[Duplicated]X to close a tab is not usable with tablets

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

The missing "X" on tabs is the main reason why I reverted back to version 99: my primary pc is a MS Surface Pro.
Also: moving tabs using touch is not possible since version 100.
Please make Opera touch-friendly again.
-- Opera fan since 2005

[BWS-Chicago]

BWS-Chicago @nirott last edited by

@nirott not Edge!? But, I feel ya.... I am also likely going to have to go back to a more standard browser if I can't manage tabs quickly and easily. Seems like the Opera Dev Ops team thinks everyone leaves all their tabs open all the time... maybe they haven't heard of History? If you can find a way on thos forum to escalate this issue back to #moderator or #OperaSupport - please advise. -- I have fought hard to keep my Opera browser and now they've pushed me toward Edge?!

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @BWS-Chicago last edited by

@bws-chicago Moderators here are volunteers and can't promise anything. A report on the bug tracker is best, but I can try to bring it to their attention.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @BWS-Chicago last edited by

@bws-chicago It's being worked on.

[nirott]

nirott @leocg last edited by

@leocg What is about:

• No support for JavaScript like e.g. Safari (Mouseover to Mouseclick conversion for Touch…)
• Better Gesture Support like ‚back‘ and ‚forward‘.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @nirott last edited by

@nirott The problem with the X to close a tab not being accessible when you use a touch device, since the topic is about that.

[nirott]

nirott @leocg last edited by

@leocg Can I create a ticket for additional missing touch support or would it fine to open a new thread to have it separated?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @nirott last edited by

@nirott You can create other topics for the other issues.

[nirott]

nirott @leocg last edited by

@leocg Done
https://forums.opera.com/topic/66066/missing-support-for-windows-11-touch-devices

[Mattbaj]

Mattbaj @BWS-Chicago last edited by

@bws-chicago Found a somewhat temporary solution. The extension "tab to window" creates a button on the top right when pinned. By touching it, it pops the tab out to a window and then you can close the window. Still have to do an extra touch, but it’s a bit faster than a long touch to bring up the menu and avoids accidently touching close all. I was bringing up the touch keyboard and using Ctrl+W to avoid accidently touching close all, but that was just as slow as a long touch and it was still a lot of extra unnecessary touches.

https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/tab-to-window/

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Good news everyone! [insert Futurama reference here]
The "X" for closing the active tab is always visible in the latest developer build (not just on mouse over).
Please make it always visible on inactive tabs too: I'm used to close inactive tabs using touch.
-- Opera fan since 2005

[cityhunter62]

cityhunter62 @Guest last edited by

@lemonlemur Good news here... Will come soon in an official update hopefully.