Thank you for you help everybody. I tried a few things like rebooting but ultimately this turned out to be an issue with the site I was searching. I set up a couple of other searches on other sites that worked fine (after some tweaking) so figured it must be a site issue. After that it all fell into place.

For more detail, instead of relying on opera to set up the search I performed a search on the site then used the results in the address bar to inform what text was used for the search replacing %s with the search term. With the Magic site it was a little more complex. The basic search didn't work at all but using an advanced search narrowed down to the name of the card I got a result I could use to make the search. Hopefully that info helps someone else struggling with the same/similar issues.

Cheers All

G

@leocg

The shortcut is just 'm' which isn't assigned to anything else. I will try changing it and also trying other custom searches to see how broad the problem is.

I'm on a different PC now using windows 10 and I tried this search here. The search was already set up on this machine and it has worked for a while and it is still working. Which is weird because when I checked the searched has been deleted and moved to a new section in the settings called "inactive searches". As it is still working I'm not sure I want to 'activate it'.

Hi,

I just tried to add a search (gatherer.wizards.com) to my used added list however, when I type the short cut key plus space (settings and short cut checked - they are correct) it just searches with Google.

Do I need to reboot my system for this to work? I restarted Opera but it still defaults to Google. Weirdly, the icon for "gatherer" appears and disappears in the search bar so I know Opera is recognising it as a user search sometimes. However I never get it to work.

Maybe this is a Windows 11 thing? I going to try this on my Windows 10 machine tonight to see if it works but it was working pretty recently.

Version:89.0.4447.83
Opera is up to date
Update stream:Stable
System:Windows 11 64-bit

Cheers

Glen

Certainly agree with that. The linked forum above recommends Vivaldi. I will definitely be checking that out, especially as the are suggesting that they will have linked email and browser again.

Sweet! Thanks.

Yeah I know, Opera do not see this as a something worth doing. But in terms of functionality, it is still (unbelievably) one of the best mail clients out there. How great could it be if it were actively developed?

I know there is a lot of ground root support for Opera mail among Opera users and I think it could be an amazing tool.

Please, please, please reconsider your decision to halt development and bring this fantastic piece of software back to life. And please post something to show your support if you would also like to see Opera Mail revitalised.

Hi,

I've been using the speed dial as if it were bookmarks since the book marks went awry (some time ago) in the Opera 12 changeover. I didn't complain because they were a more than adequate replacement and I have come to prefer doing it this way.

Now, bookmarks are being synced across devices (awesome - thank you) but speed dial is not. Is this feature on its way, have I missed something etc? Any info on this would be appreciated as I don't want to spend ages bookmarking and filing my speed dials only to find it was a wasted effort.

Ta
Glen

Unfortunately I have tried both of those and found them both wanting.

Actually I don't agree with assessment of email but only because I am coming from it as a work tool rather than a personal thing. While I agree that a lot of personal messages are sent via other means, work is almost exclusively carried out via email.

The problem here is the ever present Outlook I would imagine coupled with bespoke clients for some bigger companies.

Interestingly, I would be prepared to pay a reasonable amount of money for a good email client as it isn't something that I would expect to be free.

Why is a shame, because it seems like no one is developing better email software. Which is such a shame as it is something that we all use.

Hi All,

have there been any announcements regarding further development of this excellent programme? As a company, we tried switching to MailBird, which has some excellent & innovative ideas re social media/email integration but switched back because Opera Mail deals with IMAP better and also has a much faster/better search function.

I know email isn't 'sexy' and maybe a little 'old hat' for some but I can't believe that no one is really innovating in this area. Back in the day, Opera Mail was a real eye opener compared to others and hasn't really moved on, which is such a shame as we all use email. Having something modern and integrated would be such an advantage.

For what it is worth, these are some of the things that I would like to see in an email programme...

Integration with Social Media, especially in the area of contacts
Opera Mail phone app that shares contacts etc
More options such as stripping of repeated signatures, multiple placement options for your signature etc
Possibly a live chat function (so I can stop using Skype :D)