Opera 12.00 Final

[moontan]

one problem i found; 'web capture' doesn't work into ConnectedText.

well, it works somewhat but all i'm left with is plain text; no formatting, no images, no hyperlinks.
just plain text.

perhaps someone with another note taking app/utility can verify this with Opera.

[Firecat]

Did they improve the memory usage in this version? I'm seeing fewer alerts from AVG Advisor regarding memory usage since installing this version.

[zapjb]

Originally Posted by moontan

it opens web sites/pages faster than Firefox.
i've just tested a whole bunch of sites on Google News.

this skin is just beautiful!:
http://my.opera.com/community/custom.../info/?id=8740

TY. I am now using it. Very pretty.

[Rmus]

I'm trying it now...

How do you bring up a new blank Tab? I get the Speed Dial.

I don't see an option in the Tab preferences.

thanks,

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rich

[Tarnak]

Originally Posted by Rmus

I'm trying it now...

How do you bring up a new blank Tab? I get the Speed Dial.

I don't see an option in the Tab preferences.

thanks,

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rich

How about this... Any good, or not?

[Rmus]

I don't have "Window" on my menu.



For now, I've assigned a blank tab to one of the Speed Dials.


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rich

[Tarnak]

Here we go...

>>> ctrl + F12 (Preferences) > Advanced > Browsing > 'show window menu'

[Tarnak]

Originally Posted by moontan

it opens web sites/pages faster than Firefox.
i've just tested a whole bunch of sites on Google News.

this skin is just beautiful!:
http://my.opera.com/community/custom.../info/?id=8740

Thanks! You helped me make a choice.

[Rmus]

OK, thanks! So, it's a manual click to bring up a blank tab?

Is there a keyboard shortcut for that?

I guess I'll just create one in the keyboard.ini file.

by the way, those .ini files are now stored in the UI directory. I had to search to find them!

Another problem: I checked "single user" to get my Opera profiles on my D partition, and it did so. However, Opera is storing the cache on C:\...[user]\application data...

How to get the cache to write to my Opera Directory on D?

I've never had that problem before.

thanks,


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rich

[Tarnak]

Originally Posted by Rmus

OK, thanks! So, it's a manual click to bring up a blank tab?

Is there a keyboard shortcut for that?

I guess I'll just create one in the keyboard.ini file.

by the way, those .ini files are now stored in the UI directory. I had to search to find them!

Another problem: I checked "single user" to get my Opera profiles on my D partition, and it did so. However, Opera is storing the cache on C:\...[user]\application data...

How to get the cache to write to my Opera Directory on D?

I've never had that problem before.

thanks,


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rich

For the shortcut, I don't know. Perhaps you can ask in the Opera Community forum.

As to the other, where you have your Opera profile stored, I also can't help. Sorry.

I am still running XP.

[Rmus]

Thanks for the information! I'll check the forum.


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rich

[Tarnak]

You're welcome!

[Tarnak]

Originally Posted by Rmus

Thanks for the information! I'll check the forum.


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rich

I found something that may help, http://my.opera.com/community/forums...dml?id=1419482

By Pesala - "Or drag an existing tab to the Windows Taskbar or add a new shortcut to do the same, e.g.:

Shift F10 = Detach page"

[stapp]

I thought the Dragon Blue 12 skin that was mentioned above looked good so I tried it.

I'm afraid it made my eyes have to work too hard

So I've gone with the grass theme instead

https://addons.opera.com/en-gb/themes/details/grass/

[majoMo]

Originally Posted by Rmus

( ... ) How to get the cache to write to my Opera Directory on D? ( ... )

Hi Rmus, you can add to "operaprefs_default.ini" file (in Opera program folder):

Opera Directory=D:\<YourPath>\Opera\%username%
Opera Local Directory=D:\<YourPath>\Opera\%username%

Local Directory - is where cache and mail is at.
Opera Directory - is where all your preferences, contacts and passwords are at.

[Ocky]

Originally Posted by Rmus

I don't have "Window" on my menu.

Attachment 233370

For now, I've assigned a blank tab to one of the Speed Dials.

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rich

You can add the New page button to your toolbar in the standard_toolbar.ini file (see button 8 below).
(Or much easier go here find the button you want under 'Paste and Go' and just drag it to the toolbar.)

