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    [Implemented-Developer]Allow more than 5 workspaces

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

      @roti-0 Sorry to revivify this old thread, but I'm looking to create more than 5 workspaces with Developer v.74 -- When I click the "add more" workspaces button in the Sidebar setup, it just force-renames one of the existing 5 that I already have. Nothing I can find or do will create more than 5 Workspace tabs. Does anyone know the exact procedure whereby one creates Workspaces #6-24? Any help would be highly regarded! :^)

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

        @jhjones Update to a current version, 74 is too old.

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        • lalomartins
          lalomartins @Guest last edited by

          @jhjones This fix has even already made it to the regular public branch, I've been rocking 7 workspaces for a few weeks now. (Thanks devs!)

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          • pumkin54
            pumkin54 @sgunhouse last edited by

            @sgunhouse Hm, I'm using 75 and just tried to add a sixth. It just overwrote my fifth one. I still can't get more than five.

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            • dante003
              dante003 @pumkin54 last edited by

              @pumkin54 said in [Implemented-Developer]Allow more than 5 workspaces:

              @sgunhouse Hm, I'm using 75 and just tried to add a sixth. It just overwrote my fifth one. I still can't get more than five.

              Yeah, same problem here. I'm on Opera 77, and when I try to create another workspace, it just rename one of the five workspaces.

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              • JAceSvg
                JAceSvg @dante003 last edited by

                @dante003 Is there any update about getting this in Opera GX? I'm stuck at 9 workspaces, and having max workspaces would be quite helpful in many circumstances.

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                • ibsenleo
                  ibsenleo @JAceSvg last edited by

                  @jacesvg Hi! I had the same issue. I just opened the tab manager, disable tabs, reenable tabs and after it let me create new tabs. Seemed something related to old config. Im using Opera GX but i think is the same code base. Hope to be useful

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                  • JAceSvg
                    JAceSvg @ibsenleo last edited by

                    @ibsenleo Thanks, I'll try this out.

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                    • JAceSvg
                      JAceSvg @JAceSvg last edited by

                      @jacesvg Update: It worked, thank you so much.

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                      • AntiqueAntelope
                        AntiqueAntelope last edited by

                        I'm on Opera GX 85, but still limited to 5 workspaces. Trying to add more just renames one of the existing ones, as reported by @pumkin54 and @dante003.

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                        • sgunhouse
                          sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @AntiqueAntelope last edited by

                          @antiqueantelope Just tested in LVL3 (core: 85.0.4341.72), I was able to create 6 workspaces.

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                          • AntiqueAntelope
                            AntiqueAntelope @sgunhouse last edited by

                            @sgunhouse I went digging deeper in the options menu to try to find a way to check/restore functionality without re-installing or clearing profile data.

                            Somehow, turning on the "background music" feature, seemingly completely unrelated, has fixed this for me. Not sure if toggling this also checks/updates some other stuff in the code, but others still stuck on 5 workspaces may try this.

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                            • AntiqueAntelope
                              AntiqueAntelope @AntiqueAntelope last edited by AntiqueAntelope

                              Sorry for the double-post, looks like the "edit" period for my previous reply has expired.

                              I'm back with another update, on a different computer but with the same Opera GX version and account.

                              So, as expected, the workspaces I added a few hours ago on the other computer is automatically here (so >5 workspaces). However, trying to add more on this computer reverts back to the behaviour of replacing/renaming existing workspaces.

                              So I went to check the Music/Player functionality deep in general settings again, and it's already enabled (it looks like settings sync up very well on Opera 😁). So I toggled it to "Disabled" this time, and tried to add more workspaces again immediately (without any browser restarts etc).

                              And bam, it's behaving as intended again.

                              But I've grown to like the Music/Player sidebar thingy over the past few hours, so I turned it back on, and adding workspaces still behaves correctly.

                              So now it's confirmed that toggling the Music/Player functionality is one reproducible way to fix this bug regardless of whether it starts or ends on "On" or "Off", and does not require any restarts.

                              Hopefully devs can poke into this to find out the actual interaction to be addressed.

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                              • WSRast
                                WSRast @AntiqueAntelope last edited by

                                @antiqueantelope

                                Just in case someone else ends up here from a google search, I can verify that this behavior of being limited to 5 workspaces is still a problem. However, @AntiqueAntelope 's fix of digging into the settings, finding the sidebar player toggle and flipping it will solve your problem.

                                Specifically, here are the steps:

                                1. Open your preferences
                                2. Search for "Enable Player"
                                3. This should pull up only the toggle you need.
                                4. Switch it "OFF"!
                                  4.5 IF the toggle is already off, toggle it "ON" and then "OFF" again!
                                5. Add a new workspace and it should appear and stick like it should.

                                Fixed!

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                                • t4akawolf
                                  t4akawolf last edited by

                                  Re: [Implemented-Developer]Allow more than 5 workspaces

                                  Since it took me multiple searches and time to arrive at the workaround for this particular bug, thought I'd make a separate post for you, user from the future.

                                  Summary of the bug: When you try to create a 6th workspace on Opera's desktop browser, it renames one of the 5 existing workspaces instead of creating a new one.

                                  Workaround: Right-click Player (the Special Feature that lets you listen to YouTube Music / Spotify / etc., in the sidebar itself), then select Hide Player. Now try creating the 6th workspace. Should work.

                                  I am on Opera version 97.0.4719.63, and can confirm that:

                                  1. I was unable to create a 6th workspace until I hid Player.
                                  2. After creating the workspace, I re-enabled Player, and the 6th workspace persisted.

                                  Hope this is useful.

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                                    leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by This post is deleted!
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                                    • ruaine83
                                      ruaine83 @t4akawolf last edited by leocg

                                      @t4akawolf This did Not work

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                                      • burnout426
                                        burnout426 Volunteer @ruaine83 last edited by

                                        @ruaine83 I have no issues for what it's worth. I can create all 24 workspaces no problem. Tested in Opera One 110.0.5130.39 64-bit on Windows 11 23H2.

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                                        • pattarachart
                                          pattarachart last edited by

                                          Currently you only have 10 workspaces and cannot add more.

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                                          • burnout426
                                            burnout426 Volunteer @pattarachart last edited by

                                            @pattarachart I just created an extra 22 (to make 24 total) workspaces no problem in Opera 113.0.5230.86 64-bit on Windows 11 23H2.

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