<![CDATA[stop opera from opening a command option when typing dashes]]>Dear community — forgive my incorrect choice of words, I don't know how these things are porperly called: When in some chat application within Opera, upon typing a en dash e.g., Opera opens a serch tabs window. Would anyone know how to avoid that? Thanks!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/83885/stop-opera-from-opening-a-command-option-when-typing-dashesRSS for NodeMon, 11 May 2026 16:12:07 GMTTue, 25 Mar 2025 12:25:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to stop opera from opening a command option when typing dashes on Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:32:19 GMT]]>@nfranke No worries, you explained it just fine! That does sound really annoying though. It might be some shortcut in Opera that's getting triggered by the en dash. Maybe check the keyboard settings in Opera and see if you can turn that off. Hopefully someone here has a quick fix!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/382129https://forums.opera.com/post/382129Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:32:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to stop opera from opening a command option when typing dashes on Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:15:01 GMT]]>Go to Opera settings > Keyboard Shortcuts. Look for any dash-related shortcut and disable it. Also check your extensions.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/382009https://forums.opera.com/post/382009Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:15:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to stop opera from opening a command option when typing dashes on Fri, 28 Mar 2025 06:48:16 GMT]]>It sounds like Opera has a keyboard shortcut that opens the search tabs window when you type an en dash. You can try checking Opera’s settings under Keyboard shortcuts to see if there’s an option to change or disable it. Another workaround is to type the en dash (–) using Alt + 0150 (on Windows) or Option + - (on Mac) instead. Hope that helps!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/381347https://forums.opera.com/post/381347Fri, 28 Mar 2025 06:48:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to stop opera from opening a command option when typing dashes on Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:55:34 GMT]]>@nfranke Maybe it's not something from Opera? Maybe it's from an extension or from the page?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/381311https://forums.opera.com/post/381311Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:55:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to stop opera from opening a command option when typing dashes on Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:14:32 GMT]]>Hello, thanks! I found the section (it's Preferences > Shortcuts > Configure Shortcuts on my Opera). However, there is no shortcut configured Opt-[dash] or Opt-[dot]. Any idea where I might find those? Maybe they aren't consideret keyboard shortcuts but something else? Thanks again!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/381306https://forums.opera.com/post/381306Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:14:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to stop opera from opening a command option when typing dashes on Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:21:48 GMT]]>@nfranke Hi! To edit shorcuts in opera please open opera:settings/keyboardShortcuts page and remove/edit any keyboard shortcut from there. Hope it will helps!

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