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Opera for Windows

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If you dont want updates in Opera 12.17:
open opera:config#UserPrefs|DisableOperaPackageAutoUpdate tick Disable Opera Package AutoUpdate Hit button Save Restart Opera 12
Are you trying to get us to stop using Opera?
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Maybe the developers should listen, because I'm not someone who gets pissed off easily, but they've managed to piss me off to the point of writing to this forum. Like I said I've been using this for years and now they're removing basic functionality and making it impossible to use. They're certainly shooting themselves in the foot. I've recommended Opera to many people in the past, and got many users. Now I can no longer use or recommend this.
Where have the tool bars gone?
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Why?
volkerroennebeck

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And there are enough threads about that out there, too.

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I Hate These Upgrades
mrclose

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why do you think that someone need a clone of Chrome?

We don't think, we know. The old rendering engine was falling behind technologically and the dev team felt their resources would be better utilized by adopting a renderer made by someone else and focusing on building a good UI for it instead of trying to compete with companies like Google and Microsoft. The old Opera UI was not compatible with the new renderer and it would have taken more work to adapt it then start from scratch. So, here we are.
Panels featrue like Oper 12
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Thats what the bookmarks bar is for. A stng said, its gone and it wont be reprogrammed for the new Opera. You'll either have to adapt or hope someone makes an extension that mimics the functionality. Or you could program an extension yourself of course. A couple of people here on the forums have done that to make changes they wanted.
Lost speed dial bookmarks when updating?
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From what Opera to What Opera? Are you sure they were just put into an odd folder?
how to put maps in maps in bookmarks??
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Solv it 🙂 need to have like apps not list then it can be moved around around
Worthless download manager
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Have you tried a third party download manager like FlashGet? There is also an extension for this one for Opera. I haven't used a download manager in a long time but back in the good old dial-up Internet days, they where a god send.
Opera 25 - mouse feature is gone?
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I'm using version 28 and when I right a click a link I see "Add link to bookmarks" second from the bottom.
How many people are unhappy with new Opera (26)?
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Nah, I was talking to the OP, who ended his post with "So long Opera, and thanks for all the fish." It looked to me like he came here just to dumb a huge list of things he hates now and that he wasn't going to bother reading the responses.
Starting a search with a single letter changes the search engine. Can this be disabled?
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Or of course, you could include the letter for your desired search engine first (as in, "g D two" for Google).
Show Menu Bar in Opera 22.0.1471.70
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Actually this isn't the only complaint I've seen about it and it is a huge issue to me. Ever since the introduction of the "O" button there has been an option to show menu bar for those of us who downloaded Opera to use Opera not Google Chrome. I'm still using Opera 12 (regardless of the compatibility issues) since the new Opera removed the option to use it as Opera. Just stumbled on this thread as I was looking up whether or not the Opera Browser function had been restored in a later update.

@lem729, if I'm not mistaken, cyber bullying is a criminal offense these days.
lost audio on Opera 26
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Voilà! Voilà! Mercy buckets! With audio streaming, another slider appears labeled "Opera Internet Browser", and IT is muted. Un-muting that slider did the trick. Whew! Now I don't have to switch to another browser to watch YouTube.
🙂 Thanks, you guys.

TimDaniels
Keeping Opera the Default Browser
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Because of the possibility that it's an OS/update issue, there are a couple of things to try from that angle. First, if you haven't already done it, power down the computer for a couple of minutes and restart it (just in case something in the update/reboot processes has caused a glitch)... then see if the defaults are sorted out. Next, if things are still messed up, open Windows' Control Panel and select Default Programs > "Set your default programs" > Select Opera and try making it the default program.
I Can't Leave Comments on Youtube + Opera does not synchronize.
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Yes. Generally the worst that can do is track you with those cookies. They can't damage your computer or anything like that.
Add bing as a search engine?
crumly

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but I assume it would go against the forum rules to outline exactly how that is done.

Its absolutely allowed. Where do you think I learned to do it? I just didn't know the exact location of the file off the top of my head. There are many very helpful threads on the forum that cover how to modify the web browser by editing its config files. Everything from changing the default search engines to editing the keyboard shortcuts.
Is HTML5Test.com A Little Biased?
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I completely agree with you. Thanks for shedding some light on it for me.
Opera 26 - Open vs. save a file?
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Thanks for the information! I'm glad to understand the current status. I cast a vote for the fix, though it certainly doesn't sound like it's high priority, unfortunately.
Opera 26.0.1656.60
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No. Opera devs mostly do have an employee badge like we mods do have moderator badges.

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