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    • PleaseOperaWorkForMe
      PleaseOperaWorkForMe last edited by leocg

      what is it in opera.jpg

      What is it? It pops up and down in my streaming screen.

      and how do I get rid of it?

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @PleaseOperaWorkForMe last edited by

        @pleaseoperaworkforme It's the video pop-out icon. Just disable video pop-out in settings if you don't want to see it

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        • PleaseOperaWorkForMe
          PleaseOperaWorkForMe @leocg last edited by

          @leocg Thanks!

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          • passenger-chi
            passenger-chi last edited by passenger-chi

            I have added a number of search engines in addition to the out of the box defaults. It's pretty much the same drill as for any other Chromium based browser, except ...

            1. What does "use post" mean. I have ignored that checkbox and all works OK, but I'd like to know for future reference.

            2. Is is possible to make one of the search engines I added into the default? The option exists on the little drop down menu, but it won't take it when I click.

            3. Is it possible to delete a default search engine?

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            • passenger-chi
              passenger-chi last edited by

              I wish to stress that I'm not a N00b when it comes to VPNs in general (on the job), but I never used them for web browsing. So no need to avoid getting technical.

              First of all, I just want to say that I really love this feature, but I still have some questions.

              1. I note that some websites can tell I'm using a VPN. I'm guessing it's due to the Opera IP addresses being well known. Is that correct, or is there some way they tell directly?
                .

              There is this website ==> https://whatismyipaddress.com

              It tells your IP address location according to the HQ of your (notional) ISP, and and one click away from the actual server location and other information about your connection. It does both IP4 and IP6, and appears to give correct information when I use it without the VPN.

              With the VPN enabled, it gives me locations that do not correlate with the selected virtual location.

              1. Why is this?

              Usually it shows a location Cameroon, and yet Africa is not on the virtual location list.

              1. Why are Africa and Australia not on the list? Is the reason governmental or technical?
                .

              And finally ..

              1. Is there any significant difference in Opera VPN behavior when done in a private window?
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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @passenger-chi last edited by

                @passenger-chi For 2 and 3 the answer is no.

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @passenger-chi last edited by

                  @passenger-chi 1 - Both, I guess. Although Opera's VPN IPS may be known, it's not impossible for a site to know that a VPN is being used.

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                  • passenger-chi
                    passenger-chi last edited by

                    Generically it displays the URL on a colored background, but some well known sites have some sort of avatar or branding graphic.

                    1. Are these stored locally within Opera or do they propagate from the sites (as it might be like favicons)?

                    2. Is there some way to install non-standard ones, particularly for sites that do not have them?

                    Thank you.

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @passenger-chi last edited by

                      @passenger-chi 2 - Wrong guessing of the location by the sites.

                      3 - Australia is not a continent and probably the demand for a African location is not that high.

                      4 - Nope

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @passenger-chi last edited by

                        @passenger-chi Generally Speed Dials use the image chosen by the user when the page is added.

                        2 - As said several times, it's not possible to use custom images.

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                        • PleaseOperaWorkForMe
                          PleaseOperaWorkForMe @leocg last edited by

                          @leocg I'm no Opera expert but I do know the continents, one of the seven being Australia.

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @PleaseOperaWorkForMe last edited by

                            @pleaseoperaworkforme Australia is a country, which is part of the continent of Oceania.

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                            • passenger-chi
                              passenger-chi @leocg last edited by

                              @leocg

                              This one I really would like to know and I'm sure has an exact and uncontroversial answer.

                              When adding new search engines:

                              • What does "use post" mean?

                              Thank you.

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @passenger-chi last edited by

                                @passenger-chi As far as I know, it's a method of sending data to pages. You will only check that option when the search engine uses Post method instead of Get one.

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