Originally posted by haavard:

Originally posted by Tradeofjane:

So far they've copied Chrome's layout engine, user interface, extension system, and even Chrome's rapid release cycle.

The user interface was made from scratch, so it is not a copy. Chrome did not invent the basic browser interface, and we had to start somewhere to get the new version off the ground (namely with a solid foundation).

I think part of the problem is lack of communication by Opera on their future plans.

Users that visit the Desktop Team Blog have heard many times that the user interface was built from scratch and is not a copy of Chrome, and have heard that the user interface is a foundation that can be built upon. And that no features have been removed, instead they haven't been built yet. But many people don't see that information.

Many users are asking for side panels to return. Some are asking for a menu bar back. Opera has been silent on these UI features. I understand that developers aren't allowed to talk about certain things. But from a user stand-point, it can be a bit frustrating. Especially since the few things Opera has revealed always seem to be things like, they want to make things more modern, they want to make it easier for the average user to use, they don't want to waste time on features that nobody uses.

That type of information doesn't really say anything about any specific feature. But it sounds negative. Is a menu bar, or a side panel an old feature? We don't know because we don't have any information. And many people will assume the worst.

Opera 15 is a finished browser. It's been released as an official stable release.

Saying Opera 15 isn't a finished product is nonsense. Every browser, and all software that is getting updates could be considered an unfinished product. Opera 12 wasn't a finished browser either right up until they stop updating it.

Opera decided that version 15 was good enough to release. I'm not sure if there are any updates for version 15 other than Chromium updates. Now they are working on Opera 16 and beyond.

Opera users should wring their hands over this product if they don't like it. Otherwise Opera might decide that a certain feature isn't worth bringing back. They weren't going to bring back bookmarks until there was enough complaints from the users.

If you don't like something about the new Opera, users absolutely should speak up (with constructive criticism and without being insulting).

Originally posted by blackbird71:

If the search engine is not on the list that ships with Opera, it can't be set to default and survive an Opera 12.15 restart. All those examples you noted are on Opera's as-shipped list of search engines. Something like StartPage is not, so it gets reset if you have added it to the list and try to make it default. Whatever Opera did to 12.15 to block a third-party app from hijacking Opera's default search engine also prevents a user from setting a default search engine that's not on Opera's as-shipped list.

I understand the issue. And for the two clean, USB installs I tried it works exactly like that.

But for some reason, my regular install won't even let the other as-shipped search engines become the default. It resets to Google no matter what.

Originally posted by LeoCG:

It seems to be happening only if you choose a custom search as the default one.

I get reset to Google regardless of which search engine I choose. I've tried setting Amazon, EBay, and Wikipedia as the default and it gets reset to Google.

However, I tried clean USB installations of both x86 and x64 versions of Opera and was able to set Amazon, EBay, and Wikipedia as default without it resetting to Google.

So, I'm not sure what's going on with the Opera I normally use.

Yeah, I'm getting the same problem too. People who were testing the RC noted the problem, but it looks like it wasn't fixed.

But, it also seems like not everybody is having the problem.