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    • localnlive
      localnlive last edited by leocg

      It doesn't drive me insane (as it apparently did when someone else raised this point), but it does irritate that when I close the 'last' tab, Opera simply creates a new one.
      It really isn't the end of the world, but when I finish a session, I review and close all my tabs, and it does irritate that the browser remains open after the last one.
      Since that post (2018), has anything changed?
      (I have looked in settings, but can't find a way).

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @localnlive last edited by

        @localnlive It hasn't changed and, most probably, won't.
        The browser not closing when the last tab is closed is one of the most liked features.

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        • localnlive
          localnlive @leocg last edited by

          @leocg Really?

          That's weird. Very very weird!

          Shame they can't give us a choice though. Can't image it would take a million lines of code.

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

            @localnlive It does so, when I'm on my MacBook. I'd rather like it the Windows way, actually, i.e. keeping one tab open even after closing the last one. I've run too often in the problem of closing the last tab and thereby closing the whole app. which isn't what I want.
            But choice would be great. Actually, I don't remember from Vivaldi how it's handled there. But Vivaldi is the king of choices.

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            • revalenz
              revalenz last edited by

              This is definitely something that recently changed. Since a long time, I've just ctrl+W'ed multiple tabs when I have a window with many tabs that I don't want to use anymore. But since a recent update, the last one always remains there open and it's really annoying (it's there even a good keyboard shortcut to close the whole window?)

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

                @revalenz

                Ctrl+W closes any additional windows here.

                For primary, you can use Alt+F4.

                101.0.4843.43 on Win10. Light theme.

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                • revalenz
                  revalenz @Guest last edited by

                  @vegelund Actually I just realized that this is something that's happening only on Opera Beta

                  Opera One (version: 102.0.4880.10)
                  Update stream: beta
                  System: Windows 10 64-bit
                  Chromium version:116.0.5845.62

                  But Ctrl+W (or clicking the tab's [x]) doesn't close the window, but it leaves a tab with the Speed Dial (even if it's an additional window and not the last one).

                  Is that unexpected on the Beta branch, or will that behavior change for everyone in the next stable version?

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

                    @revalenz

                    Sure you have no pinned tabs?

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                    • revalenz
                      revalenz @Guest last edited by

                      @vegelund I've never used pinned tabs. If I just open a new window and try to close that tab immediately, it won't close.

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

                        @revalenz

                        Okay. You can always use Stable.

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                        • leocg
                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @revalenz last edited by

                          @revalenz There is/was a bug preventing additional windows to close when last tab is closed.
                          It's fixed on 103,

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                          • revalenz
                            revalenz @leocg last edited by

                            @leocg Thanks!

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                            • Elabar
                              Elabar last edited by

                              The bug is here again....

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                              • localnlive
                                localnlive @Elabar last edited by

                                @elabar I don't think it was ever fixed! If it was, that must have been on the day I didn't need it!

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                                • revalenz
                                  revalenz last edited by leocg

                                  I think it is indeed solved in version 103, like mentioned above (Currently in Opera Beta). The problem is that version 102 (With the bug) was still released as a stable version 😕

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                                  • localnlive
                                    localnlive @revalenz last edited by

                                    @revalenz Thanks for that.

                                    When will 103 be in the stable version?

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                                    • PedroVision
                                      PedroVision last edited by leocg

                                      I want Opera to close when I close the last tab...kind of makes sense if you think about it.

                                      Please make this a setting.

                                      Thank you!

                                      It worked this way for ever...then, all of a sudden it stopped working...then, all of a sudden it started working again...but, after re-installing Opera (it was really acting wonky, stopped loading pages, Opera was very unhappy)...Opera no longer closes upon closing the last tab. Annoying...just make it a setting. please!!

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @PedroVision last edited by

                                        @pedrovision You can make a suggestion in the proper area or, even better, join one of the topics asking for it

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                                        • sorities
                                          sorities last edited by

                                          Enter settings, find the gx corner using the ctrl f, there is a setting that sets it to the sidebar, enable that.

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                                          • GanjaVybz
                                            GanjaVybz @localnlive last edited by

                                            @localnlive Make sure "GX Corner in sideBar" Is on. Then when you close the last tab it will close the browser, hope this helps.

                                            You're welcome,

                                            Ganja

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