New S60 Opera Version

I have some news for anyone that owns a Series 60 phone: We have just released a new version, 8.65. The biggest improvement this time is really usability. We put the user interface on a diet and slimmed it down so now there is more space for the web page itself.

Interaction with forms is much simpler now as you can simply start typing after selecting the field. Shortcuts have been turned into two key shortcuts (hash key + key) to avoid accidental use of them. For fans of the old way of doing things, I recommend taking a look at settings and you might just find some magic to get the old way back;-).

In addition there are some smaller tricks that have been added such as opening a link in a new page (either with a configurable shortcut or by holding down the pencil key when you open a link). Then we of course fixed some bugs and we support more of the newest phones.

Give it a spin and let us know what you think!

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Great news

I have to try this as soon as I have time. There are some things I don't like in previous version, but I haven't had time to write to forums about those yet.

Good or bad, we want it!

By all means let us know what you don't like!! We are always trying to improve! As always we cannot make any promising other than that we will consider everything until prioritization hits us:-)

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Gerður Jónsdóttir

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I am an Icelandic mediumgeek who lives in Oslo, Norway. I work at Opera Software making user interfaces for mobile browsers. I like reading and traveling most of all but there are many other things I like sticking my nose into. I have secret liking for getting upset about religious and political matters. Those are topics you are likely to find some entries about on my blog in between other things that happen to interest me then and there. Please note that the opinions here are my own and have nothing to do with my employer, family, or friends.
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