Praising Opera 9

[ubuntu at rio.vg]

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.

>> 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.  That's what I call Whack-a-mole, since you have
to tediously go around and block every ad.

Privoxy is far more flexible... does AdBlock work with Konqueror, Opera,
and even Internet Explorer?  Will AdBlock scrub cookies, block referrer
info, and even let itself be run on a remote server so that if you
switch around between machines, you still get the same experience?
(See, I can play the snarky putdown game, too! :)


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?