How can I force Opera to maximize vertically
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jlturriff last edited by
Whenever I open the Opera browser on my desktop its window is only half the height of the screen. With other applications I can use window manager controls to force the window to full height, but Opera does not honour the window manager's hints.
How can I tell Opera to maximize vertically?
(N.B. Don't tell me to use full-screen mode; that would be a waste of screen real estate on my ultra-wide hi-def monitor.) -
sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by
If you use either Continue from last time or a saved session it should remember its previous size, but unfortunately when set to start with the speed dial page it does not. I haven't tried it, but maybe you can make a session containing the speed dial page?
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jlturriff last edited by
@sgunhouse
Hmmm... I don't see "Continue from last time" anywhere in settings. In "On Startup" I have selected "Retain tabs from previous session"; is that the same thing?
I don't find anything at all for "saved session" in Help. -
jlturriff last edited by jlturriff
@sgunhouse
Okay. There doesn't seem to be a way to disable speed dial other than to hide it; will that be sufficient to my purposes?
How do I 'make a session'? There's nothing in Help about that.Addendum:
After closing and reopening Opera, with no tabs showing the speed dial, the page still opens with only part of the vertical space filled. How can I get rid of speed dial if that's what's preventing Opera from remembering the window size? -
sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by
It's not "getting rid of speed dial" as such, but not reading a session file - or it was. "Retain tabs from previous session" is also supposed to retain windows (if several are open and you use the Exit option on the menu to close them all at once).
Saved session is the old term for starting with a fixed set of tabs, they're trying to make the meaning more obvious.
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jlturriff last edited by
Okay. As you've probably guessed, I'm not very familiar with Oracle or its terminology.
Here are the contents of my current Settings:Privacy protection Block ads and surf the web up to three times faster ON Manage exceptions Manage lists Block trackers ON Manage exceptions Manage lists Wallpapers Enable wallpapers OFF Privacy and security Opera may use web services to improve your browsing experience. You may optionally disable these services. Use a prediction service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar Site Settings OFF Control what information websites can use and what content they can show you More Clear browsing data Clear history, cookies, cache, and more Automatically send crash reports to Opera OFF Help improve Opera by sending feature usage information OFF Protect me from malicious sites ON Fetch images for suggested sources in News, based on history OFF Display promotional notifications OFF Appearance Enable dark theme ON Show bookmarks bar OFF Font size Small Customize fonts Page zoom 100% Pressing Tab on a webpage highlights links, as well as form fields ON Sidebar Manage sidebar Synchronization Synchronize browsing data with Opera account. Sign in Import bookmarks and settings Search engine Set which search engine is used when searching from the combined search and address bar DuckDuckGo Manage search engines Default browser Default browser Make Opera the default browser Make default On startup Begin fresh with start page X Retain tabs from previous session Display the start page first OFF Open a specific page or set of pages Add a new page Use current pages Advanced Autofill Passwords Payment methods Addresses and more WebRTC Use any suitable network interface (recommended) Use default public and private network interfaces only Use default public network interfaces only X Disable non-proxied UDP VPN Enable VPN Browse with VPN to prevent third parties from tracking you OFF VPN connects to websites via various servers around the world, so your connection speed might be affected Battery saver Enable battery saver OFF Save battery and browse up to 50% longer My Flow My Flow is your personal space for links, videos, images and notes that you want to have on your computer and phone at the same time. Enable My Flow OFF Disabling My Flow doesn’t remove any content or connections. Crypto Wallet Connect Opera with your phone to easily make cryptocurrency transactions. Enable Crypto Wallet OFF Search pop-up Enable the search pop-up when selecting text ON On text selection, convert: Currencies to USD Units Time zones Video pop out Enable video pop out OFF Personal news Check my sources for new content never Show available news feeds on address bar OFF Start page Hide search box OFF Hide Speed Dial OFF Hide "Add a site" button OFF Receive promoted Speed Dials and Bookmarks OFF Show Speed Dial suggestions OFF Use bigger tiles OFF Adjust Speed Dial animations for slower hardware OFF Automatically adjust the maximum number of columns OFF Maximum number of columns: 3 Show news on start page OFF Show Continue Shopping section OFF Show Continue on Booking.com section OFF Show weather widget OFF User interface Show tab previews OFF Enable Workspaces ON Cycle tabs in most recently used order ON Show full URL in combined search and address bar ON Enable search box in the address bar OFF Delay loading of background tabs ON Enable reporting problems with sites OFF Scroll to the top of the page by clicking the active tab ON Warn on closing window with multiple tabs OFF Warn on quitting Opera with multiple tabs open OFF Languages Language Spell check OFF Downloads Location /usr/local/Downloads/Packages Change Ask where to save each file before downloading ON Accessibility Captions Add accessibility features Open Opera Addons page System Use hardware acceleration when available ON Use DNS-over-HTTPS instead of the system’s DNS settings OFF This functionality uses third party services. Please read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy to learn more. Open your computer's proxy settings Shortcuts Enable mouse gestures OFF Enable rocker gestures OFF Hold Ctrl+Q (or press it twice) to quit Opera OFF Enable advanced keyboard shortcuts OFF Configure shortcuts Reset settings Restore settings to their original defaults
In spite of this, whenever I reopen Opera it does not fill the screen vertically. The tabs I have open when exiting and restarting are:
- Duck-Duck Go
- GitHub
- Opera Forums
- Settings
There is no tab that shows speed dial.