.gif files not working correctly

[gdgna]

gdgna last edited by

hey there fellow Opera users,

the title pretty much gives away my problem.. Opera doesn't want to play .gif files. It only shows the first image. i can see its loading the whole file, but it doesn't "play" it..
i changed nothing, did nothing.. one moment everything was working fine, next moment, .gifs broken =(..
i looked nearly everywhere.. normal settings, about:config, etc.. i even asked the allmighty Google.. but.. nothing..

so.. does anyone know why this happens.. and how i can fix it?

Version information:

Version: 12.16 
Build: 1860 
Plattform: x64 
Betriebssystem: Windows 7

ps: i will try to make a screenshot of the loading bar, showing that opera is indeed loading the file.. i just have to get my brain to be forget years of training to never look at it ><

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Try Quick Preferences, Enable Animated Images.

Does this one animate?

Otherwise, we need a site link.

[gdgna]

gdgna last edited by

that was actually the problem oO
damnit.. i'm sorry.. i don't know how i could miss that one ><..

thanks for the help

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

:jester: :sherlock: :hat:

[crowcrow]

crowcrow last edited by

I've got the same problem, but the gifs are not even loading, any help please? :x

[blackbird71]

blackbird71 last edited by

Originally posted by crowcrow:

I've got the same problem, but the gifs are not even loading, any help please? :x

OS and Opera version? URL of site example where problem occurs?

[crowcrow]

crowcrow last edited by

What's OS? 12.16 Version. No gifs work for me, at ANY site

[frenzie]

frenzie last edited by

Did you try Pesala's animated images suggestion? Or could it be that you disabled loading images altogether?

[blackbird71]

blackbird71 last edited by

Originally posted by crowcrow:

What's OS? ...

OS = your computer's Operating System (as in: Windows7-32 bit, Linux Ubuntu, etc)

[blackbird71]

blackbird71 last edited by

The following is a set of steps to perform in Opera with it running, to see what Opera is set to do with gif files. The "+" symbol means that the two keys shown should be pressed simultaneously; the ">" symbol means proceed to the next step; the Capitalized name listed at the start of each step refers to a tab or button name you should see in the pop-up panel opened in the previous step and which you should now click; other instructions are self-explanatory.

CTRL+F12 > Advanced > Downloads > remove the checkmark for "Hide file types opened with Opera" > click on the "File extension(s)" header to cause the items in the list to be sorted alphabetically by extension name > scroll in the list to locate the "gif" entry (associated with the MIME type "image/gif" at the left of that same entry) > Edit > make sure the "Open with Opera" button is marked as active > OK > OK.

[crowcrow]

crowcrow last edited by

The gifs are now being opened with Opera but they are still not working. I've got Windows 7

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Did you Enable Animated Images as described in the first post?

[crowcrow]

crowcrow last edited by

I clicked on it, a new opera bar opened, but I do not know what to do next

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Sorry, I missed a space from the link. It should work now. If the box is not checked, then enable it. If it's already checked, then there is some other unknown problem.

[crowcrow]

crowcrow last edited by

it works thaaaaaaaaaanksss