| Opera 6.0 beta for Linux released |
Apr. 18, 2002
Oslo, Norway -- (press release excerpt) -- Today, Opera Software ASA released Opera 6.0 for Linux Beta 2 with improved features and looks that increase the speed and enjoyment of Linux users worldwide. The earlier version of Opera for Linux, Opera 5, reached a milestone with one million successful downloads and installations.
Opera 6.0 for Linux Beta 2 incorporates not only better features and faster rendering of pages, but also improves support for non-Roman alphabets. Opera is currently onine-tuning the Unicode and font support for Asian users and is preparing to shortly launch a final version of Opera 6.0 for Linux. The final release of Opera 6.0 for Linux will allow Chinese and Asian Linux users to experience a full functional Linux browser in their own language.
Opera 6.0 for Linux Beta 2 improves the features and looks recently unveiled for the previous technology previews and beta releases of Opera 6.0 for Linux, while adding speed boosting and ease-of-use features such as:- New look for the back/forward buttons. Users can revert to the old
buttons at will.
- Pagebar support Start dialog box with SDI/MDI selector
- Improved drag and drop capabilities in Personal bar and Hotlist. User can drop an element between existing elements.
- Imported Hotlist folders are now placed within the "Bookmarks" folder making the single Hotlist view simpler to use.
- International fonts preference dialog page
- New "MyOpera" menu entry
- Lycos search engine added
For a complete changelog of Opera 6.0 for Linux Beta 2, please visit here.
Opera 6.0 for Linux Beta 2 can be downloaded at here.
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