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    How to modify the speed dial to look branchy, instead of tiles?

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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      An extension, maybe? Don't get me wrong, I love Opera's speed dial (it's the main reason I started using Opera again after the old Opera).

      But now I have too many bookmark-tiles and folder-tiles - they look really messy (even though I always try to use a logo image in the tile, instead of a page screenshot).

      Awhile ago I saw a picture of new Opera update (that was more than a year ago), that was probably never implemented - speed dial looked like neat and nice list of bookmark-folders. Not just a plain vertical list as seen in the Opera's bookmarks section, but the entire screen was filled with bookmarks in several rows - that looked really well-designed and handy.

      Anyway, I hope that makes sense. Does anyone know a decent extension? Or maybe a way to manually modify Opera's speed dial (I suppose it's just a web-page, written in html/css/js)?

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      • A Former User
        A Former User last edited by

        Or maybe someone knows how to put a custom picture on a bookmark-folder? That would lower down the mess

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        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          UP!!

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          • A Former User
            A Former User last edited by

            Yes, with too many tiles the overview is being lost, that's a problem with Opera. Sometimes I feel they should copy Vivaldi's method of having multiple Speed Dials.

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            • A Former User
              A Former User @Guest last edited by

              @xirit32 nah, multiple speed dials = multiple mess. there just has to be a way to organize the speed dial and keep it on one screen.

              anyone?

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              • A Former User
                A Former User @Guest last edited by A Former User

                @creagon said in How to modify the speed dial to look branchy, instead of tiles?:

                @xirit32 nah, multiple speed dials = multiple mess.

                I disagree, the way Vivaldi does it is far superior. Personal SD items and SD items for work for example don't interfere with each other and are equally treated, not like in Opera where if you start to add useful links for work to the SD they are being added to the bottom so you have to scroll down and down and lose the overview completely, like in your case also 🙂 And no, there is no other way in Opera 🙂

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                • treego
                  treego last edited by

                  Didn't Opera have the capability of folders in Speed Dial several versions ago?

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                  • sgunhouse
                    sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                    Still does, but the folders show as pop-up panels and not as a treeview.

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                    • treego
                      treego @sgunhouse last edited by

                      @sgunhouse OK, I am just now seeing that one can add folders to Speed Dial via the Bookmark Manager. Thank you for the confirmation.

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                      • sgunhouse
                        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @treego last edited by

                        @treego You can also drop one tile onto another to create a folder that way.

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                        • treego
                          treego @sgunhouse last edited by

                          @sgunhouse OK, thank you!

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User last edited by

                            A thumbnail/folder could have smaller thumbs attached to it that would expand - allowing the user to go/click one of the smaller thumbs attached next to / on top of a folder - or the user could go to the folder.

                            ^ This is just an idea to organize, group and stack thumbs/folders on SD/SP.

                            A certain inspiration might rise from Windows 10 "interactive" slash "chaseable" live tiles. Similar type of concept might work well on SD/SP too.

                            Interactive live tiles:
                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEkIbUWzkLU

                            Chaseable live tiles:
                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lo2NJIOVcI

                            "Concept" image:
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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User last edited by

                              And yes - SD/SP thumbs/folders ~ it would be nice to:

                              i) choose current outlook or circles 🙂

                              ii) ability to choose thumbnail sizes (for example 2 or 3 pre set options)

                              iii) ability to have multiple sizes on SD/SP screen in a non-rigid arrangement 🙂

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                                A Former User last edited by

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                                • A Former User
                                  A Former User last edited by

                                  from the time firefox first added speed dial till now i have always hated the builtin speed dials of the various browsers, so i found fvd speed dial.

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                                    A Former User @Guest last edited by

                                    @chuchkyschild said in How to modify the speed dial to look branchy, instead of tiles?:

                                    fvd speed dial

                                    I'm not sure about that but many times especially exts at Chrome store shift ur data to a remote server. And then one needs to create an account to they're service inorder to get some gimmicky extra.

                                    Speaking of Speed dial - I miss Stash.

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                                    • A Former User
                                      A Former User last edited by

                                      actually with fvd you can backup to their server or locally or both

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                                      • treego
                                        treego @Guest last edited by

                                        @rudrick said in How to modify the speed dial to look branchy, instead of tiles?:

                                        Speaking of Speed dial - I miss Stash.

                                        I use the Pocket extension for this purpose. You could also use the sidebar extension, V7 Stash. They both work excellently.

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