Most Desired Features That Need To Come Back
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crudomatic last edited by
I can't tell if this is in here, but how about a "find" functionality? For example, right now it would be handy to be able to search this page for the word find.
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crudomatic last edited by
Ok, I reinstalled the New Opera, Not because I plan to use it, but purely because i like to screw with and tweak software, that what my kind of people do, Now the Biggee, Opera removed Tidy Bookmarks from thier extensions site, Why did they do this ? Most likely the reason is, They Do Not Want You Using Bookmarks, The Only bookmarks extension that actually worked, they removed. Chew on that one for awhile
The recent decisions are pushing me away. Why switch to Blink from Presto? Why remove bookmarks and act like no one uses them, then remove the only good extension that handles bookmarks? Why import bookmarks TO SPEED DIAL (retarded move)? Why when every new version comes out, that there are no improvements and no old features being added back?
I honestly think they want every user to go away. The only thing keeping me here is that Firefox and it's derivatives are god-awful (come on, Mozilla - does the text always need to garble itself for no reason?), Google Chrome is lame and feels awkward, and IE is IE. Safari doesn't even count as a browser - and it's Apple crap.
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A Former User last edited by
Why switch to Blink from Presto? Why remove bookmarks and act like no one uses them, then remove the only good extension that handles bookmarks? Why import bookmarks TO SPEED DIAL (retarded move)? Why when every new version comes out, that there are no improvements and no old features being added back?
I honestly think they want every user to go away. The only thing keeping me here is that Firefox and it's derivatives are god-awful (come on, Mozilla - does the text always need to garble itself for no reason?), Google Chrome is lame and feels awkward, and IE is IE.Seriously, why do people keep saying stuff like this over and over again? Presto was a difficult engine for Opera to maintain and not enough websites were getting tested with it, the new one is so much better for rendering. The new Opera is getting built from the ground up, features take time. Also don't forget the thing known as the back end. A browser isn't just a bunch of front end features, the back end is getting the much needed work Presto couldn't deliver. If you want a browser full of features with a broken back end keep using Opera 12. I have no idea what work goes into making a browser and don't see the point in demanding the return of the old features as it wont make the Opera team implement them any faster. New Opera is so much better imo now that the browser engine is working properly...rant over.
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aeridus last edited by
I agree cozza, the most productive thing we can do is just to make our voice heard and hope for the best. I definitely agree that Presto was getting buggy a couple years ago and more and more sites stopped working right in it. I don't expect IRC, RSS, or a built in mail browser anytime soon (rarely if ever used those) but I'd at least like to see the features I use day-to-day in Opera 20. Maybe I should figure out how to build an Opera extension myself...
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lomsor last edited by
I had opera 16+ installed for quite some time but still used 12 because of the missing features in 16+.
But yesterday I decided to take a leap and switch to 20. Opera 12 is indeed boggled up and if it only takes one year for some of the new pages to stop working I can't imagine how hard the guys at Opera had to maintain it.
Also I wanted to stop myself switching to Chrome just because of those sites that weren't working.
Adapting to changing environments is a good exercise in getting ... better in adapting
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A Former User last edited by
Opera quote:
Since 2007 we’ve been asking randomly-selected people if we could anonymously collect information from their Opera install (via opera:config#UserPrefs|EnableUsageStatistics) so we could see the features they use. Some of these users have volunteered to give us this data since 2007.
OK, since 2007 I have been asking randomly-selected girls, do they want to have sex with me? Do you think that results of my investigation is legitimate to use when talking about all the girls?
And yeah, BTW , did I mention that I live in Amsterdam near the red district?
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A Former User last edited by
I agree cozza, the most productive thing we can do is just to make our voice heard and hope for the best. I definitely agree that Presto was getting buggy a couple years ago and more and more sites stopped working right in it. I don't expect IRC, RSS, or a built in mail browser anytime soon (rarely if ever used those) but I'd at least like to see the features I use day-to-day in Opera 20. Maybe I should figure out how to build an Opera extension myself...
Yes, but it's too easy to keep posting requests (demands in some cases) for features without knowing or appreciating the work the Opera team are doing. Plus everyone has specific features they like, which ones to implement first?
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A Former User last edited by
Yes, but it's too easy to keep posting requests (demands in some cases) for features without knowing or appreciating the work the Opera team are doing. Plus everyone has specific features they like, which ones to implement first?
Appreciating? I'm totally not appreciating Opera's leadership inability to admit that one of their managers (who probably never uses Opera himself and has very little knowledge of IT) made a mistake.
