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    [Solved]Address/Search bar doesn't work, won't let me enter, grays out text, etc

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    • freelanceartist
      freelanceartist last edited by freelanceartist

      everyone in this thread
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      • coconutbeans
        coconutbeans last edited by

        I have the same issue

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        • treego
          treego last edited by

          I am not experiencing this at all.

          Windows 7, 32-bit

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

            @antonkukoba which makes it an interesting bug from a qa-process perspective :)))))))))))) what happened.........

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            • freelanceartist
              freelanceartist last edited by

              What a surprise, still no update.

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

                @treego Instead of simply "it works on my side" can you point out for the stable version - we can somehow revert then.

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                • bororea
                  bororea last edited by

                  same problem here, literally unusable
                  fix this already

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                  • treego
                    treego @Guest last edited by

                    @amalgamat2 said in Search bar won't let me enter, grays out text randomly:

                    @treego Instead of simply "it works on my side" can you point out for the stable version - we can somehow revert then.

                    Version:72.0.3815.207

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                    • teronus
                      teronus last edited by

                      same problem here. win 10 home 1909 opera version 72.0.3815.207

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                      • ffirow
                        ffirow last edited by

                        Newest update 73.0.3856.31 now makes the text grayed out whenever I try to type something in. The problem is even worse. This should really be fixed, it's definitely more important than some other bugs, as this bug makes the browser so annoying to use. Again, Opera please fix this quickly. The problem is both on normal Opera and Opera Beta.

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                        • dtorshin
                          dtorshin last edited by

                          A week ago I got troubles with using address line typing text there. I just don't get suggestions and can't even go further clicking 'enter' on my keyboard. I tried to turn off all extensions, LastPass extension helps for about a couple of times after, but then the problem returns. The version is the last 72.0.3815.207. While this, clicking shift+enter opens different window wellфввк ифк.jpg

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                          • ffrickffrack
                            ffrickffrack last edited by

                            just came here to report the same problem. hope it gets fixed soon. doesn't make the browser unusable but it's really annoying 😕

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User last edited by

                              Lately opera was has been really annoying for me. When I create a new tab and try to search something, text turns gray and i doesn't search anything, sometimes it does but puts wierd "%" sings in between words. When it happens i spam randomly enter and mouse to make it work normally again.Trying.PNG

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                              • bobo-of-no
                                bobo-of-no last edited by

                                Same thing here. For me this only happens on the home screen. If I got to another webpage and start typing in something to search, it works fine.
                                It doesn't default to the set default search engine. It works if you type in "g ..." for google or "d ..." for DuckDuckGo, but never sets a default on the creation of a new tab.
                                Version 72.0.3815.207

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                                • draskown
                                  draskown last edited by

                                  So every time I'm trying to go anywhere from the express panel whether it is a link or a search request, nothing happens and the addres bar itself look like this.
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                                  I'm able to complete the action only with tapping Alt+Enter or Shift+Enter. Notheing else works.

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                                  • opt
                                    opt Banned last edited by

                                    Recently, I have been getting a "gray text glitch" where when I type something into the search bar, the text turns gray and I cannot search up anything whether I am pressing the search button or hitting enter 23 times. The glitch always comes when I open a new tab and it doesn't go away until I reload the page. Please help and thank you.

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                                    • deathcat
                                      deathcat last edited by deathcat

                                      I changed the browser as a result. The bug appeared on version 72.0.3815.186. Such bugs should have hot fixes, not a week of silence and useless updates every day with a change of numbers.

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                                      • ethanfox
                                        ethanfox last edited by

                                        Same for me on 72.0.3815.207, have to refresh the page to get it working.

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                                        • acerswap
                                          acerswap @bitrat last edited by

                                          @bitrat said in Address/Search bar doesn't work, won't let me enter, grays out text, etc:

                                          Ctrl+Enter solves the problem with manually entered URL addresses (instead of Enter)

                                          Unfortunately the search does not work with Ctrl+Enter. Let's hope that Opera finds a solution quickly.

                                          Corrupted version: 72.0.3815.207

                                          I use Ctrl+Enter to turn "whatever" into "whatever.com". It's a shortcut.

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                                          • hailwoden
                                            hailwoden last edited by

                                            If i open a new tab and i write something inside the bar, i am unable to hit the enter button...even the with the automatic search filling, it doesn't allow me to do that. If i open another tab instead, it accept it. But if i open an additional one, the writing become gray and the cursor move before the duckduckgo symbol. This issue started just from few days.

                                            Version:72.0.3815.207

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