General Opera One Appearance Feedback Topic
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Firair last edited by
The only thing I want to know is if the developers are planning to bring back the interface as it was before, that is, without rounded corners. They are absolutely useless, taking up space and making navigation more difficult because of them. When you place the mouse in the corner to read, you can no longer scroll up or down because it activates the gray section. It's very frustrating. It's also harder to hit the buttons precisely due to the reduced space, causing delays and anxiety. Who came up with this idea, and why did others approve it? I have been using Opera for over 15 years, and for me, this is a decisive factor to consider switching to another browser. To me, this "update" was degrading and brought no useful features. It only took away space and grouped tabs, which is of no benefit to me. I just want to know if they are planning to remove these annoying rounded corners soon. If not, it might be better to start migrating everything.
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gustavomolina last edited by
@himmelsheriff I perceive a hint of irrational fanaticism regarding Opera. Vivaldi is my second browser, and the truth is that I have found practically no problems or errors. As for Vivaldi's additions, his initial idea is to return to the concept of an Internet suite, as Opera was initially. Those additions (productivity tools) seem excellent to me, because they help a lot when it comes to having to manage emails and calendars, that is one of the main reasons why it is my second browser. Opera is my main browser purely for nostalgia. It is true that in the Vivaldi forums there are many more complaints, but you have to understand that Vivaldi is aimed at a different audience, mainly old Opera users (like me) who are, by far, much more picky and passionate than Opera users.
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A Former User last edited by
@gustavomolina I stumbled upon many smaller and bigger bugs in Vivaldi. It‘s fantastic in a way, but lot of things are only half baked.
I prefer their ownership more than Opera‘s by far. But I don‘t think it‘s sustainable in the long run. User numbers are stagnating, actually. -
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lethewaters last edited by
@zauberfritz I ended up reviewing what I could and closed most of them as they were old tabs that reopened. Unfortunately there is not a way to fix the size of the tabs from what I have seen (as of yet). You can turn on the scrolling to help as well as turn off the "island" tabs. Unfortunately, trying to move the tabs around is an issue
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A Former User last edited by
The border around the web content is horrid, it makes you feel like you zoomed or locked into the site, not to mention it defeats the purpose of the dark mode feature on youtube, twitch, etc.
The tab bar/list with its misalligned spacing is a mess, like a bad css turned into "design".
I really tried to get used to the new apperance but after 2 days I simply went back to version 99 on both in my home and office pcs. I will use it until its secure or One's UI/UX issues have been fixed.
ps.: I've replying to your post because a simply topic Reply throws "Error" and wont Submit my post.
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jito463 last edited by leocg
@himmelsheriff I've been registered on the forums for a while, and have used Opera since it required payment to remove the ads (which I paid for multiple versions of), and I absolutely hate this new design. You have some condescending opinion of my post? Some conspiratorial description of why I'm posting about it?
Accept it, this UI change is bad, and the Opera team should feel bad for forcing it on us.
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A Former User last edited by
@jito463 I‘ve written about posts from people, who have registered only the other day not someone like you, who‘s been here forever.
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A Former User last edited by
Holy crap, I‘ve just seen, I was being downvoted for a post, in which I simply said, that I liked the new design.
In the Vivaldi forums you are being downvoted for writing anything negative about its browser. Here you are downvoted for writing something positive.
Anyway, both are only tools to use. Some have forgotten, as it seems.
To be sure, that‘s my last post in this thread. Some will be delighted, I suppose. -
kingfish84 last edited by
@flaviu2 Agreed, this is truly an awful change. It also means that those with disabilities are less able to manipulate the browser. Opera why would you make your product less accessible simply for the purpose of a stupid "modular" design that no one asked for?
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tiborzsitva last edited by
I highlighted the unwanted space in the header of the program in orange. Can that be reduced?
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@tiborzsitva It's part of the new UI, there's no way to reduce it.
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tiborzsitva last edited by tiborzsitva
@leocg is it possible to change it from your side? I appreciate the look, it's nice, but from usage point of view it's worse
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A Former User last edited by
@tiborzsitva It seems to me there is no point asking for any change. The design is set in stone and the developers wont listen to us.
The sooner you switch back to version 99 or part ways and fine another browser the better. -
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tiborzsitva last edited by leocg
ok, thx
Maybe I should have put this somewhere else, but I noticed a bug... I have a 3 buttons touchpad and I use the middle button to close tabs. I move my mouse cursor completely to the top, I position it horizontally and click. But sometimes it doesn't close the tab. Sometimes yes.
Edit: I already know the reason. It doesn't work, when I open a link in the tab in new window. Then a vertical bar will appear before the title of the tab and in that case the middle button of the touchpad will only work if I move the cursor inside of the tab's rectangle. I think I should be able to close the tab when my cursor is just above that rectangle.
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cheerd last edited by
@jessbaltrusch I just returned to version 99. But history got broken after it (maybe should to clear all history to get it work again).
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HabsFan last edited by
I've been using Opera since around 1998...I was a Netscape user prior but at that time I had an older PC (in college so I could only get the basics), I found a suggestion to use Opera as Netscape was getting a little 'thirsty' on the resources and Opera was fast and efficient.
The other day I was updated (I closed the browser but didn't notice the update looming)...the next day when I went online for work, I got this new splash screen animation, and a horrible new look and layout. I had had it all tweaked the way that I liked it for my needs...all sorts of settings that had tailored it to my personal use (another reason that I had originally switched). I had noticed many updates ago Opera was getting 'thirsty' with more features (that I've never needed anyway) and it had slowed some, but my PC has always had enough grunt to deal with it so it didn't bother me.
.....however, the new look is.....well I don't know what they are going for as the colours are all over the place as is all the stuff that I had customized (muscle memory)...some of these new features make the browser more of a pig (the stupid splash screen really serves no purpose and slows the whole lot down).
The new One looks a little childish in style, colours and as I said before stuff just seems to be all over the place. Such a drastic change should have an option (maybe it's there and I missed it, but I was looking)-like other porgrams that make a big leap-the option for a 'classic' mode. This would maintain the familiar look and feel and mix in new features/function, but not at the expense of the experience.
It feels like the group over at Opera thought it all looked cool, but (as most companies do anymore) didn't check with the user say by offering a limited time preview, or something along those lines. I would have given it a shot, but I would have had the option to click a button to revert it all back.
I welcome change to most things, but this just seems like a 'shoot first and ask questions later' sort of thing.
I still have it installed in the event they re-work it (I mean it's a browser, not an OS...it doesn't need as much as it has), however I have mograted everything over to Edge (feels more like Opera used to.
I will keep checking back, as I have been with it a long time...so I'll give them a chance.
