This section deals with special issues revolving around the use of Opera. We are dealing with:
At Opera Software we believe it is of utmost importance that the web and the Internet is available to all. Therefore we have made Opera the most flexible and powerful Web browser available for those users with physical disabilities.
In addition, the fact that it runs well on older computers makes it also a pleasure for all those who are already incurring additional expenses because of their disability.
Full keyboard navigation, a completely customizable interface and a powerful zoom function are but a few examples of Opera's power and user-friendliness. This means that in designing the program we strive to make the program as flexible and user-friendly as possible. A number of features have been incorporated that are useful for people with different types of disabilities. We are the first browser to offer this kind of features.
Offline usage as a CD-ROM frontend
Opera is well-suited as a CD-ROM browser. The main applications are software distribution, technical publications, annual reports and offline magazines in HTML format.
Publishing in HTML format and using Opera as an offline frontend on either diskette, ZIP disk or CD-ROM means being able to develop, publish and maintain content quickly and efficiently. Opera's small footprint, customization, speed and versatility make it the only product of its kind for this market.
The major technical benefits are:
If you are interested in reselling, distribution or in using Opera as a CD-ROM
frontend, info-kiosk or offline browser, please use this online
information page. This
will save time and result in a quick response from us.
Offline usage as an Info Kiosk
Opera works very well as a kiosk browser. All unnecessary parts of the user interface such as buttons, menus and even scrollbars can be removed. A special version of Opera is being used by the employment offices in Norway. This version of Opera has all parts except the title and progress fields removed. In addition it has an user interface with a telephone keyboard interface!
Opera can show inline video and play sounds to improve a presentation.
The user interface can be mouse or keyboard based or both. A special version of Opera can be made that only allows connections to some addresses. We are familiar with the problems of kiosk systems and can tailor a version for your needs (at extra cost).
If you are interested in reselling, distribution or in using Opera as a CD-ROM
frontend, info-kiosk or offline browser, please use this online
information page. This
will save time and result in a quick response from us.
Foreign languages
Opera has been released in the following languages:
We are discussing the translation into many more languages, so if you are
interested in helping us in bringing more languages to the market, please
let us know.
Protected Documents - Secure
Transfer
On the World Wide Web documents can be protected, so that a user must give a user name and password to have access to it. This can be done using forms in a document or asking the user to enter a name and password in a dialog box which is displayed when you try to retrieve the document. Opera remembers the password so long as you do not exit the program, so you will not need to identify yourself again in the same session, if you wish to retrieve the protected document again..
Opera 3.60 supports SSL (secure socket layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security). This means that the information sent between your computer and the remote host is being encrypted via various algorithm that make sure that no one can for instance take your credit card details from your online order, and use it for something else.
You can configure your Security settings in the Preferences Menu, but should do so only if you are an experienced user.
More on SSL and security issues
Server push
Server push means that the server does not close the connection after delivering
one file, but continues sending multiple files and then exits. You can test
this with MetaCrawler. It returns multiple files.
Using Opera with other
applications
Many of you use Opera in conjunction with a variety of other applications, like e-mail clients, newsreaders, search tools, etc. Below please find a few notes on the use of Opera with such applications
Agent / Free Agent
Free Agent is a very powerful newsreader, which we recommend if you are unhappy
with Opera's own newsreader. Its commercial brother, Agent, can be used as
both an e-mail client and a newsreader.
After some discussion on the Agent Users' mailing list, one of the subscribers (jonzonk) came up with a fix that successfully solves the problem of launching Agent's e-mail from within Opera.
His program is called "AgentDde". The software is free, and can be obtained at:
ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/jo/jonzonk/agent/AgentDde.zip
This distribution contains both 16-bit and 32-bit versions, source code, and an INI file for 16-bit users.
Instructions:
Downloaded and installed the appropriate version of AgentDde. In Opera, place
the directory path to the executable in the external mail program dialog
box (in Preferences|Mail...). Now, when you click on a mailto: URL or wish
to send new e-mail from Opera, you will get Agent's e-mail composition window,
whether or not Agent is already loaded.
Pegasus
Pegasus Mail, one of the best e-mail clients around, can launch URLs in Opera,
although it is currently struggling to do that in a proper manner.
You will need to enable the 'Find browser automatically' plus enter the Opera command line under Preferences/Clickable links in Pegasus. Also make sure the browser is loaded, and a window is open, because Pegasus will launch the URL in the currently active window.
If you would like to launch Pegasus from Opera, look up the browser and add
the command-line options -T %1 to open a new mail window in Pegasus when
you click on a :mailto link.
More
Please refer to our
Tools page
on our website for more applications that work well with Opera.