does have a media library. From the 2.90 changelog:
added library (complete with media database, shoutcast listing, playlist editing, CD listing, mass tag editting, plugin API for portable devices, and more!)
Read the complete changelog and view somescreenshots. Development of Winamp3 has been halted and Justin Frankel now plans to merge the best of wa2 and wa3 into the upcoming wa5 series, to be released around mid-year.
has a lousy ripping engine. It's also mega-bloatware.
You'll be better off using Winamp instead if all you do is play MP3s. If you want a very good, easy to use and free ripper for Windows, get CDex. Also check out my CD->MP3 guide to help you get high-quality MP3s.
There are many other variables in this equation such as monitor brightness, contrast, gamma calibration, incidental lighting... the only "guarantee" would be the aforementioned dither's absence.
...are those colours guaranteed to render identically on Windows and Mac machines with 256 colour displays. This means that dithering [combining two colours to create a third, with grainy results] is avoided.
There are 216 such colours, and a very easy way exists to work them out. Each colour channel [red, blue and green] should be any of the hexadecimal values 00, 33, 66, 99, CC and FF. For instance, 66CC99 means 66 red, CC green and 99 blue.
In decimal notation, this translates to multiples of 51. So 00 == 00, 33 == 51, 66 == 102, 99 == 153, CC == 204, FF == 255.
Most displays can now display well over 256 colours, but it is considered good website design practice to stick to them.
About audio compression, CD-MP3 guide
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AAC vs. OGG vs. MP3
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· Score: 4, Informative
Arguably the best resource for audio compression information can be found at Hydrogen Audio. Visit the various forums, check out the excellent Foobar2000 win32 multiformat audio player, and learn.
should be found in [opera install directory]\UNINST\BACKUP. I believe the filename is Opera6.adr.
If you're using NT/2000/XP, you may have enabled multi-user profiles. In that case go to DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\[your username]\APPLICATION DATA\[opera install directory]\UNINST\BACKUP.
I'm guessing the second part, so correct me if I'm wrong.
I went to the website and on loading, I got a "cookies not enabled" error, even though it was. Filled in some dummy info, and on clicking Login another msgbox popped up saying I've double-clicked the login button. Then nothing happens.
Hmmm. Sounds like a DOM bug within Opera, assuming the Javascript is correct.
Works fine for me on the latest Phoenix nightly, btw.
Simple - upgrade to 7.10, then go to PREFERENCES -> SKINS and select your toolbar magnification scale. I've set mine to a perfectly usable 40%. Additionally, you can use more skins that may suit your needs better.
That's your main complaint solved. Let's optimise things a bit, shall we?
Turn off the navigation bar: VIEW -> NAVIGATION BAR -> OFF.
Right-click on the main toolbar and press "I" [or "Images only".]
Finally, if you've registered Opera you can do this to good effect - remove all the toolbar buttons that you don't use by right-clicking on them and selecting "REMOVE". Then click on the status bar [if it is visible] and drag it on to the main toolbar. Select VIEW -> STATUS BAR -> OFF.
Have fun.
P.S.: To get to www.cnn.com from "cnn" faster, turn off local computer searching by going to PREFERENCES -> NETWORK -> SERVER NAME COMPLETION... and un-check "Look for local network machine".
Up to version 6.x, Opera's DOM support was next to non-existent, which meant Javascript and other dynamic stuff wouldn't work properly, if it all. Remember NS 4.x's CSS usability? Yeah...
With 7.x, Opera has finally fixed this wanting need. Every site I visit that uses dynamic HTML etc works very well [as long as there is no proprietary crap code. Even 7.10 has many improvements and bugfixes over 7.
Give it a go and let us know if things have changed for the better. If not, tell us which sites give you troubles.
is useful when the new porn site you're trying out starts spewing up pop-ups by the dozen, with gay male voices promising you the blowjob of your life and all - and your mom is about to walk in through the door:-)
Of course, you could block pop-ups [F12,R] and embedded audio [F12,N] in the first place...
...of being a friend of mine and I will knight you as such. Not only do you handle all those undeserved [and some deserved] insults well, you seem only too happy to associate and mingle with/. commoners without indulging in condecension. Truly an inspiration for other editors.
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Read the complete changelog and view some screenshots. Development of Winamp3 has been halted and Justin Frankel now plans to merge the best of wa2 and wa3 into the upcoming wa5 series, to be released around mid-year.
for the info and for clearing things up. Do you know of any links to the article by chance?
pudge: Mary-Kate and Ashley Girls Night Out
Nice to see pudge indulging his adolescent fantasies...
has a lousy ripping engine. It's also mega-bloatware.
You'll be better off using Winamp instead if all you do is play MP3s. If you want a very good, easy to use and free ripper for Windows, get CDex. Also check out my CD->MP3 guide to help you get high-quality MP3s.
...I am Goldenrod!" - said #DAA520 in a thunderous voice.
Learn why you shouldn't use spectral analysis to determine lossy codecs' quality.
The most respected technique is double-blind testing using an ABX tool such as PC ABX, WinABX or ABC/HR.
