Blocked content menu. You will be presented with a list of the already blocked content. You can edit or delete these entries, or add your own. The URL’s added uses simple wildcard syntax. All I need do now is find some ads to try it out on <hugs Hosts file>. :D |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 480143 | 2006-08-23 23:15:00 | Nigel, have you checked out the Web Developer Toolbar & Menu (operawiki.info) for Opera? Here (www.pegasus.icebytes.co.nz) is a screenie showing a small part of it. That does look good, i'll have to give it a try this weekend two quick questions though does it allow you to outline elements eg tables, images, divs does it allow you to edit CSS on the fly in the same way FF web dev extension does? Cheers |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
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