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#151 Post by Terryphi »

I have updated the Opera SFS to version 12.13 (build 1734). This release includes security fixes.

Full details are in the first post in this thread.
[b]Classic Opera 12.16 browser SFS package[/b] for Precise, Slacko, Racy, Wary, Lucid, etc available[url=http://terryphillips.org.uk/operasfs.htm]here[/url] :)

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#152 Post by Tote »

Thank you for this. I've been using your Opera sfs for a few months now, appreciate the regular updates.

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#153 Post by Terryphi »

Some testers found that upgrading to 12.13 causes a crash when Opera first opens. This may be caused by the auto version check feature looping. If Opera crashes and you see the Report problem screen select 'do not restart' to get out of the loop.

If the problem persists you can try this:

Open Preferences Editor ( opera:config) and search for Disable Opera Package AutoUpdate. Click to select and save. This is no loss as the feature does not work in Linux anyway!

LATER: I have not been able to replicate this problem but it did occur on one of my computers. It is safe to update to 12.13.
[b]Classic Opera 12.16 browser SFS package[/b] for Precise, Slacko, Racy, Wary, Lucid, etc available[url=http://terryphillips.org.uk/operasfs.htm]here[/url] :)

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#154 Post by Semme »

WOW! Before ya know it, it's :roll: 12.14. Not nearly what FF's update cycle is.. :lol:
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#155 Post by Terryphi »

I have updated the Opera SFS to version 12.14 (build 1738). This release fixes the crash loop bug seen by some users.

Full details are in the first post in this thread.
[b]Classic Opera 12.16 browser SFS package[/b] for Precise, Slacko, Racy, Wary, Lucid, etc available[url=http://terryphillips.org.uk/operasfs.htm]here[/url] :)

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Downloading and playing audio files

#156 Post by drblock2 »

Terryphi, thanks for the quick response to the Opera 12.14 release.

Unfortunately, 12.14 does not fix a long standing problem with audio files: It should be possible to click on an audio file embedded in a web page and begin playing it almost immediately. Instead Opera 12.xx downloads for ever and never plays the file.

Interestingly, if you download the file first, you can play it from the hard disk using Opera as an audio player - so it seems to be the combination download plus play that as at fault.

I was not able to solve this problem until I stumbled on the solution by chance. Forgetting that it wouldn't work, I clicked on an embedded mp3 file in Wary 5.3.90 - and it worked! The reason was clear: This version of Wary uses the mplayer plug-in (2010/1/17) from SeaMonkey 2.12.1 rather than the more recent gecko-mediaplayer as found, for example, in Precise 5.4.2.

The solution: copy the Wary /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins directory to a convenient location, e.g., /mnt/home/moz_plugs. Then from Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Content > Plug-in Options > Change Path, change the path to the directory with the mplayer plugins (in our example /mnt/home/moz_plugs). Since Opera is setup to use the plugins as default for common audio files, this should solve the problem.

I tested this for common audio formats and found the following would download from a web page and play: .ra, .wma, .aac, .mp3, .au, .ogg (but see below). The following would not download and play: .flac, .aif, .wav.

To my great annoyance, the .ogg audio files in the Wikipedia would not play (no problem in SeaMonkey). Work around: Click on the title above the player. This will take you to a page with a link to the embedded ogg file. Click on the link and the file will download and play.

If you don't have the wonderful Wary, you can find the SeaMonkey pet here:

ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distribu ... .1-x86.pet

Just unpack it and steal the plugins.

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#157 Post by Terryphi »

drblock,

Glad you solved your problem. I did not see it because the tweaked Racy 5.3.90 that I test on has only the mplayer plugins, so Opera just works.

On Slacko 5.4 I have both sets of plugins in /usr/lib/mozilla/ plugins for Opera and other browsers (Seamonkey, Firefox and Chromium!) It is not essential to have the mplayer plugins in a separate directory (and consequently change the plugins path). However, If you do not put them in a separate directory, you may have to set the appropriate plugin for individual file types in Opera's Tools>Preferences>Advanced>Downloads.

If there is demand for it I can make available a zipped download of the mplayer plugins.
[b]Classic Opera 12.16 browser SFS package[/b] for Precise, Slacko, Racy, Wary, Lucid, etc available[url=http://terryphillips.org.uk/operasfs.htm]here[/url] :)

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#158 Post by drblock2 »

Terriphy,

Yes, I agree. I use a separate directory in /mnt/home (hardisk) because I generally use a stand-alone Opera to entertain a whole kennel of Pups (or allow them to entertain me).

There really is very little advantage to this procedure. It is faster for experimental purposes and saves a precious sfs-slot - but the solution here is to provide more sfs-slots and leave the experimenters to their own devices.

