stop opera from opening a command option when typing dashes

[nfranke]

nfranke last edited by

Dear community — forgive my incorrect choice of words, I don't know how these things are porperly called: When in some chat application within Opera, upon typing a en dash e.g., Opera opens a serch tabs window. Would anyone know how to avoid that? Thanks!

[nkgrzegorzewicz]

nkgrzegorzewicz Opera @nfranke last edited by

@nfranke Hi! To edit shorcuts in opera please open opera:settings/keyboardShortcuts page and remove/edit any keyboard shortcut from there. Hope it will helps!

[nfranke]

nfranke @nkgrzegorzewicz last edited by

Hello, thanks! I found the section (it's Preferences > Shortcuts > Configure Shortcuts on my Opera). However, there is no shortcut configured Opt-[dash] or Opt-[dot]. Any idea where I might find those? Maybe they aren't consideret keyboard shortcuts but something else? Thanks again!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @nfranke last edited by

@nfranke Maybe it's not something from Opera? Maybe it's from an extension or from the page?

[SaleemAlSherawi]

SaleemAlSherawi @nfranke last edited by

It sounds like Opera has a keyboard shortcut that opens the search tabs window when you type an en dash. You can try checking Opera’s settings under Keyboard shortcuts to see if there’s an option to change or disable it. Another workaround is to type the en dash (–) using Alt + 0150 (on Windows) or Option + - (on Mac) instead. Hope that helps!

[oliviacooke]

oliviacooke last edited by

Go to Opera settings > Keyboard Shortcuts. Look for any dash-related shortcut and disable it. Also check your extensions.

[patcummins]

patcummins @nfranke last edited by

@nfranke No worries, you explained it just fine! That does sound really annoying though. It might be some shortcut in Opera that's getting triggered by the en dash. Maybe check the keyboard settings in Opera and see if you can turn that off. Hopefully someone here has a quick fix!