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    • A Former User
      A Former User @acidinmyfridge 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
        acidinmyfridge @Guest last edited by

        @jwsp1 you're very welcome, mate ^_^

        You think you know, but you have no idea.

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        • A Former User
          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!
          Opera team...do you even use your own browser?

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

            @vb666 Watch your language. No one is forced to put up with you acting like a spoiled child who didn't get the wanted toy.

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            • A Former User
              A Former User @leocg 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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              • sgunhouse
                sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                Neither Leo nor I have any direct input to the developers - this is a volunteer-moderated forum. While the developers do read the forums, there is no guarantee they will see any specific post or even thread. So, don't take your frustrations out on Leo.

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                • A Former User
                  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
                    jojo0587 @Guest 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).
                    - There are not enough signs to put all the links here.

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User @jojo0587 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.

                      +1

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                      • arkus1995
                        arkus1995 last edited by

                        I support the idea.

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                        • A Former User
                          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
                            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
                              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
                                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
                                  palx last edited by

                                  If 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
                                    home-world @Guest last edited by

                                    Opera already allows adding of search engines

                                    opera://settings/searchEngines

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                                    then set as default

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                                    • andrew84
                                      andrew84 @home-world last edited by

                                      @home-world First try yourself to add custom search engine and make it default,

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                                      • larrylangdon
                                        larrylangdon @home-world last edited by leocg

                                        @home-world You can add a search engine in the "other search engines" section, but, you cannot set the added search engine as default because when you click on the 3 vertical dots the only option is "remove" - there's no option to set the added search engine s default. That only works in the top section!!!!!

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