@leocg
Tab islands. A very poor implementation of something many others have done correctly for a while. I mean tab groups. I have it turned off, but I might use tab groups if implemented correctly. Not a big issue to me.

A big issue to me:

That awful awful animation when switching workspaces. I know enough about programming to know a lot of work went into that, but who asked for it? What problem was it supposed to fix? Did someone think it just looked cool?

And it wouldn't be a big fix to make it a configurable option to turn off in settings.

How do I get the old look back? Do I have to downgrade?

Or maybe just turn off the cutesy-poo animations when switching workspaces?

Thank you.

@saeedp

Brave (with all the crypto junk turned off) + this addon on for a VPN proxy similar to Opera.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/touch-vpn-secure-and-unli/bihmplhobchoageeokmgbdihknkjbknd

No workspaces as such, but 'tab groups' works as it should (unlike 'tab islands').

I switched to that as my primary business browser after the "reinvention", but after the loud splash screen annoyance dropped, it's my primary for recreational use as well.

Posted from Brave, BTW.

If you like the AI capability, Slimjet has it.

@celticcross
Is slander really necessary to prove your loyalty to Opera?
Is Opera a browser or a cult?

And what kind of idiot thought it a good idea for a browser to make noise when you start it?

Is the "reinvention" ideological coup among Opera devs?

What we have here is yet another example of sloppiness, lack of transparency, and lack of regression testing.

Opera didn't used to be like this, only since they recently "reinvented" it. I have come to dread every new update.

Because of this, I have abandoned Opera as my default browser for business, though I still like it for recreational purposes. But the new annoyances keep accumulating.

Follow up:

Going through the setting I see:

1. The old default start page background is still an option.

2. The 'tab islands' feature is easily turned off.

Tab groups like Chrome would be nice,
That is any tab can be entered into an "island" at will.

But that annoying animation when switching workspace is horrible. Turning off workspaces for the time being.

Other than that, the new look is OK.

But really getting rid of that animation should be an option.

Thank you.

There are chrome extensions that do the trick (sort of).

@meeker-morgan

Follow up. They finally fixed it.

Still have a gripe about lack of transparency about updates and fixes.

@krennox
See this:
https://forums.opera.com/topic/65747/opera-one-alternatives

@celticcross
Is slander really necessary to prove your loyalty to Opera?
Is Opera a browser or a cult?

And what kind of idiot thought it a good idea for a browser to make noise when you start it?

Is the "reinvention" ideological coup among Opera devs?

@krennox
See this:
https://forums.opera.com/topic/65747/opera-one-alternatives

@saeedp

Brave (with all the crypto junk turned off) + this addon on for a VPN proxy similar to Opera.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/touch-vpn-secure-and-unli/bihmplhobchoageeokmgbdihknkjbknd

No workspaces as such, but 'tab groups' works as it should (unlike 'tab islands').

I switched to that as my primary business browser after the "reinvention", but after the loud splash screen annoyance dropped, it's my primary for recreational use as well.

Posted from Brave, BTW.

If you like the AI capability, Slimjet has it.

What we have here is yet another example of sloppiness, lack of transparency, and lack of regression testing.

Opera didn't used to be like this, only since they recently "reinvented" it. I have come to dread every new update.

Because of this, I have abandoned Opera as my default browser for business, though I still like it for recreational purposes. But the new annoyances keep accumulating.

Not just after an update.

Is there some setting to suppress this?
Thank you.

@meeker-morgan

Follow up. They finally fixed it.

Still have a gripe about lack of transparency about updates and fixes.

@slooshie
Same here.
This was one of the many defects introduced in the "reinvention".

That awful new animation when swapping workspaces can now be turned off in the settings.

Still have a gripe about the lack of transparency. I had to dig this out myself instead of it being easy to see what the fixes are after an update.

The underlying problem is arrogance about "reinventing" browsing and utter incompetence in regression testing (assuming they bother at all).

I never uninstall a browser, but Opera is relegated to the historical collection and my default is now Brave.

@leocg
Just what I needed. Thanks.