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    Side bar for only Speed Dial option | Opera 60

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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by
      • Have a speed dial option to show the sidebar on the Speed Dial page

      • When the sidebar is disabled, show an option to enable it only on the Speed Dial page

      • The Sidebar is a very useful feature to quickly navigate around the different features of the Opera Browser, but for some devices (especially smaller laptops with smaller screens) it can take valuable screen real-estate away from websites (YouTube in theater mode comes to mind). In older versions of the browser, the sidebar, even when disabled, would show up on the Speed Dial page and helped with quickly navigating to change a setting or check on a download or go back to a page you visited early in the day. I hope that this option would bridge the gap between this far superior new Opera and the old.

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      • AuntBren
        AuntBren last edited by leocg

        I really liked the old way to use sidebar (hide but still be able to use on speed dial). Could you please address this in the next update? I don't like having it pinned to all pages, but do prefer to have it on the speed dial page. Thanks for your consideration!

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        • opera-user-from-2002
          opera-user-from-2002 last edited by

          There is nothing more to add that having sidebar only on Speed Dial is very desirable feature. Eliminating it is even worse than eliminating extended-lazy-session-loading flag.

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          • opera-user-from-2002
            opera-user-from-2002 last edited by

            There is an existing suggestion: https://forums.opera.com/topic/31727/side-bar-for-only-speed-dial-option-opera-60

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

              Similar topics merged

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              • AuntBren
                AuntBren last edited by

                I agree. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who is annoyed by this. I find the side bar to be very annoying on other web pages, but really like having it on the speed dial.

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                • ilyushasmol
                  ilyushasmol last edited by

                  Please return the sidebar to the home screen only Please

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                  • opera-user-from-2002
                    opera-user-from-2002 @leocg last edited by

                    @leocg Could you confirm devs are reading this forum?

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @opera-user-from-2002 last edited by

                      Why would I need to do that?

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                      • opera-user-from-2002
                        opera-user-from-2002 last edited by

                        I hope you as moderator are interested in making Opera better. So, why not?

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                        • leocg
                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @opera-user-from-2002 last edited by

                          Moderators are just regular users, they don't work for Opera if didn't notice yet.

                          I know that there are people from Opera that read the forum if this is what you want to know.

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                          • opera-user-from-2002
                            opera-user-from-2002 last edited by

                            Oh, thank you, I was sure you are Opera employee. Sorry.

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                            • felipejtavaresopera
                              felipejtavaresopera last edited by

                              I want that side bar appears on speed dial always, even off. it worked like this before the update and we preferred it.

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                              • arkus1995
                                arkus1995 @felipejtavaresopera last edited by

                                @felipejtavaresopera Not only you want it. A similar topic LINK

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                                • leocg
                                  leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                  Similar topics merged

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                                  • Roverandom
                                    Roverandom last edited by

                                    Agreed. You need to search menu to access sidebar, bookmarks, settings or choose to lose a part of your screen by enabling always on sidebar.

                                    Worst update ever.

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                                    • A Former User
                                      A Former User last edited by

                                      The sidebar is not hidden when opening pages. Please return this function!

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                                        Just unpin/hide it.

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                                        • skoy21
                                          skoy21 last edited by

                                          What he means is that it used to be visible on speed dial, but hidden while browsing pages, which made sense...

                                          I open a new tab and I have the side panel if I want to go to my favorites or my history etc, or simply go browse a page. When I browse a page, I no longer need the side options...

                                          So, I am up for the same... Keep the sidebar on the settings/new tab/speeddial etc, but hide it from actual pages

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                                          • A Former User
                                            A Former User @skoy21 last edited by

                                            @skoy21
                                            I second this, it's really obnoxious to have the side bar take up screen real estate when I'm browsing, but considering that I WANT to access that sort of thing on my speed dial (and since they made the icons minuscule) there's plenty of room for it there.

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