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| Opera 9.27 Review: Part II |
| 摘自: www.osweekly.com 被阅读次数: 20 |
由 yangyi 于 2008-05-08 18:25:24 提供 |
(Review) - As I discussed in Part I, Opera has made some amazing strides. The browser's RSS reader, add-ons, and other levels of functionality are certainly something to marvel at for sure. But there are still more areas that Opera has made strides in, so in this final installment, I will discuss each of them. - Development tools. I suppose this is to ensure that developers will think about Opera when they want to have a browser handy for Web development. That and to make sure that developers are considering Opera users when designing Web sites as well. - Shortcuts to practically everything. From quick settings for javascript handling to Java itself, Opera provides for fantastic access from the tools menu. - MyOpera community. Too important to skip, Opera has certainly impressed me with blogs, forums and user interconnectivity in general. So, Opera truly a browser worth considering? Yes and no. Yes, when you consider the fully featured application that Opera has become. More than a browser, yet managing to make the browsing experience a pleasant once... with a couple of rendering exceptions. Rendering some pages is still an issue. And because I don’t pretend to understand all of the challenges that Opera developers face when they code each release, I’m willing to cut some slack here. But in reality, personally, not being able to load certain sites with images in place and even worse, finding that some banking sites that are supported on Firefox will not even work at all in Opera remains a strong showstopper. Can We Really Dump Firefox Or IE For This? Personally, no! I’m not able to do so, as it would mean running yet another browser just to gain access to those few Web sites that I’m not able to visit, while using Opera. And you know something? That is just sad. It's sad because Opera has an immense possibilities laid out before it. Despite using a closed source license to push their product forward, the fact remains that Opera is fast, it’s powerful in the hands of a skilled user and it’s available on multiple platforms. Addressing Issues With Web Standards, Starting With Internet Explorer. According to Opera representatives, Microsoft is not following standards. And as you might expect, I tend to agree. Unfortunately, here in the US, we can’t seriously expect to see any improvement in this area, as most people would rather stick to whatever is thrust in front of them. Unless Opera can get a handle on standards being adhered to outside of Microsoft's influence, I see little point in the browser company pursing what is sure to only lead to more grief. Like it or not, it’s the end user, not some visionary software engineer that will define where browser adoption will end up. Opera needs to get a handle on better page rendering if they want to take any of the Firefox/IE7 market share away. Do this, then users will be more inclined to give this otherwise solid browser a place on our desktops. Original link: http://www.osweekly.com/index.ph... |
