Slide 1: Greetings
Welcome to a HAL-PC Special Event Friday March 4, 2005
Opera for Near Sighted Cowards (ver. 5) by Rick Archibald
Slide 2: Theme
A browser alternative from the perspective of the older surfer, stressing easy magnification through zooming, font control, & icon sizing ;
... and a bunch of other features & conveniences.
Slide 3: Introductions 1
- Who am I?
- Wearing bifocals for 25+ years
- Started programming in college in 1964
- Been using micro-computers since the early '80's
- HAL-PC:
- Volunteer Help Committee (Opera, Linux, ...)
- SIG Leader: Linux Workshop, Samba SIG
- HAL-PC Learning Center Instructor:
- Basic Computer Use / Basic Computer Use - Linux
- Moving to Linux
- HAL-PC Special Event Presenter
- Linux for Cowards
- Windows Keyboard Secrets
- WebMail
Slide 4: Introductions 2
Seriously, Presbyopia is the medical term for aging eyes and the resulting "short arm" syndrome.
- Fun with Presbyopia:
- Can you say "Presbyopia"?
- Can you spell "Presbyopia"?
- Can you define "Presbyopia"?
- Do you have Presbyopia?
- (Are your arms too short?)
Comments
Here are some links I found with Google & alltheweb ("a" in Opera).- www.stlukeseye.com/Conditions/Presbyopia.asp – Presbyopia - Short Arm Syndrome
Slide 5: Introductions 3
- Who are you?
Please answer by show of hands:
- Admit to being over: 20 ... 30 ... 40 ... 50 ... 60 ...
- Wear bifocals?
- Hate Microsoft® Internet Explorer's
inadequate text size control? - Used another browser?
- Netscape / Mozilla / Firebird / Firefox
- Other
- ... recently?
- Came to Robert Spotswood's Mozilla Presentation
Slide 6: What is ... ?
- What is Zooming
Everything gets bigger:- Text
- Images
- Frames
- What is Font Control?
Only the letters are changed
- What is Icon Sizing?
Your Opera icons size can be changed
- What are the differences?
Slide 7: The Differences
Magnification Font Control Images are enlarged Text only Frames change:
Unpredictable DisplayText flows naturally Quick: 1 key stroke Preference setting Affects only
what you are looking atApplies to all Opera
windows and tabs
Icon Sizing affects only the Opera icons.
Slide 8: Zooming in Opera
Is done when you need itAdvanced users can even define their own additional keys
Num pad Key Change Regular Key + + 10% 0 – - 10% 9 Ctrl + + 100% 8 Ctrl – - 100% 7 * 100% (original)
i.e. back to normal6
by editing text based
.ini files.
Slide 9: Font Control in Opera
- What can we do?
- Size can be changed
- Typeface can be changed
- How can we do it?
- On the Preferences Menu
- Where is that?
- By keyboard shortcut: [Alt P] | Fonts (and colors)
- By mouse or keyboard —
- Opera 7.23: File | Preferences | Fonts and colors
- Opera 7.5: Tools | Preferences | Fonts
Slide 10: Icon Sizing
Affects only the Opera Tool Bar icons
- Preferences | Skin ... Size
( dropdown box in lower right corner)
Slide 11: Getting Opera
Getting Opera is easy —
- Go to the Opera Download page:
- At the Website www.opera.com, click "Download"
- Or go directly to one of the Download pages:
- Pick your Java Option:
- Non-Java, the default, is probably fine
- But consider installing real Sun Java on your machine
- "Choose" a download location — the default is probably fine
Simtel, and its confusion, is gone
but I still often use one of the Western European sites
- Click the "Download Now" button.
Comments
During the ver. 4 presentation, we noticed that Simtel is no longer the default; in fact, it is no longer offered as choice at all. A great improvement. With this change, there is very little reason to change the default behavior.
Slide 12: Getting Opera, Part 2
Okay, you clicked the "Download Now" button; now what? Mostly, it depends on your current browser
& your operating system (OS). In general, you must tell them (the browser & OS) to:
- Save, not open, the file
- Pick an appropriate spot on your hard disk
- Give the final go-ahead
Let's get an up-to-date copy for this machine.
