I agree! Keep the Tab Menu, please! It's ingenious! It's especially helpful in FullScreen Mode!

@leocg said in Why Quick search deleted?:

@treego Because they wanted to.

Thank you for that insight, Opera Forums moderator.

I prefer Opera over other browsers for the following reasons:
-seems lighter on resources and a bit more responsive/quick than even Chrome, Firefox, and Vivaldi
-best tab preview of any browser - I can check on the tab/page's content simply by hovering over the tab
-full-screen is truly full-screen and allows me access to both open tabs and closed tabs very nicely via Ctrl-M; I can also access Facebook Messenger easily while in full-screen mode by Ctrl-Shift-M.
-keyboard shortcuts for extensions work in full-screen mode perfectly (unlike Vivaldi); Firefox has no keyboard shortcuts for extensions
-does not tap-out my laptop battery as quickly as other browsers
-Instant Search (Alt-Space) works terrifically and is a great way to access bookmarks even in full-screen mode
-customizable keyboard shortcuts (not quite as good as Vivaldi in this respect, but still very good)
-built-in snapshot (Ctrl-Shift-5) is very nice
-speed dial is better and snappier than other browsers
-Personal News integration with AI news/categories is innovative and creative and intriguing
-Facebook Messenger in the pinned sidebar is very nice; I like it better than Vivaldi's implementation. Other browsers simply don't have it. (request: Twitter in this sidebar would be heavenly!)
-address bar input seems to predict what I am looking for better than other browsers
-it is more appealing to the eyes than other browsers. I like the bright wallpapers in Light mode very much.
-MyFlow with Opera Touch on phone is excellent
-neat little features other browsers do not have like tap on tab to take you to top of page/tap again to take you back to where you were on the page
-neat little features like mouse gestures that work and don't overwhelm with too many choices
-the best tab management of any browser I've found to be able to simply go back and forth between two tabs quickly and easily. I use Ctrl-tab for this.
-built-in ad-blocking capability (I assume this is more resource efficient than relying on extensions for this)
-neat little features other browsers do not have like the ability to close a tab with Alt-mouseclick
-neat little features other browsers do not have like the ability to select multiple tabs and then right-click them to copy all their page addresses (URL's)
-neat little features like the ability to select multiple tabs and then right-click them to save them all to a Speed Dial folder

@Teadrinker76 Vivaldi has a superior Instant Search -- press F2 in Vivaldi and find out! They call it Quick Command -- it's far superior actually to Opera's previous Instant Search.

@leocg said in Opera 68 is here with built-in Instagram in the sidebar:

@alexs And you do that often enough to justify having the list of closed tabs that close?

If he/she took the time to post about it here, it is quite obvious that he/she thinks that list is important ... can we be nice?

When people express their opinion about Instant Search being removed and the Tabs Menu being removed and how much they miss it, it is something that is significant to them. Otherwise, they would not bother posting here.

Pressing people as though such removals of features should not be important to them at all is counter-friendly and hardly helps Opera's image here in Opera Forums.

That's my 2 cents ... carry on!

@leocg said in Why Quick search deleted?:

@LORDQ It was removed.

Yeah ... oh, boy ... he knows that already ... the question in the title of the thread is "Why?"

@leocg said in Opera 68 is here with built-in Instagram in the sidebar:

@treego I undestarnd that it's something important for the person, I'm just trying to find out why. For me, having a list of recently close tabs - and not all closed tabs - may be useful but I don't see a reason for having it in a one click menu.

OK, that's fine ... your replies sometimes seem curt and unwilling to see the poster's point of view as being valid.

If Opera had the feature in the first place, Opera must have had a reason for it.

It would be nice if Opera would explain why they are removing features that others have found helpful and useful, sometimes.

The lack of transparency or forthrightness about this is rather stunning. I would think Opera would have someone dedicated to responding to these things or other issues/complaints in a direct manner if public relations and retaining users means something. Opera could hire me if they wanted to for these sorts of things. I like the browser on Windows very much, and would be willing to help Opera and its users come to a meeting point where confusion or disappointment could be alleviated or explained in an honest and understanding manner.

