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SVG or Canvas? Сhoosing between the two

By Mihai Sucan · 4 Feb, 2010

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.

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Gridnite part 3: saving and restoring multiple spreadsheets

By Slava Vishnyakov · 14 Jan, 2010

This article is the third to look at developing Gridnite, an Opera Unite-powered multiuser collaborative spreadsheet application written by Slava Vishnyakov. In this article Slava adds further functionality to the application to allow us to save and restore multiple spreadsheets.

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Accessible HTML5 Video with JavaScripted captions

By Bruce Lawson · 13 Jan, 2010

The HTML5 <video> 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.

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Opera Mobile 10 beta 2 developer’s introduction

By Daniel Davis · 2 Dec, 2009

Opera has just released Opera Mobile 10 beta 2, the latest version of our browser for smartphones. In this article we explore Opera Mobile 10's main features, new standards support and Opera Dragonfly features, and how to optimize sites for mobile.

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A developer’s look at Opera Mini 5 beta 2

By Chris Mills · 2 Dec, 2009

It’s a great day — Opera Mini 5 beta 2 is now available to download and try out! This article takes you through what’s new in Opera Mini 5 in terms of features and web standards support, and offers some tips for optimizing your web sites for viewing on mobile.

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