General Opera One Appearance Feedback Topic
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
@hesminewho I don‘t believe they will do only because of forum entries. It was part of a great marketing campaign. How would they roll back and say: We were totally wrong?
I‘m not saying that I emphatically like the new design. But it‘s like every other thing in the world: it changes.
Feel free to use Chrome or Brave if you like classic design, then. Or Vivaldi, if you like to tweak your settings. Edge in my opinion is totally bloated with its Bing and MS-Stufe in it.
Or just get used to the design changes.Although I like the old design, too, maybe even better, I don‘t expect them to make the regression then.
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Hesminewho last edited by Hesminewho@himmelsheriff atm i just went back to an older version of opera without all the new issues. thats fine for the moment but i still hope they fix this new mess. or give options to turn things off. i also have brave installed now. have speed dial but no stacking. maybe with a few extension upgrades. i will see if i change complete.
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A Former User last edited by
@hesminewho I don‘t think they will do it except users will flee from Opera in a vast number.
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dragonfever01 last edited by
@himmelsheriff moving to a new browser isn't exactly easy, I've spent the last 2 days moving all my data on all my computers to new browsers away from opera and it is tiring, I gotta retune my muscle memory, find replacements for features I use frequently, figure out how to copy my settings across and sign back into everything.
I previously stuck with opera for a good 8 years for its stunning UI and then they ship this absolute vomit inducing mess. each update over the last few years has removed something I use or added something terrible enabled by default but the nice UI kept me, now I'm done with it.
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A Former User last edited by
@dragonfever01 I see. You’re probably better off investing some time and change to Vivaldi which you can customize in a way that it resembles former Opera with all the features enabled you like.
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Ultima-Atulos-Maxim last edited by
Ever since the Opera One update, there is a new problem where scrolling is inhibited by the fact that webpages now have this few pixel wide "border" around them that for some reason doesn't count as being "on" the webpage itself. This is incredibly annoying, and I wish it could be fixed.
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gustavomolina last edited by
@scubadogs1742 Yes, it's unfortunate. For now I have made a downgrade to Opera 99.xx.xx and taking precautions so that it does not update.
Meanwhile, preparing the entry of Vivaldi as the main browser. By the way, it would be the "real" Opera. -
lethewaters last edited by
@nightmaresoul I had a similar issue and was able to find some resolution looking into the forums after signing up. That is the issue however. A new user to Opera may not know about the forums and cannot view the post until they sign up. There is no prompt to easily solve the issue after downloading the browser. This makes for a very unfriendly user experience and will push folks to other browsers.
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lethewaters last edited by leocg
The browser update for me was a forced update. Typically I get notified when an update is available, this did not happen. I turned on my laptop and the interface drastically changed. I started using Opera about 2 decades ago because it wasn't mainstream like Google or Microsoft and it was easier to use. Now it seems like it is trying to become a clone to the larger browser options but doesn't provide a good user interface or experience. Edge, Chrome and Firefox have an easier "Help" menu navigation making them more user-friendly. The multitude of tabs I saw on day one was shocking to me, especially since many of them were all tabs I had closed previously over the past week. After finally finding a solution, I was able to work on research projects but now noticed that when I try to move a tab, there is a huge space. Highlighting the tab has it moved over about 10 spaces. Even with "islands" turned off, it still tries to create a tab island. What use is disabling an option if it persists? It is too easy to accidentally close a tab than it is to open or move it due to the tab sizes. I am hoping that the feedback is taken into consideration to better enhance the user experience. Otherwise I would move back over to MS or Chrome and recommend others to due the same. Copying other browser options does not make one unique or welcoming, especially if you don't copy the fixes those options implemented.
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zauberfritz last edited by
I keep using the old version because of this, the result immediately after update:
"like a water color in the rain"
This happened in the past, and it was repaired. Or can anybody tell me whether this is a setting?
And please taske away this welcoming logo, the internet is not a zoo where we come to admire new animals. Most people use their browser as a tool, not as a piece of art.
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
Interesting to see, how still many of these negative voices have only registered in the past couple of days here, only to give their criticism. Where have they been before?
