Challenger web browser Vivaldi 1.8 has been released for Windows, Mac and Linux. The browser, which has made great strides in its relatively short lifespan, unveils another game-changing feature with this new release. Challenger web browser Vivaldi 1.8 has been released for…
Challenger web browser Vivaldi 1.8 has been released for Windows, Mac and Linux. The browser, which has made great strides in its relatively short lifespan, unveils another game-changing feature with this new release.
The headline new feature is a revamped History view — accessed via the Speed Dial or by pressing [Ctrl] + [H]. The feature gives users a more visual overview of their browsing behaviour, making it easier to find — and return to — previously visited pages and sites.
The new History provides users with additional ways of sifting through their past browsing experience. The traditional list view favored by other browsers has been joined by additional daily, weekly and monthly views, giving the History a calendar-like look and feel.
The screen also gains three tools for giving users visual aids — a Browsing Activity graph reveals spikes in activity, while a Link Transition Type pie chart lets users see how they’ve browsed from one page to another. Finally, a list of the top domains visited during the selected period is provided.
Daily and List views are almost identical, while Week provides a summary list for each day in the selected seven-day period. Selecting Month produces a monthly calendar on the left, with each day filled with a color-coded summary of pages and sites visited.
