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  • #76
    ha! finally got it to work in linux. if you're using redhat 9, you'll have to uninstall lesstif-devel and openmotif-devel, upgrade them, and then reinstall the newer updated packages. you'll also have to force installation on one of them.

    but thereafter, it should work fine.
    B♭3

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    • #77
      Maybe I'm being stupid (in fact that's very likely), but I'm not seeing an option to customize mouse gestures in 7.10 - where is it?
      If I'm posting here then Counterglow must be down.

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      • #78
        Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
        Maybe I'm being stupid (in fact that's very likely), but I'm not seeing an option to customize mouse gestures in 7.10 - where is it?
        Preferences-->Mouse&Keyboard-->Mouse Setup-->Edit
        "Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master" - Commissioner Pravin Lal.

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        • #79
          Many thanks.
          If I'm posting here then Counterglow must be down.

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          • #80
            Two questions:

            Any way to reduce the footprint? Even with the RAM cache turned off, it still gobbles way to much memory. Just opening the program uses up 12 MB, and right now, with only one single window open, it uses 17. Java is turned off, animated gifs are turned off.


            How do I tell it not to display a part of the page which hasn;t finished loading yet? Since I have a fast connection, it drives me nuts to have it resizing everything fifteen times in the first five seconds when I open a new page...


            If I can solve one of the two I'll probably switch from IE. The rest looks good so far.
            Gnu Ex Machina - the Gnu in the Machine

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            • #81
              Originally posted by Eli
              Hmm.

              Opera decided to crash everytime I enter Poly... Posting from IE now.
              Yep. Me too.

              The only time 7.10 crashes is at Apolyton. And it crashes every time I visit.
              "When all else fails, a pigheaded refusal to look facts in the face will see us through." -- General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett

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              • #82
                Using 7.10 right now, no problems.
                If I'm posting here then Counterglow must be down.

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                • #83
                  Originally posted by Eli
                  backwards written still is Hebrew ,Unfortunately.


                  How hard can it be for them to fix this?
                  If I'm posting here then Counterglow must be down.

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                  • #84
                    Oh, one more thing: How do I get rid of the box that pops up when I hold the mouse over a link?
                    Gnu Ex Machina - the Gnu in the Machine

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                    • #85
                      Originally posted by uh Clem


                      Yep. Me too.

                      The only time 7.10 crashes is at Apolyton. And it crashes every time I visit.
                      The odd thing is that it works ok at first, but after a while it starts crashing. Then I need to restart to make it work, but again not for long.
                      "Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master" - Commissioner Pravin Lal.

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                      • #86
                        In my case, Opera 7.10 has only crashed in Apolyton when I have a dozen windows or so open, but the same thing happens when I open a considerable number of .jpgs too....

                        Still, at least it's better than IE and mouse gestures rule, indeed.
                        DULCE BELLUM INEXPERTIS

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                        • #87
                          Why upgrade immediately?

                          I usualy wait for some time until I upgrade, unless it is a really serious security issue. Still on 7.0 and my next upgrade will be 7.5 or something

                          ny way to reduce the footprint? Even with the RAM cache turned off, it still gobbles way to much memory. Just opening the program uses up 12 MB, and right now, with only one single window open, it uses 17. Java is turned off, animated gifs are turned off.


                          I do not think you can reduce the amount of memory opera takes. Perhaps by reducing cache you could get a little? Opera is at 30MB at the moment but I have seen it at 60MB and more. I have 192MB and XP, not really abundance of memory, but I have no problems with it. Bear in mind IE only seems smaller because a big part of it loads with windows.



                          Zopperoni, do you have a 19 or 21 inch monitor? Seems pretty big. As a 17 inch user myself I prefer removing all unnecessary toolbars to maximize viewing area.


                          And I thought I'd mention another great feature with Opera - saving sessions. This is really handy when you are searching for something and have to go away, you can pick up where you left


                          And my pet peeve with all browsers on the market - offline browsing. Opera is not handling it very well either. If I disconnect and want to surf what I have loaded it wont recognize the clicks on the links, I have to go to the history window. Really a pain in the ass.

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                          • #88
                            Originally posted by VetLegion
                            Zopperoni, do you have a 19 or 21 inch monitor? Seems pretty big. As a 17 inch user myself I prefer removing all unnecessary toolbars to maximize viewing area.
                            I have a 17" monitor, running @ 1152*864 resolution. The buttons of this skin are quite small, but I like it that way.


                            On the memory issue...when I checked earlier, I saw that my Opera was sucking 134 MB
                            I managed to push it back down to 18 MB.

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                            • #89
                              Vet and zopperoni, thanks

                              any ideas on the other issues?
                              Gnu Ex Machina - the Gnu in the Machine

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                              • #90
                                god, it's so nice to have this browser in linux rather than Konqueror or Mozilla.

                                don't get me wrong, i like mozilla and all... but it's my backup browser only. i can't live without these mouse gestures.
                                B♭3

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