[Compilation]Discussions About Missing Speed Dial/Home Page Button In Opera One
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kevdotkrizzle last edited by
@leocg oh - pardon me...I'm a "homeless" browser user and it suck LOL - I'm sorry bro. btw there's a chrome extension for a home button that works https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/home-button-at-top-right/bfejcgpdahgpmgadhgdadfiekmhgnifm
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jay7son last edited by
Why remove something that has been a way of life for most of us for 20 + years ? I do not understand
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cmspencer last edited by
I'm getting the impression that the Opera dev team are starting to adopt the same attitude as MS "We know best and users will do as we say".
This change is just creating extra work as now I have to close old tabs and open a new one to get speed dial, before I just hit the button in a tab that was no longer relevant. -
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cmspencer last edited by
@ladyshine Okay, while that sort of helps a fraction thanks, there are two issues 1) it's at the lower left corner, the furthest place from where the mouse tends to be most. Moving the Bookmarks and History to the bottom of the sidebar is another asinine change in v100. 2) The Speed dial button on the sidebar opens a new tab, I want to reuse current tabs that are no longer relevant and go to my speed dial page.
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modemjunkie last edited by
@cmspencer See the post by @kevdotkrizzle a couple of hours ago with a link to a chrome extension that works.
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modemjunkie last edited by
@modemjunkie Here's the link. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/home-button-at-top-right/bfejcgpdahgpmgadhgdadfiekmhgnifm
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@cmspencer said:
now I have to close old tabs and open a new one to get speed dial
For me, it has always been the regular behavior. I rarely reuse a tab.
By the way, you can use Alt Home to go to Speed Dial.
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cmspencer last edited by
@modemjunkie I tried that earlier, I just get an error.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@cmspencer said:
I'm getting the impression that the Opera dev team are starting to adopt the same attitude as MS "We know best and users will do as we say".
Or, maybe, they just feel that browsers need some changes in its design and are trying to provide them.
Of course not all changes will praise everyone and there may be complaints, but it has been that way since I started using Opera in version 3.5. -
A Former User last edited by
@leocg said
Or, maybe, they just feel that browsers need some changes in its design and are trying to provide them.
Usually, design changes are accompanied with new or improved benefits.
What benefits do you feel with the rounded edges and unused borders?
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cmspencer last edited by
@leocg I've noticed a general trend amongst website, and to a lesser extent app, designers, that puts esthetics above functionality and the practicalities of actually using the site/app. While the desire to make it look pretty has always been there, that has always been tempered by limits of the hardware and the fact that people kept their PCs for several years, now with so much being mobile and a push to replace your device annually and laptops < 3 years, then not only aren't the hardware limits an issue, actually creating websites that perform poorly on older equipment is desirable to some, e.g. Apple slowing performance on older iPads to "extend battery life".
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kevdotkrizzle last edited by
@leocg I think they just copy/pasted the GX Browser and didn't realize there was no home button.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@vegelund said:
Usually, design changes are accompanied with new or improved benefits.
Not sure if I share that opinion. Those changes can be made just to bring a more nowadays look to the product and try to attract new users.
Getting new costumers while keeping the current ones are usually the main reasons for companies to make changes in their products.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@kevdotkrizzle Or, like I said, they wanted that all their desktop browsers to be aligned on that.
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wickerman18 last edited by
@llorente2000 Hi, do you know if this is possible on a Mac, the Speed Dial button was invaluable and i would love to go back to 99
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Swagonimous last edited byYou should find that option in User Interface settings tab.
But tbh I think is a pretty useless option, as mentioned above, it's the exact same thing as searching in the address bar, so why would you have two search bars next to each other that do the exact same thing? Plus the search bar is also in the speed-dial page.
The Speed-Dial page is used by most of the users to have quick access to the most used web pages and links without having to resort to bookmarks, and usually just so you don't have to write "youtube" "gmail" and other sites you visit very often in the URL bar.
Therefore I agree with you @wickerman18 , having to access it with a keyboard shortcut or enabling it on the sidebar settings is not very user-friendly. that's all.
I also hope they put the option to reactivate it,
especially for new users who may be disappointed by the absence of a home button and then go back to a previous version or worse switch to another browser.But don't get me wrong, I'm loving Opera One and its new design,
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Oldfan last edited by leocg
My opera just updated, overnight 07/11/2023, the new version is missing the start page button, which I use all the time. The start page itself changed half of my speed sites icons. What happened in this last update!!
Where do we find the version number and where can I get the previous version until they fix this mess.
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averageguy last edited by
I've been using a Windows desktop for 28 years. Today I prefer using Opera but I've never used a browser without a home button. Now I have to open a new tab and close the old one. What benefit is that to the user - how does it benefit Opera? What is the reasoning behind removing it?
