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.

@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.

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

@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 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.

@opera-singer said in Instant search box gone?:

@treego I wouldn't say far superior. It certainly displays more options, but you cannot display the results of a search within that window. It has to open a new window, unless I am mistaken. Thus, the key part of instant search isn't really there.

Fair point ... Vivaldi opens the search result in a new "tab" as opposed to a new "window," though.

Thanks for making the Best even Bester.

Thank you!

I love it all! Very good stuff, Opera! You are my favorite!

Thank you, Opera, for a great browser!

Good work, Opera!

@treego said in Opera 72.0.3815.400 Stable update:

@chas4 said in Opera 72.0.3815.400 Stable update:

"chromium 88.0.4302.0" you mean 860.4302.0? Also looks like the auto update server is down (not getting updates for stable or developer streams)

Even the download link for Windows is giving the prior version .... ending in ".385."

Opera finally updated to 72.0.3815.400 today ... I am thankful on Thanksgiving Day in the USA.

@chas4 said in Opera 72.0.3815.400 Stable update:

"chromium 88.0.4302.0" you mean 860.4302.0? Also looks like the auto update server is down (not getting updates for stable or developer streams)

Even the download link for Windows is giving the prior version .... ending in ".385."

Your version is72.0.3815.378
Opera is up to date
Last checked on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 13:30

@shintoplasm01 said in Opera 72.0.3815.400 Stable update:

@treego: You're looking at an older changelog; scroll a bit upwards on that page...

OK, I see ... I still have the prior version Even After Upgrading ...

@shintoplasm01: The changelog shows "CHR-8192 Update chromium on desktop-stable-86-3815 to 86.0.4240.198"

So ... who knows?