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I'm finding it very good, but is there some way to turn it on and not have that little annoying 'lucid mode on' icon keep flashing on the screen?
I get it about needing making sure one notices the first time, but is there some setting or flag to make it stop?
Thank you.
Other browsers (both Chromium based and Firefox) automatically picked this up automatically when installed on a windows system that already has any flavor of Kaspersky anti-virus.
But Opera did not do this for me.
Am I doing something wrong? Or is it not supported? Or do I need to do something else? It's not a deal killer, but I'd like to have it if possible.
FWIW, Kaspersky flags Opera as a trusted application.
A little fiddling and I find the little icon goes away when you go full screen. Well that's something.
Very good.
I already prohibit Kaspersky from updating any non-K software, so that's in order.
Thank you.
My solution to this sort of problem is to use CCleaner.
The problem or something like it exists on all Chromium based browsers, each of which clears on exit slightly differently.
With CCleaner and careful tweaking (do not just check all boxes) you can get it to clear however you want. You can even spare certain cookies while clearing the rest,
I have added a number of search engines in addition to the out of the box defaults. It's pretty much the same drill as for any other Chromium based browser, except ...
What does "use post" mean. I have ignored that checkbox and all works OK, but I'd like to know for future reference.
Is is possible to make one of the search engines I added into the default? The option exists on the little drop down menu, but it won't take it when I click.
Is it possible to delete a default search engine?
Is it possible to synchronize Opera with anything other than Opera?
Preferably, any Chromium bade browser?
Just an idea I had to speed up switching to Opera.
Thanks.
@vkull
There is an offline flash substitute. Not a browser plug in.
Caution: It does have security issues.
But this website is OK (complete with warnings about the download)
==> https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/downloads/
I wish to stress that I'm not a N00b when it comes to VPNs in general (on the job), but I never used them for web browsing. So no need to avoid getting technical.
First of all, I just want to say that I really love this feature, but I still have some questions.
There is this website ==> https://whatismyipaddress.com
It tells your IP address location according to the HQ of your (notional) ISP, and and one click away from the actual server location and other information about your connection. It does both IP4 and IP6, and appears to give correct information when I use it without the VPN.
With the VPN enabled, it gives me locations that do not correlate with the selected virtual location.
Usually it shows a location Cameroon, and yet Africa is not on the virtual location list.
And finally ..
At the very left of the URL bar a little blue badge says VPN. It shows white for exceptions to using the VPN such as search engines.
The way it worked before:
Click it to get the little menu and turn off the VPN -- it goes white. Click it again to get the little menu to turn it on and choose the region.
Now:
Click it to get the little menu and turn off the VPN --the little badge disappears. I can only get it back by going into options.
Bug or feecher? Or something I can fix with option maybe?
@david27
I have more than once had Kaspersky interrupt loading a dodgy page on Opera. Really that's all I need.
However it's true it doesn't have the full functionality it does on Firefox. That is, to report bad sites etc.
@saulobmansur
Private browsing to hide from what other see makes sense if others have physical access to your computer.
Hiding pr0n use from your boss or the other "boss" at home, for example. Or if you're worried about the government seizing your machine for some reason.
For normal non-sneaky browsing at home alone, it's (for example) great for keeping your YouTube session separate from your other Google activities.
It works, I'd just like it a bit more automatic.
Like this:
https://bluefive.pairsite.com/snapshot.htm
Opera snapshot copies the image to the clipboard.
Is there some method of getting it to dump that immediately to a file without explicitly opening a picture app and pasting?
If you've seen it you know what I'm talking about.
Intermittant.
Might be a Chromium issue and something about available memory?
Anyone know what causes this and how to prevent it?
Thank you.
Warn on closing window with multiple tabs" question
It doesn't work on private windows.
Is there a way to change this?
It's what I did before with Brave, but I have definitely switched to Opera as my default browser.
I have used Opera settings quite extensively to determine who is or isn't allowed to use cookies, and a few specific ones automatically to delete on exit, I used my Brave settings as a pattern to follow. It's basic Chrome stuff.
But in general my set up is permissive for primary cookies and not to allow third party cookies.
But every so often I use CCleaner to delete cookies. But with the exception of what I term "business" cookies, which I have listed in CCleaner.
This worked for me just fine with Brave, and with the addition of a few VPN exceptions seems to be going well with Opera so far.
Note that I do not rely on CCleaner for all clean up tasks.
But as long as I'm changing things around a lot right now, I'm interested in hearing about alternative ways to do this, in particular if there is an Opera compatible extension for very selective cookie culling.
Thanks.
My first reaction was that I liked it, but apply it to a YouTube video and then go full screen, the picture lags behind the video just enough to be annoying.
