[Solved][Request]Option to disable Animation when switching workspaces

[wouterVE]

wouterVE @namero999 last edited by

@namero999 I've found a workaround (using the Aria ai function in Opera One:-).
Search for the 'hardware acceleartion' in advanced settings and turn it off. Upon restarting Opera, thos annoying animations are gone. I don't know what else this option does, so probably there is some minor performance loss, but for the time being this can help.

[jakub-oe]

jakub-oe @wouterVE last edited by

@wouterve It's not working for me on Mac M1. Is there any other way to disable it? It's super annoying.

[Cayde]

Cayde @bandiit last edited by

@bandiit 100% percent this, it's nice but animations (pretty much any kind) do not belong to purely functional software like internet browser. They're nice in certain websites, like portfolios and that's pretty much it.
No other software (or webpages) designed for actual work has any animations - for good reasons. They are distracting and waste your time.
And workspaces has word "work" right there!

[BerkerPRS]

BerkerPRS @wouterVE last edited by

@wouterve It's worked, thank you!!

[fairyhedgehog]

fairyhedgehog @wouterVE last edited by

@wouterve Thank you so much! I'm still getting a slower move between workspaces but at least I'm not feeling seasick now!

[franan]

franan last edited by

It looks like there is now a formal option to disable the animation feature under Settings > Advanced > User Interface > Disable Animations. I'm not sure how recently this was added, but I just thought I'd update this thread.

opera://settings/?search=reduce+animations

[fairyhedgehog]

fairyhedgehog @franan last edited by

@franan Thank you. I've used that option now, and it didn't actually stop the animation when changing between workspaces, so I've had to go back to disabling Hardware Acceleration. It was worth a try though.

[HellsFire]

HellsFire @jakub-oe last edited by

@jakub-oe Try to search for hardware under settings

[HellsFire]

HellsFire @fairyhedgehog last edited by

@fairyhedgehog Thanks I needed a while to find the option but works now, big down site is that youtube videos stutter now is there any way to boost this without hardware acceleration ?
It is not major anything seems to work same.

[cozappz]

cozappz @franan last edited by

@franan said in [Request]Option to disable Animation when switching workspaces:

opera://settings/?search=reduce+animations

Unfortunately, there's no setting like this in non-GX opera.

Still, I don't want to disable hw acceleration but definitely want to disable ALL animations in opera.

How do I disable them in an easy and comfortable way?

[Avgariat]

Avgariat last edited by

@hellsfire No, that's what hardware acceleration is for. Disabling it to turn off annoying animations is a workaround, not a solution.

Anyway, I've just updated to version 101.0.4843.25 and official option called Reduce animations has been added.

[fairyhedgehog]

fairyhedgehog @Avgariat last edited by

@avgariat But it only reduces them. I still get the vertical shutter effect when I switch workspaces, unless I turn hardware acceleration off.

[bandiit]

bandiit @franan last edited by

@franan Thanks developers for listening. For me it made the change I wanted.

[Thravvn]

Thravvn last edited by

Just thanks - Opera forced the update. But a older one without Reduce animation option. So I was searching for that solution about an hour. Thanks alot for the Thread opener and Devs who listen.

Switching just work areas without that animation is so nice!

[tuzumkuru]

tuzumkuru last edited by

For the ones who can not find the Reduce Animations option in settings, just update your browser using Update & Recovery option from the menu.

[LinasT]

LinasT @Avgariat last edited by

@avgariat Thank you!

[giacomorutili]

giacomorutili @tuzumkuru last edited by leocg

@tuzumkuru Super!!! Thank you!

[marwerno]

marwerno @franan last edited by leocg

@franan said in [Request]Option to disable Animation when switching workspaces:

opera://settings/?search=reduce+animations

Thank You
This feature was so annoying. Now I wish to switch off the start-up sound when a new installation is done or starting opera...
I disabled it for this installation, but I wonder what the next update will do...

[franan]

franan @marwerno last edited by

@marwerno Sure, happy to help

I haven't seen anything in the settings menu to disable the start up sound, and some of the solutions I have found in other Opera forums look like they are outdated. It might be worth starting a new thread if the issue persists after the next update though.

I not sure what you ended up doing to disable the feature, but I found a few solutions on reddit that might work in case you're interested:

Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/comments/14hoo1b/disable_startup_sound_on_opera_one/

Direct solution: https://www.askvg.com/tip-disable-or-remove-opera-splash-screen-or-startup-logo/#:~:text=Launch%20Opera%20One%20web%20browser,configuration%20page%20called%20“Experiments“.&text=3.,from%20the%20drop-down%20box.

[ds936]

ds936 @Avgariat last edited by

@avgariat Another workaround I found is to close your eyes for a second when you switch workspaces

Should we make a petition or what, to introduce this flag for disabling animations completely? I had to enable the Hardware acceleration otherwise embedded videos are choppy.