Controversial posts made by lem729

You and leocg can keep taking cheap shots at me, abusing the word troll and referring to my supposed forum age, then close topics highlighting real issues. I have been a long time Opera user commenting on the forums and blogs which for some reason Opera decided to delete my profile and created it again when I logged in. We are the ones addressing real issues here which you simply wave off.>

Why do you say it is a "good post" when someone has posted there must be an option to change the search engine to a new default engine other than the five provided in Opera, when other search engines were deemed by Opera unsafe because of adware and malware hijacking searches? Not everyone using Opera may be as sophisticated as you are and no how to solve that issue. I think the additional burden (to minimize the search risk) for the user to type maybe one code letter before putting their search query (when they want to use a search engine they added to Opera, which is not one of the five default engines) in the address bar is so small that Opera should not add more default engines until they are satisfied that the risk of hijacked searches has significantly diminished.

I am delighted with the current browser (though look forward to improvements too). I just want to appreciate what is here now -- to say thank you for that. If we can't enjoy the browser as it currently is, we just suffer waiting for for changes that may never come . . . When someone is so angry at Opera (and from the posts of yours I've seen, that's what I sense) one has to wonder why they don't just move to another browser, and leave it at that. I have no idea who your other avatar was. Your avatar now has only been here three days. I've never called you troll (at least not that I recall) (It's not something I would normally do). I'm not saying to hell with you. Constructive criticism of Opera is fine, but if the tone becames an angry rant, it's not. Hopefully, there's a middle ground for discussion in the forum.

What's annoying? Didn't you read what leocg wrote? Try the Classic Tabs extension. No big deal. Just be cool about it.

https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/classic-tabs?display=en

This extension forces all tabs to open at the end of the tab bar. That's what you want. It tries to mimic Opera 12 tab behavior. Opera doesn't have to get anything together. The new opera is designed to work with extensions. So get used to it. Haha, And @dazito you need to get your sh@t together. Or take your obscenities and browse elsewhere. Opera is doing just fine!

On this issue of malware and adware hijacking users searches, I'd rather have Opera's protection. I'd prefer they not leave it to users to decide. They have a responsibility to offer a safe browser. There are many reasonable ways to search with your own favorite search engine, even if it's not one of the Opera 5. If Opera can insure the security of additional default search engines, then I'm fully in favor of adding more.

Otherwise, just use the search engine you want, even if it!s not a default. It's so simple, you'd have to be almost dumb not to be able to type a letter before your search query. Opera's decision here to limit the default search engines to 5 in the face of enormous security threats (and with reasonbale alternative ways for people to conduct searches with their own favorite search engines) is a no-brainer. Thank you Opera!!!!

You asked about tab grouping. It is that. And it's popular. People like it and find it very helpful. So give it a try, instead of complaining. If it doesn't help you, then uninstall it. What have you then lost? Nothing.

You can change the default search engine, but you are limited to five alternatives (for a default engine) because searches in other engines have been hijacked tby adware and malware to unsafe sites. Enough said. Thank you Opera for protecting people. There are now many options for searching in other engines, outside of the five default engines. They are reasonable ways to go. If the adware-malware threat becomes resolved, then fine. Let's have more default search engines. But if the threat is still there, I hope Opera continues to act in a manner that keeps the user safe..

But did you test Tab Saver?

You might want to consider this Chrome extension, Tab Saver, which has a grouping tabs feature.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabs-saver/kmabfaomlcjlnplkoflgenkmmpilmead/details?hl=en-US

It gets a lot of reviews, and has an average of a four star rating, so people seem to like it.

To download a Chrome extension easily, you need the Opera extension, called Download Chrome Extension, https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/download-chrome-extension-9/?display=en

or Extension Source Viewer, https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/extension-source-viewer/

No, no need for it for me. Whatever extensions that help you organize tabs are sufficient

If you selected and copied that shorter address, and pasted it in something like notepad, an email, an address bar, you'd get the full address. Or at least, I believe you are supposed to.