Smile, Opera passes the Acid2 test! The above screenshot is from build 8249 (compare to the reference rendering), where we fixed a problem with the stacking order of floated and inline elements. According to the Elaborate description of Stacking Contexts in the CSS2.1 spec., floated elements are supposed to be under inline elements, though Opera painted them on top. This caused two problems in rows 4 and 5: the eyes were dimmed and there was a red bar to the right of the eyes. Check this test case to see how your browser handles it.
This last change had caused some regressions in the rendering engine, but they should all be cleared up by now. Also, since Opera 9 is still under development, there's a possibility that there could be further regressions in the rendering engine that could cause a weekly build not to pass the test. We don't expect this to be the case, though.
For an overview of the fixes we've done to get Acid2 working in Opera, have a look at http://weblog.timaltman.com/category/opera/acid2/. You can also compare screenshots by visiting http://timaltman.com/acid2/. If you're using Opera, simply press Space repeatedly to view each screenshot after navigating to that directory.
Want to test Acid2 in Opera yourself? Download the latest weekly build from the Opera Desktop Team blog!
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Well done!
Well done! Opera really is the best browser out there :)
Acid 2 and opera
My understanding was that Acid2 was written by a major architect behind opera...so is this really shocking? Please provide the name of who the main drivers is behind Acid2 (no, not w3c, the names), and thier relation to the browser industry. I think you'll find that opera's guys are behind the Acid2 test, and that thier pet technology just might've been included. but thats just me though
Acid2 was written by Ian
Acid2 was largely written by Ian Hickson on behalf of the Web Standards Project (WaSP). At the time, Ian was an Opera Software employee, but the test was largely related to his work as an editor of the CSS spec., as well as his (then) emerging work with the WHATWG.
FWIW, Ian has worked for Netscape and Opera, though he currently works for Google. He describes himself as browser-agnostic, but in my experiences, he prefers Mozilla.
Pwned!
Pwned! ;)
1337!
1337! SCNR
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Re: Acid2 and opera
"Please provide the name of who the main drivers is behind Acid2 (no, not w3c, the names), and thier relation to the browser industry."
What, you mean Ian Hixie, former Opera employee now working for Google whose blog entry for 2006-03-01 says "IE7 rocks. That is all."?
Mouse wheel
If you play with mouse wheel, you can obtain this:
http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled9nf.jpg
The test uses fixed
The test uses fixed positioned elements, so that's expected.
yihaaa!
yihaaa!
And about that other little inconsistency
webstandards.org is frozen until Tuesday, for those who are wondering why we haven't announced it over there.
(It's kind of an odd feeling I've got, because I'm in the Super Secret WaSP IRC Channel, and Ian is lurking there as I write this.)
congrats
I am a happy Firefox user but still want to congratulate Opera team for this achievement! It doesn't really matter who's first or last (as long as being last doesn't mean you lag for 5 years to finish the `race`) as everyone benefits from this. Cheers! :)
Acid2 and any browser
From my perspective, i don't really care who is "behind" a test so long as it provides a common standard. Acid2 is just that... a standards benchmark which is providing a tangible indication of how far along browsers are at handling complex css in a standard way. You can play feudal whistleblower all you want, and monopolization of standards is a very serious issue that can't be left unchecked, but when it comes down to it this is a case of Opera actually accomplishing something admirable. Nitpicking what amounts to the most popular standards benchmark for css (which many key browser players still can't pass) seems a bit counter-progressive. If Acid2 was overtly an Opera project and the most popular browsers still aspired to pass it, i wouldn't see any problem with it.
If Amaya becomes the world's greatest browser tomorrow, I'm certainly not going to cry foul ;-)
From Acid2 to Extensions
Excellent. Opera for speed, Firefox for functionality, IE when required.
Add extensions and... Whoa.
Excellently!
I use Firefox, and I just love Open Source, but at now war axe is buried for time to IE will be placed at the level of 20% - 30%. Well done!
try zoom acid2 page why does
try zoom acid2 page
why does it happen?
bug in opera?
The test is not meant to be
The test is not meant to be zoomed.
Congratz but
Congratulations to Opera, that's a huge step ahead, but there's something weird, Opera is no longer passing Acid1 test, does it work for you ?? i get a weird page
It still passes Acid 1
Acid 1 works fine for me.
Try the direct page.
The link you posted is to the page that gives the CSS for the acid 1 test (the test itself is held in an object tag at the bottom - make sure you do not have any content blocking or flash blocking enabled, and that you are not using small screen rendering).
Nope it doesn't work i get
Nope it doesn't work :o i get a weird page
Well done guys!
Admit it.. you had fun working on Acid2.
Now where's acid3...
Doesn't pass yet
The latest weekly build of Opera (Windows 8321) doesn't pass Acid2 -- just try resizing the window until it's narrow, and watch the top of the head pop off! Anyway, it's still nearly as close as any other browser comes to passing. Keep up the good work!
That's expected behavior, as
That's expected behavior, as the top of the head is positioned absolutely. When you narrow the browser window, the content is naturally squished, which changes the positioning.