Vivaldi Browser

[@md_Guy]

"Easter" build has been out for a week+
https://vivaldi.net/en-US/blogs/teamblog/itemlist/category/3-vivaldi-updates

Good news, about the only browser besides Opera 11 not to choke to death in the GIF thread :-)

Still lots to do.. still not bad for alpha builds

 

[@md_Guy]

Another update:
https://vivaldi.net/blogs/teamblog/item/22-snapshot-1-0-151-7-updated-tiling-and-tons-of-polish

 

[ugly]

Tech Preview 3 has been released

The next step is going to be Beta.

 

[@md_Guy]

coming along nicely !!

 

[ugly]

Tech Preview 4 is now out

The browser better for everyday use. I'm finding I'm using it more often. Definitely still has some rough edges.

 

[ugly]

Vivaldi has reached Beta status.

Here's the list of features they've implemented:

TP1 (released on 27.01.2015)
Tab stacking
Notes
Speed Dial
Bookmarks manager
Downloads manager
Quick commands
Mouse gestures
Page actions
Sidebar
Colored tabs
Visual tabs
Recently closed tabs
Shortcuts

TP2 (released on 05.03.2015)
Bookmarks bar
On-demand image loading
Fast/Forward
Spatial navigation

TP3 (release on 28.04.2015)
Tab Stack Tiling
Unseen page marker
Native window
Autoupdate
Personal data importing
Plug-ins on demand
Background tabs loading indicator

TP4 (release on 16.07.2015)
Startup options
Color schemes
UI zoom
HiDPI support
Pinned tabs
Task manager

Beta 1 (released on 03.11.2015)
Web-panels
Chromeless UI
Tabs visual navigation
Private window
Page loading progress indicator
Typed history list
Smooth scrolling
Geolocation support
HTML5 h.264 support
Full Extensions support

 

[@md_Guy]

Zoom and Image Cache STILL borked.. (will not retain settings)
.. getting better but still lacking compared to opera 12.

 

[JZL]

Imma try Vivaldi on the HTPC that I'm only now upping from XP to W7.

I'm assuming if it's Opera-based it'll do HTML5 pretty well, which is why I'm not locked into Firefox on this rig.

And, hey, anyone who has DckDuckGo on their homepage can't be all bad, right?

 

[JZL]

No Netflix?

 

[ugly]

They've released Beta 2.

I've been using it as my main browser. Definitely still has a lot of quirks and rough edges.

Here's a list of fixes since Beta 1

They did get Netflix working.

 

[ugly]

Beta 3 is out

 

[0091/2]

1.0 is out. https://vivaldi.com/#Home
Is it good enough to replace Opera?

 

[Silent-Runner]

no

 

[daPhoenix]

Well, it runs better than Chrome for sure.

 

[Silent-Runner]

that's not hard to achieve

 

[Ristogod]

I'm trying it out. So far I like it.

Is there a way to sync settings?

 

[daPhoenix]

Nope, not yet - it's a pain but you can at least sync passwords with things like Lastpass.

 

[ugly]

They'up to version 1.3 now

Custom themes is probably the big feature in this release. The browser has received a lot of polish.

Still no sync yet, which is what a lot of people seem to be waiting for.

 

[ugly]

Version 1.5 has been released

They've improved tab management. You can select multiple tabs to close, move to other windows, etc.

They have a basic reader mode.

They've introduced a theme changer that can change based on time of day.

And as an ultra-gimmicky feature, the browser can also change the colour of a Phillips Hue lightbulb.

 

[saumilsingh]

Does Vivaldi have the ability to update Flash transparently without user interaction like Chrome does?


Really miss the old Opera. Tried new Opera for a bit then just switched to Chrome.
Both are equally crap, so might as well use the one that doesn't hassle me with Flash updates.