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    Opera 20 - get rid of the blue "Chrome frame"

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    • christoph142
      christoph142 last edited by

      Yes, 100% for sure different UI there.
      And Opera 20 is based on Chromium 33 of course.

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      • s1nwithm3
        s1nwithm3 last edited by

        Just sayin' Windows XP will NO longer be supported after April 8th... move on

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        • davehawley
          davehawley last edited by

          Just sayin' Windows XP will NO longer be supported after April 8th... move on

          Thanks for the suggestion, but do remember that to upgrade (if you can call it that) from Windows XP some people would have to buy new computers which they can't afford!
          🙂

          Still in mourning for Opera 12.........

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          • A Former User
            A Former User last edited by

            Because if Opera does have it's own UI, why not support the sidebar we know from the Presto versions... or in other words: Why reinvent the wheel and build your own UI, if there is no real benefit from it?
            Because the old UI code is not compatible with the new Chromium framework code. They'd have to rewrite everything anyway. And also because I think they took this opportunity to not re-add features considered of little use or that simply clutter the interface or make the code complex having almost no real users of them (I'm not saying the bookmarks panel is useless) and to not attempt to clone Opera 12.x.

            Are you absolutely sure that the window decorations are Opera-specific? Because it does look almost the same as Chrome on default settings.
            In Mac OS X, Windows Vista and newer the differences between Opera and Chrome's UIs are more noticeable. Maybe they built their own for Mac/Vista+ and left a mix of Chromium UI layer in XP as a fallback since it's so old and obsolete (losing support soon, meaning the extra effort to make an adaptable XP-like UI wouldn't be worth since you won't have any more users on the OS anyway).

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              In Mac OS X, Windows Vista and newer the differences between Opera and Chrome's UIs are more noticeable.
              In Vista with the classical Windows GUI, Blink-based Opera has the same ugly, cornflower blue tab bar as Chrome. Practically no difference at all. A real deal breaker.

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              • sgunhouse
                sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                You did say "With the classical Windows GUI" though. If you're using an XP theme, you'll have the XP appearance.

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User last edited by

                  You did say "With the classical Windows GUI" though. If you're using an XP theme, you'll have the XP appearance.

                  If you're talking to me - using Visa, my option is to use Aero instead of the classical Windows GUI. I usually have approximately eight programs running at the same time. With that many programs being executed simultaneously, a single height task bar just doesn't offer enough space for all the buttons. Therefore, i use a double height task bar. And a double height task bar looks extremely ugly in Vista Aero. So for me, Aero isn't an option. I need to use the classical Windows GUI. But you're right - Blink-based Opera looks much better in Aero. No obtrusive, cornflower blue tab bar in Aero.

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                  • jsanki
                    jsanki last edited by admin

                    I followed this post to install Opera 20 using Wine in Zenwalk Linux

                    https://forums.opera.com/topic/1207/how-to-install-and-run-the-opera-20-for-windows-under-linux-box-using-the-wine-app

                    It's a shame we cannot change the Gui. This produces a very annoying contrast to the view in my system.

                    The Blue aspect theme from Old Windows is Sux pls Opera Team fix it. think a little in Linux users

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                    • colderwinters
                      colderwinters last edited by

                      I use the Glossy Blue for Chrome skin/theme whatever on my other Chrome style browsers, be kinda nice to change from the plain grey look I see all the time on the New Opera, just let me change the colors of the tabs and toolbars is all I ask.

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                      • colderwinters
                        colderwinters last edited by

                        Yes, 100% for sure different UI there.
                        And Opera 20 is based on Chromium 33 of course.

                        Srware Iron is up to Chromiun 34 now, I guess Opera will update soon ?

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