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Taking the Canvas to another dimension: Opera unleashes the 3d <canvas> element
By Chris Mills · Thursday, November 15, 2007 0
In our last Opera Labs post, we unveiled an experimental Windows build that features support for HTML5
<video>, SVG video, and last but not least, a 3d context for<canvas>. In this article, 3d canvas implementor Tim Johansson explains how it works and how you can start to play around with it. Read more… -
A call for video on the web — Opera <video> release on Labs
By Chris Mills · Wednesday, November 7, 2007 0
To really make a splash on the Web, video needs an open solution that can easily be integrated into web pages without the need for proprietary plugins. The HTML 5
<video>element and Ogg Theora can provide this, and Opera is proud to announce an experimental build that supports it. So read this article, and download and play with it today. Read more… -
Can Kestrels do Math? MathML support in Opera Kestrel
By Charles McCathieNevile · Thursday, September 27, 2007 0
Traditionally, Mathematical formulas have been hard to represent using good old fashioned CSS and HTML, but a solution does exist. First, MathML, a specialised Markup language tailored specially for dealing with Math on web pages, has been around for a while. Second, the W3C has recently created a working draft called the MathML for CSS profile which deals with displaying MathML using CSS. In this article, we will show you how you can test drive this technology early using Opera Kestrel. Read more…
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Update on CSS support in Kestrel
By David Storey · Tuesday, September 4, 2007 0
While Kestrel is getting ready to spread its wings, we are currently busy adding new features to Core-2 and deep into the QA process. I've already mentioned the CSS3 selectors are done and dusted, but what else is new since the last report? Not forgetting about CSS2.1, we're adding support for white-space: pre-line;. This edges us ever closer to full CSS2.1 support. Read more…
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Extended Validation v1.0 approved
By Yngve Nysæter Pettersen · Thursday, June 21, 2007 0
As I posted earlier on Opera Labs, work has been under way to create an improved process, Extended Validation (EV), for issuing web site certificates that can give a higher degree of assurance to the user that the SSL/TLS website in question really is who it claims it is, and how to tell the browsers that this process has been used. Read more…
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A first look at EV in Opera
By Yngve Nysæter Pettersen · Thursday, June 21, 2007 0
Here is a first look at Opera 9.5 ("Kestrel") with full support for Extended Validation (EV) certificates enabled. Read more…
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It ain't EV 'til it's EV, all EV
By Yngve Nysæter Pettersen · Thursday, June 21, 2007 0
In the past couple of weeks I have been sewing up most of the loose threads in Opera's support for Extended Validation (EV) certificates, and have actually started testing something that resembles the final system. Read more…
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10 years of SSL in Opera
By Yngve Nysæter Pettersen · Wednesday, May 2, 2007 0
April 30th, 1997 (give or take a few days; remembering exact days can be hard) was the first time Opera's SSL implementation completed a full transaction. Read more…