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Everything you need to know about HTML5 video and audio
By Simon Pieters · Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9
This article builds on our previous HTML5 Read more…
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Framerate control system for JavaScript
By Javier Degirolmo · Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3
In this article we explore a reliable JavaScript-based framerate control system for games. The object is designed to be dropped into other JavaScript applications - we'd love to see you make use of it! Read more…
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Introduction to HTML5 video
By Patrick H. Lauke · Thursday, February 11, 2010 29
This article gives you an introduction to
and some of its associated APIs. We look at why native video support in browsers is important, give an overview of the element's markup, and outline the most important ways in which video can be controlled via JavaScript. Read more… -
Opera Widgets and Ajax: connecting to multiple servers
By Opera Software · Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2
Scripts on Web pages cannot connect to any Web server other than the one the page was loaded from. This is known as the same-origin security policy and is a cornerstone of keeping the Web safe. Read more…
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SVG or Canvas? Сhoosing between the two
By Mihai Sucan · Thursday, February 4, 2010 4
In this article Mihai Sucan explores the differences between SVG and Canvas and presents a few examples to help you decide which one is best for the functionality you are trying to implement. Read more…
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Opera Nalakuvara, customized Taiwanese browser — Part 4: Deployment, documentation, testing
By Jedi Lin · Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1
In the fourth and final part of the Nalakuvara series, Jedi-Lin shows you how Nalakuvara was packaged and deployed and talks about creating useful documentation, testing, and dealing with community feedback effectively. Read more…
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Accessible HTML5 Video with JavaScripted captions
By Bruce Lawson · Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4
The HTML5
element provides a fantastic way to embed video into web pages without relying on plugins, and it is now supported in Opera, Firefox and Chrome, so things are looking up. One burning question however is "how do we provide alternative content for users that either can't see, or can't hear the video? In this article, Bruce Lawson looks at the issue and suggests a solution. Read more… -
CSS3 borders, backgrounds and boxes
By Zi Bin Cheah · Tuesday, December 22, 2009 17
Opera 10.50+ comes with support for the W3C's CSS3 Backgrounds and Borders specification. Amongst them are border-radius, border-image, multiple backgrounds and box-shadow. Opera 10.60+ updates this support with box-decoration-break and an updated background shorthand. We’ll showcase all these and more through examples and explanations. Read more…