Where is the menu bar?
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Deleted User last edited by
Originally posted by blackbird71:
Originally posted by bjdobson:
... I guess I'm just getting old.
No, it's just that you have a reasonably long attention span, use logical reasoning, apply sound organizational skills, and try to focus on single paths of discussion. That is not how much of the world presently functions. The temper of the day for so many is dominated by short-term focus, multi-tasked triviality to the point of distraction, and enamorment with the glitz of fads and hype. Our social techno-constructs, of which the Internet and browsers are just two, serve only to reflect this. There are clear reasons for that, but that would carry us even more OT than my post here.
Thank you! Mostly I get told I'm just old (by my 20 something kids, of course!)
I always tended to focus clearly, multi-task well and NOT get distracted by the crap of today's world. I don't know how any employers get anything done with the kids of today using their phones and internet all day long. I turn these things off or ignore them when I'm working -- always have, always will. That gets things done and leaves me more time to do as I wish without dragging my work over 10 hours because I'm constantly allowing myself to get interrupted!! LOL
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frenzie last edited by
Originally posted by bjdobson:
Thank you! Mostly I get told I'm just old (by my 20 something kids, of course!)
If it helps, I'm 20-something and I agree with you.
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Deleted User last edited by
Originally posted by Frenzie:
Originally posted by bjdobson:
Thank you! Mostly I get told I'm just old (by my 20 something kids, of course!)
If it helps, I'm 20-something and I agree with you.
Thanks!!!
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raven-kg last edited by
There is no reason at all why Opera Next must bring back the menu bar. It is not an essential feature at all. Options are always nice, of course, but there are many other features that they need to bring back before this one.
Do you really consider you know better than me what I need?
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j7nj7n last edited by
Originally posted by Tradeofjane:
Opera should have kept or at least given users the option of making it look like it was in earlier versions of 9.XX
I use Opera 8 for mail, and up until a year ago for browsing. The MDI button is much less confusing there.
1) The new page icon is directly below it.
2) A window menu comes up when I click the MDI icon.This indicates to me what this icon really is. If I click the icon in Opera 12, no menu comes up.
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A Former User last edited by
Originally posted by raven-kg:
Do you really consider you know better than me what I need?
Yes. What you want may be a picture of a naked mermaid, but what you need in a browser is the ability to navigate and select functions without too much difficulty. For that, you do not need a menu bar at the top. You way want one, but want and need are two different things. You could easily use shortcuts such as Alt P to access the settings, etc. After a month of not being able to use the top menu, if you had no other choice of browser, you would soon learn to do what you need to do without it.
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frenzie last edited by
Originally posted by j7nj7n:
I use Opera 8 for mail, and up until a year ago for browsing. The MDI button is much less confusing there.
Back when I complained about Opera 10.50 losing MDI quite as good as Opera 10.1x, Rijk said something to me long the lines of whether I'd like the return of MDI or something better. Well, I'm still waiting for something, anything at all.
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missingno last edited by
Originally posted by Pesala:
what you need in a browser is the ability to navigate and select functions without too much difficulty
Which is given through a menu bar instead of a clumsy O button. Right?
Originally posted by Pesala:
After a month of not being able to use the top menu, if you had no other choice of browser, you would soon learn to do what you need to do without it.
You also can learn how to use fork, knive and spoon or any other thing with your feet instead of your hands.
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mlaps last edited by
Frenzie, I notice that in some of the screenshots you posted above, the Title Bar is in different colors, not just limited to the Blue? How did you manage that?
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frenzie last edited by
Originally posted by mlaps:
Frenzie, I notice that in some of the screenshots you posted above, the Title Bar is in different colors, not just limited to the Blue? How did you manage that?
Those are Windows 7 screenshots with Aero enabled. The specific looks depend on what was behind the window when I took the screenshot.
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Deleted User last edited by
Personally on opera 12 I usually have the menu bar disabled, but when I need it I reactivate it (Opera button -> show menu bar), because the single menu is so clunky.
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blackbird71 last edited byIn my case, I prefer to be able to toggle the menu bar on or off, in both Opera 12.1x and Firefox. It all depends on what I'm doing... if I'm using tools or playing with styles, etc. I find it far better to have the menu bar present; for routine/normal browsing, I keep it off. Having the option, either way, is great... Configurability Rules! It allows a browser to cover a multitude of usage patterns easily and conveniently - which is something I absolutely "need" in a browser. This is something Old Opera possessed in large amounts, and it's something I continue to hope will eventually happen with New Opera, once the developmental flash/bang of bringing up a mostly-new browser has passed.
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stng last edited by
I've hide the clumsy "O" button and disabled the menu bar. This saved a lot of space.
I've replaced it(the main browser menu) with a small custom button on the navigation toolbar and mouse gesture.
I like extensive customizability of the Opera/Presto. Too bad that mentioned customizability absolutely not fits with the new Opera's vision. -
A Former User last edited by
It's one thing to 'hide' a function that has been around for 20+ years, but to remove it completely for some lame, idiotic reason is unacceptable and just plain stupid!
