<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[GUI Toggle &#x2F; Button for turning On&#x2F;Off the Internal Proxy settings of Opera]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">To implement this, Opera needs to first have this other feature asked here: <a href="https://forums.opera.com/topic/67483/windows-independent-proxy-settings-like-old-opera-until-v12-and-firefox">https://forums.opera.com/topic/67483/windows-independent-proxy-settings-like-old-opera-until-v12-and-firefox</a>  i.e., first, Opera needs to have internal proxy settings, like its ancient versions (up to v12) or like Firefox. If internal proxy settings gotten implemented in Opera, then I would love to have this power-user feature:</p>
<p dir="auto">Old Opera (until v 12) used to have this GUI toggle button that allowed the user to simply turn the Opera's internal proxy On or Off. It was very very handy.</p>
<p dir="auto">Please implement a GUI button that rests somewhere on the GUI (with direct access to it, with a simple click) that allows the user to toggle between these modes of internal proxy:</p>
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<p dir="auto"><strong>Proxy ON - System proxy</strong>: use whatever VPN or proxy Windows is using as the proxy.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Proxy ON - Custom proxy</strong>: use not Windows' proxy settings, but instead, use a second VPN or proxy.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Proxy OFF</strong>: directly connect to the net, even if Windows has a running VPN; i.e., bypass Windows' proxy settings.</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<p dir="auto">ps. For the second option (Custom proxy) to work, the user should first set the custom proxy settings in the Settings.</p>
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<p dir="auto">pps. I <strong>do know</strong> that all Chrome-based browsers can connect directly to the internet and bypass Windows' proxy using the <strong>--no-proxy-server</strong> command. But in Firefox and old versions of Opera (until v12), this can be done simply by clicking a simple radio button. <strong>Besides</strong>, in Firefox and old Opera versions, it is possible to turn it on and off <strong>while browsing</strong>. However, this <strong>--no-proxy-server</strong> command is not available in the middle of browsing.</p>
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