How to use Tab Islands in Opera Browser

[lehuspohus]

lehuspohus @azdem last edited by lehuspohus

@azdem said:

As a long term (20+ years) Opera user, for the first time I'm angry with a feature. Not because I don't like the idea, but because of the very bad, buggy, unintuitive implementation.

Completely agree. It looks and functions like a training project of some junior frontend developer

[Nachtgespraech]

Nachtgespraech last edited by

How do I deactivate this nonsense?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Nachtgespraech last edited by

@nachtgespraech Automatic tabs islands can be disabled in settings page.

[Saoromat]

Saoromat last edited by

A small suggestion. Ability to add/remove tabs to islands by dragging the icon + "open new tab" right or left.

[asdasdasas]

asdasdasas last edited by

I already hate this update. I can't drag tabs without them teleporting somewhere and creating an island. And then I have to scroll past a hundred tabs to find that lost tab and then I still haven't found out how to remove the island without closing the tabs in it. I absolutely hate it, I want to drag tabs again.

[justgray]

justgray @leocg last edited by

@leocg said in How to use Tab Islands in Opera Browser:

@nachtgespraech Automatic tabs islands can be disabled in settings page.

The best advice for dealing with these tab islands

[Marcus1986]

Marcus1986 last edited by

Suggestion (I know its long, please hear me out..) : Please add shortcut keys (ideally keyboard assigned) or allow a shortcut key to be assigned to the move tabs out of a tab island function - I have multiple monitors (2-27" and a 34") and use Opera for everything I do. I use multiple windows as well as multiple tabs in each of the Windows. It would be a miracle to use keyboard keys to move the desired selected tab out of the group of tabs so it can be an independent window which can be moved into the Opera Window of another Opera Window or Opera Window with many tabs with the keyboard only. Yes, I am capable of using the mouse but I believe some efficiency can be gained here as most of what I do involves typing and with the screen space provided, it takes more time to locate the mouse between the screens and the tab to then move it. I suggest for each Opera Window used, name them such as Main, Secondary, ect and when you select the move tabs out of a tab island function, maybe it has a number selection or flyout window which allows the user to navigate between the Opera window/tabs to determine where you wan the tab to be placed, there can be a prompt to indicate are you sure? Please ensure to allow a check box to ensure it is confirmed if the future for users which do not want to hit confirm every time they use the function - I am not a programmer by any means so I do not know if it is possible or could be implemented, if it is then I am sure many would appreciate the accessibility and function. Just my two cents over here! Either way everyone is doing a great job with Opera and I hope the coding is easy and the days are quick!

[ausato]

ausato last edited by

i made an account, looged in just to say this function sucks in Opera. Its so f easy on other browsers, but Opera keeps moving my screen and the current tab to its 'original' island/window/group of tabs. why that shit? who the heel needs do find the original island?

[justgray]

justgray @ausato last edited by

@ausato , I disabled this newfangled feature as soon as I found out that it was disabled. Which is what I advise you.

[ichanath]

ichanath last edited by

How do you name a Tab Island?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @ichanath last edited by

@ichanath You don't.

[ichanath]

ichanath @leocg last edited by ichanath

@leocg: If you've got few such 'islands' how are you going to remember which one is which?

Aria says there is something called Tab Groups and to enable that in opera://flags, but there isn't any Tab Groups there. Any ideas?

[ichanath]

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[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @ichanath last edited by

@ichanath There never was tab groups in Opera Chromium.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @ichanath last edited by

@ichanath if you put the mouse over the island, you should be able to see a list of tabs included.

[ichanath]

ichanath last edited by

@leocg said in How to use Tab Islands in Opera Browser:

@ichanath There never was tab groups in Opera Chromium.

So, Aria is mistaken.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @ichanath last edited by

@ichanath Or she was talking about Opera Presto.

[PaulKenneth]

PaulKenneth last edited by

Can you demonstrate how to move the tab between Island in Opera browser to suit personnel preferences?