New Opera Tweaks Threads, Mail Client
The new Opera upgrade includes interface changes and better HTML5 support
The new version of Opera was released for Windows, Mac and Linux. Opera 11.6 was updated with some interface changes including a more universal default skin, better HTML5 support, and faster handling of secure sites thanks to the new HTML5 algorithm for parsing code and other improvements of the browser.
Although it's not in Opera 11.60, the new version of Opera remains quite usable. The built-in mail client has been refreshed so it fits in with Opera's tweaked look, and adding multiple e-mail accounts took about 10 seconds each. Also on the interface front, the publisher has abandoned its native Windows design to favor a more universal default skin. Opera spokesman Thomas Ford said that this was so that more resources could be spent on the default look. He also predicted that most users wouldn't notice, since not many of them switched to the native Windows skin. The biggest difference between the two, he said, was that the color scheme was slightly lighter.
Looks aside, there have been some feature and functionality changes to Opera 11.60, too. Secure Web sites that load through HTTPS are expected to resolve faster because of improvements made to the code governing network connections and the new HTML5 algorithm for parsing code has been included so that the browser is compatible with more sites. A bit of new life comes to the familiar star button on the right of the location bar, as you can now use it to add a site to Speed Dial.
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