Yes, customization is good. And the whole point of themes and wallpaper was to help the user make the page unique and pleasing for the user. It just doesn't work when Opera sets up these icons that are so loud there's no point to the user's decorating with themes and wallpaper. But I don't object to other customizing options. Even icons are okay in lieu of thumbnails if Opera wants to make it an option. It's just when they call the iconic display in this Experimental Speed Dial the "default," that I get extremely concerned. Default basically suggests that the Experimental Speed Dial is the preferred over the old Classic Speed Dial with Folders. Preferred by whom? Firefox's Super Start is a not bad Speed Dial, and it gives you thumbnails. I'd hate to have to resort to returning to the Fox, but the icon Dial is unusable for me. So I'm counting on Opera -- or rather hoping -- that they keep their thumbnail version. And I'd be even happier if they would make it the default again. Then we'd have some comfort that it was not on the way out.