Questions tagged [opera]
Web browser and Internet suite developed by Opera Software. Specify version number.
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Transition from Firefox to Opera installing a decent Adblocker?
I'm sick of Firefox and I want to move to Opera. It has anything I want to have but only the add-ons aren't so many and so good. Is there a decent Adblock plugin for Opera? Currently I'm using NoAds ...
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Set Opera context menu quick search to open new tab
How can I make Opera open a new tab and set focus on it when using the context menu quick search? Currently it loads the quick search in the same tab. I can manually hold Shift or Ctrl to open a new ...
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How safe is the password manager in browsers?
For example, Opera has a "wand" feature that remembers user names and password you typed across various sites.
Let's say you get a trojan, which steals data from your PC. Can the trojan decrypt ...
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Opera 11.62 doesn't always load web pages, instead gives an Error instead
I've noticed bizarre behaviour in the latest version of Opera. Sometimes, if i type:
google.com
I will get an error page where it gives the following error:
Could not connect to remote server
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Increasing network speed on low bandwidth
I'm struggling with the following issue:
Given a computer with low-medium CPU/RAM capabilities, and an extremely poor network connection. Poor means here 10-15 kb/s. I would like to do something to ...
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Server Version of "tonido" or "opera unite"?
Tonido and opera unite, seem to be written for Desktop environments. (tonido may be run under windowless environment, but it only provides 32bit version. I am afraid of crashing the dependent ...
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How to hide Opera's address bar in current tab (hotkey)?
What is the hotkey for hiding the current's tab address bar ?
In the older versions of Opera it has been done by Ctrl + F8 link1 or link2but they have somehow changed it and I cannot find the ...
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What is the closest Pentadactyl/Vimperator clone for Opera?
I'm a firefox+pentadactyl fan - but sometimes I'm forced to work in Opera. What is the closest pentadactyl analogue (in terms of default keys and functionality) in Opera (I find that there are several ...
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How to reload a page in Opera without cache?
I'm trying to get Opera 11.61 to reload a page without using cache whatsoever. So far I've tried shift-clicking on the reload button, Ctrl-R, Shift-R, F5. None of these work. The only way I've found ...
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Generating new Opera user profile
How can I create new user profile for Opera?
I like to keep lot of open tabs, but often when I work I need to look up things every now and then. So when I need to concentrate on something, e.g. some ...
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Why don't Opera's keyboard shortcuts sometimes work in Google's Search Results?
I use Opera. I like the keyboard shortcuts that have been recently added to the Google Search Results page.
The Tab and Arrow keys allow me to navigate between the various search results but ...
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How to change Opera's source search highlighting color?
Opera offers brilliant incremental search while searching ona website but when it comes to source searching ( Right button click -> Source -> Search ) it is not so beautiful.
By default : when ...
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Opera 11 tab bar below address bar
In Opera 11, is it possible to have the tab bar below the address bar?
I'm running Opera 11.61 on Mac OS X 10.6.8.
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How to fix Gmail font preferences In Opera [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Small font when typing new for all messages suddenly in Gmail on Ubuntu in Opera, can't change it
Recently whenever I use Opera to access Gmail, messages compose in the ...
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Shortcut key to close current Opera window in OS X
I usually browse with multiple Opera windows, each with multiple tabs. On Windows, I can close a single Opera window and all its tabs with ALT - F4. Is there an equivalent keyboard shortcut for Opera ...
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Opera doesn't show me addressbar content completion for all pages. Why?
When I type something in the address bar then I sometime see Opera offering pages which have the given word in the page text. This would be very useful if it worked all the time, but whenever I try it ...
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Webbrowser makes complete halt whenever faulty certificate is found
Recently I happened upon something very irritating:
After a short minute of google, I found an answer:
Apparently there was a problem with the certificate of the server. Now, I may not know anything ...
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How Can I determine the page count from a postscript file (generated by Opera)?
I don't know the postscript language.
I have a duplex printing emulation system written in bash. It prints the odd pages first and then the even pages. It needs to know if there's an odd page count ...
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Small font all 'new' messages suddenly in Gmail on Ubuntu in Opera, why?
This seemed to happen out of the blue.
I have been using Opera for years.
I can't find anywhere in Gmail to change the default font that is used in Opera.
Ubuntu is Version 11
Opera is version 11.6
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Filling out form fields in Opera where the wand doesn't cover
Is there a function in Opera that allows me to fill in form fields with repeated information or data that isn't covered by the Magic Wand? Or a way to have Opera's Wand be able to store information ...
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How can I change (locally) a hyperlink on a site to point to a different location? Opera, Windows XP
How can I change all instances of a hyperlink pointing to, say, domain_address_a, to point to domain_address_b (still a string address, not an IP address, both URLs in this case belong to the same ...
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Opera kiosk home page resets on guest account
I'm setting up a kiosk with Opera on a MacOS 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Using the Opera "-kioskmode" on a Guest Account. The homepage at startup resets to "redir.opera.com/www.opera.com/...
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Firefox/Chrome style shortcuts for Opera
Opera ships with multiple keyboard shortcut profiles. Where is the Firefox-compatible profile?
Opera tends to open a mail client setup dialog when I try to search, and to do nothing when I try to ...
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Convert AdBlock Plus block list to some Opera's ad blocking mechanism/add-on format
I'm using a whole bunch of myself-written blocking rules for AdBlock Plus in Firefox (they are not overly complicated; new versions of ABP provide quite advanced syntax, but I'm not using it much).
I ...
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How do I unsubscribe from an RSS feed in Opera?
