The topic for things that were answered/discussed lots of times already

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @brunolompech last edited by

@brunolompech It's not possible, only the pre-defined search engines can be set as default.

[davem]

davem last edited by

Is there a way to add custom thumbnail to speed dial icons?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @davem last edited by

@davem It's not possible.

[davem]

davem @leocg last edited by

@leocg Okay, thanks, that is a con for Opera

[davem]

davem last edited by

Hi, even though I change the search engine in Opera settings, only the address bar search engine changes, the search bar is still Google. How do I change it?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @davem last edited by

@davem Check the FAQ

[gisteren]

gisteren last edited by

Hello, is it possible to sync speed dials between devices?

I can't seem to work out how to do that and this must surely be a feature, right?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @gisteren last edited by

@gisteren As said several times, speed dials are synced but not automatically populated, you need to do it manually.

[fherman]

fherman last edited by

I have synced my devices, and have enabled flow on my laptop. When I sync, I see all the speed dials. But the icon of a computer screen with a plus does not show on the laptop speed dial to allow me to add another device's speed dial.

How do I add this icon?

I have the latest version of opera-stable on my laptop.

TIA

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @fherman last edited by

@fherman In desktop versions, there is a folder in Bookmarks named "Other speed dials", there will be a folder there named for the ID of your device(s).

[fherman]

fherman @sgunhouse last edited by

@sgunhouse I only see Speed Dial in Bookmarks. Not other speed dials. The folder Speed Dial contains the current bookmarks on the home screen.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @fherman last edited by

@fherman You need to open the full bookmarks manager page, the panel will not show that folder.

[djawalk]

djawalk last edited by

Whenever I download an attachment e.g. to an email, the download seems to work but the Opera icon on my taskbar turns red and stays red until I close Opera. The download content seems OK.
Running Opera for Windows, Windows 10 Version 20H2

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @djawalk last edited by

@djawalk It's usually a broken download on your download list.

[agostino]

agostino last edited by

I wanted to know why it is not possible to choose a search engine to your liking. By default there is Google, but if I choose Duck Duck as default, every time I open the Browser I always have to change Google because it opens by default. I also downloaded the Duck duck extension and activated it but it doesn't open on next start. Can't you modify the system?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @agostino last edited by

@agostino Once you choose one of the pre-defined search engines as the default one, it should remain as it.

[apollopera]

apollopera last edited by

I'm a new CN user and I recently installed the Opera on my pc.

1. Can I set the newly added search engine(like bing or yandex) as the default search engine?
2. How can I delete a search engine from the default search engine list?
   Baidu is what I refuse to use, I don't even want to see it.

Hope your reply, thanks.

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @apollopera last edited by

@apollopera

1. No, Opera does not allow setting user-added search engines as default.
2. Built-in search engines can't be deleted. You can set one of the other built-in search engines as default (which only effects searches in the address bar and from the context menu) and you can hide the search box from the start page (which can't otherwise be changed).

In the past it was also possible to edit the file "Local state" in the profile to convince Opera you were in a different country so you would have that country's built-in search engines, but I doubt if China's filter would let you use the international version of Google anyway.

Originally, Opera was concerned about viruses and other malware redirecting searches, that's the original reason they prevented changing search engines beyond those provided with the browser. Of course, in many cases they also get a small fee for referring users to those search engines to help pay for further development on the browser.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @apollopera last edited by leocg

@apollopera And start page search can be hide if that bothers you, but can't be changed.

[apollopera]

apollopera @sgunhouse last edited by

@sgunhouse ok, thanks for the reply