[Speed Dial] Make Speed Dial's search engine match the default search engine instead of sponsored search engine

[DarthGTB]

DarthGTB last edited by DarthGTB

So, I thought this was a bug... Turns out it's actually as designed, so here goes a suggestion:

Instead of using the sponsored search engine (Yandex, Google, etc. depending on country apparently), use the search engine chosen as default search engine also in the Speed Dial page.

If the user is from Russia, they will probably already use Yandex as the default as well. Same for most other countries where the sponsored search engine is Google, already is probably using Google as default as well.

So, use the sponsored one as the default on a new install, but let us change the default to another one and the new one should also change Speed Dial's search engine

[senhorron]

senhorron @DarthGTB last edited by

@darthgtb Could not agree more. Having a search bar in the Speed Dial thingy, without being able to change its engine is... so very 1996

[DarthGTB]

DarthGTB last edited by

Here is a suggestion ticket opened in the official issue tracker:

opera.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/9/BS-63729

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @DarthGTB last edited by

@darthgtb Just a remind that the issue tracker is not public, so posting a those links here will not be helpful.

[DarthGTB]

DarthGTB @leocg last edited by DarthGTB

@leocg I've opened an issue about that as well. It should be public.

But adding the link back will give you guys the opportunity to go there from here as well as show other users this option exists and they probably should be posting there as well, not only here.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @DarthGTB last edited by

@darthgtb I also don't have access to it. And the chances of those requests not being duplicated are very low.

[DarthGTB]

DarthGTB @leocg last edited by

@leocg that's why these should be public. It's literally my point in the ticket I opened about this

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @DarthGTB last edited by

@darthgtb Like is written in the bug repot page:

If your bug is a topic in Opera's community forums, a report has likely been filed by someone from the community. Additional reports will be marked as duplicates.

So you just need to search here.

[DarthGTB]

DarthGTB @leocg last edited by

@leocg debatable, but I can see where you're coming from. Still, I've never seen anybody with a dev label in the forum, so I have no indication if something posted here was indeed raised to the dev team, so I'd rather post in both places

But sure, I usually search for it here first. Right now I'm just paralleling my older posts to match new issues and older issues to new posts

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @DarthGTB last edited by

@darthgtb This is more of a forum for users, you should not expect Opera employees to reply here although they may do it eventually.

Suggestions and bug reports here are taken in consideration.

[DarthGTB]

DarthGTB @leocg last edited by

@leocg more reason to open tickets in Jira then. Thanks for corroborating with my reasoning

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @DarthGTB last edited by

@darthgtb I'm not corroborating with it, I don't think that bug tracking system should be opened.

Opera not replying to suggestions and feature requests doesn't mean that their tracking system should be public. One thing has nothing to do with the other.

By the way, the current system seems to be already opened for the reporter.

[DarthGTB]

DarthGTB @leocg last edited by

@leocg that's not what I meant. What I meant is that since we can't check the tickets, the only way to be sure it was opened is by opening one, even if duplicate. If it's duplicate, I'm happy to see a dev telling me that in the ticket more than on the forum, exactly because this is a forum and L1 support is, from what I've seen, done by volunteers like yourself and not Opera employees

All I'm saying is, keep the discussion in the forum, but if there is a suggestion or bug report beyond the mere discussion, also post in the issue tracker.

Another reason for me to post the link here to the issue tracker is just so other users searching for it in the forum know for sure there is an issue opened with the dev team already, so they don't open a duplicate one

[A Former User]

A Former User @DarthGTB last edited by A Former User

@darthgtb

If the Opera product team cared about feedback from some of the most experienced and demanding browser users on the planet, they would follow and log the discussions on this forum. There is no point in you doing their job by submitting tickets. Open-source reports are readily available here.

Choosing to disregard such a valuable source of information could be Opera's downfall.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @DarthGTB last edited by

@darthgtb You can post only the bug ID since the link to it will not be very useful.

Also, regarding suggestions and requests, the idea would be to discuss it here, see if there are people interest in it and, then, post it in the tracking system.

[DarthGTB]

DarthGTB @leocg last edited by

@leocg fair enough

[Tactifi]

Tactifi last edited by

Yeah