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

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    • cfyzuk
      cfyzuk @sokonik1975 last edited by cfyzuk

      @sokonik1975 said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

      The best feature for me, I know on which page are all my devices (3) and I can continue to surf from whichever I want
      Big mistake that they removed it

      Exactly! The main purpose to use the old button and behaviour was exactly this feature! Recently closed was just addon for it.

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      • xaobotnik
        xaobotnik @roberto64 last edited by xaobotnik

        @roberto64 I've used it as a second browser for a year or so. It never became my first brower, because of the boot time.

        The Undo Cosed Tabs button is not working as slick as I want my browser to work. So from now, as a long time user of Opera, I'm uninstalling it, and will look for an alternative.

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @sokonik1975 last edited by

          @sokonik1975 You still can se that info by using the tabs icon in the sidebar.

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          • SymphonicPoet
            SymphonicPoet @leocg last edited by

            @leocg Where it pops up in yet another new tab and you have to navigate through even more new territory and further out of your workflow. 😞 I suppose we'll all just have to learn a new interface.

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            • Monycat
              Monycat last edited by

              Agree with OP, that function was very! useful everyday, Idk why they remove it. Please return "Recently closed tabs", maybe optionally at least

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              • Bakaonline
                Bakaonline last edited by Bakaonline

                What are they even thinking by deleting it? Who thought removing such crucial button will be a good move?

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                • getpronak01
                  getpronak01 last edited by

                  After this new update, the tip of opera://flags/#search-in-open-tabs doesn't work anymore and I can't restore the button. Such a shame, but I'm going to start migrating to another browser.

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                  • muukkivi
                    muukkivi last edited by muukkivi

                    @leocg Next time someone takes your TV-remote's buttons away so you can go and run to the screen each time to change a channel - be an adult and do not complain since this is exactly not the end of the world. And do not say that is a different thing from the button we are missing :)).

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                    • chewy
                      chewy @leocg last edited by leocg

                      @leocg I wholeheartedly disagree. The flag that allows for the "Recently Closed" functionality no longer works, nor is present. Without noting it in a change log or new installation notes, I would strongly argue that it is a bug.

                      That is the problem with Opera Devs (and really, also an industry trend) right now. There is no public official change control or documentation when these major/minor/micro releases occur. They just update and there is no notification of what changes were made. As this is a core browser function that many, many people rely on (just look at this thread for example) and also understanding that the flag used to work and now does not, easily rises to the level of a bug (without documentation or official statement, there is no other conclusion).

                      Another rather frustrating issue is that Opera (again, the industry as a whole) lumps together bug fix updates with new/different functionality. If they were separate and if they were documented each properly, a lot of end user issues could be addressed before they hit these forums. Perhaps developing in a vacuum, not publicly discussing up-and-coming changes and not documenting changes in a public change log is not the way to keep people informed?
                      One other point: a truly open and transparent bug system would allow for the client and Opera to track the progress of submitted bugs. In the manner by which they bug track, it does not allow for the creator to track the issue (as far as I can tell, but I could be wrong). This is just as frustrating and problematic as this forum; no official commentary from the devs.

                      Perhaps someone from Opera will see these things as issues and hopefully becomes the catalyst for change. I remain hopefully, but as a realist, I have serious doubts.

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                      • sgunhouse
                        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                        Changes are in the blog, including this one. If you want it back, post in the Feature request thread - posting here accomplishes nothing.

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                        • chewy
                          chewy @SymphonicPoet last edited by leocg

                          @SymphonicPoet I'm glad you were able to find that Vivaldi works for you. As a long time "PC guy", I absolutely love Vivaldi for it's ability to customize. You can absolutely go nuts changing the look and feel of the browser to meet your needs (I'd say its the most customizable browser out there, hands down, especially compared to Opera). It's also far more compliant with internet standards than Opera (there are a few sites that come up "wonky" in Opera that firefox or chromium based browser work fine on). My only reason I stick with Opera is it's boot up speed (Opera definitely has an edge here, as well as it's responsiveness). As an owner of an older Quad Core AMD system with 4GB of ram, Opera performs the best in this regard. However, all other browser has the "Recently Closed" functionality, right where Opera used to have their button (it's a trash can in Vivaldi vs. the Opera magnifying glass).
                          In any event, if you have a more modern PC, the transition to Vivaldi is rather trivial and you shouldn't notice the lag in boot up. Good Luck To You!

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @muukkivi last edited by

                            @muukkivi I was already born when TVs with remote control appeared, so I spent part of my life doing it. 🙂

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                            • chewy
                              chewy @sgunhouse last edited by

                              @sgunhouse Thank for this information. I had no idea that Opera had a blog, only these forums. Although, if the blog is the place where proper change log documentation is kept, IMHO, that's really ridiculous. Thank you for this information though, it's appreciated! 🙂

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                              • chewy
                                chewy @chewy last edited by

                                @chewy Case In Point: I just closed and opened opera to discover there was yet again another "micro" update, from 70.0.3728.106 to 70.0.3728.119. No documentation, no "readme.txt" and no mention in the "blog" what exactly changed. This is the kind of thing that frustrates and bewilders people.

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                                • leocg
                                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @chewy last edited by

                                  @chewy Every release announcement post of a new Opera build has a link to its changelog. Also, the main changes are mentioned on the post itself.

                                  The flags page say that flags are experiments, so those using them know that flags may not be there forever.

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                                  • chewy
                                    chewy @sgunhouse last edited by leocg

                                    @sgunhouse Just for some clarification, I did what you suggest and checked out their blog. Yes, you are correct, there is a section discussing the "Recently Closed" functionality, touting the "usefulness" of the addition of the new feature. However, this blog looks to only highlight some of the major changes; it does not correspond or even attempt to look like a proper change log. Additionally, the shear magnitude of negative comments regarding this new feature makes me wonder if the devs truly do respond to the community. The comments are overwhelmingly negative and plead with the devs to just rollback this function to what it was. In any event, thank you once again for your help and information.

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                                    • leocg
                                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @chewy last edited by

                                      @chewy Here: https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/changelog-for-70/#b3728.119

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                                      • cherryaa
                                        cherryaa last edited by cherryaa

                                        Just had to edit my agonised rant about the loss of my beloved Recently Closed arrow! It's now at the top of "Search in tabs" Hurrah!

                                        Thanks, @leocg 🙂

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                                        • chewy
                                          chewy @leocg last edited by

                                          @leocg Thank you for this information! 🙂

                                          However, I do have a followup question: How did you find this information? I've been to the root blogs.opera.com/desktop and can not find a link to all change logs.

                                          Also, this change log lists identifiers for different changes, yet no way to lookup each identifier to explain in detail, what these issues/changes are. Is there a way to do this? It would be really helpful for the public (at least the people that have to support this browser for a company) to look up any given issue to see the history and understand how it was resolved. Case In Point: (Example) the changelog lists "DNA-87863 Parameter placing issue in all languages" - there is nothing more explaining this. What is this? What was effected? How was it fixes?

                                          Seeing the ticket details would help in understanding these things.

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @chewy last edited by

                                            @chewy As I said, the link to the changelog is on every release post on the blog. Those post can also be found here in the forums.

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