7.50 Preview 6—Crash Test Dummy Edition 2—for Windows

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Build: 3768
Released: May 7, 2004

The installer no longer tries to force installation in a new directory, so be careful where you're installing
Due to all the recent changes in toolbar customization, we've bumped the toolbar version. All old toolbar customization files will no longer work

Fixed crash when removing files received over IRC from the Transfers panel
Fixed problem where chat pages stopped updating after clearing the cache or reloading the page
Added a list of common servers in the New account wizard
Added support for comma-separated lists of servers in the Server field of the Account properties dialog; a server will be chosen at random when connecting
Improved DCC resume: if the file already exists, Opera will attempt to resume from the current position
Improved timeouts for file transfer
Fixed problem with filenames sent by some clients for DCC resume
Removed cool (8) or 8D) smiley, since they're more likely to be 6) 7) 8) or 8C, 8D than smilies; use 8-D or 8-) instead
Removed the empty Incoming tab in the Account properties dialog
Fixed a problem with the Contact panel not being updated after disconnecting and reconnecting
/whois will now only be sent once when a contact is set /away instead of every minute

Disabled the User/Author (Ctrl+G) and Image (G) mode toggles in Mail and Chat windows
Added Boss key (Ctrl+H) to hide all open Opera windows. Double-clicking the tray icon or right-clicking it and choosing Open Opera will unhide all windows
Fixed problem selecting text related to visibility: hidden CSS

Added Filters button to the Mail > Filters dialog to add, delete, and rename filters
Fixed problem where focus wasn't always set to the Subject field when composing a new message
The color of unseen messages will now use the Not visited link color from Preferences > Page style > My link style
Improved threading of messages by remembering more message-ids between sessions
Added Organization header to list of headers indexed for searching
Added indexing of spam message headers to aid in searching
Fixed problem where mailing lists would be shown under both Mailing lists and Active contacts access points
The Learning filter in the Spam view will now be enabled by default when upgrading from previous Opera versions

Fixed crash problems when downloading new messages
Fixed problem where the New and Edit fields weren't always available in the Mail > Newsfeeds dialog
Fixed problem where a newsfeed creator's e-mail address was appended to the feed name
Improved display of HTML content

Changed the fallback text color for labels to the same as buttons instead of hard-coded to black
Added setting to make lists with alternating background colors more accessible (disabled by default):
```
[User Prefs]
Color List Row Mode=1
```

Added ability to make Large fields, in addition to buttons
Bumped toolbar version; all old toolbar customization files will no longer work
The Large images setting is no longer shown in Customize toolbars > Properties if a skin doesn't report support for large images
Added setting for skin.ini to disable large image support:
```
[Options]
Large images=0
```
Improved opera:button support: clicking a custom button will open the Customize toolbars dialog and add the button to the My buttons section

Fixed crash when exiting Opera after viewing an embedded Windows Media file
Removed non-functional View button from the History panel
Fixed problem where the Bookmarks panel jumped in certain cases
Fixed problem where a detached Links panel wouldn't show links for the current page
Fixed problem updating Progress bar fields if they'd been moved to the Main bar
Fixed problem where the active folder wasn't always visible in the Bookmark properties dialog
Made Preferences > Advertising consistent with the First time setup dialog: choosing Google ads disables the Main bar and choosing generic ads turns it on
Fixed crash when deleting multiple items from the Transfers panel
Fixed a Page bar navigation issue after reordering pages
Fixed problem where the Address bar was sometimes focused after submitting forms
Enabled the Links and Info panels, as well as the Zoom drop-down for Chat and Mail pages
Fixed problem entering Korean characters in search fields

Fixed problem where file extensions weren't appended to files after they'd been renamed in the Save as dialog
Fixed problem setting cookies when they were given certain names
Added Windows-31J as an alias for Shift_JIS to prevent problems when viewing and saving pages
Fixed problem with quotes in HTTP Redirect headers