Other devices active tabs

[mychakk]

mychakk @Gustistereo last edited by leocg

@Gustistereo

For reasons unrelated I was logged out again, and needed to log in. I saw that I'm also missing the Tabs button and option on the sidebar. And while I tried to understand how? when few hours ago it was there, I found out this:

The main window that opens as first when you launch Opera doesn't have this button on sidebar available, nor on the menu as you click on it with the right mouse button. but! If I open another tab in a separate window the new window has it.

Here:

I took a screen of two separate windows. Behind you can see the main one, where I also show I AM logged in there. The smaller one is the new separate window.

I think this is actually a display issue or glitch. I hope the developers will get this. Can others check if the same thing happens with theirs Opera?

If so, could Mods report this to proper channels so it gets fixed?

Thx!

ETA: I did an experiment, I moved all my session to the second separate window, that had the tab button. but once I closed the Opera and relaunched it, the Tab Button once again disappeared. There seem to be some type of bug in the code, probably?

I also noticed the human button (synchronisation) doesn't appear on the top bar below tabs, even tho' I'm logged in. It doesn't show there until I click on the synchronisation on the main menu for customising and controlling Opera.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @mychakk last edited by

@mychakk said in Other devices active tabs:

I also noticed the human button (synchronisation) doesn't appear on the top bar below tabs, even tho' I'm logged in. It doesn't show there until I click on the synchronisation on the main menu for customising and controlling Opera.

Then everything is working as it shoulds.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @mychakk last edited by

@mychakk As I said, that button is kinda erratic. Sometimes it shows up, sometimes it doesn't.

[Gustistereo]

Gustistereo @mychakk last edited by

@mychakk Interesting discovery you have made.

Thanks to your comment I tried to open a new window and had the same result, the Tabs button now shows on the new window (although, it won't happen on a private window):

However, as you mentioned, next time I open a new instance of Opera it is missing again on the Sidebar. It is not even on the option menu to check it.

And for the sync icon, it's behavior has been the same since I can remember. It will only be displayer when you choose to log in from the Opera menú. I think it is because it works like the Download button, which only appears when you make a new download, so it never bothered me.

[Gustistereo]

Gustistereo @leocg last edited by

@leocg Well, I'm glad to know that the sync function for the tabs is still available.
I would prefer to have the dropdown button back, on the top bar, next to the search button, but I can use the link to 'opera://activity' in the Speed Dial as a workaround, until the erratic button in the sidebar gets fixed.

[Gustistereo]

Gustistereo @Gustistereo last edited by

@Gustistereo Update:
I was reading this thread: https://forums.opera.com/topic/39170/where-is-the-recently-closed-tabs-tab-menu-button-on-the-top-right and found this comment:

I tried it out and it worked

The tabs button is back.

[MrPatyk]

MrPatyk @Gustistereo last edited by

@Gustistereo Thank you so much!

[mychakk]

mychakk @MrPatyk last edited by

@MrPatyk please remember it's only temporary solution, you have just disabled the feature on developers flag. When the version is stable this option may be no longer available.

I also hope the other devices tab button will get fixed soon.

[MESWEB 0]

MESWEB 0 last edited by

Still this icon is missing.

[CorneyTheGhost]

CorneyTheGhost @MESWEB 0 last edited by

@MESWEB-0 Same here, I've tried the instructions above to disable the search in open tabs experimental feature with no luck

[mychakk]

mychakk last edited by mychakk

Maybe the developers' flag is no longer available?

also try entering just flags:
opera://flags
then type search in the box that opens as you enter the flags,
then you look for: Improved search in open tabs
and try to disable it
@CorneyTheGhost @MESWEB-0

[MrPatyk]

MrPatyk @mychakk last edited by

@mychakk It was fine, but after update this magnifier came back Can I install older version of opera? This isn't there too, so I can't see my open tabs on other devices. Only mobile have that right now. Is it fixable?

[mychakk]

mychakk @MrPatyk last edited by mychakk

@MrPatyk hi, I didn't notice the option is gone until you mentioned it, but if you click on the magnifying glass, there is a set of closed tabs, so I think they may have merged the old function with this new button.

As for the Tabs icon, if you click on the three dots at the bottom of the side bar you should be able to add the features you have there, and one of those is Tabs Button, I added it I think two or three days ago.

[Gustistereo]

Gustistereo @mychakk last edited by

@mychakk In version # 70.0.3728.71 (for Linux) the flag "search-in-open-tabs" unfortunately is no longer available.

As you mentioned, the magnifying glass icon has a set of closed and open tabs, but only for the current device

Also, the Tabs icon for the side bar is still buggy. It is sometimes available and sometimes is missing. However, if the icon is missing you can still access to the list of tabs by typing opera://activity in the address bar.

So far, it seems to be the only option since the "search-in-open-tabs" flag has been removed.

[mychakk]

mychakk @Gustistereo last edited by

@Gustistereo I work on Windows, and my version is 70.0.3728.95, and I have both the Tabs button (no issues there from what I've see so far) on the side bar, and the search in tabs button on the top bar, but there definitely seems to be only the list of opened and closed tabs of the device (not all the devices).