Opera Software has recently released version 7.11 of its browser. Also, Apple posted Safari’s b2 (v74).
Opera Released version 7.11; Safari v0.74
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I wonder if the rendering engine was updated…
Prog.
…I’ve been wondering where browserwatch.com went.
I’d like to give opera 7 a try….too bad they don’t seem to care about mac users 🙁
Still, there’s always SAFARI 🙂
I use Linux, I like Konqueror, Mozilla and they have one called Phoenix, but I have found Java support in Opera on Linux lacking.
I’m not sure Opera caring has anything to do with it. Opera deliberated long and hard about whether it was worth it to port to the Mac, but back when they decided to do it, there was a dire need for a fast browser on the Mac side, with netscape sucking, and IE not getting any better. Since Opera ported to the Mac, there have been several really good browsers for the Mac come out, with the Mozilla/Chimera/navigator being pretty good and Safari showing real promise. And Omniweb is still there too. If Opera had ported earlier and gotten some traction, maybe they’d have a better chance, but with so many good, free browsers available for the Mac now, there’s not much demand for Opera on that platform. Not to mention that their primary concern now is, and should be, the mobile market, where they have a good technological lead and some important partners.
>I’d like to give opera 7 a try….too bad they don’t seem to care about mac users-(
-Recently discovered iCab for the Mac; quite surprised how good it is.
However still using all the major browsers to conquer all the
inconsistencies that are on the web to view every site available.
But I still prefer Camino. I just wish the Camino developers would put out a new “point” release. I tried using the daily builds for a while there, but you really do rack-up the talk-backs 😉
I think the best arrangement would be for the OmniGroup and Opera to enter into a contract whereby the OmniGroup would be responsible for the OS X version of Opera. OmniWeb desperately needs a new rendering engine and Opera 7’s rendering engine has better standards support and is much more developed than KHTML. If the OmniGroup uses KHTML they will have nothing to set themselves apart.
Opera, on the other hand, is already supporting far more platforms than they can conceivably handle. Letting another company package their browser would actually allow them market penetration on the Mac, especially if it’s branded with the OmniWeb name.
Unfortunately, OmniWeb 5 is probably just going to be Safari with a few more bells and whistles, at which point I would have no incentive to use it.
“Unfortunately, OmniWeb 5 is probably just going to be Safari with a few more bells and whistles, at which point I would have no incentive to use it.”
Try a beta of upcoming Omniweb. It is using Webcore (KHTML for Mac) and it is nice.
http://www.omnigroup.com/ftp/pub/software/MacOSX/.sneakypeek/releas…
I don’t see anything wrong with it though. If Omniweb guys can use webcore source and maybe even improved on it, we are all winning here
Already it has link for the supposed final version of Opera 7.11 for Linux.
See it: ftp://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/linux/711/final/en/i386/
This release is quite like the rest of the 7.x series, fast, customizable, small footprint. Excellent browser