[Solved]Address/Search bar doesn't work, won't let me enter, grays out text, etc
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opt Banned last edited byRecently, 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 last edited by deathcatI 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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acerswap 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 last edited byIf 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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CaerRythyr last edited byAlso having this issue for a few days now. Started on .186 and continues into .207. 
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A Former User last edited by@deathcat totally agree. I think I'll wait till the end of this week and then follow your example. 
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A Former User last edited byHi, 
 since last update, the address bar research doesn't work anymore, I just don't get any response from it, whatever I put in it. Duck and go is my default research engine and it worked perfectly fine before last engine...
 Does anyone know about this issue?
 Thanks
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magrega last edited by@paulparis the same thing with google search 
 the input jsut greys out after pressing enter
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Mishakedr last edited by@paulparis I have the same situation. I have to open a new tab, then it works from the second third time. LOL 
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Pyll0 last edited by Pyll0with these replies, it appears to be a bug on the latest auto-update version of Opera for Windows 72.0.3815.207 PS there is a post that provides URL to download all older version of Opera. I intended to fall back, but it looks like auto-update forces me back to the latest. If anyone knows how to stay on a particular version of Opera, appreciate if you share how https://forums.opera.com/topic/25324/how-do-you-download-an-old-version-of-opera/2 
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ferrarif2015 last edited byOpera, how many posts here do you need to fix this terrible bug?!!!??? 
 What are you doing all this time?It is basic browser functionality - how do you do testing? 
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jjayy last edited byso this is how Opera looses market share... with a bug that rends address bar unusable and 5 days from the first report with no fix or official information. 
 p.s.
 I've changed my default browser to MS Edge because I cannot function like this
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andrew84 last edited byOpera should have a customizable update section (like in FireFox) where the auto-update feature can be turned off. I'd also suggest having a 'rollback' button which will allow to install previous build. This will exclude headache when searching previous versions and manually disabling the auto-updates. 
