Opera Software has just released Opera 10.01. Opera 10.01 for Windows comes out as a security and stability upgrade. The company recommends all of its users to upgrade to version 10.01 in order to benefit from the improvements that it brings. Since this is a security and stability update it brings fixes for various issues found in the previous release. An addition at the user interface level has been made to Opera 10.01. (Download link provided below)
New additions
- Added Opera Link button with dropdown menu on the status bar
- Opera Link previously in the main menu has been moved to Tools
Bug fixes
General Issues
- Issue with Opera Turbo and plug-in placeholders
- Enabling Opera Turbo for the first time not showing the Opera Turbo information page
- Opera not synchronizing more than 9 Speed Dials
- Open instance of Opera not running when a laptop enters its wakeup stage
- Command line URL length being limited while Opera is running
- Font enumeration problem
- Issue when opening File open/Save dialog boxes
Mail, news and chat issues
- Problem creating a new mail account
- Drafts sometimes missing after upgrading to Opera 10.00
- Follow/Ignore contact not working from the message header toolbar
Security
- Fixed an issue where certain domain names could allow execution of arbitrary code, as reported by Chris Weber of Casaba Security ; see our advisory
- Fixed an issue where scripts can run on the feed subscription page, as reported by Inferno ; see our advisory
- Fixed an issue where Web fonts could be used to spoof the page address, as reported by John Daggett ; see our advisory
Miscellaneous
- Custom changes to operaprefs not appearing when upgrading from a version older than Opera 10.00
- Issue of 100% CPU usage fixed by preventing and avoiding the filling up of message loop
- Opera not starting after computer reboot
- Startup problem when Opera is installed in a path with a 2-byte character
- Problem when upgrading single-user installation of Opera with no reference in registry
Download Opera 10.01 (Thanks to askvg for the download link)
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