Opera downgrade
Posted on April 21, 2003 @ 16:41 in Software
I have actually downgraded from Opera 7.10 back to Opera 7.03. It seems that the Opera 7.10 upgrade is mostly cosmetic changes to the interface and some work done on the integrated mail application (which I don't use anyway). According to the Change Log no life threatening security issues were addressed in this upgrade.
However, the upgrade contains a very annoying new bug. If I open a new window by shift-clicking a link and then scroll in the new window using the scroll button of my mouse, Opera will jump back to displaying the previous window.
Also, but this is a more personal issue, the interface somehow doesn't feel as intuitive anymore. The progress bar, for example, in the standard flashy-blue skin has been changed and it is way harder to quickly read it now. Actually, there are so many little things that have gone wrong with the standard skin, that I switched to the "standard windows" skin. This skin is better, but ultimately, the annoying scroll bug made me re-install Opera 7.03. I left an entry about it in the Opera bug report system.
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Frank tried Opera 7.10 and found it wanting, too. I have now also moved back down to 7.03, and I'm much happier with it.
Trackback from Legends of the Sun Pig on April 23, 2003 @ 16:58
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