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new opera user. help!

  • 19-11-2001 12:33pm
    #1
    jaarius
    Registered Users Posts: 383 ✭✭


    hey dudes

    i just downloaded v5.12 of Opera (wanna try a different browser)

    when using IE i can just go to the icon and right click which gives me what i need. i need to config for use with the proxy server. does anyone know how to do this... or indeed what im talking about?

    cheers
    jaz?


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  • #2
    Gordon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Good choice in browser jaarius, it is a very fast and nice to use one. Get your mouse speedies working too, great fun!

    I think what you are looking for is in the file - preferences section menu thang. Open up a new browser window, go up top to file, go to preferences [then connections]

    Maybe


  • #3
    azezil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭azezil


    yup file - preferences - conections - proxy servers.

    I don't sing it praises myself, i noticed it has trouble with java applets... sometimes they'll load, other times they won't. And i notice it doesn't seem to 'install on demand' like iexplorer, maybe there's an option there somewhere, i've only been using it a few days now n i haven't found it (not that i looked to hard ;))


  • #4
    Gordon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Ye Java seems to be a problem with it. I have problems using Javascript, dunno about the applets. I have the Java plug in but it still doesn't allow me to do stuff that I really need to do. :(

    Shame it has the potential for greatness


  • #5
    jaarius
    Registered Users Posts: 383 ✭✭jaarius


    im using it right now and seems fun. i can do so much with it. tho i found to be very slow on some web sites.

    cheers dudes
    jaz?


  • #6
    Isegrim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 77 ✭✭Isegrim


    I am using opera 5.12
    and java is running fine (on win 98 2nd)

    When using Linux i still have some problems with Java applets (they don't load)
    but the Java script works fine.

    Something what might help is deleting all the files in the ...\opera\cache4 directory.

    Isegrim


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  • #7
    morgana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,247 ✭✭✭morgana


    I've been trying Opera 6.0 (beta) for the last few days (before that Opera 5.12 for ages) - its pretty good and has some nice new features (like the Netscape-style personal toolbar), however, also a few bugs (it is still beta after all) with a resource leak and problems printing with some printers. I love it, it is skinable & very flexible with lots of different security settings (and the option to disable pop-up menus!)


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