"Close tab to the right" is right by "Close other tabs" and "Reopoen last closed tab." Misclicking it instead of the latter, and then having absolutely no recourse, is a terribly frustrating experience.

Likewise, "Close other tabs" is next to "Close tab to the right" and "Close tab", which means that a simple slip of the mouse could mean the difference between closing the intended tab(s) or trashing everything in the current window.

And then there's the problem with the close button (mentioned in the topic "Confirm exit option"), which has a similar effect to "Close other tabs" and also lacks any sort of confirmation.

The potential for lost pages/field inputs/work is enormous given how easy Opera makes it to do something that, if not intended, can cause quite a problem.

While the closure of individual tabs is harder to screw up and easily rectified with the "Reopen last closed tab" function, a confirmation prompt setting is the only safeguard against the accidental closure of multiple tabs (along with the erasure of everything entered into them).

Sure, one could still make the case that user should be more careful. However, people aren't perfect, mistakes will happen and a web browser should aid them in doing what they intended rather than punishing them for minor slip-ups.

Tabs Outliner features tab/window unloading, crash backups and the ability to backup all active/unloaded/crashed tabs/windows.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabs-outliner/eggkanocgddhmamlbiijnphhppkpkmkl?hl=en

Session Buddy allows manual session saving, exporting and restoration.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/session-buddy/edacconmaakjimmfgnblocblbcdcpbko?hl=en

OneTab allows "bookmarking" of all open tabs onto the extension's local page. It automatically deletes dupes, separates saved pages into rename-able categories that state the number of pages saved each time, and allows moving/rearranging saved pages (but unfortunately not categories).

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/onetab/chphlpgkkbolifaimnlloiipkdnihall?hl=en

Those might not be built in functions like some people want, but they work well enough to compensate for Opera's shortcomings.

I actually use a combination of all three for session management, tab unloading/recovery and bookmarking (with dupe management) instead of the browser's built in functions because they all provide invaluable features that Opera itself lacks.

What's more, the extensions can be temporarily turned off as-needed to avoid crippling "load lag".

Anyway, as great as it'd be to have all those functions (including crash recovery) built into Opera, I can't help but worry that the potential bloat could slow down the browser if the devs didn't allow the session manager component to be disabled until/unless it's needed. The same goes for the bookmark manager, which remains an "always on" feature.

But given that they still haven't even coded an exit confirmation prompt to stop multiple tab closure, or a universally supported import/export function into the bookmarks manager, it's probably safe to say they wouldn't "think of everything" in regards to crash recovery and session management, and that their inclusion of such features could actually turn out to be worthless (or even a nuisance) if implemented thoughtlessly without regard to the "power user" experience.

Let's be honest. The built-in Opera "History" viewer is downright cringe-worthy when it comes to finding "Older" entries based on specific dates and times.

In fact, in order to find pages you visited a few months back, you have to keep scrolling down through every page you've ever visited since then as the browser consumes more and more resources to constantly expand the list of pages shown.

Even a "view by page" function wouldn't help since you'd still have to guesstimate which pages what you're looking for is on.

In comparison, Better History is much better at efficiently organizing and displaying the browser's history.

That's why I'd like to suggest making Opera compatible with the "Better History" Chrome extension (link below), as well as replacing the all-consuming "Older" category of entries with sorting based on years and months (e.g. having January, February, March, etc as subcategories of the broader "2016" category).

That'd drastically improve Opera's history functionality and actually make it usable, because Opera's simplistic, unintuitive history manager (along with the inability to rearrange extension icons on Opera's toolbar, import/export bookmarks in a format compatible with both Chrome and Firefox or turn on a confirmation prompt that triggers before closing multiple tabs) is one of the glaring reasons Opera's a better "backup browser" than it is a reliable mainstay.

Better History: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/better-history/obciceimmggglbmelaidpjlmodcebijb?hl=en

Oh, I must've missed that when configuring a bunch of extensions.

As for Override Pages, it's a wonder Opera doesn't allow them. They're pretty useful.

It wouldn't hurt to rename it to "Duplicate tab"

Ah, that's good to know.

I wasn't sure though, because testing the button would've meant tempting fate.

Anyway, I updated my review accordingly.

It'd still be pretty convenient if there was a button that opened the data import page in an adjacent tab.

A search bar between "Open tabs" and the tab list would be pretty useful, providing it searched all open windows.

I'm surprised "Mute Tab" isn't already listed under "Configure shortcuts".

As of now, these are the task bar shortcuts I've discovered in Opera 35:

• Window List ~ Click
• Cycle Windows ~ Ctrl+Click
• New Tab ~ Shift+Click
• New Tab ~ Middle Click
• New Tab ~ Ctrl+Middle Click
• New Tab ~ Shift+Middle Click

My suggestion is to change the shortcuts around to the following...

• Window List ~ Click
• Cycle Windows ~ Middle Click
• New Tab ~ Ctrl+Click
• New Window ~ Ctrl+Middle Click
• New Private Tab ~ Shift+Click
• New Private Window ~ Shift+Middle Click

It'd be a drastic (and easy to remember) improvement over four of the same shortcut.

The best part is, those who use only regular or private browsing will only have to remember a single key 90% of the time.

Yeah, I got Shuffle Extension Toolbar working by replacing the entire Preferences file since editing the existing one wasn't working anymore.

Still, I'd rather not have to close and reopen 150+ tabs just to move an icon over a few spaces every time I download a new extension.

Well I'll be. V7 Bookmarks and History both work wonders.

And it looks like the devs hid some duplicate bookmark options on the Experiments page.

I also found the option to import HTML bookmarks tucked away in a corner as the last selection under "import bookmarks and settings".

Shuffle Extension Toolbar is working now, too, which finally solved Opera's icon arrangement problem.

It's just a shame all these things require some digging around to find, but at least Opera's finally usable.

The only thing still missing is a dialogue box to confirm closing multiple tabs. Or is there an extension for that now, too?

Let's be honest. The built-in Opera "History" viewer is downright cringe-worthy when it comes to finding "Older" entries based on specific dates and times.

In fact, in order to find pages you visited a few months back, you have to keep scrolling down through every page you've ever visited since then as the browser consumes more and more resources to constantly expand the list of pages shown.

Even a "view by page" function wouldn't help since you'd still have to guesstimate which pages what you're looking for is on.

In comparison, Better History is much better at efficiently organizing and displaying the browser's history.

That's why I'd like to suggest making Opera compatible with the "Better History" Chrome extension (link below), as well as replacing the all-consuming "Older" category of entries with sorting based on years and months (e.g. having January, February, March, etc as subcategories of the broader "2016" category).

That'd drastically improve Opera's history functionality and actually make it usable, because Opera's simplistic, unintuitive history manager (along with the inability to rearrange extension icons on Opera's toolbar, import/export bookmarks in a format compatible with both Chrome and Firefox or turn on a confirmation prompt that triggers before closing multiple tabs) is one of the glaring reasons Opera's a better "backup browser" than it is a reliable mainstay.

Better History: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/better-history/obciceimmggglbmelaidpjlmodcebijb?hl=en