Opera 6.0 for Linux Technology Preview

New look

Opera has a new default button set, skin and panels. You can change to classic Opera look or your own under Preferences > Browser layout. Find more buttons,

skins and panels at my.opera.com/.

Hotclick

Double-click a word or right-click a selected phrase and display a pop-up menu full of powerful features such as search, encyclopedia look-up, and translation.

Panels

Users can place their favorite Web pages in panels that are displayed in the Hotlist during their browsing session. Web pages for panels have to be optimized to the Hotlist size. Panels are available at my.opera.com/.

Personal Bar

Organize and personalize your favorite bookmarks and searches in one place.

Bookmarks

Search bookmarks or sort them by title, date created, when visited or customize your own ordering.

Bookmark management

Easily move your bookmarks around. Drag bookmarks to folders and the personal bar. Drag a bookmark, a window or the windowbar to the Opera workspace, and

Opera opens the bookmark url.

Import/Export [some exclusive to Linux]

You can import and export bookmarks, contact lists, window setup files and pages.

Gestures [some exclusive to Linux]

Most the mouse gestures found with the Windows version are included, and some Linux-specific gestures such as middle-click on the windowbar to open clipboard

url in new window have been added.

Cookies Management[exclusive to Linux]

With the new cookie editor you can manage your cookies.

E-mail [exclusive to Linux]

Advanced mail-to links often include subject and body. With Opera's new and more advanced invoking of an external e-mail client such links now work perfectly.

Quick Preferences [F12]

Now you have quick access to some of the most frequently used preferences.

Unicode

For the first time, Opera supports the Unicode Worldwide Character Set, making Opera available in local languages for the Asian/Pacific and Eastern European regions.

Improved window handling

Switch easily between document windows with the new keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Tab.

Contact List

Keep information about friends and colleagues in the new contact list. Visit their Web pages, or with the use of an external e-mail client, send an e-mail to your contacts.

Plug-in support

The Opera plug-in support is improved. Most Netscape plug-ins are supported. Macromedia Flash, Acrobat Reader, Real Player, Java, Plugger, TCL 2.0, Codeweaver Crossover (Apple Quicktime) have been tested.

Tip of the day

Find a variety of smart and useful tips in the new "Tip of the day" dialog.

Help files

New help files, completely rewritten and improved.

Help window

Read the help documentation in its own window with useful buttons.

Standards-Compliance

Opera continues its commitment to the standards as laid out by the W3C. Opera 6.0 for Linux supports the following technologies: 128-bit encryption, TLS 1.0, SSL 2 and 3, CSS1 and partial CSS2, XML, HTML 4.01, HTTP 1.1, ECMAScript, JavaScript 1.3, WAP/WML and partial support for DOM.

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