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    • thegoaty
      thegoaty last edited by leocg

      I have looked for some time and only found a post from two years ago. is there any way to make the window close when i close the last tab. If i move the last tab over to another window it leave open a blank window. this is crazy annoying, and i assuming that sense there isn't a setting after the two years from the last post, then they wont ever add it. this make me sad, as i like the other features this browser has that no other does, but i wont be using it anymore if there is no way to do this.

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @thegoaty last edited by

        @thegoaty There isn't.

        Although, it will close the window when last tab is closed if you have more than one window opened.

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        • thegoaty
          thegoaty @leocg last edited by

          @leocg no it does not. i can have multiple windows open and it will not close any of the windows when the last tab is closed. there is no reason for there to not be an option to have the window close. guess i will just be not using opera if such a simple function is impossible.

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @thegoaty last edited by

            @thegoaty

            no it does not. i can have multiple windows open and it will not close any of the windows when the last tab is closed.

            That's how it works here for several years.

            @thegoaty

            there is no reason for there to not be an option to have the window close

            Problema the same reason why other browsers don't have an option to not close the window/browser when the last tab is closed.

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            • thegoaty
              thegoaty @leocg last edited by

              @leocg What?

              you said it will close the window when the last tab is closed with multiple windows open, which it does not.

              and this is the only browser that i know of that doesnt close the windows when the last tab is closed. so i far as i know, theres no reason for them to have the option. where as opera doesnt close so it should have an option.

              you are making no sense with what you are saying.

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @thegoaty last edited by

                @thegoaty

                you said it will close the window when the last tab is closed with multiple windows open, which it does not.

                Yes, it does. And sometimes it's a problem for me because I forget about it and end up having a window closed when I didn't want that to happen.

                and this is the only browser that i know of that doesnt close the windows when the last tab is closed

                And that is one of the main reasons for people to prefer using Opera.

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                • thegoaty
                  thegoaty @leocg last edited by

                  @leocg said in Close window when last tab is closed:

                  @thegoaty

                  you said it will close the window when the last tab is closed with multiple windows open, which it does not.

                  Yes, it does. And sometimes it's a problem for me because I forget about it and end up having a window closed when I didn't want that to happen.

                  no it does not, i have tested it a dozen times sense you said that it does. not ones did it close the window.

                  but if not closing is suppose to be a positive feature according to opera, then im guessing it will never be a setting. i have also read post about it not being updated for 6+ months at a time. seem they dont really care about this browser. well i will be uninstalling the browser. its sad that such a simple setting ruins a browser with other great features.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @thegoaty last edited by

                    @thegoaty Do you have any extensions installed? Did you test with them all disabled?

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @thegoaty last edited by

                      @thegoaty Regarding updates, they usually happen on a weekly basis, sometimes a little more depending on the release channel you are on.

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                      • burnout426
                        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426

                        @thegoaty I get the same behavior as @leocg. When there's only one window open, you can't close the last tab. When there are multiple windows open, you can close the last tab, which closes the window. If that action cause only one window to remain, the last tab in that remaining window will switch to being unclosable. (For Opera GX, right-click the GX Corner tab and choose "move GX corner to sidebar" so the pinned GX corner tab doesn't interfere with this behavior.)

                        This is all intended behavior. Opera users typically don't like the last tab to close the browser. It would be nice if there was an option to control this though, but there isn't.

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                        • thegoaty
                          thegoaty @burnout426 last edited by

                          @burnout426 Thank you, this is what i was looking for. kinda strange that the placement of GX corner does this. I actually completely removed the GX corner thanks to your input. i personally don't see why you wouldn't close the window with the last tab, but i'm sure there are applications where it matters.

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                          • astalesia
                            astalesia @burnout426 last edited by

                            @burnout426 thankyou!!! I've been looking for this for a long time

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                            • manofry
                              manofry @thegoaty last edited by

                              @thegoaty I had the same issue and @leocg really made no sense, I'm sorry you had to go through that. Thank you @burnout426 because your reply actually solved the issue.

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                              • XGamerzzZ
                                XGamerzzZ last edited by

                                i got same problem while closing other tab next tab i close will close also but not all tabs will but doing randoming close .. and also mouse problem icon always change like you long press scroll mouse key idk if my mouse problem but im doing this on other browser its on good condition maybe opera browser bug or glitch problem hope they can fix this broswer i love the feature ...

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                                • Oreon-Necris
                                  Oreon-Necris last edited by

                                  For those of you still struggling with this issue, simply move the "GX Corner" to the side bar instead of a tab at the top so when you move the last tab out of window or close it the window will now close.

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                                  • infinitus
                                    infinitus last edited by

                                    Just wanted to give a solution to that problem:

                                    If you hit ctrl + shift + w you will close the window alongside the tab (even if it's the last tab and there are no other windows open) 🙂

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                                    • Uberprutser
                                      Uberprutser @thegoaty last edited by

                                      @thegoaty I would like this as well 🙂

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                                      • sorities
                                        sorities last edited by

                                        Everyone who still has this issue, I think someone got to it in a previous post, but there are posts after it that still are asking.

                                        Settings: Serach for gx corner. Set it to be in the sidebar.
                                        This removes the gx corner from the tab count, and will let the windows close when you close your tabs, I don't usually have the sidebar enabled, so it works like other browsers for me now.

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                                        • Yalaus
                                          Yalaus last edited by

                                          Found the solution, simply right click the controller button in the top left and move it to sidebar. That'll make it so when you close all the tabs it closes the window.

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                                          • davidmcgrath94
                                            davidmcgrath94 @Yalaus last edited by

                                            @yalaus Which one is the "controller button" in the top left?

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