Opera 68 is here with built-in Instagram in the sidebar

[vegelund]

vegelund @avl last edited by vegelund

@avl That is a handsome workaround to find recently closed tabs. This is a major browser function and should be placed as before, easily accessible on the taskbar. Users should not need to play around in flags. #uxfail

[vegelund]

vegelund last edited by vegelund

All my active flags were removed on this update and reset to Default.

Keyboard shortcuts for sidebar extensions crash the browser (Ctrl + Shift + letter).

#sidebar-extensions-in-browser-sidebar set to Disabled, does not allow keyboard shortcuts anymore,
if sidebar is not already open. This was possible directly before.

WIN10-64 Opera 68.0.3618.46 Norwegian. HWA on.

[A Former User]

A Former User @vegelund last edited by

@vegelund
I do not want to sound mean, but it was really a relief to see someone from a different os having the same problem as me, i.e. the resetted options in opera://flags.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @vegelund last edited by

@vegelund said in Opera 68 is here with built-in Instagram in the sidebar:

All my active flags were removed on this update and reset to Default.

See https://forums.opera.com/post/200169

[vegelund]

vegelund @leocg last edited by

@leocg Please explain.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by A Former User

@leocg
If old flags were removed due to old code, which is a totally acceptable for me, why on earth did you keep the flag for the reborn address bar (opera://flags/#enhanced-address-bar) since it no longer works?

[andrew84]

andrew84 @Guest last edited by andrew84

@jimunderscorep I think you're wrong here regarding this particular flag.
The flag was removed some time ago, but now the flag is back and the feature works (but still in development phase). I hope it will look like in 58 version (with copy/paste and other quick buttons and SD tiles) when finished.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@jimunderscorep Flags weren't removed because of it. What happend is that Chromium changed the way it stores info about flags modified by the users, causing the flags to be reset to their default states.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @vegelund last edited by

@vegelund Chromium changed the way it stores infor about flags whose state are midified by the users, causing all flags to be reset to their default states.

[adam1709]

adam1709 last edited by

1. I don't like the new "Search in tabs" introduced. Previously it was ordered from beginning to end, and now all mixed up ...
2. I do not like the gray padlock on both the safe and unsafe side. Firstly, these colors should be different, and secondly, that they are supposedly better standards? I think it would be safe green and red than gray in both cases - what a stupid thing.
3. Duplicate tabs highlighter - it's nice that this is an option, but it is hardly useful at all if someone has several hundred cards. The second card is barely visible, and should flash, shine and jump from afar so that I can see it among hundreds of others.

[vegelund]

vegelund @leocg last edited by

@leocg Thanks. That could be useful information for Opera to include in a new release blog post.

Instead of users stumbling upon functionality that has stopped working due to unknown changes in browser settings.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @vegelund last edited by leocg

@vegelund The point is that flags aren't exactly something for the users. Most of them probably don't even know about flags.
So mentioninh them on a blog post probbaly would cause confusion.

[nintendork07]

nintendork07 @adam1709 last edited by

@adam1709: you can turn off the search in tabs feature in opera://flags thankfully. it just reverts back to the recent tabs arrows.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @adam1709 last edited by

@adam1709 Regarding number 2, a (green) padlock is no longer a guarantee that the site is safe(r), that's why browsers are changing how they display such badges. They don't want users to get the wrong idea that a different color means a safer site.

See:
https://www.cnet.com/news/say-good-bye-to-that-green-secure-lock-on-google-chrome/
https://www.firstpagelife.com/blog/green-padlock-on-google-chrome-is-gone/

[A Former User]

A Former User @andrew84 last edited by

@andrew84 said in Opera 68 is here with built-in Instagram in the sidebar:

@jimunderscorep I think you're wrong here regarding this particular flag.
The flag was removed some time ago, but now the flag is back and the feature works (but still in development phase). I hope it will look like in 58 version (with copy/paste and other quick buttons and SD tiles) when finished.

Which flag? I am 110% sure that the one I mention did exist and worked at v67. I am mainly bugged by the "when the address bar is clicked, apply a fade to gray effect on the rest of the window" behavior. I have never noticed what you show in the screenshot, probably because I had disabled the reborn address bar.
Also, is there some other flag I can disable for it now?

[nintendork07]

nintendork07 last edited by

there's an odd bug on MacOS Catalina 10.15.4, where a gap appears between the address bar and bookmarks bar when opera is full-screen.

[karen-arzumanyan]

karen-arzumanyan @avl last edited by

@avl: On the O-menu, this is very inconvenient!
Conveniently through a button on the panel. And not only the last 10, but as of now.

[nintendork07]

nintendork07 @nintendork07 last edited by

@nintendork07: also there appear to be some font changes on websites like twitter and facebook, not sure if it's browser or MacOS related

[firuz-u7]

firuz-u7 @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426: But soon they will remove this flag and then what shall we do?

[firuz-u7]

firuz-u7 @avl last edited by firuz-u7

@avl: 10 recently closed tabs are not enough sometimes I want to go back to the 15 or 20 closed tab, But history searches by open tab and not closed.
It is desirable that there would be an unlimited number of closed tabs with the help of a scroll, you could watch or as before, up to 33 closed tabs were displayed.
And when it was on the right side of the taskbar it was much more convenient and I could search through the sidebar or Ctrl + Space.
Thank you for your attention, I hope you take this into account.