Set self added Search Engines as Default
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acidinmyfridge last edited bythat is somewhat frustrating, to not even get an answer.
if i may suggest: maybe take a look at vivaldi browser. i came across that browser a couple of months ago and i really like it a lot. it is chromium based, very customizable, has a lot of goodies going on (like tabstacking), ecosia can be set to default search engine. yyou download extensions directly from chrome webstore (ofc you can use opera add-ons too when you change file to crx and load it in dev mode). it is clean and neat and very functional, dev team and forums are very active and there is frequent updates.for me, using vivaldi works just great and i use it together with opera, and by how it is going, i might make it my preferred browser. excuse the wall of text, did not mean to monologue here ^_^
You think you know, but you have no idea.
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A Former User last edited by
@acidinmyfridge I tested it once but I like and use Opera's sidebar very much, where you can add e.g. WhatsApp and Telegram Messenger, take screenshots,... Hope Vivaldi will add something similar
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acidinmyfridge last edited by
@jwsp1 actually, vivaldi does have webpanels for whatsapp and fbmessenger, though i am having trouble getting the fbmessenger to work, the whatsapp webpanel works just fine. you can basically add any prefered website as a webpanel in vivaldi. there's also screenshot option in the right bottom bar ^_^ it's all there, just not in the same spot like in opera. it even has tab stacking
oh and btw: i found a solution (more or less) to the search engine issue: i found this add-on
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/custom-new-tab-page/?display=en
here you can set ecosia.org as default url for new tab. so whenever you open a new tab, it will just open ecosia search engineYou think you know, but you have no idea.
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A Former User last edited by
@acidinmyfridge Didn't know about all the cool features! Just looked closer and you're right - Vivaldi has lots of interesting features too. Thanks!!
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acidinmyfridge last edited by
@jwsp1 you're very welcome, mate ^_^
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A Former User last edited by
OK, I am very mad at so stupid & unresponsive programing like on this problem.
Opera team! You are programming fucking browser! Do you understand? Fucking browser!
And, you haven't been able to understand priority about custom additional search engines that can become default!It is total madness! Sorry Opera team, but you are total idiots!
Problems:
Opera can't do custom additional search engines that can become default!
Opera can't open custom personal default page every time Opera start or open new tab!Two fucking logically basic features for every browser and you cannot deliver!
FUCK!
Opera team....you are MORONS!
It is phenomenal how much feature managers and programmers can be morons! FANTASTIC!
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A Former User last edited by
@leocg I created account on opera only for this comment. Don't take me wrong but every browser is allowing user to modify some basic functionality. While vb666 used bad language it DOES NOT make the issue less relevant. The sole fact that you are not allowing users to change the most basic thing in the browser is really unacceptable. What amazes that 5 (or 6 depending on country) built-in search engines but you are not allowing to remove, you are allowing users to add their own search engines but you are not allowing them to change them to use them as a default.
vb666 should probably watch his language but you should watch your customers unless you have very good and reliable source of financing your project.
By the way - I am using Opera only to download other browser because Opera pages are the only reliable pages working evn in outdated IE however I have no problems to switch to Vivaldi.
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
oh well... I was planning to switch to firefox anyway after the Chinese consortium acquisition.
Still I'm doubtful on using anything right now, it seems that all browsers require extensions to make extra search engines work(maybe not Edge, not sure).
Starting to feel like a browser scrambler+self setup VPN makes more sense these days.
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jojo0587 last edited by
@ma77hiaz said in Set self added Search Engines as Default:
Give the user the ability to click "Make Default" on self added search engines.**
Only one word: YES.
My proposals for changes in Opera (Google Document).
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A Former User last edited by
@jojo0587 said in Set self added Search Engines as Default:
@ma77hiaz said in Set self added Search Engines as Default:
Give the user the ability to click "Make Default" on self added search engines.**
Only one word: YES.
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A Former User last edited by
For privacy reasons I want to make "startpage.com" my primary search engine (which uses google.com, but anonymize the search requests)
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victorgamerlol last edited by
There is an alternative but it's a bit annoying. Do you know the keyword for every search engine? Type it at the beginning of every one of your searches (after typing the keyword press space) and done!. PS: I am using Ecosia too because of the Amazon Rainforest Fire.
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larrylangdon last edited by
I agree - we need to be able to set Ecosia.org as default search engine, otherwise we'll use another browser! Gotta plant trees when I search!
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lugoaxul last edited by
Yep. I was wondering why opera won't let me add a default custom search engine. Now I know. Vey lame, tbh.
Now, as a workaround, add a keyword to the search engine and just start with it before writing in the address bar. Works almost as the real thing!
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palx last edited byIf not all of the above, at least give as the option to rearrange the "other search engines" in the order we want them and have that same order show on the context menu.
I like to have mine in a particular order and every time I add a new one, I have to delete all the others and start rearranging them from the start, in order for them to show how I want them in the context menu.
The other problem is, in the setting's menu it rearranges the added ones but alphabetical order and in the context menu, it shows them in the order you added them. So this is disorientating. It should be in the order you've decided for them to show both settings menu and context menu.
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home-world last edited by
Opera already allows adding of search engines
opera://settings/searchEngines
then set as default
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andrew84 last edited by
@home-world First try yourself to add custom search engine and make it default,
