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i just updated to version 68.0.3618.46 and now the floating search box (alt+space) does not work anymore?
That was THE feature that i deem superior to all other browsers and now it seems gone?
If that should be the case i'm gonna stay on 67.0.3575.137 forever.
@burnout426 what a shame, honestly. I thought that feature to be one of the best.
I used it only to bring up the instant search, never used it for the "search the tabs" part of it.
The convenience of having instant search in a floating omnibox in the same tab was tremendous. Less clicking / less movement, not having to open another tab/window/side panel, that was the whole genius point of it. It was perfect.
I guess i won't update opera anymore in order to be able to continue using the instant Search feature.
@avl could it be still enabled in flags? I would so love to continue using instant search!
That's my main feature that makes Opera superior to all other browsers.
Having to open a new tab/sidepanel/window to search something is such a downgrade.
Exactly for that: NOT having to click more and switch between tabs and such made the instant search so excellent and a must have feature imho.
Now i have to resort to open a new tab every time i want to look something up. That's so backwards. It was great when i could do that without leaving my active tab.
I'm not gonna update anymore so i can continue using instant search.
EDIT: if anybody should make a floating search bar extension, or knows about one: please tag me. I'd love to have that.
@spotteron
install this opera add-on so you can download chrome extensions, then simply install the ecosia chrome extension
Additionally, you can add ecosia manually to search engines in opera://settings/searchEngines.
Or you use this opera add-on
which allows you to set a custom new page. Simply put ecosia there and whenever you open a new tab, it will open with ecosia.
@burnout426 do you know why the removed it? I thought that was a stand-out feature! Nother browser had that. I loved it, it was so convenient. Bring up search in the same tab/window without having to open anything else.
@donq it looked like this and allowed you to search (use search engine) while being in the same tab
@diegosdf i'm staying on v67 and won't be updating anymore.
Instant search is THE feature that makes Opera superior to all other browsers. It's convenient and outstanding in so many ways.
Still no chance to bring back instant search or at least let us have it in flags so it's up to us wether we enable it or not? I assume not as it seems.
In August i decided to not use Opera anymore due to not providing the excellent instant search anymore.
I resorted to use the ueli app, a neat and terrific keystroke launcher, and settled for brave browser as my main browser.
I wish Opera would bring instant search back. It made Opera truly superiour to other browsers.
low RAM consumption, floating instant search box feature, chrome extension compatibility.
Don' know, i tried many browsers, but Opera has overall the best feel for me personally ^_^
Just missing the in-build tab tiling / tab stacking feature like Vivaldi has. But i can survive without it lol
@burtz yeah it is not the best looking extension, agreed lol
i see now nods as far as i know, there is no extension that would provide what you're asking for.
Maybe on github, haven't looked there yet.
Today i experienced some issue with synchronization as well. When opening Opera Browser i saw this here
then i sign in and it looks normal
until it gives me the same error as before.
i tried signing it 4 times with the same result and the 5th time finally brought up this
The little check mark is new to me. Haven't seen it before. But most important, i could sign in and sync.
it did not import any old bookmarks. All is as i had it before.
@barcode i have rolled back to v67 of Opera and have blocked auto-updates.
Will stay on this now infinitely.
Instant search is the superior feature that Opera has and no other browser offers.
@treego i have been using Vivaldi on/off for since the beginning. I like that it is highly customizable and has tab stacking and such, but Opera's instant search is elementary for me.
@avl please consider bringing instant search feature back. Clearly, the number of users actually using Instant Search was not negligible.
Without instant search, there is nothing, that makes Opera different, better, superior compared to other browsers. Without it, Opera is just a browser like any other.
@leocg true. But that's at my own risk. Plus, the version i am on is stable and had no issues whatsoever. So'll be staying on this infinitely to be able to continue using instant search.
@ab-garcez why too risky? Care to elaborate?
i'm on v67 and blocked auto updates, having no issues at all.
I'm using Vivaldi for years as back-up, and as much as i like how customizable it is, instant search is the one feature missing. Same for Brave. I tried using ueli app, but it's not the same like instant search. Initially Very great to use, but it opens new tab instead of staying in pop-up omnibox.
@ab-garcez to be able to use instant search again, you can just roll back to v67 and block auto updates. That's what me and a lot of other users are doing.
@winecurmudgeon said in Instant search box gone?:
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Thank you for mentioning this, will try it out. For now i will be staying on v67 though, so i can continue using instant search.
@earthplague maybe you were using the twitch now opera extension?
@burnout426 works like a charme. i've been using it for months.
@burnout426 it does sadly. it has its drawbacks. on some website i wasn't able to play music in an implemented player for example. devs fixed it though, so it's working despite the flag being enabled,
Hope this Issue will be fixed soon.