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eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: First Alpha of Opera 10

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: First Alpha of Opera 10
Written By
Jim Rapoza
Jim Rapoza
Dec 8, 2008
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eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: First Alpha of Opera 10

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: First Alpha of Opera 10

by Jim Rapoza


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When first installing the alpha of Opera 10, the browser attempts to highlight new features such as the new Presto 2.2 browsing engine.


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The alpha of Opera 10 can successfully complete the Web Standards Project’s advanced Acid3 browsing standards test.


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With the alpha of version 10, Opera joins competing browsers such as Firefox that have the ability to do inline spell-checks.


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In the e-mail client of Opera 10 alpha, users can choose on a per e-mail basis whether they want to use HTML formatting or plain text.


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While much of the core functionality of Opera 10 alpha remains the same as the current version, the browser does appear to have a cleaner and more “chrome-like” interface.


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