Changelog for Opera 6.0 for Mac Beta 3

This document details the changes made in Opera 6.0 for Mac beta 3 since 6.0 beta 2.

Changelog

User interface

  • Enabled drag and drop of URLs and bookmarks to the personal bar
  • Added drag and drop of URLs and images
  • Enabled sheets for certificates and authentication under OS X

Bug fixes

  • Enabled "open as tabs" in window preferences
  • Enabled keychain dialogs
  • Enabled Unicode in transfer window
  • Fixed problem with drag and drop in personal bar
  • Enabled load time in the progress bar
  • Fixed problem where Opera could not find the help files
  • Enabled local file browsing
  • Enabled Unicode in certificate dialogs
  • Close tab return focus to last visited
  • Fixed problem with ACPO files in the Opera folder
  • Drag and drop to page tabs enabled
  • Updated user agent strings
  • Fixed problem with freeze at startup
  • Made floating technical preview dialog
  • Fixed crash on selecting system language
  • Enabled delete button in certificate dialog
  • Fixed problem with updates of add banners
  • Enabled language file selection in preferences
  • Fixed problem with mouse pointer in frame resize
  • Fixed scrolling in advertising preferences
  • Enabled Unicode in JavaScript error dialogs
  • Enabled Unicode and translation support in context menus
  • Translated and resized several dialogs
  • Enabled dialog for "add to keychain"
  • Fixed problem with "Go to page" dialog and window location
  • Added preferences for tooltips
  • Enabled sheets for some of the certificates and all authentication dialogs
  • Fixed problem with paste text in MLTE fields
  • Changed transfer window icons
  • Changed bookmark icons to Mac OS icons
  • Fixed problem in bookmark info
  • Enabled Unicode for several dialogs
  • Enabled Unicode support in sound and font preferenes
  • Fixed problem with certificates and crash at quit
  • Fixed problem with slow typing and pasting in forms
  • Fixed problem with sounds and file types in the preference dialog
  • Added support for Unicode in JavaScript dialogs, status bar, progress bar and bookmark import
  • Fixed problem with network error messages not responding to input
  • Fixed problem with copy of text in display
  • Fixed problem where windows opens in right lower half of screen
  • Fixed problem with URL fields showing up when hidden
  • Fixed problem in "Go to page" dialog
  • Enabled internal font switching on OS 9 to improve performance
  • Fixed problem with updates of mouse cursor
  • Fixed problem with missing arrows in toolbars
  • Fixed problem with focus rings in forms
  • Fixed problem with "New page" under MacOS 8.6-9.2
  • Fixed update problem in main bar
  • Fixed problem with "Quick preferences" and save dialog
  • Fixed problem with combining toolbars
  • Fixed problem with loading status displaying in other pages
  • Fix for getting the keychain menu items updated correctly
  • Enabled display of font size preferences
  • Fixed problem with extra personal bar
  • Opera now relies on ATSUI's transient font matching. After ironing out a few problems, it has proven more reliable than previous implementations
  • Moved transfer and bookmarks out of special window
  • Added preference for using Cmd+W to close pages
  • Added preference for hiding page bar when only one page is open
  • Moved preferences and cache to "Opera 6 Preferences"
  • Added preferences for open all new windows as pages
  • Added Quick preferences in the menus
  • Fixed problem with pulldowns in forms being too narrow
  • Fixed bug where choosing inline search would fail to clear the the contents of the search field
  • Focus ring enabled on Unicode input fields in OS 8.6-9.2
  • Unicode support in find dialog
  • Fixed problem with font size in forms
  • Fixed ligature problem under OS 8.6-9.2
  • Link bar only display when there are link elements on the page
  • Fixed problem with multiline in bookmark properties
  • Fixed problem with URL field and long URLs
  • Fixed problem with selecting text in address bar
  • Fixed missing Unicode support in tooltips
  • Removed print preview icon in address bar
  • Fixed problem with auto-complete and Unicode
  • Fixed problem with new saved windows without toolbars
  • Fixed problem with importing long favorites files
  • Fixed problem with typing in address bar
  • Enabled Unicode in URL and search field
  • Enabled Unicode support in "Personal information"
  • Added support for closing and activating windows through JavaScript
  • Fixed crash on location proxy changes while Opera is running
  • Fixed crash when no windows open
  • Fixed multi-line form crash related to junk characters
  • Enabled Unicode support in bookmark info
  • Fixed problem with mouse events and keyboard combinations
  • Fixed problem with encoding
  • Fixed update problem in View menu
  • Enabled transfer history
  • Use System International Control Panel for default encoding
  • Use System International Control Panel for Web page language under OS X
  • Fixed checkbox problems in bookmark properties
  • Fixed update problems in bookmarks
  • Enabled authentication in panels
  • Fixed problem with font enumeration at startup
  • Disabled skinning by default on 8.6-9.2
  • Improved speed in tab switching
  • Fixed problem with Unicode in "Back" and "Forward" button pulldowns
  • Fixed problem with pop-up menus displaying keyboard shortcuts
  • Enabled reading language preferences from the system under OS X
  • Enabled frame resize
  • Fixed mouse-over updates in toolbars
  • Enabled drag and drop in transfer window
  • Fixed problem with selecting auto-completed text
  • Disabled "Use image as" context menus
  • Fix for context menu popping up at inappropriate moments
  • Fixed problem where tabs ended up in the form fields in addition to being used to change focus
  • Fixed problem with drag and drop of URLs
  • Fixed crash in contextual menu in multiline forms
  • Enabled "validate this page" in the contextual menu
  • Fixed problem with drag and drop inside the personal bar
  • Enabled "Send link in e-mail" in contextual menus
  • Fixed problem with non-ASCII characters in forms
  • Fixed problem with proxy settings from Internet Control Panel
  • Fixed problem with anti-aliasing
  • Fixed problem with text displaying under bookmarks in personal bar
  • Link bar is set off by default
  • Fixed proxy settings reading from Internet Control Panel
  • Security icon shows correct security level
  • Fixed problem with cookie preferences not being stored
  • Fixed problem with off-screen bitmap
  • Fixed crash problem at startup when using non-standard fonts
  • Fixed problem with saving of cookie preferences
  • Enabled toolbar preferences
  • Fixed problem with crash in advertising preferences when registered
  • Fixed problem with size of docked bookmark window
  • Double arrow displays when changing size of docked bookmark window
  • Fixed problem with drag and drop URLs from other applications
  • Fixed more problems with menu update
  • Fixed problem with copy and paste of text
  • Function keys work while typing in form fields
  • Fixed problem with text selection in forms and focus
  • Fixed problem with Java and plug-ins display on other tabs
  • Fixed problem with text display and Unicode under 8.6
  • Simple text display under 8.6
  • Fixes for problems with cursors in forms
  • Fixes for proxy drag
  • Fixes for problems with image loading
  • Enabled JavaScript error dialog
  • Fixed problem with certificate dialogs

See the changelog for Opera 6.0 for Mac beta 2, the previous version.