Posts made by bluewizard

@leocg @andrew84 - - OK, it was worth a shot. Thanks for trying, but there seems no resolution to what I want.

Thanks again.

Bluewizard

@andrew84 - - "saddress bar" was that a typo, or is Saddress Bar something that I'm not aware of.

I do appreciate the time you are taking to help me.

bluewizard

@andrew84 - - Yes, that is exactly it. While I can live with it, I find the suggested websites from History in the Drop Down Box in the Address Bar not only annoying, but something of a security risk.

Now I don't mind if it Auto-Complete in the Address Bar itself, but the Drop Down is annoying.

Just loaded Opera. Show Enhanced Address Bar is in the Settings List. It is currently set to off or not active. I start typing in the address bar - "g" - and a long list that is a variation of - "google" appears in the Address Drop Down Box as is shown in your provided Graphic.

I can't get the "Top Sites" to appear at all with Enhance Address Bar On or Off. Though perhaps I have to do a Restarted to activate the setting?

Now Opera does have something of a Home Page that has a list of common sites.

I could live with a standard list of Top Sites, especially if I could customize it for the Sites I want. Don't care if that drops down from the Address Bar, what I don't like is the exposure of my history in that drop down bar, and just the annoyance of the box dropping down. I hate having things popping up and flashing all over my screen. Likely I am in a minority, but that's the way it is.

I suspect there has been a miscommunication. It is the Drop Down Box of suggested site from my history that I'm trying to avoid. Again, I don't mind Auto-Complete on the Address Bar itself.

The Image provided by Andrew84 is precisely the thing I am talking about. Short of that, if I could get it to substitute Top Sites for the Drop Down of suggestions, I would be OK with that, assuming the Top Sites are fixed and I can control what they are.

Are we getting close to an understanding?

Thanks to all for taking the time to respond.

Bluewizard

@bbildman - - Yes, I'm trying it now. I set -

opera://flags/#enhanced-address-bar

.... to Disabled, bu the Drop Down Box is still there. But I think the Default was Disabled. And Yes, I restarted twice.

It is - Default (D) - doesn't that mean Disabled?

Or am I suppose to Enable it so the Enhance Setup Option will appear in Settings?

I'm confused.

But I did find that in Flags, in view of the fact that Disable seems the default, should it be set to Enabled?

OK just tried Enabled and the Option is there in the Settings. I disabled it, and after a restart made sure it was still disabled, and the Drop Down still is there.

Again, I think I can live with it. Clearly there is not a single easy solution.

Thanks for taking the time to help me.

Bluewizard

@bluewizard - - I think I'm going to consider this subject Closed.

While I hate the Drop Down Address Bar, I think I have found alternative ways around it.

Though if the feature to shut this off comes available, I would like to know about it.

Bluewizard

@bbildman - - I"ve got a fresh new Install on a fresh new computer with Win-10 (69.0.3686.88 but an update is running now).

Bluewizard

@bluewizard - - OK - Re-Installed into the Drive/Folder I wanted. All is good.

Thanks for the help. Problem SOLVED.

Bluewizard

@bbildman - - The Show Enhanced Address Bar options isn't there.

It has -

User interface -
Show tab previews
Enable Workspaces (Learn more)
Cycle tabs in most recently used order
Show full URL in combined search and address bar
Disable tab bar's top spacing when browser window is maximized
Enable search box in the address bar
Delay loading of background tabs
Enable reporting problems with sites
Scroll to the top of the page by clicking the active tab
Warn on closing window with multiple tabs
Warn on quitting Opera with multiple tabs open

But thanks for the Help

Bluewizard

@leocg - - Private Window - I think that will do it. Thank you. That's probably what I was looking for.

Bluewizard

OK, this is a new install anyway. So, no problem uninstalling and re-installing.

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

Steve/bluewizard

So, I have to manually clear it at the end of each session? That doesn't seem right?

What is the point of Private Browsing if it doesn't clear the History?

Perhaps I'm going about it wrong. Is there some other setting that will accomplish this?

Bluewizard

That's odd, I was sure I could do it on my previous install version. Aren't there options to control Suggestions in the Address bar? Isn't there a config file that can be modified?

Bluewizard

3.) There was no Custom Install feature. It just defaults to the C: drive. I have a very small SSD (C:), but a very large SATA drive (D:). I would like to install the Programs on the SATA drive (D:), and save space on my SSD. But as I mentioned, I've installed twice and didn't see the option to tell it where to install. Can someone help me wit this?

Thanks for the Assistance.

Bluewizard

Address Line Drop Down Box Suggestions. I don't mind if it expands out suggestions on the Address Bar, but I would like to kill the Drop Down Box of suggestions. How do I do this?

Bluewizard

I can go into Setting and Clear History, but I would like Opera to clear the History every time I close the Program. This does not seem to be happening. Can I fix this?

Bluewizard

I have three issues that need to be addressed.

1.) I can go into Setting and Clear History, but I would like Opera to clear the History every time I close the Program. This does not seem to be happening. Can I fix this?

2.) Address Line Drop Down Box Suggestions. I don't mind if it expands out suggestions on the Address Bar, but I would like to kill the Drop Down Box of suggestions. How do I do this?

3.) There was no custom install feature. It just defaults to the C: drive. I have a very small SSD (C:), but a very large SATA drive (D:). I would like to install the Programs on the SATA drive (D:), and save space on my SSD. But as I mentioned, I've installed twice and didn't see the option to tell it where to install. Can someone help me wit this?

Is there something obvious I'm missing?

Bluewizard