Praising Opera 9

[Alexander Skwar]

ubuntu at rio.vg schrieb:
> Alexander Skwar wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, I'd say the opposite.  Though you can't change the settings
>>> from within the browser, unlike AdBlock, you don't have to.  It just works.
>> 
>> Adblock+ also just works. But if you wish to tweak the settings, it's far
>> easier to do so in Adblock+. BTW: Can you easily, with just one click
>> disable the blocker without having to resort to yet another piece of otherwise
>> unrequired software?
> 
> Yup, with Konqueror out of the box and SwitchProxy in Firefox.

So with additional software. And it thus doesn't meet one of the
requirements.

> 
>>> Yes, it will edit the web page.  What process it uses, I really haven't
>>> looked into.  It just works, so I don't have to bother with the
>>> whack-a-mole process AdBlock requires.
>> 
>> What are you talking about? AdBlock+ doesn't require some whack-a-mole
>> process. It just works, unlike Privoxy, which is, like you say, cumbersome
>> to use and not as flexible.
> 
> When I tried AdBlock, I had to manually tell it to block each ad on each
> new website I visited.

Yes, you can go that way. Or you use one of the filterlists.

> Privoxy is far more flexible...

I tend to intensively disagree.

> does AdBlock work with Konqueror, Opera,
> and even Internet Explorer? 

No, it doesn't. It doesn't have to. It's an extension for Firefox & SeaMonkey.

> Will AdBlock scrub cookies, block referrer
> info,

Why should it? Firefox can do this just fine.

> and even let itself be run on a remote server so that if you
> switch around between machines, you still get the same experience?

Basically, you can - if your Mozilla profile is on a remote server.

> As to the topic at hand, does anyone know if there's a way to convince
> Opera not to massively waste screen real estate with the row of large
> buttons on the left, but still show bookmarks sidebar?

What row of large buttons on the left? http://www.myimg.de/?img=BildschirmfotoOpera850.png
That's how Opera 9 looks by default.

Alexander Skwar
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