Opera 15. The answer to the skeptics
Browsers Technologies / / December 19, 2019
The news that the Opera browser developers are moving to WebKit engine caused by vague fears of pessimists and hope for a change for the better optimists. But a few days ago released a preliminary version of the program combined, it seems, and those and others. This "crying Yaroslavna" ðóíåò not heard for a long time. Members of the Norwegian browser reacted like this, the behavior of young children, who were expecting to see the bike under the tree, and found only a pair of warm socks. And this despite the fact that the Opera browser has a reputation for geeks, that is the most advanced and knowledgeable users! So I had to write an article, in which I will soothe crying, sad to instill optimism and give hope disappointed.
Let us digress for a few minutes from the buttons and functions, and think, and why, in fact, the developers decided to take a desperate step? There is a program, which invested huge manpower and resources, there are loyal fans, but then the company decides to break everything and start from scratch. What do they do nothing?
Obviously not. Apparently there is a very important reason for this decision. And it is that Opera on the old engine stops at the limit of their capabilities. Persistent problems with the support of new technologies, the curve rendering some pages, the errors in the most unexpected places - these and other problems known Opera users very well. And then everything would become worse. The browser has come to resemble this is such a small house in which programmers to support the new functions all being finished and being finished floors.
And now the company has destroyed everything in the empty place started to build a new building. For now A new version of Opera 15 is the only foundation, Which gradually floor by floor would be built modern building browser. So the prospects for the program and they have much better than the old opera.
Okay, but why the expansion of Chrome does not fit?
Many users expect from the new version of Opera full compatibility with the Chrome extension and the long-awaited access to a huge collection of Chrome Web Store. Disappointment clear them, but, as I wrote in previous articleI am sure that the possibility of the installation has been disabled not because of technical problems, but purely on the marketing and legal reasons. This is supported by the argument that just a day way to install extensions from Google Store has been found. And did it not whiners and geeks.
Install extension Download Chrome Extension and visit the page of the desired extension. Then click the extension button on the browser toolbar and the desired extension you download and install. You only need to go to Settings and turn it on manually. Well, that has improved the mood?
And how to live without bookmarks?
Do not know if me what's wrong, but I did not open my bookmarks for a year already for sure. All that is important is stored in one of the online notebooks (Springpad, Evernote, Pocket), the rest is easier to find at Google, than pick your bookmarks. But if you like the idea of classic bookmarks, you can use the special services such as stowing Google Bookmarks and Delicious. They are available from any computer, providing additional features and can be easily integrated into the browser using special extensions. For example, here is how the new Opera bookmarks from Google Bookmarks.
Thus, no one is forcing you to give up your favorite bookmarks. You can also in this case to make a comfortable working environment for themselves. But if it is a little to try and not just whine on forums.
Where is my favorite email client and RSS?
Twenty-first century outside. All the many computers and gadgets. And we cry about the loss of the mail client and RSS, that note does not have a sync! Okay, okay, I respect other people's tastes, even the most perverse. But I want to ask mourners - but you at least have downloaded and watched new e-mail client of the Opera? Here it is your favorite and RSS-reader on the spot. Use of health, what's the problem?
But for all the others that are open to change, it says - the world is full of much better solution for reading mail and news. For example, there is such a service Gmail. It is very convenient, a lot of different functions, smart filters, tags, sync, all the cases. Or, for example, Feedly reading RSS - many predict him the first place instead of the deceased Google Reader. There is even an appropriate extension for the new Opera. Here's what the RSS client in the browser window. Nice, modern, comfortable.
Do not cry, my friends ...
So, as you could see above, most of the claims to the program either bogus or easily solved. Although spoiled Norwegian browser users, who said earlier that "we have all of karopki" not used to, now that their browser - it's just the foundation, which give light weight features have independently.
Most importantly, the developers made the Opera - it began to build a new building, allowing your browser to at least some prospects. Otherwise, we would be forced to continue to see a gradual lag Opera, it wilt and die soon. So, loyal Opera users, give the program another chance or just trample in the mud this last attempt to stay alive?
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