@cal5760,

The large Discover tile was for squeezing in random headlines and accompanying thumbnail image in background. It was not social content, but news headlines, which ran the gamut from sports to grisly murders. I did try selecting Science via Discover, but it did not seem to reflect that.

And to be quit picky, I also did not like the oversized tile overshadowing my other tiles. Ha. And miffed that I could not just X it out.

But the solution I found worked for me. So I will say no more about it for now

Now that I reread this forum entry, I am starting to wonder if users who have Opera 30 as an update (and not a new install) are seeing the same Discover thumbnail that users with a fresh install are seeing.

It seems that newcomers are asking how to remove this thumbnail which older users may not even see (I don't see it on my older computer which has 30 as the update, but I did see it on my new computer which had Opera 30 as a new installation).

So there may be a misunderstanding about what people may want to remove. From my understanding, they want to remove the oversized Discover thumbnail/tile that has been plunked directly into the speed dial.

Any one else notice this? Is there this difference between updated versions and fresh installations--or is it varying by OS?

Thanks.

airforce25228,

Okay. I am not sure if I was clear enough when I referred to it as a "panel box". The correct term to what I was referring is the Discover 'thumbnail' that was added to the Speed Dial in Opera 30. It is an active thumbnail on the Speed Dial that displays a cycle of news stories.

I am completely satisfied to leave the Discover link that is at the bottom of the Speed Dial (which sits along with History, etc). It is a nice feature to use WHEN I want to use it. Even if I did not like the Discover link, there is not a way to remove that. So, yes, there is not a way to remove the Discover feature in Opera, but there is a way to remove the Discover thumbnail on the Speed Dial.

I myself was able to remove the Discover thumbnail on the Speed Dial by disabling Experimental Start Page option on Opera:Flags. Maybe it will not work for everyone, but it certainly worked for me. However, this was on a Windows 7 computer with a fresh install of Opera 30 (no previous versions).

Interestingly, another computer with Windows Vista and previous installations of Opera did not have the Discover thumbnail at all and still had Experimental Start Page selected. So I am not entirely sure if every version of Opera 30 is on the same page, so to speak.

Out of curiosity, Airforce, do you have the Discover thumbnail in your Speed Dial (it's slightly larger than other thumbnails and permanently to the left of them)? Unlike other thumbnails, like a thumbnail created for ReadWriteWeb, you can't click X to remove it. I wanted to remove it because I like to have my speed dial contain what I want and not see roving headlines of some latest murderer's horror show along with random other headlines. But like I said, the Discover feature itself which can be accessed from a neutral link at the bottom of the Speed Dial is nice WHEN I can choose to use it.

Maybe that's petty, but I like Opera and was surprised to see it stick this feature right into my Speed Dial with no way to X it. I already see enough news every day. Enough grim, tabloid headlines. Ideally Opera should have made it optional and allow one to just X it from the Dial.

It annoys me when people chastise others over their dislike of a new feature. Especially when there is actually a solution to this issue. If the OP was referring to the new active Discover box in the Speed Dial which cycles through random stories, then there is a way to ditch that box.

I myself searched to see if anyone else found it annoying (and if there was a way to remove it).

Mini-rant: I cannot stand to see news feeds flashing around. If I wanted this, I would go to Yahoo and see a bunch of random news stories about creeps, weirdos and the heartwarming fuzzies of the hour.

I was at my Speed Dial when I was distracted by a morbid news story headliner on the (oversized)Discover panel box. Followed by a newsflash about a sports figure I don't care about, and blah blah blah.

Solution: Enter in opera:flags in the address bar. About 15 items down is the Experimental Start Page option. Choose "Disabled". The only thing it seems to remove is that annoying Discover panel box.

P.S. When I am in the mood, I like having the Discover (and History, etc) links at the bottom of the Speed Dial. This solution leaves them there, but removes the oversized Discovered box oddly placed in the Speed Dial lineup.