[Browser Toolbar.content]
Button0, -4062831=Open document
Button1, -1001150226=Save document
Button2, 880020204=Print document
Button3, 197832810=Find
Button4, 380699176=Go to homepage
Button5, "History"="Go to page, "opera:history", , "History", "Panel History""
Button6, -1726668283="Set alignment, "hotlist", 6, , "Panels" | Set alignment, "hotlist", , , "Panels""
Button7, -1571956663=No Security > Low Security > Medium Security > High Security > Extended Security & Show security information
Button8, "New page"="New page, 1 & Go to page, "opera:blank" + New page & Paste and go & Show popup menu, "-""
Button9, -1706951539=Tile vertically
Button10, -1635182269=Cascade
Button11, "Maximize all"="Maximize all, , , "Maximize all", "Cascade""
Button12, "Javascript"="Enable javascript, , , "Javascript", "Checkbox Skin" | Disable javascript, , , , "Checkbox Skin.Selected""
Button13="Content block mode on, , , -412899669, "Blocked" + Content block details & Show popup menu, "-""
Button14, "Kill"="Go to page, "javascript:var b=new Array();var c=1;var o=((document.onkeydown==null)||(o==2))?0:1;document.onkeydown=ck;z=document.getElementsByTagName('*');for(i=0;i<z.length;i++){if(z[i].tagName.search(/(HTML|BODY)/i)==-1){z[i].onclick=function(e){t=this;if(window.event) e=window.event;if((t==e.target)||(window.event)) t.parentNode.removeChild(t);if(window.opera) e.stopPropagation();return false;};z[i].onmouseover=function(){if(!c)return;c=0;t=this;b[t]=t.style.backgroundColor;t.style.background='#FF9999';};void(z[i].onmouseout=function(){t=this;t.style.backgroundColor=b[t];c=1;});}}function ck(e){k=window.event?window.event.keyCode:e.keyCode;if((k==27)||o){o=2;document.onkeydown=null;for(i=0;i<z.length;i++){if(z[i].tagName.search(/(HTML|BODY)/i)==-1){z[i].onclick=null;z[i].onmouseover=null;z[i].onmouseout=null;z[i].style.backgroundColor=b[t];}}}}if(o==1) ck(1);", 1, "Kill", "Mark as spam""
Button15, -1320335960="Enable display images > Disable display images, , , -383776252 > Display cached images only, , , 333270751 + Show popup menu, "Images And Style Menu""
Button16, -512239998=Enable mediumscreen mode | Disable mediumscreen mode
Button17, "InFx"="Execute program, "firefox", "%u", "InFx", "InFx""
etc....

Additional info.. Use Opera without a mouse for keyboard fans.

If you want a keyboard shortcut for the follower tab, have a look here
Action code to create follower tab:-
Create linked window

Other non keyboard method is to r/click on a tab and select Create Follower Tab.

To make your own buttons try Opera button creator here

To make a New Page button which is blank just like the Create Follower Tab using the Opera button creator linked to above is
very easy. I simply filled in the stuff shown in the pic ..



Then you will get this button.. better than the opera:blank tab one.

[Rmus]

Thanks majoMo and Ocky for your tips!


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rich

[Rmus]

Originally Posted by Ocky

Additional info.. Use Opera without a mouse for keyboard fans.

One thing the tutorial omits is that you can edit the standard_keyboard.ini file to remap the shortkeys.

For example, change "Ctrl + T" to just "T" to open a new Tab.

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EDIT: I see this tutorial links to another page that shows how to edit the shortcuts.

This is one of the great features for me in Opera -- the control the user has in configuring the shortcut keys to one's liking!

regards,


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rich

[Nebulus]

Originally Posted by Rmus

Another problem: I checked "single user" to get my Opera profiles on my D partition, and it did so. However, Opera is storing the cache on C:\...[user]\application data...

How to get the cache to write to my Opera Directory on D?

Type opera:config in the address bar and search for "Cache Directory4". You will find the preferences for cache folders.

[Rmus]

Originally Posted by Nebulus

Type opera:config in the address bar and search for "Cache Directory4". You will find the preferences for cache folders.

Thanks, I'm aware of that.

But I shouldn't have to reconfigure the paths. With the installation I chose, all paths should point to my Opera Directory, but they don't.

Tamil on the Opera Forum suggested a fix, but meanwhile, I've uninstalled O12, since it's no faster than my O9 and uses 2x the memory. Not critical, but no improvement either.

So, no compelling reason to upgrade.

I may look later at a newer version.

Thanks again for your suggestion.


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rich

[vasa1]

Originally Posted by Rmus

... and uses 2x the memory. Not critical, ...

Rmus, pursuing this maybe off-topic, but isn't RAM "usage" not really a concern unless other programs start slowing down? I got the impression that programs like to hog (or try to appropriate) more RAM than they actually need and that such programs release RAM that they were holding in reserve if a "genuine" claimant appears. (I'm assuming that there's no need to use swap.)

For this reason, right or wrong, I like to look more at %CPU usage as an indicator of a program's efficiency.

[Daveski17]

Dammit! I've lost a favicon (again) ...

It's always GMail. Maybe Opera's trying to get me to use its own mail.

I'm still very impressed with the overall speed & responsiveness though, especially on my notebook.

[Rmus]

Originally Posted by vasa1

Rmus, pursuing this maybe off-topic, but isn't RAM "usage" not really a concern unless other programs start slowing down?

I completely agree with you, and I have enough RAM so that this isn't a concern; I did add that it wasn't anything critical.

I mentioned it as one of a number of factors that people often list as reasons to upgrade. Memory usage sometimes is a hot topic of discussion!


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rich

[Daveski17]

Originally Posted by Rmus

Memory usage sometimes is a hot topic of discussion!

I've often wondered if the lack of responsiveness recently with Firefox on my notebook is anything to do with its infamous memory loss. Unfortunately, mentioning this often does invoke trolls sometimes.

[Daveski17]

Is anyone else getting the 'Blerk! Error 5' tin can looking chap in AOL mail? Firefox opens AOL, but I keep getting the funny looking dustbin Blerk! in Opera.