Changelog for Opera 9.01 for Unix

Opera 9.01 for Unix is available for download.

Release Notes

Opera 9.01 is a recommended upgrade.

Changes Since Opera 9.0

User interface

• Solved problems with error console popping up unrequested. Console Filter setting in opera.ini has been renamed to Error Console Filter.
• Newsfeeds can be renamed again.
• Right-click to save images no longer puts the file in the list of transfers.
• Fixed problems with setting external source viewer path. Preference field no longer requires quotation marks if containing spaces.
• Solved issue where Opera would get focus, but elements would not be activated when clicked while Opera was in background.
• Search field now shows dropdown when using the down arrow key.
• Using search from right-click menu remembers the last search engine used.
• "Find" and "Find next" options no longer grayed out in source viewer "Edit" menu.
• Typed-in history now disabled and cleared with visited history in preferences.

Mail, messaging, and newsfeeds

• Multiple IMAP backend improvements and bug fixes.
• Improved speed in handling filters with large number of messages.
• Fixed problem with recognition of uuencoded attachments.
• Changed quoting colors in mail for improved readability/accessibility.

Display and scripting

• Solved letter-spacing issue in form fields when using zoom.
• Fixed problem with some Chinese sites where clicking any link would trigger language-switching script.
• Fixes to contenteditable support.
• Fixed scripting issue causing embedded content not to appear.
• META refresh works with javascript: URIs again.
• Allow forms to be submitted if the default value of their inputs exceeds their own maxlength.
• Solved problems logging on to the Internet banking services of Volksbank Raiffeisenbank.
• XSLT: Added support for exls:node-set function.
• DOM: Added support for range.intersectsNode.

Plug-ins and Java

• Allow Flash from other domain to access script in page; fixes problems with sites where Flash pop-ups cannot be closed.
• Fixed problems with direct embedding of URLs using the MMS and RTSP protocols causing some Web radios and media players to fail.
• Fixed bug where Java Applet did not load when width and height set to 0.
• Fixed problem where some Flash pages would not prompt users missing Flash to install.

Miscellaneous

• Multiple stability improvements. Fixes include issue described in this Opera advisory.
• Solved refresh problem causing some frames pages to turn blank.
• HTTP accept language now stated correctly, works with Hotmail and other localized Web services again.
• Fixed automatic saving of cookies.
• Solved upload problems with Imageshack and similar services.
• Improved compatibility with Adobe Type Manager and better handling of large quantities of installed fonts.

UNIX-specific changes

• Background color for widgets is now gray (#505150) instead of dark blue (#375175).
• Dragging the config.xml file into Opera now correctly opens the widget.
• First click and drag on a widget scrollbar now correctly scrolls content.