I agree ... let's get it done! Thank you in advance!

I really like Opera on the desktop. It's my preferred browser. I have an iPhone and would really like to try out this new mobile browser that is only available on Android at the moment.

From what I read here and elsewhere, OperaMini is a total failure from insufferable/inappropriate images and unwanted and non-customizable newsfeeds.

I want to be an Opera-fan on mobile, too.

Any updates or news about its availability will be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

I think Opera is the World's Browser!

See several reasons here.

Thank you, Grzegorz Miazga!

Opera is the best!

Easy Files is the latest innovation from Opera that for me is another winner!

I can now more easily and quickly than ever attach files to my emails or Twitter and Facebook posts.

One can attach files to virtually anything so elegantly now!

Thank you, Opera!

You can read more about it here: https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2020/09/attach-files-with-wild-abandon-presenting-easy-files/

@superduper said in [Solved]Bring back the "Recently closed" button on the top bar on the right:

@airforce25228 It's just an Opera shill covering up for their screw ups. Sometimes I may have about 30-40 tabs open, where you cannot see their names. But it's easier to just click open some in the general area then doing open tabs search. I have always been wondering why this feature was needed. There is an earlier post is this thread that goes deep into exploring why the search in open tabs feature is a useless one.

Hah! Tough crowd! It doesn't steal my Opera Joy, though. Cheers!

@airforce25228 said in [Solved]Bring back the "Recently closed" button on the top bar on the right:

@treego So you need to search because you really dont know what, when and where did you open? How do you organize your real work or/and life? You must me in constant stress and chaos

I am not in constant stress or chaos at all. It's very simple to understand if one is reasonable enough to think about it. If one has many tabs open across multiple workspaces, the search is very handy. Think about it for awhile. It's very logical.

@airforce25228 said in [Solved]Bring back the "Recently closed" button on the top bar on the right:

@treego I just wonder. Can you explain us at least one valid reason why do you need searching feature in openned tabs instead of just look at them?
I dont know but I really dont need to search through something that I already see.

When many tabs are open ... especially across multiple workspaces, not all tabs are visible or easily visible.

@superduper said in [Solved]Bring back the "Recently closed" button on the top bar on the right:

@Rogerb said in [Solved]Bring back the "Recently closed" button on the top bar on the right:

while offering the new sexy feature of searching open tabs

This sounds like an Opera shill performance. What's so sexy about searching open tabs? Unless one is a pervert, of course. I personally have never used it and try as I may, I cannot see any reason why I would search in open tabs instead of simply looking through them. And it's not only me. Several other people in this thread have stated that they find the search in open tabs feature absolutely useless.

I find myself searching for both open and closed tabs quite a bit. This is very useful. Thank you, Opera.

@l33t4opera said in Opera 71 update:

@treego I guess I see now what you mean - it looks like you have a lot of items on SD. Try to cycle the other way, I mean use "Shift+Tab" to reach the items in a folder faster ;-)

Ooooh! Nice workaround for now ... I will take it and use it! Thank you!

@superduper said in [Solved]Bring back the "Recently closed" button on the top bar on the right:

@treego said in [Solved]Bring back the "Recently closed" button on the top bar on the right:

I think Opera has gotten even better with respect to recently closed tabs, honestly, over the past few version updates.

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Until I got to this sentence I was willing to give the benefit of a doubt that this is some die hard Opera fan, but now I can see that this is just an Opera shill.
There are plenty of citations in this thread why the recent crutch of the closed tabs is not as convenient, as the old one was, and to state that it's an improvement is definitely shilling for Opera/

"Shill?" No. I am just an enthusiastic and satisfied user of Opera. Did you check my link for why I prefer Opera over other browsers, yet? https://forums.opera.com/topic/41570/positively-preferring-opera-over-the-pretenders