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    [Solved]Address/Search bar doesn't work, won't let me enter, grays out text, etc

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    • A Former User
      A Former User @namero999 last edited by A Former User

      @namero999 heck it seems sufficient to just unfocus the field (by clicking outside) and focusing it again. Also note how the font looks different before and after (before is really thin)? What a weird bug.

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      • diezi
        diezi last edited by

        I am having the same problem with two differents computers. Windows 10 x32 and x64 with last Opera version. F5 key works to reuse the browser. I can't use the tip given by @namero999 pressing <TAB> key.

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        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          I open the empty tab, I input the URL, I press enter - nothing happens.
          In case I use some bookmark to load any website, and then enter the URL, it works just fine. It all started 2 days ago.
          Opera 72.0.3815.207 Windows 10 x64

          The issue is pretty similar to https://forums.opera.com/topic/20166/opera-does-not-open-links-in-new-tab but killing GPU process doesn't help.

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          • andrew84
            andrew84 @Guest last edited by

            @antonkukoba https://forums.opera.com/post/231636

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              Yep seems like the same issue.

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by

                Came here to report the same issue. I'm using Opera 72.0.3815.207 and Windows 10.

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                • tomek017
                  tomek017 last edited by

                  Same issue - 73.0.3856.31 from beta. F5 and Alt-Tab works.

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                  • absolutetruth
                    absolutetruth last edited by

                    Same issue. Opera 72.0.3815.207 and Opera Dev 74.0.3862.0, started happening yesterday.
                    Workaround 1: just type anything fast enough and hit enter to get your SE to load up so you can finally safely type for any amount of time both in address bar and search box.
                    Workaround 2: duplicate any already open tab that works, proceed with your search.

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                    • Stinkerbell
                      Stinkerbell @andrew84 last edited by

                      @andrew84 Good point. I finally broke down kicking and screaming and bought a new computer with Win 10 last week, went from Win 7. Win 10 is constantly updating it seems. I'll have to break out my laptop with the Win 7 and see if there's issues on that.

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                      • bitrat
                        bitrat last edited by

                        Ctrl+Enter solves the problem with manually entered URL addresses (instead of Enter)

                        Unfortunately the search does not work with Ctrl+Enter. Let's hope that Opera finds a solution quickly.

                        Corrupted version: 72.0.3815.207

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User @Stinkerbell last edited by

                          @Stinkerbell it's not related to OS, it's opera update that ruined it

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User last edited by

                            I still have the same problem.
                            Version is: 72.0.3815.207

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                            • rzadzioc
                              rzadzioc last edited by

                              Hi,
                              I have such a werid problem. I cannot search with Google in the new tab while Google search is opened in the previous card, I mean in the basic top bar. What should I do to search in every tab freely?

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                              • rzadzioc
                                rzadzioc last edited by

                                Same problem, version 72.0.3815.207.

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                                • A Former User
                                  A Former User last edited by A Former User

                                  This bug was there and still is for at least 3 updates.
                                  Popups (to login via google) are opening like after about 3 minutes after the click even with popups allowed for the site.
                                  Stylus has lots of bugs too, like not opening properly or not saving or applying styles.
                                  They broke something very important and it shows everywhere.

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                                  • A Former User
                                    A Former User @Guest last edited by

                                    @perk-one said in Search bar won't let me enter, grays out text randomly:

                                    I still have the same problem.
                                    Version is: 72.0.3815.207

                                    How I see this happen only on speed dial. When I already have an open tab and start to typing in the address bar it suggests and searches.

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                                    • bitrat
                                      bitrat last edited by bitrat

                                      I can confirm;
                                      search and input work in an already opened tab.

                                      And with Ctrl+Enter you can call an address or open a working tab ; )

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                                      • freelanceartist
                                        freelanceartist last edited by

                                        Same issue here, started happening last night.

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                                        • A Former User
                                          A Former User last edited by A Former User

                                          This must be caused by some content that is loaded at runtime (from where? don't ask me!). I've deleted a bunch of caches from %appdata%\Opera Software\Opera Stable which made it work for literally a minute, and then it was broken again. Did another round, deleted only suggestions_cache.json, with same results. Can someone verify that maybe?

                                          E: or not ... something is weird here ... it seems to work for a short while (seconds) after startup and then it breaks again. Man this makes me want to just dump Opera, if I'm honest.

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                                          • A Former User
                                            A Former User last edited by leocg

                                            I usually cringe at how easily people will resort to calling the browser "unusable" every time any issue comes up. But this problems is... getting there for me. Can anybody confirm a version that does Not have this issue that I can revert back to in the mean time?

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