[Solved]Bring back the "Recently closed" button on the top bar on the right
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ericartman92 last edited by leocg
People, it makes absolutely no difference whether or not flags are settings.
The point is that the situation is as follows: for some reasons that are beyond me opera has decided to remove the feature from it. As I understand, some features are retained after their removal through a flag. That is Temporary. Next version removes the flag completely, as the code for the feature most probably.
Now, if anyone would like it, they could try and stop opera from updating and keep this feature at the obvious cost of not receiving updates to other features and the core app. It's up to you. Personally, I have done so and I'll see what alternative might come up in the future.I do appreciate, however, that so many of you responded to this thread. This means that this feature will be missed dearly by so many.
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superduper last edited by
@ericartman92 I personally think that the #search-in-closed-tabs flag will keep the button. But I might be wrong. The button is one of the unique to Opera things that I keep on using it. If they remove the button, there will be still a couple of features left that are unique to Opera, so, most likely, I will not be looking for another browser, but I, probably, Will check out Vivaldi and I Will be most disappointed.
The question is, how can we let the Opera development team know not to fix things that are not broke, nay, how not to break perfectly working things?
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ericartman92 last edited by
@superduper well, if the flag is removed, I don't think that that feature will be there. And since they removed the flag and retire the feature, I don't think they'll keep the code for that drop-down under the bonnet. As a developer, I'd remove the code for a feature that doesn't exist because it's maintenance. The decision itself is questionable though.
On the second part, I'm not sure opera is that open to feedback. They do listen when there are reports of bugs, but it looks like feature requests or, and especially in this case, requests to undo something are left unnoticed. I don't think there's really much we can do. In fact, we did all we could - we posted here, and many people did. Everything else is out of our control.
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andrew84 last edited by andrew84
@ericartman92 If they polish the new 'search in tabs' popup correctly, then it will be an acceptable alternative to the removed TabMenu (worse but acceptable). Currently there are only 3 last closed tabs visible and no dark theme support. On their blog's screenshot I saw the 'show more' dropdown which probably will allow to view more closed tabs in future. Personally I think there should at least 10 closed visible (like in OMenu>History) + 'show more' dropdown. I think that 'open tabs' must be collapsable too (like in the old TabMenu) and if 'open tabs' are collapsed, then the whole height of the popup can be used for the 'closed' tabs.
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ericartman92 last edited by
@andrew84 well, we'll see how it goes. Until then, I don't think it's a worthy substitute.
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ericartman92 last edited by
@andrew84 remember that it should also "remember" your choices as to what should stay collapsed and what not in order for it to resemble the current feature.
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andrew84 last edited by
@ericartman92 said in Bring back the "Recently closed" button on the top bar on the right:
should also "remember" your choices
Sure, like it works in TabMenu.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@superduper said in Bring back the "Recently closed" button on the top bar on the right:
I personally think that the #search-in-closed-tabs flag will keep the button
If you mean the tabs menu one, it will not. However you will be able to search your closed tabs.
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superduper last edited by
@ericartman92 I don't think stopping updates is a viable long term solution. I did stop updates once myself when I wanted the "copy to Notes" feature kept. It was in version 12 something. I held on to it for about 3-4 months, but eventually had to start updating, because things did not work right.
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A Former User last edited by
Removed the only option that made you prefer Opera. Madmen. A moderator with the rhetoric "No one needs" is also quite indicative.
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superduper last edited by
@andrew84 It looks to me like the "Search for tabs" option is functionally the same as the "Recently closed" one. Moreover, it offers a choice of showing more than just 3 closed tabs. So, it looks to me like the feature will go on even in the version 70, albeit under a different name. But who cares about the name?
By the way, how do you get version 70? Mine is only 68 something.
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roberto64 last edited by leocgPlease: Bring back the "Recently closed" button on the top bar on the right!!
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avmon last edited by avmonIncredible but they have eliminated the option to continue using it in Opera 70.
Was it so difficult, at least, to leave the flag to continue using the button?Why their effort to eliminate useful functions?
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superduper last edited by
@avmon They sure did. The put instead that sorry substitution "Search in closed tabs," in which only three closed tabs are shown. I downloaded Vivaldi browser. It seems to have the same functionality and does have the Closed tabs button.
I simply don't the reason why they would shoot themselves in the foot like this.
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roberto64 last edited by
You should consider the claim of many users and give a positive response:
Please: Bring back the "Recently closed" button on the top bar on the right!!There are many more users who claim it, but they do not take the trouble to write it in the forums, but many of us do not like this change!
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A Former User last edited by
While the recently closed tab feature is something I am missing it's not that world ending.
On the other hand the thing that actually bothers me is that I used that button to show open tabs on other devices in simple manner.
Now I have to enable sidebar, click on tabs, click on device, click tab I want to open, disable sidebar. So instead of getting simple drop down menu and getting the tab I want in 2 clicks I have to go through loops and hoops from one side of screen to another like some demented hamster in his wheel.
So please, either revert or give us an option to enable additional button/s for tab explorer on device (in that drop down menu it was) and/or closed tab list.
