Hi,

I've been using Opera from a long time ago. I was used to secure browser, so I didn't need to concern much about doing something behind my back, or do something insecure, without asking me first. But now by using new versions based on Chromium project, something has changed. Not only rendering engine, core or whatsoever. But I'm starting to have feeling, that also whole concept of dealing with security is starting to break down.

I discover some times back, that Opera is sending request to site "sitecheck2.opera.com". It's so called Fraud check for current opening site. So basically any site I visit, can be logged to opera servers!!! So basically browser send request to this page with link you're opening in parameter. This is example of request:

GET /?host=www.opera.com&hdn= HTTP/1.1
Host: sitecheck2.opera.com

From this opera can track your browsing. And this request are HTTP. At lest you should use HTTPS, while sending links in parameters. Also use safer POST requests.

So please, stop doing things I didn't enabled!!! And add option to disable this Fraud check requests, with default to DISABLED!

And sure. You can argue, that this is just little thing. And even, that these requests are secure. But what concerns me, is that you are making decisions on your own! And this is really not something that I'd like!!! And from this point, any software, that does something behind my back is dangerous. Because now it's just small requests. You can even say for my security (the hell it's not !!!). But from my point it means, that one day, there could be much worse things to concerns about. And I don't need for everyday use product, to use network analysing tools to see what product is doing, and then use firewall to disable it. This is the way product is burden for me, not something to make my life easier.

So take this as warning, that this is wrong way. For now I disabled this in my firewall. But you're really starting to lose points, while doing these kind of decisions :(.

Best regards,
Long time Opera user, but really not happy one with changes I can see lately :(...

1. Option to change default search engine is a must. There's no one relevant reason to force me to use specific search engine(s). Any browser can change this. Oh sorry, any except Opera.

2. Using keywords = custom search engines is great. But default is here to be used without keywords. And I want to use another search engine as default specified. Now I have to use keyword, and if I forget, I have to use some harsh words :X.

3. Search is essential for browsing. It should be basic setting. Using extension to change this is nonsense and rocket science. And sure even in Firefox if you want really custom search engines, you have to use extensions. Also crazy. But this setting is available in Chromium, Opera can simply inherit it. They removed it willingly and replaced. I understand it. Sometimes it's better to use some "fork" of development of feature. But please make it user friendly.

4. From good old times I still remember Opera as innovator. Bringing something new, and better. I could use any search engines in Presto Opera. So why new Opera is willingly removing good features, and forcing us to something? It should be better, not otherwise.

DON'T FORCE US TO USE SOMETHING YOU THINK IS RIGHT FOR US!!! IT'S NOT, AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S RIGHT FOR ME!!! SO I WANT BE FREE TO CHOOSE IT!!!

"Localhost" doesn't contain the IP of the user's machine!
It can be used for showing the location of certain folders within OSs' file systems.

Sure can be useful. But maybe you mean file:///. Still risky one. And blocked by browser same way like internal browser pages.

Hello, OP!
By the way, Stealth, can I be allowed to use the same pic for my avatar as yourself?

Sure, you're free to choose ;). But I appreciate asking!

What about "localhost://"?

Even "better" :).

It wouldn't work anyway...
Chromium blocks following these kinds of links to internal pages from any sites/locations.

At least it's secure :)). So sure we can close this "suggestion".

Hi,

it would be nice if I'll be able to use opera's own links in comments. For now probably due to "unknown" protocol any link is prefixed with denied:. For example if I use in comment:

[Experiments - Tab Cycling](opera://flags/#activation-order-tab-cycling)

it's changed to denied:

[Experiments - Tab Cycling](denied:opera://flags/#activation-order-tab-cycling)

Practical example => Experiments - Tab Cycling.

Thank you for considering.

-- Opening links in a new tab with a mouse gesture

For this I use long time middle mouse button press. Works almost everywhere, also in other browsers. Except MS Sharepoint portal as I know.

-- Give us the possibility to change tab switch order so it will cycle through the latest active tabs instead of just cycling through them in order.

Use this link for Experiments - Tab Cycling - "opera://flags/#activation-order-tab-cycling". Set it to Enabled

( Why site doesn't allow to use Opera's own Links? )

-- Quickly editing site-preferences by right clicking on the website and choosing "Edit site preferences"

Even when I'm not protagonist to use extensions for every simple functionality (that can be in core), you can use as for now as workaround this extension Site-specific Preferences.

Now it's called Tab preview. So these suggestions belongs to it.

After update of Opera Developer to v24.0.1543.0 Adblock Plus is working again. If you're strictly referring to AdBlock, you can try if it's working now.

Still I have problems with setting Options in extension Magic Actions for YouTube.

11) In overview count of Replies and New is not correct. As of new engine Replies is 1 less like was before. Not counting original post. It's ligical. But now in overview i see for example: 1 Replies but 2 New which is kind of not correct. Should use same numbering like in post itself. It's confusing this way, even if somehow it's also correct.

When you're writing address and you'r suggestion appears, on the most right part of line where suggestion box is X. Clicking it should remove it. It will show when you move mouse over that line, or focus it by using arrows on keyboard.