Slide 13: Installing Opera
Installing Opera is as straightforward as downloading it:
- Go to directory (Folder)
where you just saved the Opera Installer.- Run it. (Double click on the file, or use the keyboard).
- Answer the 6 easy questions. — About 7 clicks.
Let's install the up-to-date copy we just downloaded.
Slide 14: First-time Setup
Running Opera the First Time —
You will have to make some choices:
- Welcome screen
- Advertising Choices: Google or generic
- Buy a license for $39 (normal price)
- 2nd setup screen
- Skin preference: (Opera or Windows)
- Icon size: (60% – 140%)
- Toolbar setup: (Standard or Minimal)
Already, you are making choices that affect legibility.
Slide 15: After the Break
- Using Opera
- Opera Features
- More Opera Features
- Opera Help & Learning Opera
- Questions
Slide 16: Break Time
713/862-7368 M–F 9–6, Sat 11:30–6 plato.smx.com
My home server twiki.hlug.org
The Houston Linux Users Group interactive web site www.opera.com
The Official Opera Site
Slide 17: Using Opera
Here we are in Opera,
- Let's go through the UI top-to-bottom ...
- And the Menu Bar left-to-right ...
- Finally, let's tour the Preferences menu. [Alt P]
- Explore on your own — right click everything.
Slide 18: Opera Features
- Skins: Opera 7 - Newest Skins
— Skins can save your eyes, too. - Full screen mode — (F11 is your friend) Watch ...
- Keyboard shortcuts — (Mouse haters unite!)
- Refuse pop-ups — (F12 is also your friend)
- Searching with Opera — Who needs the IE Google bar?
- Tabbed browsing
- FastForward and Rewind — More clicks saved.
Slide 19: More Opera Features
2 Surveys of Opera Features
- Opera Features
- Opera one liners
Slide 20: More Opera Features 2
- Small size
- Sessions
- Multiple Document Interface Tabbed browsing
- Changing clients
import bookmarks ...- The Wand Opera's password manager
- Pop-up blocking
Comments
Size comparison chart:
Windows Linux Mac OS X Opera 3.4 MB 3.6 - 4.9 MB 4.2 MB Firefox 6.2 MB 7.3 MB 8.9 MB
Slide 21: Opera Help & Learning Opera
- 30 Days to Becoming an Opera7 Lover
A really excellent tour and tutorial
- Opera tutorials
- Especially: Opera 7 Tutorial
Slide 22: Questions
Links
- Slide 8: Magnification in Opera
- http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/History
Magnification demonstration # 1 - http://www.opera.com/features/zoom
Magnification demonstration # 2
- http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/History
- Slide 11: Getting Opera
- http://www.opera.com
The Official Opera Site - http://www.opera.com/download
Opera Download page
- http://www.opera.com
- Special, not in show:
- Slide 14: Break Time
- http://plato.smx.com
My home server - http://www.opera.com
The Official Opera Site (again)
- http://plato.smx.com
- Slide 18: Other Opera Features
- http://my.opera.com/community/customize/skins/index.pl?perscreen=300&show=new
Opera 7 - Newest Skins - http://www.opera.com/features/keyboard
Keyboard shortcuts - http://www.opera.com/features/popups
Refuse pop-ups - http://www.opera.com/support/search/suphttp:search.dml?index=379
Searching with Opera - http://www.opera.com/features/fforward
FastForward and Rewind
- http://my.opera.com/community/customize/skins/index.pl?perscreen=300&show=new
- Slide 19: Advanced Features
- http://www.opera.com/features
Features, the official page - http://my.opera.com/community/tips/oneliners
Users' one liners about Opera features
- http://www.opera.com/features
- Slide 20: Opera Help & Learning Opera
- http://tntluoma.com/opera/lover/7
30 Days to Becoming an Opera7 Lover — A really excellent tour and tutorial - http://www.opera.com/support/new2opera/browse/index.dml
Browse the Internet with Opera - http://www.opera.com/support/tutorials
Opera tutorials - http://www.opera.com/support/tutorials/opera
Opera 7 Tutorial - Especially good - http://www.opera.com/features/access/index.dml
Accessibility in Opera - http://www.opera.com/support/service/faq
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions - http://www.opera.com/support/service
Opera knowledge base
- http://tntluoma.com/opera/lover/7