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[Opera] Opera 9.52 Released

Release Notes

Opera 9.52 is a recommended security and stability upgrade.

Changes since Opera 9.51
User Interface

Added several improvements to the icons and skin
Added a bookmark path to autocompleted bookmarks in the address bar to better distinguish them from visited pages
Added a Help button to "Engine Init() Failed" error message on start-up to inform users about a problem

Mail, News, Chat

Fixed an issue where "Mark all as read" in Opera Mail would also mark as read some mails not visible in the current view
Fixed the creation of the POP AOL/aim.com account
Fixed a problem with POP accounts where message bodies were not downloaded
Added work-arounds for problems with various POP servers
Fixed mail appearance when Opera is installed in a folder with a "#" character in its name
Fixed a problem that could occur when opening mail notification popups on a secondary monitor
Fixed a problem connecting to online.no
Note: Users experiencing problems with online.no should change their incoming server to use Plaintext authentication
Fixed a problem updating signature when switching accounts
Fixed a problem where UI would not update after unsubscribing an IMAP folder
Fixed an issue where IRC would disconnect users without informing them

Display and Scripting

Fixed an issue with history navigation: an iframe with document.write is not added to history anymore
window.close() now functions after invoking a context menu - now also works in widgets
Fixed a URL encoding issue: javascript: URLs
Fixed an issue with lists not displaying correctly when text is rendering in RTL
Fixed a problem where content blocker adds a generalized block rule when using the Details button

Security

Fixed a startup crash that could allow execution of arbitrary code: see our advisory
Sites can no longer change framed content on other sites: see our advisory
Fixed an issue that could allow cross-site scripting, as reported by Chris Weber of Casaba Security: details will be disclosed at a later date
Custom shortcuts no longer pass the wrong parameters to applications, as reported by Michael A. Puls II: see our advisory
Prevented insecure pages from showing incorrect security information, as reported by Lars Kleinschmidt: see our advisory
Feed links can no longer link to local files: see our advisory
Feed subscription can no longer cause the wrong page address to be displayed: see our advisory

Miscellaneous

Fixed a problem where Gmail would not load
Fixed the opening of files in external applications when disk cache is off
Fixed an issue with low quality on YouTube video previews
Embedded YouTube videos should work more often now without having to reload
Fixed RealPlayer on BBC
Fixed a small memory leak in the BitTorrent code
Fixed some translation errors

Windows-specific changes

Returned the Windows shell menu to the Transfer context menu
Fixed the opening of PDF files in Acrobat Reader plug-in when the folder contains special characters
Added a "Close Tab" entry to the File menu

Thanks! Installed immediately.

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Thanks.

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Just downloaded thanks

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Thanks notmentat!
Update was painless!

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Thanks notmentat got it.

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Most awesome

Upgraded without a hitch. Thanks!

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Thanks.

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Just did a parallel install alongside 9.27. Most of my earlier 9.5 problems (memory leaks, instability, etc) have been cleared up with 9.52, and it runs far better on the Win98 computer than did the earlier 9.5x versions.

Except -- I'm still unable to print a full-sized web page... all I get is a 1x1-1/2 inch micro-image in the top left of the paper with Win98 and an HP1610 printer. 9.27 still prints fine on the same system and printer. I've tried every conceivable print option and method I can think of, to no avail. Something "broke" with Opera 9.50 and has stayed broken through 9.51 and 9.52 according to various Win98/HP users, based on posts to Opera's browser forum. I submitted bug report 349085 back on 9.50, but nothing has changed thus far.

Also, using the Win98ME version of msimg32.dll in the Opera folder on a Win98FE computer now causes an 'invalid page fault' error every time I exit from Opera 9.52... on 9.50, that did not happen using the same dll the same way. However, removing the dll from the Opera folder cures the error, and the "missing dll" warning that then appears at startup can now be marked to 'permanently ignore' in this version. No ill effects have so far occurred without the ME version of the dll... so far...
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Thanks, upgraded with no problems!

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Thanks for info, I have been using Opera since the ad-driven free versions, and am not liking the recent changes to it. Staying @ 1.50/1.51, and crossing my fingers.
Goes for FF 3.xx as well, staying at version 2.xx
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Thanks for posting notmentat

EUS, glad someone else out there thinks half the changes are crapola of late.
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Damn took me 6 days to notice this, I'm getting too old for this.

Thanks!

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said by Rob A:

Damn took me 6 days to notice this, I'm getting too old for this.

Thanks!

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Maybe, but unless I know the site, java/javascript is off, iframes not allowed, hosts file enabled, avast's shields scanning EVERYTHING, I do not lose sleep at night.
What I am sure of, is I will not run 1.51 or over. Nor will I run ff3, the changes are not to my liking.