More info on conducting blind tests can be found at the PC ABX site.
There are many other variables in this equation such as monitor brightness, contrast, gamma calibration, incidental lighting... the only "guarantee" would be the aforementioned dither's absence.
...are those colours guaranteed to render identically on Windows and Mac machines with 256 colour displays. This means that dithering [combining two colours to create a third, with grainy results] is avoided.
There are 216 such colours, and a very easy way exists to work them out. Each colour channel [red, blue and green] should be any of the hexadecimal values 00, 33, 66, 99, CC and FF. For instance, 66CC99 means 66 red, CC green and 99 blue.
In decimal notation, this translates to multiples of 51. So 00 == 00, 33 == 51, 66 == 102, 99 == 153, CC == 204, FF == 255.
Most displays can now display well over 256 colours, but it is considered good website design practice to stick to them.
Arguably the best resource for audio compression information can be found at Hydrogen Audio. Visit the various forums, check out the excellent Foobar2000 win32 multiformat audio player, and learn.
I have also written a guide on ripping high-quality MP3s using CDex, aimed towards beginners. If you know people who use Musicmatch, help them switch to a decent, easy-to-use CD ripper.
Cheers,
CD
The current colour, Electric Blue aka #3300CC, is very harsh on the eyes, as many have already made clear.
I recommend using #330066 or #330099 instead. These browser-safe colours are easier on the eyes and more aesthetically pleasing.
Cheers,
CD
Lemme guess: a trannie CEO?
True, for you might end up like this.
Now we know who we was responsible for his fate. "No grease for you!" indeed!!!
This space left intentionally blank.
Or maybe not.
I made the same mistake :-)
should be found in [opera install directory]\UNINST\BACKUP. I believe the filename is Opera6.adr.
If you're using NT/2000/XP, you may have enabled multi-user profiles. In that case go to DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\[your username]\APPLICATION DATA\[opera install directory]\UNINST\BACKUP.
I'm guessing the second part, so correct me if I'm wrong.
Good luck.
I went to the website and on loading, I got a "cookies not enabled" error, even though it was. Filled in some dummy info, and on clicking Login another msgbox popped up saying I've double-clicked the login button. Then nothing happens.
Hmmm. Sounds like a DOM bug within Opera, assuming the Javascript is correct.
Works fine for me on the latest Phoenix nightly, btw.
Simple - upgrade to 7.10, then go to PREFERENCES -> SKINS and select your toolbar magnification scale. I've set mine to a perfectly usable 40%. Additionally, you can use more skins that may suit your needs better.
That's your main complaint solved. Let's optimise things a bit, shall we?
Turn off the navigation bar: VIEW -> NAVIGATION BAR -> OFF.
Right-click on the main toolbar and press "I" [or "Images only".]
Finally, if you've registered Opera you can do this to good effect - remove all the toolbar buttons that you don't use by right-clicking on them and selecting "REMOVE". Then click on the status bar [if it is visible] and drag it on to the main toolbar. Select VIEW -> STATUS BAR -> OFF.
Have fun.
P.S.: To get to www.cnn.com from "cnn" faster, turn off local computer searching by going to PREFERENCES -> NETWORK -> SERVER NAME COMPLETION... and un-check "Look for local network machine".
Up to version 6.x, Opera's DOM support was next to non-existent, which meant Javascript and other dynamic stuff wouldn't work properly, if it all. Remember NS 4.x's CSS usability? Yeah...
With 7.x, Opera has finally fixed this wanting need. Every site I visit that uses dynamic HTML etc works very well [as long as there is no proprietary crap code. Even 7.10 has many improvements and bugfixes over 7.
Give it a go and let us know if things have changed for the better. If not, tell us which sites give you troubles.
- CD
works fine for me with Opera 7.10, running Windows 2000, with the browser ID set to Opera [CTRL+ALT+O].
Make sure all these are enabled: cookies [F12,C], pop-up windows [F12,A] and Javascript [F12,J].
If this fails, delete all your private data [FILE->DELETE PRIVATE DATA...], check all except the ones you deem necessary, and try again.
Let us know how you went.
is useful when the new porn site you're trying out starts spewing up pop-ups by the dozen, with gay male voices promising you the blowjob of your life and all - and your mom is about to walk in through the door :-)
Of course, you could block pop-ups [F12,R] and embedded audio [F12,N] in the first place...
how about the inability to change from the "in system window display" like you could with opera 6.0.
Press ALT+P, go to WINDOWS, check "Open pages in new window".
You can also use "G" to cycle through [NO | CACHED | ALL] IMAGES.
Rise, Sir Timothy.
The "translation" is done using the ASCII charset which is used as a standard in computers, and the corresponding numbers are in hexadecimal form.
The whole message is F0AD:42494C4C. From this, we get "Fuck Off And Die: Bill". How, you ask?
F0AD == Fuck Off And Die [hacker slang]
42494C4C: break them into pairs, as we do with hex numbers. We get 42 49 4C 4C.
Now match the hex numbers with their corresponding values from the ASCII Table.
42 == B
49 == I
4C == L
4C == L