**Period!
Hide it, don't remove it! Lame brained M$ following morons. No wonder Opera has had less than 2% of the Internet users.**
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tradeofjane last edited by
Originally posted by Pesala:
Yes. What you want may be a picture of a naked mermaid, but what you need in a browser is the ability to navigate and select functions without too much difficulty. For that, you do not need a menu bar at the top. You way want one, but want and need are two different things. You could easily use shortcuts such as Alt P to access the settings, etc. After a month of not being able to use the top menu, if you had no other choice of browser, you would soon learn to do what you need to do without it.
Wow. Could you be anymore arrogant? What someone needs is the ability to chose what preferences they prefer instead of having someone else's forced upon them. I've always used the classic look in Opera. ChrOpera may look perfectly fine to you if you're using a tablet or mobile device, but on the desktop it looks like crap. If I wanted the look and feel of Chrome I'd use Chrome. I sure as hell don't need a preference that I think is ugly and that can't be changed forced on me.
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A Former User last edited by
Originally posted by Tradeofjane:
What someone needs is the ability to chose what preferences they prefer instead of having someone else's forced upon them.
Someone else who doesn't know the difference between need and want. The really arrogant users are those who think that the new Opera should be designed around their wants, and resort to insults when their wants are not fulfilled. There is no product called ChrOpera, the Blink version is still called Opera, and there is no sign that that will change any time soon.
Some users want a menu bar at the top — that I have accepted, but it's not a need. I think we can all agree that we need to be able to select items from a menu. That is already easily doable in Opera 18, using the Alt key or the Menu button.
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tradeofjane last edited by
Originally posted by Pesala:
Someone else who doesn't know the difference between need and want. The really arrogant users are those who think that the new Opera should be designed around their wants, and resort to insults when their wants are not fulfilled. There is no product called ChrOpera, the Blink version is still called Opera, and there is no sign that that will change any time soon.
Some users want a menu bar at the top — that I have accepted, but it's not a need. I think we can all agree that we need to be able to select items from a menu. That is already easily doable in Opera 18, using the Alt key or the Menu button.
And who the hell are you to decide what someone else needs? If someone needs the menu on top in order to use the browser, because that is what they are use to, then that is something they need. They need an interface that THEY are comfortable with, not you. This is something that was present in 12 and should have been at the very least available in 15. And you wonder why long-time users of Opera are pissed. If I wanted an interface that looks and feels like Chrome, I'd be using Chrome.
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Deleted User last edited by
Originally posted by Tradeofjane:
And who the hell are you to decide what someone else needs? If someone needs the menu on top in order to use the browser, because that is what they are use to, then that is something they need. They need an interface that THEY are comfortable with, not you. This is something that was present in 12 and should have been at the very least available in 15. And you wonder why long-time users of Opera are pissed. If I wanted an interface that looks and feels like Chrome, I'd be using Chrome.
But you don't NEED the menu on to in order to use the browser. You may PREFER the menu to be placed there but that is different from NEEDING it there. People don't NEED an interface with which they are comfortable. They may DESIRE it, but they do not NEED it (PS: are you "getting it" yet?). I'm a long time Opera user (probably longer than you) and I'm not pissed off. Software doesn't piss me off...ignorant people can come close to doing that but not something inanimate like software. If it doesn't suit me, I find a workaround OR I find something else to take its place. Now since you don't like the new GUI of Opera, use the older Presto suite (i.e. v.12.16). It's really very simple but you're making it hard. And if the older version no longer meets your needs then go elsewhere. BUT... you might try "cooling your jets" just a wee bit. It's not good for your health and we certainly don't appreciate it.
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blackbird71 last edited by
Originally posted by leushino:
... you don't NEED the menu on to in order to use the browser. You may PREFER the menu to be placed there but that is different from NEEDING it there. People don't NEED an interface with which they are comfortable. They may DESIRE it, but they do not NEED it (PS: are you "getting it" yet?). ...
For that matter, you don't NEED SpeedDial, Stash, Discover, or Chrome-extension compatibility. You don't even NEED a privacy mode, scroll bars, shortcuts, zoom, auto-updating, themes, full-screen, or countless other things in a browser... just limp along without any of it and you can still "browse", plus your browser might be incredibly fast in all those artificial speed tests so often cited. Moreover, it would be a snap for the devs to code it. I've even got a browser on my system much like that... Off-By-One... fastest browser on earth on a modern quad-core! But almost useless if you don't want to jump through a million hoops at a modern graphics/script-intense website.
The point is that defining what constitutes a "NEED" in terms of browser functions/capabilities/features will always end up being dominated by the personal preferences of each person defining the term. Opera has its view of "need", as do you, I and countless other posters. At the end of the day, what matters most is what Opera's devs think, and whether or not they can be (or will be) persuaded to acknowledge as well other people's pleas about "needs," enough to eventually embody them into Opera's functionality as they did for many years previously. On that will turn Opera's future.
