Brief Hands-On Report--Opera 8.0.2 Released

2004–09July 29, 2005Bill FoxReviews
A new version of the Opera Web browser, v8.0.2, was released and it is available for download from Opera Software's Web page. The Web browser is free with Google ads or $39 without ads. Here are some of the changes in v8.0.2:

Security

  • Solved download dialog spoofing issue described in Secunia Advisory SA15870
  • Fixed image dragging issue described in Secunia Advisory SA15756
  • Prevented link hijacking issue described in Secunia Advisory SA15781

Mac specific changes

  • Entries in Address Book are imported on first-run only.
  • Improved window size handling for pop-ups.
  • Fixed problems with window.print().
  • Fixed a banner handling problem when using multiple windows.
  • Cache files will now be saved on exit.

Opera is the fastest Web browser at loading javascripts and it doesn't botch them, e.g. Edmunds.com, like Safari does (click on the New or Used links to compare them). Our copy worked just fine on all Web pages that we tested. [Bill Fox]



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