Opera 74.0.3876.0 developer update

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Hello, this is weekly Opera developer update. There is a lot of Player improvements here. All list of changes is here. Installation links: Opera developer for Windows (Using the Opera developer for Windows installer means you have accepted the Opera for Computers EULA) Opera developer for Windows (Portable version) Opera developer for macOS Opera developer for…

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[andrew84]

andrew84 last edited by andrew84

Please, fix (or make if you think this is not a bug) the SearchInTasb's active tab closing issue when the SearchInTabs popup closes too after active tab was closed.
It should work the same as it worked in Tab menu -> https://forums.opera.com/post/233425

Currently it closes.

[andrew84]

andrew84 last edited by

Weird effect for 'Add source' item (Preview button) on Personal news is still there.

Also, as it was noticed by other user, if I hold and move mouse the button hides.

[balcis]

balcis last edited by

still no option for auto-dark mode.

if you ever change light or dark theme you can not go back on synced (settings) devices.

[chas4]

chas4 last edited by

Restart Opera to update to version 74.0.3876.0 shows about 10 seconds before it is ready resulting in a failed update

Why Open the Web?

Despite the connecting purpose of the Web, it is not entirely open to all of its users.
When used correctly, HTML documents can be displayed across platforms and devices.
However, many devices are excluded access to Web content.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @chas4 last edited by

@chas4 As usual. It's been a while that I stopped restarting Opera based on it.

[beboss]

beboss last edited by

My flow doesn't work with photos. I upload a photo from my MacBook and on my desktop pc I see the photo, I click the "download' link it says "downloading, the downloading circle shows up, the progress shows 11 of 11 KB, but nothing is downloaded and when you hover the cancel button feels like opera is freezer/hanging there.!

[ralf-brinkmann]

ralf-brinkmann last edited by

Firefox has the new "https-only-mode" now. Would be a good idea for Opera too.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @ralf-brinkmann last edited by

@ralf-brinkmann What would be that?

[andrew84]

andrew84 last edited by andrew84

Discovered by chance. It seems that History management (tabs) has become better/more handy (unfortunately)in Edge Chromium than in Opera, in my opinion.
The button on toolbar allows to:

1. see recently closed.
2. see tabs from other devices
3. search field (it was enough to add this in previous TabMenu + restyling instead of inventing a wheel (SearchTabs popup)
4. window icon + expandable closed tabs list
   *and,of course, it has an adequate highlighting effect in dark mode for the hovered items (light gray on dark gray background instead of bright white in Opera)
   

[andrew84]

andrew84 @andrew84 last edited by

@andrew84 I also liked that if I click here ,

the whole window with all tabs will be restored.

If I click here (on expanded items),

only the single tab will be restored in current window.

If I still have a strong wish to open the tab in new window, there's a context menu 'in new window'.

[KingKusuo]

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I'd really love Deezer being added to the music player, because right now the music player serves no purpose for me since i can't use it.

[ralf-brinkmann]

ralf-brinkmann @leocg last edited by

@leocg
German: https://www.heise.de/news/Firefox-und-Thunderbird-Sicherheitsupdates-und-HTTPS-only-Modus-4963484.html
English: https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2020/11/17/firefox-83-introduces-https-only-mode/

[A Former User]

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[andrew84]

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[A Former User]

A Former User @andrew84 last edited by

@andrew84 Many thanks for your insightfullness and warning.

Opera is developing, no doubt, but what aims are the most important to us, common users? Players? It depends etc

Apart from all what was published here I have problems discerning the heavily intertwined mentioned issues - once they look like bugs, once as requests. The same problem appears with my suggestions.

For example, I am all for the tiles function(s) similar to those found in Vivaldi, but I do not want a carbon copy of Vivaldi team solutions. I see you, Opera dev team, may and are able to apply users' ideas without much efforts.

Tell me please then, where I should place the necessary options (for tiles) I asked for to have a shadow of hope they would be read by the right people from Opera dev circles? Here are the "tile necessities" and more:

Why you need to synchronize two windows and how?
Workspaces - synchronize windows' slides
Workspaces - desynchronize show/hide options
Workspaces - desynchronize icons

Vertical lines in Sidebar windows are not movable
Bookmarks page has hidden movable border line
Some vertical division lines on setting pages are not
movable

Sidebar opening/closing windows is inconsistent
Sidebar - total mishmash

Up the ante of Opera effectiveness
Open thumbnails too in directory with images
Opera does not play playlists (*.pls)

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[A Former User]

A Former User @andrew84 last edited by A Former User

@andrew84 Many thanks for your insightful attitude and warning. BTW Isn't this forum thread present there in part only? As I know the first posts are visible only, then readers are being sent to the forum for full list.

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[A Former User]

A Former User @andrew84 last edited by

@andrew84 Damn it, I'm still novitchok as far as the using of this Opera forums is concerned. Is it OK now?