Interchange positions of bookmark bar and address bar

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Please allow to interchange positions of bookmark bar and address bar. Why I suggest it is because sometimes I need to take screenshot of the page which should also include address bar, while the bookmark bar is not necessary or I just don't want it in the screenshot. As the bookmark bar is between the address bar and the page, every time first I have to hide the bookmark bar and then take the screenshot and then unhide the bookmark bar.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

You could just edit the picture afterwards and move the address bar down over the bookmarks bar.

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by

@concretable then it is better to hide an unhide the address bar

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by

@nikunj-bhatt
It is the bookmarks bar that you want to hide in the picture, right? If you take a screenshot of the window, load the picture into a graphics editor, select the top part showing the address bar, copy it, then paste it, you can move that part over the bookmarks bar to eliminate it and stick down the pasted section. That way, the bookmarks bar is gone.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

This wish might help in your case if you only use the bookmarks bar in a new tab and never need to take a screenshot of the start page.

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by

@concretable Right, and understood your previous message too - "You could just edit the picture afterwards and move the address bar down over the bookmarks bar." but this will take more time than simple (1) hide the bookmark bar (2) take screenshot (with page and address bar) (3) unhide the bookmark bar. Editing the screenshot is longer procedure than this.

[A Former User]

A Former User @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 I need bookmark bar in all tabs because I have saved some JavaScript bookmarks in them to perform some tasks. And I am not a fan of hover also.

The most easiest options for me seems are - (1) access the bookmarks from sidebar whenever needed. They are just a click away. (2) Use shortcut keys to toggle showing bookmark bar whenever needed.

However there is a problem with the first option as the JavaScript bookmarks won't work because the bookmark popup window is considered separate window than the currently opened tab.

[SiGenovese]

SiGenovese last edited by

I came here after Googling for this very feature, for the same reason as @nikunj-bhatt - I often take screenshots (several times a week) and it's irritating to have to hide the Bookmarks Bar then unhide it each time.

Having found from this thread that it's not possible to move the Bookmarks Bar I explored other options and I've found one that might be useful for others: I created a hotkey to toggle the Bookmarks Bar (show or hide it).

To do this click Alt+P to open Opera Settings, then, at the top right, enter "show bookmarks bar" in the Settings search box. It will come up with two hits. The first one under Appearance you can ignore. It just toggles the visibility of the Bookmarks Bar, same as the menu item does. The second is under Shortcuts. You'll need to expand the Configure shortcuts section to see it. Scroll down the list of commands until you see "Show bookmarks bar" highlighted.

Then hover over "Show bookmarks bar" and a button "Type a shortcut" will appear. Type the hotkey combination you want to use and you're done. Opera will alert you if the hotkey combination is already in use so you don't need to worry about overwriting an existing shortcut. I found Ctrl+Shift+K was a free combination I could use.

After this using your new hotkey will toggle the Bookmarks Bar visibility, alternatingly showing and hiding it. Quick and easy for those screenshots.