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

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    • rzadzioc
      rzadzioc last edited by

      Same problem, version 72.0.3815.207.

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      • shion-san
        shion-san last edited by shion-san

        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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        • perk-one
          perk-one @perk-one 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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              • tabmow
                tabmow last edited by tabmow

                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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                • basemodeldaytona
                  basemodeldaytona 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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                  • freelanceartist
                    freelanceartist @basemodeldaytona last edited by

                    @basemodeldaytona it'll probably take a couple days for the devs to patch this.

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                    • MGStraze
                      MGStraze last edited by

                      I have the same problem, this is very annoying. How come they don't test such common things. Going to install version 71 instead of unpractical workarounds because i forget and end up searching from address bar every time.

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                      • diezi
                        diezi @basemodeldaytona last edited by

                        @basemodeldaytona see @defoxx reply. He rolled back to Opera 72.0.3815.186 (29 Oct) and disable auto-update

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                        • bitrat
                          bitrat @basemodeldaytona last edited by

                          @basemodeldaytona

                          Start Opera and place your cursor on the address-search-bar and press Ctrl+Enter.
                          (do not type anything in the addressbar)

                          This solves the problem for me, now everything works fine
                          (also the search function works again)

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                          • tabmow
                            tabmow @diezi last edited by

                            @diezi Bullshit. I'm exactly on that version and have the same issue. It's something content related, and not to the core browser.

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                            • antonkukoba
                              antonkukoba @basemodeldaytona last edited by leocg

                              @basemodeldaytona 71.0.3770.284 is still ok
                              The most stupid thing is that this bug was able to go to Stable .

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                              • basemodeldaytona
                                basemodeldaytona last edited by basemodeldaytona

                                Thank you @antonkukoba I actually just installed that version, figuring the latest build of version 71 would probably be ok. Sure enough, it works fine.

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                                • Caoli
                                  Caoli last edited by

                                  same here. version 72.0.3815.207 on win 10.
                                  the later update also had this bug, updated and its still the same.
                                  my issue seems like everyone elses, with search only working when clicking elsewhere and back on the search box.

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                                  • ptomeccc
                                    ptomeccc last edited by

                                    Same here

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                                    • pc-net
                                      pc-net last edited by

                                      same issue, very annoying 😕 ...

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                                      • Oway5
                                        Oway5 last edited by

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

                                        Swollward

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                                        same here

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                                        • freelanceartist
                                          freelanceartist last edited by

                                          When are we expecting a fix?

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                                          • Barrimoon
                                            Barrimoon last edited by

                                            Same problem here

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