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As a workaround disable these 2 flags and the old popup will be back.

@leocg Look what I've found https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2017/08/exportable-bookmarks-smoother-videos-design-improvements-opera-47/

Yes, I agree with Opera, this a handy shortcut to my history log.

@Dheinamar said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

new location of the list in Menu->History

This is not a new location, 'recently closed' short list has always been there. When they recommend to use OMenu > History instead they are just trying to justify their weird decision regarding the removed TabMenu. OMenu is not the same as TabMenu, otherwise the TabMenu wouldn't have been necessary and implemented at all in the past.

I'm also on Win 8.1 and I have various results in different browsers (Chrome, FireFox, Vivaldi, Edge Canary on chromium).
With hardware acceleration ON it does work nowhere (small difference is in FireFox where the black screen is appearing when I click 'play' button, in other browsers no response)
With hardware acceleration OFF it plays correctly only in Chrome. It also plays in Edge, but with freezes (not smooth). In FireFox and Vivaldi is the same result as with acceleration off.

@treego you can disable #search-in-open-tabs flag to return the tab menu.

@burnout426
@rusmax73-10 I saw a workaround in Opera blog (http://disq.us/p/21vfkgf)
launch the Opera with the switch as follows:
\path\to\launcher.exe --save-page-as-mhtml

It works here on Win8x64

@leocg said in Opera 69.0.3638.0 developer update:

can't please everyone all the time.

It's more than possible in this particular case.
Just add switches on the new popup as I suggested above https://forums.opera.com/post/203796

Or restyle the TabMenu to look more modern but with the kept functionality and layout.
Both developers (because there will be another one new feature implemented that can be hyped) and users (because it will be the same feature, loved by most users, but even more improved) will be happy in this case. And the complaints will stop instantly.

@leocg Why there was no such question 5 or 10 years ago (when the feature was implemented)? I think people who created this feature should know the answer.
After being by one of the main distinctive features (comparing to other browsers) during these years , it's now 'logical' to ask 'why'... Because there were recently closed tabs 10 years ago and there are recently closed now.

@karen-arzumanyan: disable #search-in-open-tabs flag.

It seems that in latest Dev build the #enable-surfaces-for-videos flag was removed. So we need to hope that they will implement the controls on the new popup before the 68 version hits Stable channel.

@liandri Seems to be working here with the latest Opera 61 Dev build. I'm also on Win8.1x64. In Beta and in Stable it doesn't work.

@kmielczarczyk: Thank you for the info.
I really hope that this is a really temporary disabling (but I doubt because the flag is also removed). I liked that feature (moreover it was switchable off if somebody don't like) and it was something that other browsers don't have. And as I mentioned earlier the old dropdown is more funtional because of search engines choice at the bottom.
*One thing I didn't understand is how you gathered the statistics of using this feature? Is there some kind of telemetry is used to track my clicks on address bar/ to track toggles state in Setting?

@donq said in Where is the "Recently closed tabs/Tab menu" button on the top right?:

Help improve Opera by sending feature usage information" - of course it is turned off

Yes, I also turn this toggle off, 'send crash reports' and similar things too.

P.S. Interesting to know, how popular are such things like:

• Receive promoted Speed Dials and Bookmarks (how many users like to see additional random SD tiles that appear on their start page)
• Show continue shopping section (that work only with amazon and aliexpress)
• Show Continue on Booking.com section (separate feature for the single web site only)
• Display promotional notifications

Here this video doesn't play on Dev version with hardware acceleration OFF and I see freeze frame like in Vivaldi, but in Vivaldi(with acceleration on) the timeline looks as fully charged.
Edit: agent switching doesn't play a roll, the same with flag.

@burnout426 said in Opera 66.0.3475.0 developer update:

Vivaldi's way makes more sense

I also like that in Vivaldi the 'Clear browsing Data' popup is standalone (opens without the Settings page appearing first)

Some 'positive' news.
In latest Dev build the #search-in-closed-tabs flag is added ( Enable recently closed tab search in Search in Tabs feature). Disabled by default (work in progress).
But it's unclear how it will look when finished because currently after enabling the flag both 'close' and 'open' tabs are shown all together (not separated visually).

No sound here on Win 8.1x64 with Opera Dev 61.0.3296.0
In Chrome/FireFox plays with sound.

You added the new 'workspaces' feature (ok, maybe many users will find it useful), but I hope that work on the new video pop-out is in progress also.

• no caption
• no volume control
• irritating full screen dimming effect while hovering a video (only the top and the bottom part should be dimmed, like it worked previously)
• no timing
• the popup's maximum size is limited.
  

@topex-psy https://forums.opera.com/post/200247

@burnout426 Ok. But maybe it would be better for Opera if their browser will have benefits comparing to other browsers.
For example, the timeline is already was added by Opera (default popup doesn't have that). Also, in latest Dev build the pop-out is not so limited in size as default one.
I checked it in Edge too, and there the dimming effect appears only at the bottom (where media controls are placed). I think Opera should do the same instead of that full dimming while video is hovered by the cursor.