I see, that long time users complain about this or that which isn‘t working after the update. But that‘s for a reason. But users flooding the forum only to leave some garbage looks disgusting in my eyes. Is Opera so good in the end, that other browser‘s user feel urged to come over and leave their posts in fear, that their favorite may not keep pace? -
digtyarenko last edited by
@himmelsheriff I would look at it from the other side. The update turned out to be so disappointing that even those who have never read this forum have registered here to leave their feedback in the hope that the beloved browser will be great again.
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
@digtyarenko Let‘s talk about the update then. The day I received it, I could use Opera immediately as with any version before. Some visual changes, new tab management and the integration of Aria, but no learning curve. Featurewise and functionally nothing has really changed. You can disable tab islands as well as Aria (AI prompts were already included before), if you don‘t like it. Your workflow can continue as before. It‘s only the visual appearance that has changed. And the former design won‘t come back.
So, that‘s it.
When you install Edge for example, you are overwhelmed with all this Bing-stuff. It‘s an absolutely clustered and bloated experience (which it wasn‘t in the early days). Otherwise take Brave: Disable all this shi*y crypto stuff and sponsored links, and you‘ll get only a very basic design with this awkward pink in the settings page and elsewhere.
I understand that people get upset about design changes, for that‘s what they get used to. But that‘s life. No one looks the same like twenty years ago, actually.
You either take it or leave it. Taking it just means, getting used to it, even with it’s glitches. -
digtyarenko last edited by
@himmelsheriff Well I didn't ask what to do. But that's how feedback works: you let developers and companies know what you like and don't like. Otherwise there would be no this topic. I am not naive and do not believe that Opera will roll back the appearance to the previous version. Although I know cases when companies rolled back updates after criticism. I made my choice: after 17 years of using Opera, I switched to Vivaldi and will occasionally look at Opera updates to find out what happened to it. If I don't see changes that are acceptable to me, I will eventually stop doing that too.
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A Former User last edited by
@digtyarenko You’re come from Vivaldi to this forum, then? Interesting. Registered in their forum as well? Seems to support my guess.
A great browser by the way. I’d used it for Four years. But stuck with only 2.4 Million users for years now. But great nevertheless. -
digtyarenko last edited by
@himmelsheriff I don't get what your point is, because I don't choose a browser (or any another service or app) based on the number of users. And probably, unlike you, I do not have accounts in all possible forums. Only where I have something to say. So I don't see the point in answering you any further.
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marinadze last edited by marinadze
@himmelsheriff You are really weird. He clearly told you that he started using Vivaldi AFTER they ruined the Opera.
And if people do not write on the forum, then they are satisfied with the work of the browser, or it does not interfere much. For example, I have been registered for many years, I have been using Opera for more than 20 years, I have written only a few times, I can endure a lot, but this terrible purple (it really hurts my eyes), and the appearance, made me write. -
Hesminewho last edited by
@marinadze i think he's just a fanboy troll who can't/will not deal with constructive criticism at all.
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nightmaresoul last edited by nightmaresoul
I could be mistaken, but this topic is about appearance feedback concerning Opera One ? So why is Himmelsheriff attacking forums members, by calling them strange ,who are leaving feedback, insinuating that they are "false users" or that their criticism lacks any value ? It seems counter productive for the moderators to allow such a toxic environment to continue to build just to have one voice that is both supporting the new appearance, while also trying to push users out of the Opera community towards Vivaldi because they do not meet his purity test requirements. As someone who has been a fan of Opera since around 2003, I hope Opera and their forum moderators will hear the suggestions and criticism to improve Opera One to what would make their base happy while allowing the potential for testing and growth of new features for those who would be inclined to use them.
PS. Himmelsheriff, deleting your reply is an interesting way to send me a message though it lacks a certain something. None the less you said no one has given you a convincing reason for the "new" forum users. So I have to ask you, what makes your approval give validity to their criticism, or perceptions ? As well why do you think anyone should be inclined to spend the time to convince you.? Convincing you might have value if you are the lead developer, CEO, President, or what have you, Baring you being a member of the development team, part of the corporate structure, or a monied backer your approval, or disapproval lacks any merit to the discussion at hand, Equal to that however what have you done to convince the new members or the old ones that you are arguing in good faith ?
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