@greenpalmer-0 said in Opera 98 - New Smiley on Home Speed Dial Page:

What is this "smiley" for and how can I get rid of it?

You can't. Just another useless add-on by Opera Developers (or bosses). We dislike it as well.

Dear Opera Developers:

Suggestion: Please delete the "smiley" from your Speed Dial. From our perspective, it provides no value, makes Opera look less professional, adds unnecessary code, takes up space, and duplicates (to a major extent) an existing menu function (Menu > Help > Report an issue...). Details below.

Further, we see no need to capture "likes or "dislikes" via Opera. You can already see who's happy or not with Opera via Google, Bing, Yandex, and Baidu reviews.

If you don't care to delete the smiley, you can at least replace it with an added menu item titled "Feedback." Details below.

Less is more!

Thank you!

Update:

Opera's Developers have fixed the Opera Menu issue reported here via Opera 98 (Beta, DNA-106396). Confirmed. The release schedule for Opera 98 (Stable) is not yet available.

If you wish to download and peruse Opera 98 (Beta), please click here.

Hope this helps. Issue closed.

Cheerio!

So, is Opera 98.0.4759.21 – 2023-04-27 going to fix the nagging issues we've been experiencing for a long time?

The obvious ones:

• Opera Menu falls out of position when we minimize/maximize Opera.
• Speed Dials cannot be edited (three dots nor context menu do not work).
• Huge gap above the top row of Speed Dial tiles.
• Remove useless smiley face. Makes Opera look like a toy, not a serious professional browser.

If not, what are you waiting for?

Your comments or thoughts on this is appreciated. Opera has been totally silent about this.

Thank you!

Environment: Windows 10 (X64) Desktop

Hi @leocg

It sure is. We disabled the Google Search bar but the space above the top row of tiles is still too large.

Opera 97 did not have this problem. Upon disabling the Google Search bar, the speed dial page looked great.

Bug report filed.

Thank you!

Good Day,

At this point, there's not much to like about Opera One. We can list countless reasons but won't go down that path.

Instead, we would like to request Opera's developers consider the following options before releasing Opera One (Stable):

1. Release Opera One with the following UI/UX options: Classic and Modern. Classic would be represented by Opera 98; Modern would be represented by Opera One.

OR

2. Release Opera One (Stable), but also retain the ability to download and install Opera 98 (with updates limited to Opera 98 bugs and CVE fixes).

The above provides a success path to ensure Opera users won't migrate to another browser (e.g., Google Chrome, MS Edge) soon after Opera One (Stable) is released.

Thank you for reading. Thank you for your consideration.

Cheers!

@vegelund: Yes, we're experiencing the same. Worst yet, the Opera icon and Menu text have disappeared. Only way to restore them is to minimize, then maximize the browser (or use Easy setup > Appearance). Once restored, the icon and text are off center. Cheers.

Ouch!

Just updated to Opera 98. There is a huge gap at the top of the Speed Dial page. Fix appreciated!

@vegelund,

Excellent question, but you're asking the wrong person. Perhaps one of Opera's Forum Moderators (e.g., @leocg) can answer your question.

Ouch! One more

Dear Opera Developers:

Prior to releasing your fix for your Speed Dial issues (i.e., "three dots" and context menu issues), please bring back the ability to customize our Speed Dial tiles. Your next-to-last update included that feature and liked it very much.

Here's what it looked like before Opera 98.0.4759.6: (Nice!)

Thank you!

Hey @leocg,

Thanks for the reference.

Additional research reveals the Opera Developers have worked on this in the past. Not sure they still are, especially with Opera One. Perhaps you can ping them to confirm.

Here's a great, short list of references they can use:

https://dev.opera.com/blog/wcag-2-0-3/
https://dev.opera.com/blog/opera-accessibility-where-we-re-at/
https://dev.opera.com/tags/accessibility/
https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/project/opera/share/help/access.htm
https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/
https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/#versions

It would be best if Opera One met WCAG 2.2 guidelines. They are scheduled to be released this year (2023).

Hope this helps a bit.

Cheers.

Hey @leocg,

The standards apply to apps, browsers, devices, and websites to ensure they can be used by people with disabilities.

Given Opera One's new design and UI, it's well-worth looking into this before complaints and/or legal disputes begin to surface.

At a glance, it appears Opera One does not meet WCAG Standards. Anybody care to share more about this? Thank you!

Agree. Trying to make Opera "prettier" is not making it better, rather more cumbersome to navigate and use. The modular design is distracting, it's removing useful working space, and serves no useful purpose at this point.

@rijndael9: The Opera Menu icon continues to shift out of position when the browser is minimized then maximized. This has been reported many times before. What's the plan to fix this?

Agree. The border looks and "feels" cheap. They need to get rid of it and follow industry-accepted standards. Opera One is starting to look like an app mixed with a labyrinth of options, not a true professional-looking browser.

@maestro089,

Reset your graphics card, reset your monitor, and disable Lucid mode.

Issue still present? If not, then enable one item at a time to identify the culprit.

Cheers

Oops! Probably a temporary issue. Your changelog site is down

Details: https://prnt.sc/qLl8DVfB_T7G

Cheers!

Don't mean to water down this topic, but going forward (i.e., Opera NextGen), we highly recommend Opera's Leadership establish a Customer Advisory Board (CAB) comprised of Opera Leaders, Developers, and select Customers to determine what's best for Opera and the community. It has been done, and can be done, successfully.

Hopefully, Opera Leadership is taking note on this.

Cheers!

Hey @korol78,

That's great. Glad it worked for you. As you know, it's only a temporary solution.

Cheers!