Back gesture on touchpad Windows 10
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Verseal last edited by
@kice I agree with this, I have only just now gotten the Opera Browser with GX, but seeing the lack of accessibility caused by no two finger back functionality for trackpad users (while I use a windows laptop with only a trackpad) makes me immediately wary of the quality I can get from this browser. The fear is doubled when seeing that this topic has been up since 2019 with no answers. If the product isn't meant to be used by those browsing on a laptop, it should be let known on the advertisements.
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mrashid last edited by
This feature was available on opera as a deep blue circle with an arrow inside. I have used it for about four months and then one day it just suddenly stopped working. I guess that happened after an update or so but cant be sure what was the exact reason. In opera there was also a setting to change the sensitivity of this gesture. I also get it when I reinstall opera in my PC but it only works at the first launch of the browser. Then closing the browser and re-opening it makes this feature disappear with it's settings. This must be a bug or some incompatibility issue with the OS which the developers are not fixing for a while. I don't know the reason behind this. I am using opera for about eight years and it is very difficult to switch to other browsers for me. Opera has always been the most feature-rich browser as I ever experienced. I would be very happy to see this useful feature back again.
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Jaydenite last edited by
I am commenting so that hopefully this post gains more traction with the developers. I am using a surface pro 6 and would also greatly appreciate a back button. Maybe some kind of alternate interface could be developed for people using touchscreen computers with larger buttons & controls that are commonly used, as they are becoming increasingly popular.
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TheMese last edited by
I just switched from Chrome to Opera GX and literally the only reason why I'm going back to Chrome is because I can't use my 'back gesture' from my laptop while surfing.
All the cool features Opera has and it doesn't have one of the most used and requested yet. This should be something built-in Chromium shouldn't it? -
Babby970 last edited by
i don't understand, opera enabled that feature for a brief period then disabled it and is the only browser without that gesture! if oepra values it's users opinion, they should enable it immediately or im moving to another browser.
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kevin770 last edited by
Just replying again to hopefully get a response from the developers. Just switched from chrome to opera today but this is a real dealbreaker on windows.
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kevin770 last edited by
@christophehad Thanks, this actually works better than expected. Still weird that Opera doesnt just implement what is industry standard at this point.
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OperaTrackpadGestures last edited by
Going back to chrome until this gets fixed. Also congratulations on the 3 year anniversary!
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thomasaldridge last edited by
Opera supports Chromium extensions, so you should be able to install a gesture-based one as I have. I sadly don't remember which one I'm using, but the simple two-finger back and forth gesture option does exist on both my Mac and Windows versions of Opera after downloading an extension for it.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@thomasaldridge If you goto the URL
opera://extensionswhen you have a chance, it'll tell you the name of the extension. -
thomasaldridge last edited by
@weirdnemo Sorry for my delay, this extension is simply called "swipe-back" and is available on the Chrome Web Store since Opera is a Chromium-based browser. Here is the link below! It works greatly for me on all my Windows computers, enabling both previous and next swipe functionality like Chrome. Hope this helps you!
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/swipe-back/mkkcgajcpakpfjgikmekgnihlbhliodo -
thomasaldridge last edited by
@operatrackpadgestures I shared an extension that offers a fix below:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/swipe-back/mkkcgajcpakpfjgikmekgnihlbhliodo
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A Former User last edited by
It would be nice to be able to have gestures for laptops and touchpads in Opera, for example, when, with two fingers, you drag left to right to go backwards or right to left to go forwards.
