Opera beta 10.53 is out

[viking60]

I have downloaded and tested it. It is supposed to be 10 times faster than Opera 10.10. My tests show that Firefox 3.6.3 is as fast, or maybe somewhat faster than Opera 10.53.
Not in any way what I expected. Java is not working. It looks good, the interface is minimalistic and therefore enhanced.
But no, this is not the fastest browser on earth yet. Something dramatic has to change before the final release in June, for that to become true.
http://www.opera.com/browser/next/

[dedanna1029]

"Java is not working yet."

Java installs in a different way for Opera than other browsers. You sure you installed it correctly?

[viking60]

No, but it usually works out of the box in Opera.

[dedanna1029]

http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/459/

Enabling Java in Opera for Linux

These instructions were last updated for Opera 9.1.

Opera uses the Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE) directly, rather than through the use of a Web browser plug-in. Before proceeding, you may wish to test Java to see if Opera has been able to auto-detect your Java installation using our test applet. If Opera does not show this applet (an animated analog clock), you can try adding the correct Java path for your system in Opera's preferences:

1. Go to Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Content.
2. Click the "Java options" button. If this button is dimmed, first check the "Enable Java" option.
3. Click the "Choose" button for the "Java path" field.
4. Navigate to the Java directory and click "OK". The path you are looking for is the directory of your Java installation containing the files libjava.so and libawt.so. On the command line, type:

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find / -name libjava.so 2> /dev/null

For example, on a Debian system, the path is:

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/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/jre/lib/i386

5. Click the "Validate Java path" button. If you get an error message, try again with a different path.
6. Click "OK" to save your changes and exit the Java dialog.
7. Click "OK" to save your changes and exit the Preferences dialog.

I've never been able to get it to work without doing it this way in Opera. Although I am not using it, I have used later versions than the one posted here, and it always worked. It doesn't use the plugin; it uses the java executable itself.

Got it from: http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/375/

On Linux, it is necessary to tell Opera where to find the Java run-time library. Please look at Enabling Java in Opera for Linux for information on this.

[viking60]

It seems like that description does not fit anymore. It now points to the javascript libraries if you use the navigation above. But as long as it is not faster than FF it does not matter.
Edit: Just got it confirmed by the gurus that Java does in fact not work on the Beta yet.