Edition April 10, 2003

OPERA NEWSLETTER - GENERAL EDITION - APRIL 10, 2003

The latest news about Opera for Linux

LATEST OPERA DOWNLOADS

DOWNLOAD OPERA 7.10 FOR LINUX BETA 1
Today, Opera for Linux makes a great leap all the way from Opera 6.12 =20
to 7.10. In addition to enjoying an even faster, smaller, browser as =20
well as numerous new features, this is the first time Linux users can =20
enjoy their own mail client in the Opera browser. Opera 7.10 for Linux =20
Beta 1 comes with the popular M2 mail client known from Opera 7 for =20
Windows, which automatically categorizes and sorts e-mail messages, has =20
an integrated spam filter, and supports POP3, IMAP,and ESMTP.
<http://www.opera.com/download/>

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SPECIAL: NEW FEATURES IN OPERA 7.10

FASTFORWARD AND REWIND
Opera has added two new buttons in the toolbar that will speed up =20
navigation on the Web, letting the browser anticipate where the user =20
will want to go next. The FastForward and Rewind buttons support all =20
major languages and let users browse much more efficiently.

SLIDESHOW
The FastForward button displays photo files on the Web in a slideshow. =20
To see photos full-screen on a black background, simply press F11 to =20
invoke Opera=B4s presentation tool OperaShow.

NOTES
Speed up researching with the new Notes features. Jot down a note in =20
conjunction with a Web page, drag the note to an e-mail to send it to =20
others, or simply store your notes for future reference.

THE WAND PASSWORD MANAGER
The Wand gives you one-click log-in to password-protected  sites. =20
Access is provided by simply clicking the Wand icon or by pressing =20
Ctrl+Enter.

M2 MAIL CLIENT
Opera's mail client automatically categorizes and sorts e-mail =20
messages, has an integrated spam filter, and supports POP3, IMAP, and =20
ESMTP.

SMALL-SCREEN RENDERING
Check out Opera's Web browser breakthrough for mobile phones and PDAs =20
in your desktop browser! See how Web pages would look on a small-screen =20
device by simply pressing Shift+F11 to enable Small-Screen Rendering.

ONE-CLICK SKINNING
Just pick and click once on any of the many skins available online to =20
change the look of your browser.

CUSTOMIZE MOUSE GESTURES AND MORE
Now users can even customize and make their own toolbars, mouse =20
gestures and keyboards shortcuts and share with other Opera users.

MULTIPLE USER STYLE SHEETS
Opera comes equipped with 12 new user style sheets, varying from =20
helpful features for users and developers, to the more zany. Try style =20
sheets such as "Accessibility layout" or "High contrast B/W".

MULTIPLE OR SINGLE ACCOUNTS
Set up different Opera user profiles in one Opera browser to ensure =20
that all your family members have the Opera set-up and look that suits =20
them best.

COOKIE MANAGER
Keep track of the cookies you would like to keep and delete the rest.

SPATIAL NAVIGATION
Move easily around on pages by combining the Shift and arrow keys, =20
gaining quick access to links and any other navigational elements =20
available.

And there are more. See all the new and improved features here:
<http://www.opera.com/features/>

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SPECIAL OFFERS FOR OPERA USERS

LIMITED OFFER: OPERA + OPERAMAIL
Register Opera for USD 39 and get the following for FREE: access to =20
personal support via e-mail, and OperaMail Premium for 6 months.
<http://www.opera.com/buy/>

IMPROVED ADVERTISING IN THE OPERA BROWSER
Reach more than 4,500,000 active Opera users all over the world with =20
the use of Opera's unique browser banners. Now Opera offers the ability =20
to target ads by country and platform. Start your promotion in a matter =20
of minutes; just have your banner and credit card ready.
<http://www.opera.com/advertise/>

NEW T-SHIRT AND GRAPHICS
Simply the Best Internet Experience T-shirts and graphics are now =20
available in the Opera Accessories Store. You can also make your own =20
with the help of our graphics selection.
<http://my.opera.com/>

OPERA 7 NEWS PANEL
Get news feeds from various Web pages - all in just one panel in your =20
Hotlist - with the Opera News Panel.
<http://my.opera.com/customize/panel/>

OPERA BUTTONS AND BANNERS
Show your support for Opera by putting a banner promoting Opera on your =20
Web page. Or maybe you would like to earn some cash at the same time by =20
joining the Opera Affiliate Program?
For graphics only:<http://my.opera.com/gfx/>
For the Opera Affiliate Program: =20
<http://www.opera.com/promote/affiliate/>

OPERA 7 FREE THROUGH GLOBAL DONATIONS PROGRAM
Donations of Opera 7 are now available to primary through secondary =20
schools; Web designer schools, organizations and companies; and =20
organizations for the physically disabled. Apply for a donation today.
<http://distribute.opera.com/donations/>

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WHERE OPERAHOLICS MEET - <http://my.opera.com>

OPERA FAN PAGE
What are Opera fans really like? See for yourself, and don't forget to =20
send us your picture and description too.
<http://my.opera.com/fans/>

SKINS
Download and install the latest skins for Opera 7 with one single =20
click. Choose among a whole range of skins made by other users, both =20
newest, recommended, or the most popular. Or submit your own!
<http://my.opera.com/customize/>

OPERA'S OPEN THE WEB PROGRAM
Unfortunately, some non-standards compliant Web sites are not fully =20
accessible to all Internet users. If you experience problems displaying =20
a site or receive a message that you are using and unsupported browser, =20
please contact the site and tell them that you would like the site to =20
work with Opera. Send them a message and refer them to this page:
<http://my.opera.com/openweb/>

WEB DEVELOPERS OPEN THE WEB
Find out how you can make your pages work with any other browser, and =20
make sure that your pages are "future compliant". Write =20
standards-compliant code and test in Opera to make sure that your site =20
is open and accessible, and will work on the devices of the future. See =20
some of our great tips in the Developer's Corner on my.opera.com:
<http://my.opera.com/dev/>

LET US KNOW
If you have already contacted a site, let us know by sending us the =20
following information: URL, country, contact information such as e-mail =20
address, platform you are using, and what Opera is identifying as =20
(Opera identifies as MSIE as standard, press F12 to change =20
identification). Send your e-mail to <[email protected]>. Find =20
more information in our Open the Web forum:
<http://my.opera.com/forums/>

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