Opera Web Browser

[devils casper]

its been a long time since i used Opera. does it has Add-ons like NoScript and Adblocks as in FireFox?

[techieMoe]

its been a long time since i used Opera. does it has Add-ons like NoScript and Adblocks as in FireFox?

Not that I'm aware of, which is the reason I've shied away from it in the past. If they've added something like this since the last time I used it, I'll stand corrected.

[oz]

I played around with Opera a few months ago, and I don't remember it having that stuff, either. I actually became a registered (paid for) Opera user at one point. It was great for the longest, but somewhere along the way, I lost interest in it. Now, I can't stick with it for more than a day, or two.

However, I'm very glad that it's going strong for those that like it.

[devils casper]

Not that I'm aware of, which is the reason I've shied away from it in the past. If they've added something like this since the last time I used it, I'll stand corrected.

same here. i cant live with annoying ads and if Opera doesn't has add-ons like NoScript and Adbocks, its not for me. i am a KDE user and i dont use Konquror coz of this only.

[oz]

i am a KDE user and i dont use Konquror coz of this only.

Konquorer has built-in adblock now. I'm not sure about noscript.

[devils casper]

Konquorer has built-in adblock now. I'm not sure about noscript.

NoScript is the main plug-in that makes my life easy.
if you are a FireFox user, did you ever try LinuxForums without NoScript Plug-in in FireFox? if you dont use FireFox, i would suggest you to install NoScript in FireFox, open LinuxForums and see the difference.

[oz]

if you dont use FireFox, i would suggest you to install NoScript in FireFox, open LinuxForums and see the difference.

Yes, I'm a FF user. No, I don't run NoScript, but do run Adblock Plus.

I never see any ads and never have pop-ups, so what am I missing not having NoScript installed? I don't like installing any extensions that I don't really need.

[minthaka]

Opera has Adblock. It blocks pop-up windows. And it has also widgets, something similar to the plug-ins in FF. But I think FF is slow. I have a feeling that is it clone of IE.

[oz]

I really do wish I could like Opera again, but I left it when they released version 7.0 and have tried each new version as they've come out, but it no longer appeals to me at all.

[zba78]

The extension thing is what keeps me away from opera and always makes me use firefox.

It's not only the scripting/ad-blocking extensions but many usability one like the del.icio.us or the gwget extension and other features like live bookmarks.

I also prefer firefox because it's very easy to setup & configure plugins for things like streaming videos.

One thing though. Opera is very very fast.