Comments on: Opera Link – Access your Bookmarks Anywhere

By: danigoldman

danigoldman — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:35:36 +0000

netster007x, Yahoo Mail beta was definitely a big priority for us. The Yahoo team was kind enough to work with us on solving those issues.

Daniel
Opera Software

By: netster007x

netster007x — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:57:15 +0000

That would be good if it doesn’t quite meet their standards yet. It’s useable now, but there are still occasional slowups and visual issues (like text being selected while dragging a message to a folder).

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:57:32 +0000

There could still be certain issues with it, or not up to their quality standards yet. Opera does have pretty high standards, so it might be a good thing that it is still on the list.

By: netster007x

netster007x — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:21:34 +0000

I followed each snapshot’s issues list in hope of working Y!Mail, but on that one it still lists under known issues: “[BUG 286384] Yahoo mail is broken.” I guess maybe it’s a typo.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:41:26 +0000

Opera really hit the bookmark thing right on the head. What’s really smart is that they might have found a good way to convert Opera Mini users into Opera Desktop users as well.

I actually didn’t notice that Yahoo! Mail fix since I don’t use them, but I think that actually landed the other day when they released another snapshot build:
[my.opera.com]

By: netster007x

netster007x — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:14:59 +0000

Let’s hear it for Opera 9.5 Beta 1!!! Once again, the Opera team has an ace up their sleeve. What I expected to be nothing more than background bug fixes but on the contrary the team has actually delivered on two of my biggest Opera requests.

The first is really the talk of the release. I’ve been asking for this since the first public 9.5 alpha. It’s something I’ve wanted ever since I heard word of the coming Firefox “Places” feature (and in that browser I would still be waiting had I not switched). It’s what’s been branded, “Opera Link.” The point is bookmarks are automatically synced up to a server where they can be accessed from any browser via a website.

The second is something that I have yet to see mentioned. Something that may largely go unnoticed. Yet had I noticed this was not in the “Known Issues,” I likely would not have even bothered installing the update. This is Yahoo! Mail compatibility. So far all of the many Y!Mail features are working. This includes chat/IM, which has never before functioned in Opera. Everything is working quickly and properly, despite only a couple minor layout problems and occasional slowups. I’m surprised this isn’t being played up, especially since this is support for the biggest WebMail provider.

The Opera team really caught me off guard, and I’ll be switching back from IE7Pro (that was short lived). Congratulations Opera team!