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    Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?

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    • tyllurius
      tyllurius last edited by
      1. https://get.opera.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/
      2. install 69.0.3686.95, last version with the button working
      3. deactivate autoupdate
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      • raphael-mioche
        raphael-mioche @tyllurius last edited by

        @tyllurius said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

        1. https://get.opera.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/
        2. install 69.0.3686.95, last version with the button working
        3. deactivate autoupdate

        It's not a sustainable solution.

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        • roberto64
          roberto64 @leocg last edited by

          @leocg Do you think these are "only complaints"? His answer seems to me very little empathetic.
          In this case we do not make a complaint for pleasure, we are arguing something that is evident: the functionality is clearly affected.
          It is not a matter of taste, or "only complaints", or wanting to annoy the developers because we feel like it, there are fundamentals and it is evident that trimming is impractical.
          And aldo, you as a moderator seem to support that, instead of seeing that there are many of us who argue why the change seems bad to us.
          Nothing personal, neither with you nor with the developers.
          If you think we are all wrong, you should explain why you think that cut is better and how Opera improves.
          You or someone should, out of respect for us, explain that to us.

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @roberto64 last edited by

            @roberto64 You didn't understand what I said, try again.

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @roberto64 last edited by

              @roberto64 I don't have to explain anything to you, but let's go.
              The new feature allow you to search for your opened tabs, including its contents. For me it seems very useful if you have lots of tabs opened.
              Although it only shows the last 3 closed tabs, what I think would be enough, you can search for your closet tabs, what is better than look to a long list. If they add possibility to search for closed tabs content, it would be even better.

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              • andrew84
                andrew84 @leocg last edited by andrew84

                @leocg said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

                if you have lots of tabs opened

                How many open tabs at the same time do you have daily, in average?
                I have no more than 10, usually 3-4 tabs, often 1-2.

                @leocg said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

                The new feature allow you to search for your opened tabs, including its contents

                InstantSearch allows doing that, all what was need is to add the 'content search' feature.
                Instead of breaking 3 features (InstantSearch, TabMenu, Tabs cycler popup)

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                • andrew84
                  andrew84 @leocg last edited by

                  @leocg said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

                  This is mainly a forum for users to help each other. Although Opera employees read it and may reply eventually, we should not expect it to happen that often.

                  If I don't mistake, the new commenting system in the blog was implemented to improve the feedback between forum and blog, between users and Opera team.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @andrew84 last edited by

                    @andrew84 said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

                    How many open tabs at the same time do you have daily, in average?
                    I have no more than 10, usually 3-4 tabs, often 1-2.

                    Basically the same here. I usually don't have that many tabs opened at the same time.

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @andrew84 last edited by

                      @andrew84 Instant Search, as said, was removed for lack of use.
                      Regarding tabs menu, there were attempts to make it less visible and, in consequence, less used. I guess it wasn't removed before probably for technical reasons.

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @andrew84 last edited by

                        @andrew84 Maybe, but I guess it was more to avoid having two different spaces for commenting on the releases.

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

                          @leocg said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

                          @andrew84 said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

                          How many open tabs at the same time do you have daily, in average?
                          I have no more than 10, usually 3-4 tabs, often 1-2.

                          Basically the same here. I usually don't have that many tabs opened at the same time.

                          I guess that's why this feature confuses me. When I first saw it, I immediately thought to myself "do people actually open so many tabs that they don't remember what they have open, requiring a search feature???"

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                          • andrew84
                            andrew84 @leocg last edited by andrew84

                            @leocg said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

                            Basically the same here. I usually don't have that many tabs opened at the same time

                            Consequently you don't need to search for open tabs ( most of the complainers here too), also you don't need Ctrl+Tab cycler as it seems, and Workspaces too.

                            @leocg said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

                            Instant Search, as said, was removed for lack of use

                            I know and heard it many times already. Maybe it was not popular, but how does the TabMenu refers here.. if one feature is not popular, then it automatically means that some another one is not popular as well?
                            *As I stated before, they could just restyle the Tab menu and add the search field there and, as a result, no complaints at all (most probably only positive feedback because TabMenu would be more clear and easer to read, but the functionality would be the same + 'search' option aditionally).

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                            • andrew84
                              andrew84 @andrew84 last edited by andrew84

                              @andrew84 Something like this (maybe wider) popup and all would be happy, but they trying to invent a wheel instead.
                              2020-07-29_201314.png

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                                @basemodeldaytona I also find it strange but some people here say that they have hundreds of tabs opened at the same time.

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                                • leocg
                                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @andrew84 last edited by

                                  @andrew84 I don't know if tabs menu has gone due to low popularity but, in my opinion, it's something that shouldn't be there since the beginning. I don't even remember why it was introduced. Probably to try improving tabs management.

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                                  • andrew84
                                    andrew84 @leocg last edited by andrew84

                                    @leocg said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

                                    try improving tabs management

                                    Obvious conclusion.
                                    And not just a try, it really improved the tabs management, and 'Search in tabs' worsened it.

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                                    • dualdisc
                                      dualdisc last edited by

                                      I made an account only to repeat what everyone has said. Please bring the Recently Closed Tabs button back. At least you could allow the option to switch between the current Search in Tabs button and the Recently Closed Tabs button, or maybe have both buttons on there.

                                      I've been using the current iteration of this browser for like 5 years now, and I loved having easy access to my recently closed tabs. It's almost an essential feature for me, especially when sometimes I have to close 10+ tabs, and might accidentally close one that I wanted to stay open.

                                      Yes I know I can still use the Menu>History thing, but like, that 2 more clicks, and far more clunky to use. Come on. Yall replaced this perfectly good and very useful feature with this useless, redundant feature. Ctrl+TAB is already a thing that people can use. We don't need to have the button on there, too.

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                                      • raphael-mioche
                                        raphael-mioche last edited by raphael-mioche

                                        This is just a personal theory and I’m sorry for my english text.

                                        I know that this kind of functionality exists: Imagine if the developers had access to our usage patterns. The areas (UI) of our web browser where we click on the most. Then it's easy for them to determine what functionality we use, how often, etc.

                                        So, considering the total number of Opera users, on this subject we are frequent users of this feature and maybe we represent a minority regarding this usage. So, it is not hard to believe that these same developers have chosen to remove/hide this feature in favor of another one because we do not represent, we do not reach, their goal in terms of percentage of usage.

                                        Do not forget that in a capitalist world, new functionalities are the most important thing, so keeping old features is not beneficial: for the Opera employee and for the potential new user of this software.

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                                        • andrew84
                                          andrew84 @raphael-mioche last edited by andrew84

                                          @raphael-mioche there's such option in Settings, but I always keep it off.
                                          2020-08-02_143754.png
                                          I'm pretty sure they didn't expect that there will be so many complaints.
                                          There were some words from Opera team regarding InstantSearch feature telling us that the feature was unpopular, but no words regarding the popularity of TabMenu.

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                                          • wemnael
                                            wemnael last edited by

                                            Opera is free so I don't deserve anything. But I subscribe to this feature request. Maybe a dev. will read our message: Please add more than 3 tabs to the list of closed tabs. At least 10. Thanks

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