For the purpose of supplying a working sfs version of the latest Opera, I would suggest including the necessary (functioning) plug-ins in the sfs. The logical place to include them would be in /lib/opera/plugins. The plug-in path should be set accordingly. This would insure that the opera.sfs would work right out of the box with any and every Puppy.

The best solution, of course, would be to convince the opera development team to do this. But, this is another problem entirely.

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#159 Post by drblock2 »

Oops, duplicate post!

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#160 Post by Terryphi »

I am essentially producing my Opera SFS for Racy and Wary users although it works in most modern Puppy versions. As Racy and Wary have the necessary mplayer plugins I do not intend to include them in the SFS.

01micko produces a version of Slacko with Opera built-in and has made available a pet for the necessary plugins. That is the best way to go for Slacko users because I think 01micko uses different paths to me.

If a Puppy version lacks the necessary plugins it is easy to add them and then in Opera's Tools>Preferences>Advanced>Downloads select the plugin for the required file type.. Just download this zipped file, unzip it and place the files in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins where Opera will find them:

http://terryphillips.org.uk/puppylinux/ ... lugins.zip
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#161 Post by Semme »

Today Terry :mrgreen: Get busy >> http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unified/1215/

Careful if you need i386.. Op's dwnld page fails to make the proper detection.

http://www.opera.com/download/guide/?os ... 15&local=y

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#162 Post by Terryphi »

I have updated the Opera SFS to version 12.15 (build 1748). This is a recommended upgrade offering security and stability enhancements.

Full details are in the first post in this thread.
[b]Classic Opera 12.16 browser SFS package[/b] for Precise, Slacko, Racy, Wary, Lucid, etc available[url=http://terryphillips.org.uk/operasfs.htm]here[/url] :)


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Video player settings in Opera?

#164 Post by Dromeno »

Can somebody please help me with this. I am using Opera 12.15 (in Carolina007rc3).

Flash is sometimes working, sometimes not.

The site for TED talks works in Firefox but not in Opera. See:
http://www.ted.com/talks/ji_hae_park_th ... _soul.html

It is kind of weird because the website for the Dutch tv news, i.e.
http://nos.nl/nieuws/live/journaal24/ does work perfectly in Firefox and Opera.

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#165 Post by Semme »

While it works here, Op usually needs a page refresh. Which pkg of Flash ya got there, one'a these?

Here's the wget link >> http://download.ted.com/talks/JiHaePark ... EDDOWNLOAD
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Thanx for the flash update

#166 Post by Dromeno »

Thanks for the flashplayer11-11.2.202.285 version (more recent than what is in the Carolina repo). But unfortunately it does not solve the issue.

At the TED page
http://www.ted.com/talks%20ji_hae_park_ ... _soul.html
I get the error message that "Shockwave flash has crashed". And at the download page which you posted nothing happens.
...but at the youtube page for the same TED video everything works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMGZQZRIsJE

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Hopefully readable now

#167 Post by Dromeno »

Thanks for the flashplayer11-11.2.202.285 version (more recent than what is in the Carolina repo). But unfortunately it does not solve the issue.

At the TED page
http://www.ted.com/talks%20ji_hae_park_ ... _soul.html

I get the error message that "Shockwave flash has crashed". And at the download page which you posted nothing happens.
...but at the youtube page for the same TED video everything works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMGZQZRIsJE

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#168 Post by Dromeno »

Thanks for the flashplayer11-11.2.202.285 version (more recent than what is in the Carolina repo). But unfortunately it does not solve the issue.

At the TED page
http://www.ted.com/talks ji_hae_park_the_violin_and_my_dark_night_of_the_soul.html

I get the error message that "Shockwave flash has crashed". And at the download page which you posted nothing happens.
...but at the youtube page for the same TED video everything works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMGZQZRIsJE

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#169 Post by Semme »

Then try v10. As for the link I left, it's for wget, not your browser.

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#170 Post by Terryphi »

This is a sad day for long-standing supporters of Opera browser. :cry: I have tested an early version of the new Opera based on Chromium. It is vastly inferior to the classic Opera and I will not be supporting it. It lacks the features and customisation we loved about Opera.

In the future I intend to use Firefox as my main browser on operating systems that support it. Classic Opera 12.15 is still the best available choice for Racy and Wary and I will continue to make the SFS available for download as long as there is a demand for it.
[b]Classic Opera 12.16 browser SFS package[/b] for Precise, Slacko, Racy, Wary, Lucid, etc available[url=http://terryphillips.org.uk/operasfs.htm]here[/url] :)

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