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Opera Gains Extensions and Joins IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome in Web Dev War

Opera Gains Extensions and Joins IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome in Web Dev War
Nov 4, 2010
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Opera Gains Extensions and Joins IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome in Web Dev War

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by Cameron Sturdevant


Extension

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Extensions add functional elements to browsers and Opera hopes to catch up with the browser pack with this feature addition.


Task Bar

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Here you see a simple “hello world” button in the Windows task bar.


Hello

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The “hello world” button popped up in the upper right corner of the browser window in this simple demonstration.


Widgets

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Extensions go beyond Opera Widgets in that extensions are standards-based.


Private Data

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Controlling private data is still buried deep in the menu layers of Opera 11 alpha.


Extension Add-ons

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Opera extensions are available today for the version 11 alpha.


Home

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The test version of Opera 11 alpha hosts developer tools and community sites to assist with extension creation and troubleshooting.


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Developer Community

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Developers can keep pace with Opera 11 news using community forums and social-networking tools.

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