I agree with everyone who says the speed dial sucks. And it is bad enough to abandon Opera after all these years.
Opera does not seem to care or want to listen.

I have and it does not make sense. Don't understand what you are saying. I only see your comments lando242 saying you can put thumb nails in and change it back again. How? I presume you work for Opera. Why is it so awful?

It is so ugly and generic. Opera used to have class. Now it is just generic. Speed dial looks hideous and makes the themes pointless. Ugly... ugly... and windows 8. Why? Why? Why ruin a good product?

The Speed Dial on my forced upgrade to 29 is awful. It is so ugly it ruins the whole aesthetic appeal of Opera.
Opera used to stand out from the crowd as a classy browser, neat, precise and modern. It looks dreadful now. The horrible boxes are flat, imitating Windows 8, rather badly, and make the themes worthless. A terrible upgrade.
Anybody else agree with this? And what can I do to rid myself of this ghastliness before I abandon Opera altogether?

I have just had a forced update to Opera 29 and the quick dial which I love and have relied on for so long is utterly ruined. It is just so ugly and looks like a cheap, flat, sub version. It used to have thumnails of the sites themselves and a good look. It is so ugly I may well go back to Firefox.
Why, why, why must Opera try to follow the crowds and look like Windows 8? It is ugly and utterly ruined. A terrible choice.

Whatever anyone says, this quickdial has utterly ruined it for me and I shall ditch it and go back to Firefox. I am gutted about this. This interface is so unlike the aesthetic that has been such a part of Opera. It is ruined. Idiots.