as for 1. you can actually set the page preview instead of the thumbnail while you add a new bookmark - please use the arrow icons to browse through available pictures when adding a bookmark.

So, do you mean a new bookmark instead of a new item in Speed Dial? OK but there are no any arrow icons regardless of what I am going to add - a new item in Speed Dial or a new bookmark.

I've been a devoted Opera user for several years. However, I dislike the current version of my favorite browser for the following reasons:

1. There are no page previews in Speed Dial in the new version any longer.
2. Now it is impossible to group (and ungroup) tabs anymore. Please get this feature back!
3. There is a general impression that this Opera version is a copycat of Google Chrome, which I dislike.
   Thank you ))