I have been using Opera for many years and am loathe to replace it but I am finding that it is less and less compatible with many sites. Otter shows promise but it is not yet prime time. I have been following Opera Dev and don't like it, and since ver 25 I have been unable to run it through Sandboxie. In fact that I am finding that in common with many Chrome clones. Does anyone else have this problem?
I am finding increasing incompatibility issues as well.. but as far as I know there is no replacement for what opera 12x can do as regards customizeability , if there is i'd sure like to know as well
Opera 12 has features no other browser has. It is truly unique and every other browser I use is always measured against it. Been giving SeaMonkey a run out at times. I'm also getting comfortable with IE11.
Actually, I think that at least 90% of all sites still work correctly, and for the ones that do not, I use Firefox. I also email web-masters if their site is not working anymore, they are often able to fix it. But for me no need to switch, Opera v11 and v12 are simply the best.
I'm going off topic now, and cool that you're into Maxthon, but a couple of days ago I found an old Maxthon version (v2 to be exact) on my USB pen-drive, and it was kinda cool back then. It's a shame that they did not manage to improve that version. Instead they ruined it with the v3 and v4 versions.
Yeah, I remember the Gecko-engined version. I think after a shaky start with v3 they are on the right path with the most recent releases IMO. It's the only browser that comes close to replacing the Presto Opera for me.
@ Daveski17 Actually, it was the IE Trident version (with an option to use Gecko I think) but v4 really is different compared to v2, they kinda ruined the GUI.
Yeah, that's it. I'm pretty sure it was Gecko-engined with an IE plug-in though. The default on Windows is still to plug-in IE. Also, v3 had a lot of alternate skins and you could make it look like v2. I've grown to accept the new GUI lol!
Trust me, I still have it on my PC, it's the other way around. In v3 and v4 they switched to the Webkit engine. But they really messed up the GUI and it's a huge resource hog. Also, many connections are being made during install and launch, I dunno I think it's all a bit fishy. EDIT: I've just read that IE 12 will have extension support, I wonder if they will switch back to the IE Trident engine. Trident has also been improved a lot is, it's way faster than back in the days.
You're probably right about the Gecko plug-in. I actually prefer the new GUI now. I don't know about resource hogging, it's the only thing fast enough to decently browse on my Vista laptop. Although I use it on my desktop as well. I don't know about the connections, but it has a cloud functionality now as well as an updater. I still trust Jeff Chen.
QupZilla 1.8? I've been giving this a run on my laptop. The adblocker's pretty good and it doesn't seem to break pages anymore. http://www.qupzilla.com/
It's a matter of taste, I just hate these "modern style" GUI's. Why try to fix something that was never broken. And yes, I suppose Maxthon will not upload your private documents, but I do not like a browser that keeps "phoning home".
I got used to the 'modern' look. Everything resembles Chrome anyway now. I think everything phones home these days. It usually isn't for nefarious purposes. People keep telling me that Dolphin and Maxthon 'phone home'. It won't stop me using two of the best browsers available today though. Plus, if they can finance excellent freeware in some way by phoning home, I wouldn't begrudge them that.
Yes I hate Chrome, especially because you can not customize the GUI like in Opera v12 for example. Also, in Maxthon, Chrome and IE there is no option to put the tabs on bottom, are they kidding me? That's basic stuff to me. But yes, a lot of apps phone home nowadays, I try to stay away from them as much as I can, another option is to simply block certain IP ranges with the firewall.
You can put the tabs on the bottom in Maxthon (Menu - Skins). I use a router so I'm content with Windows Firewall. I'm not competent enough to block anything.
Cool, didn't know that. About blocking stuff, I'm also not a firewall expert, but with old versions of ZoneAlarm it's quite easy. I fully agree.
I really think it was stupid for opera team to ditch opera classic on desktop and mobile. I am sure they will be out of business very soon due to this blunder.
Mx is surprisingly configurable. It may have the same rendering engine as Chrome, but it isn't Chrome. I've never used it, but ZoneAlarm was supposed to be very good in its day. It had a lot of fans.
A lot of things probably change Windows firewall rules. It doesn't mean it is for some nefarious or devious reason.