Navigation

    • Login
    • Search
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Rules
    • Help

    Do more on the web, with a fast and secure browser!

    Download Opera browser with:

    • built-in ad blocker
    • battery saver
    • free VPN
    Download Opera

    Dark Reader extension doesn't work on google.com with Opera

    Opera add-ons
    5
    12
    13816
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • dtgq
      dtgq last edited by

      (Haven't created a bug report since it isn't really Opera's responsibility to work with 3rd party extensions)

      Dark Reader is an extension that can be installed on Opera via Install Chrome Extensions. It works on all websites I've visited on Chromium (Kubuntu 18.10) and Google Chrome (Windows 7), including google.com... but on Opera 57.0.3098.76, it does not work on google.com

      I have tried deleting the profile folder and reinstalling the extension with everything on default settings... still nothing. My only theory is that Opera may be giving the rendering some kind of special treatment when it sees google.com... could anyone possibly shed some light on this issue?

      Reply Quote 1
        leocg 1 Reply Last reply
      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @dtgq last edited by

        Could be interesting to test the extension in other Chromium based browsers. It's known that Google like to do browser sniffing on its pages, so it may be a cause.

        Reply Quote 0
          dtgq 1 Reply Last reply
        • dtgq
          dtgq @leocg last edited by dtgq

          @leocg could you please link me to a source for that?

          The reason I think it was Opera doing the sniffing is because it logs this message in the dev console:

          Opera has modified script or content on www.google.ca (PATCH-1269, Hide Chrome ad from Google pages). See browser.js for details
          

          Stylish on Opera also gets this error when trying to load a custom CSS on google.com:

          Could not communicat­e with the page. Try reloading the tab.
          Stylus can access file:// URLs only if you enable the correspond­ing checkbox for Stylus extension on chrome://extensions page

          Reply Quote 0
            leocg stealthgyro 3 Replies Last reply
          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @dtgq last edited by

            Source of what? If you are talking about Google deliberately making their pages to work differently in browsers other than Chrome, I guess Google itself could be your source.

            Also, Chrome extensions are made to work in Chrome and may not work at all in other browsers, even on the ones based on Chromium.

            Reply Quote -1
              1 Reply Last reply
            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @dtgq last edited by

              browser.js probably modifies the content of several pages where the extension works, so I don't think it's the cause of the issue. browser.js is a resource usually used as a last option to fix problematic pages.

              Reply Quote 0
                1 Reply Last reply
              • alexanderby
                alexanderby last edited by

                Hello, I'm Dark Reader developer.

                Just opened Opera today and the extension worked on Google Search page. It stopped working on Google Search after the Opera update.

                p.s.: Something is wrong with percent calculations during the update 🙂

                Reply Quote 2
                  dtgq leocg 2 Replies Last reply
                • dtgq
                  dtgq @alexanderby last edited by

                  @alexanderby hey thanks for confirming the problem with the update, and also thanks for your work on Dark Reader. I'm impressed how far it has come from the early days... even difficult sites look like they have a native dark theme now. It's gotten so good at handling all websites I frequently use that I don't even need to use Stylish anymore

                  I wasn't going to wait around for Opera to fix (or decide not to fix) their issue, and I don't want to work without dark pages, so I switched to Chrome yesterday... it's been a smooth transition, the only thing I really missed are keyboard shortcuts, but found an extension to solve that 🙂

                  Reply Quote 1
                    1 Reply Last reply
                  • stealthgyro
                    stealthgyro @dtgq last edited by

                    @dtgq I think this same issue is what is causing Proper MenuBar to break

                    Reply Quote 0
                      1 Reply Last reply
                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @alexanderby last edited by

                      Try enabling 'Allow access to search page results' in the extension settings.

                      Reply Quote 15
                        useamuse dtgq 2 Replies Last reply
                      • useamuse
                        useamuse @leocg last edited by

                        Lovely idea, @leocg. Worked for me. Thank you

                        Reply Quote 0
                          1 Reply Last reply
                        • dtgq
                          dtgq @leocg last edited by dtgq

                          @leocg Worked, thanks! Thought it was a regression, but was just a new feature... anyway, goodbye again Chrome, back to Opera!

                          Reply Quote 0
                            1 Reply Last reply
                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                            Topic closed as solved.

                            Reply Quote 0
                              1 Reply Last reply
                            • First post
                              Last post

                            Computer browsers

                            • Opera for Windows
                            • Opera for Mac
                            • Opera for Linux
                            • Opera beta version
                            • Opera USB

                            Mobile browsers

                            • Opera for Android
                            • Opera Mini
                            • Opera Touch
                            • Opera for basic phones

                            • Add-ons
                            • Opera account
                            • Wallpapers
                            • Opera Ads

                            • Help & support
                            • Opera blogs
                            • Opera forums
                            • Dev.Opera

                            • Security
                            • Privacy
                            • Cookies Policy
                            • EULA
                            • Terms of Service

                            • About Opera
                            • Press info
                            • Jobs
                            • Investors
                            • Become a partner
                            • Contact us

                            Follow Opera

                            • Opera - Facebook
                            • Opera - Twitter
                            • Opera - YouTube
                            • Opera - LinkedIn
                            • Opera - Instagram

                            © Opera Software 1995-