So now just for the sake that his ego doesn't get messed, we all have to put up with this c#ap of the product? Other Opera's employees are simply afraid (with a good reason) to say to their boss that his idea is pure s#it.
When is this man finally going to step back and admit that it's time to close down his "genial project"?
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lem729 last edited by
Thanks for your post, Cozza. Opera 20 is fast, enjoyable to use. I'm glad the developers have made an effort to update the browser with the blink engine. I think the speed dial is awesome. I'm also delighted to have access , not just to the Opera extensions, but to the Chrome ones. As for more features, it takes time. Some of it can be done by extension -- more of which will be -- for sure -- coming. It's nice to see users, who are positive about the change, and not depressingly down. Constant griping in opera, as in life, is Not good for anyone, and will end up poisoning the forum, and destroying everyone's pleasure, including new users, who are giving Opera a try. There are places here for explaining what you want and why in a positive way. The change has been made.
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aeridus last edited by
Yes, but it's too easy to keep posting requests (demands in some cases) for features without knowing or appreciating the work the Opera team are doing. Plus everyone has specific features they like, which ones to implement first?
Oh, I fully appreciate what they are doing, I'm a software developer myself. That's why I'm keeping my dream features list a lot smaller than it could be.
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Deleted User last edited by
For me sync is the thing I'm missing most. At first I felt a bit miffed not to have bookmarks, but I found the "Simple Bookmarks" extension and that's doing everything I need. I actually have found myself using Stash more and more.
However as I use multiple machines having my tabs and bookmark bar synced between them would be excellent.
A Linux version would be welcome also.
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blackbird71 last edited by... I'm totally not appreciating Opera's leadership inability to admit that one of their managers (who probably never uses Opera himself and has very little knowledge of IT) made a mistake.
So now just for the sake that his ego doesn't get messed, we all have to put up with this c#ap of the product? Other Opera's employees are simply afraid (with a good reason) to say to their boss that his idea is pure s#it.
When is this man finally going to step back and admit that it's time to close down his "genial project"?And who, specifically, might that all-powerful manager be? In other words, you're purely guessing, based on your own pet theories, right? Because what you're claiming is at odds with what Opera itself and its developers have actually said about how the decision to change to Blink came about.
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ani-m last edited by
Came to Opera from Firefox. So far it's okay. There is one GLARING omission that I use all the time in Firefox: PRINT PREVIEW. They also had a great add-on, Print Edit, that lets you edit out the extraneous junk like ads and such that you don't want to waste your ink on. It looks like older versions of Opera had print preview? But from what I've read here, the older versions have quite a few problems now?
As for Bookmarks, I use them, quite a lot and definitely would want to organize them into folders. As I'm new to Opera, I can't say if the features in 20 will meet this need or not.
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bmbillings last edited by
Coming back to opera after the firefox fiasco. Originally switched from Opera because key sites I needed for work would often not render. On the regular version still had problems but using the "Opera Next" version 21 the one site I still need to access that wasn't working now is functional! That is great but what a shock with so many of the old features missing. Hopefully they can be rebuilt fairly quickly.
My highest priority for returning features would be to get the Sync working. Hopefully to the point that Extensions, Speed Dial, Bookmarks, Settings, Passwords, and History can sync. It would also be nice if the Extension settings could sync.
Another thing I would like would be the ability to add functional Icons to the top bar (Print, Print preview, Screen capture, Zoom) I am sure that others have other features they would like to do that with as well.
Drag and drop onto the speed dial rather than it sometimes doing drag and open would be nice.
I would also like more tab options but I anticipate that they are already working on that.
Brian
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zzpat last edited by
I'm reasonably new to Opera but Speed Dial is getting slower and slower as I add more sites. I can easily see it bogging down my entire system as my favs (or bookmarks) increase.
Since I don't know what was in previous versions it's hard to contrast or compare, but what I'm finding is that Opera is reasonably fast, crashes often, sometimes loads video, sometimes not. Sometimes does what I want, sometimes not. I can click on a link and it'll do nothing. I've never had a browser do that before. There aren't tons of problems but it's clearly not top of the line.
Firefox and Chrome are far more stable. Google loads in silly Google pictures on its opening page which bog down my system. I don't want those pics but I want the search engine.
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A Former User last edited by
Don't add all bookmarks to the Speed Dial — use the Bookmarks Bar.
Use Speed Dial only for those sites that you visit daily and for which you need instant access. Twenty-five or thirty-six is plenty of speed dials slots. Much more than that and it starts to become slow dial.
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lem729 last edited by
You can drag and drop bookmarks from the personal toolbar to the speed dial, and vice versa.
