missing link popup on mouseover

[kcookusa]

kcookusa last edited by

I've been using GX for several weeks, but there is still one lingering issue I can't resolve.

When I point to/mouse over/hover over a link, I want to see where that link points. In Chrome it would appear in the status bar. On regular Opera, it is in a small pop up. I can't find how to enable this in GX. I hope I'm missing something.

I even tried looking for an extension, but didn't find anything I liked, and I don't want to have to run extra software for such a simple feature.
Does GX offer this functionality?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator @kcookusa last edited by

@kcookusa There isn't a setting to enable or disable it.

[kcookusa]

kcookusa @leocg last edited by

@leocg does it exist in GX at all?

I don't have it, so if there is no way to enable it, I guess I have to use regular Opera or another browser.

I really like that GX limits tabs/windows that are not active, but it is unsafe not being able to see where links lead before clicking them.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator @kcookusa last edited by

@kcookusa Yes, it exists in Opera GX. I guess it's more of a Windows thing.

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator @leocg last edited by

@leocg Opera tends to show it at the bottom of the window, rather than near the mouse. That's so that if the site sets its own "tooltip" (which will be shown near the mouse) you can see both.

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator @sgunhouse last edited by

There's a good example on this page. If you hover over the post time (where it says "about 3 hours ago" or similar) the tooltip will show the exact time while the URL at the bottom of the page shows a link to the post.

[kcookusa]

kcookusa @sgunhouse last edited by

@sgunhouse I see that functionality.

I have this page open in Opera and Opera GX. In Opera, it behaves like you describe, a popup near the mouse with the date and time, and another popup at the bottom left with the URL.

I then went back over to GX to test. I get the datetime popup. I saw the URL popup briefly in GX, but it was not in the same position. It was still on the left, but higher up as if being spaced above something. I hopped back into Opera and it was still working. Went back to GX, and it was gone and no longer works.

I'll do more testing and update if I find anything interesting.