Opera 120.0.5516.0 developer update

[andrew84]

andrew84 @leocg last edited by

@leocg such direct answer would be more than acceptable.

[andrew84]

andrew84 @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00 said in Opera 120.0.5516.0 developer update:

If they keep support only for uBO it would be godly

Don't be naive. If they have their own ad blocker which they praise, there's no reason for them to keep some other 3rd party blocker exclusively.

[pilis00]

pilis00 @andrew84 last edited by pilis00

@andrew84 Brave does the same thing with their shields too.
And they keep uBO.

[andrew84]

andrew84 @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00 They (Brave) promise to support after 138? I think it's pointless to speculate now. When 138 comes, then it'll be clear. And nobody knows what efforts Chrome will be making to complicate the possible support.

[pilis00]

pilis00 @andrew84 last edited by

@andrew84 Yes.
https://brave.com/blog/brave-shields-manifest-v3/

For as long as we’re able (and assuming the cooperation of the extension authors), Brave will continue to support some privacy-relevant MV2 extensions—specifically AdGuard, NoScript, uBlock Origin, and uMatrix.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00 Since Opera has its own adblocker, I don't think that they will make too much effort to keep support for adblocker extensions.

[pilis00]

pilis00 @leocg last edited by pilis00

@leocg then in that case I hope they didn't write in vain that article about MV2 a few months ago.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00 Basically the same thing that Opera said back on that article.

If support for Manifest V2 will continue depends on how difficult it will be to keep that support.

[pilis00]

pilis00 @leocg last edited by

@leocg probably in that case they should have directly said "Ok, we'll continue supporting MV2", or "No,we won't support MV2 addons anymore but we'll strengthen up our adblocker."

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00 The article clearly says that they will try to keep support for Manifest V2, but that things may change depending on if keeping that support will bring too much issues.

[pilis00]

pilis00 @leocg last edited by

@leocg I honestly don't want them to support MV2 for every single addon that didn't switch to MV3 yet.

Only for uBO if they do, it's enough. As how Brave does.

[andrew84]

andrew84 @leocg last edited by

@leocg and the article is almost a year old.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00 The problem that they can't answer what they don't know yet.

Only when a version of Chromium with support for Manifest V2 dropped is related they will be able to check if keeping the support will be easy or if it will have a big possibility of causing issues.

And even if keeping the support is easy at that moment, things may be different when a newer version of Chromium is released.

[pilis00]

pilis00 last edited by pilis00

Unfortunately if Opera won't give an update on this, and I'll see them dropping uBO in June, I'll very likely have to switch to another browser again.

I switched to Opera back in December after Chrome deactivated uBO, and I found Opera is among the browsers that "plan" to say that now, as they didn't really confirm, to keep uBO.

[marinaz909]

marinaz909 Opera @andrew84 last edited by

@andrew84 Hello, the color change on hover will be addressed as part of task DNA-122158. Thank you for your patience!

[andrew84]

andrew84 last edited by

I can confirm the exit full screen bug when using F11.
Here it happens in both Stable and Developer on Win10x64.
https://forums.opera.com/post/383591

[andrew84]

andrew84 last edited by andrew84

There's again some awful animation for speed dial tiles.
When creating new tab happens randomly, sometimes no animation, sometimes flashy animation, sometimes tiles are increasing more or less smoothly.
Clicking 'refresh' while on SD page also looks ugly, background flashes, tiles are flashing also.

*Some time ago the animation was hidden under flag, later the both flag and animation disappeared, I thought it become clear that there's no need for such animation. But now it's back again (in addition to the complained bouncing tiles opening animation). I have an unhealthy interest how long the mockery will continue.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @andrew84 last edited by

@andrew84 I see it's like that in the Bookmarks heart menu when hovering over a bookmarks folder too.

[andrew84]

andrew84 @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 yes, also in OMenu for page zoom controls and EasySetup for buttons.

*actually, color editing (selecting brighter blue) helps here but the default one blue color is bad. .

[daria19]

daria19 Opera @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00: Thanks for reaching out and sharing your concerns. We understand how important uBlock Origin is for many of our users. While we can't guarantee indefinite support for it, I can assure you that we plan to support uBlock Origin for as long as it's feasible. In the meantime, we recommend trying out Opera's built-in ad blocker as an alternative, which might meet your needs. If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to reach out!