I've got an RSS feed I've subscribed to in Opera, but do not wish to receive anymore. Normally, to do this, I would either delete it, or simply uncheck it in the "Feeds -> Manage Feeds" dialog. ...
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Can I run two versions of Opera with independent cookies?
I'd like to have multiple Opera windows open, each using a separate cookie jar. This is primarily so I can be connected to both my personal google email and my work google docs account at the same ...
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Why have all .exe files been changed to .ink, except for Opera?
I use Windows XP Home Edition with SP3. All my .exe files were changed to .ink. Now I am unable to open basic Windows programs because they no longer recognize themselves nor have any clue about which ...
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How can I use Opera Mail behind a proxy?
I've set up a proxy in Opera. Using Opera Mail, I can't check mail through a proxy. I can check it by opening Gmail, but Opera Mail itself fails to check the e-mails.
How can I use it behind a proxy?...
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Opera goes to the wrong page, back to correct one when in Turbo mode
Yesterday I was trying to get to support.balsamiq.com and Opera (v11.51) would give me a blank page with:
Unknown API key: (null)
Today, I tried it and it took me to the wrong page:
The page ...
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Opera Will No Longer Log Me In To Gmail
Since this morning, my opera (11.51 on Snow Leopard) will not log me in to any of my gmail accounts.
The wand button just appears inactive on the gmail login page.
However, it works for facebook and ...
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Rearrange speed dials in opera without swapping
How can i rearrange speed dials in opera without swapping? If I drag a speed dial, other speed dials should be moved to right just as if I have inserted it there.
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Google search: when I try to edit in search box; cursor jumps to the end
My problem is with using google.
1) do a search, e.g. http://www.google.com/search?q=THIS+IS+VERY+UNIQUE+SEARCH+QUERY
2) when you are at results page, click on search query box (the editbox with my ...
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Share bookmarks between Firefox and Opera
Is there any tool or service to share or sync bookmarks between Firefox and Opera? I'm currently using both browsers in the same computer and it'd be nice to have the same set of bookmarks available.
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How to do a search-and-replace in Opera for textarea context?
How do I do a search-and-replace in Opera for a textarea's context? I have a web page with html form and I need to input and edit large text in this form.
Easy example:
Stay on this page, scroll ...
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opera is proxifying all my stuff, why?
i thought just opera-mini was supposed to send all the requests through the norway proxy servers but when I open up opera browser (latest release) on mac osx, i get everything sent through the norway ...
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How can I import Opera bookmarks into Chrome?
Not the same thing: How to synchronise bookmarks between Google Chrome and Opera?
While I know that I can use a service like Xmarks to synchronize them between the two browsers, and while I know that ...
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Is it possible to make Opera not to run any plugin before I'll click on it?
I want to prohibit opera 11 browser from running plugins (like flash and java) before I will click on plugin content. E.g. When I go to http://panopticlick.eff.org/index.php?action=log&js=yes it ...
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Reset Opera titlebar back to hidden
I'm a massive fan of Opera, but I can't figure how to flip the GUI back to where the main titlebar is hidden again. Any ideas?
Back to its original look:
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How to expand favorites bar in Opera 11.50?
I just updated to Opera 11.50 and now my favorites bar is shortened to 1 row.
This is what I mean (large version):
How can I expand it to the height of the grey scribbled area? (~12 rows)
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Opera 11.50 won't play sounds or animate page title on Facebook
I have the version 11.50 and when I am on facebook chat, it won't play any sound when a new chat message is arrived neither animate the page title. I have checked the "play sound" on the chat box.
I ...
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Chrome, Safari, Firefox won't open, but IE and Opera will
I have Chrome 12.0.742.100, Safari 5.33.21.1, Firefox 3.6.16.0, IE 9.0.8112.167421 and Opera 9.51 installed on my Vista machine. UAC is on.
Recently, Visual Studio 2010 has been hanging up on me ...
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Switching User-Agent in Opera
How can the user agent be changed in Opera?
The per-site preferences (tab Network, field Browser identification) lists
Identify as Opera
Identify as Firefox
Identify as Internet Explorer
Masquerade ...
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Using Opera, how do I override a bad SSL certificate?
We have an intranet website at work that has a bad SSL certificate. (I think the problem is the cert server name does not match the host.) Before you tell me "get a correct SSL cert", I will tell ...
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How do I make the "New Tab" page set as my homepage in Opera?
How do I make the "New Tab" page set as my homepage in Opera? (as in when I load up Opera it opens new tab page)
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Opera: cannot save additional Gmail login details in wand
I have a couple of gmail accounts that I log in to using Opera's wand. The problem is that I cannot save login details for any additional accounts: the wand save password dialog never pops up, instead ...
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Running PHP files locally on Opera gives 404 error
I have been developing websites for quite some time now and recently web applications. I am trying to achieve strong cross-browser coherence with a new site that I am designing so I downloaded the ...
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Determine which Opera tab uses 100% CPU?
Sometimes a tab gets stuck at using all CPU time it can get. I know theres a way to check which one for Chrome or Firefox -- is there a native method and/or extension to do this in Opera? Checking ...
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disable opera's builtin bookmark spam "redir.opera.com/bookmarks/"
Just noticed that I have a lot "spam-like" bookmarks in my Opera, just like
"16000 games" or "Best booking service"
Most links are redir.opera.com/bookmarks/*
also there are some links with "...
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How private is the Opera Turbo feature of Opera?
If I'm using Opera with the Opera Turbo feature turned on (always, not set to "automaticly"). Can anyone see what sites I'm visiting (except Opera of course ...)? Opera Turbo uses a proxy server, so ...
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Opera bookmarks wandering on page
How do I put the Opera bookmarks back where they belong? Somehow my bookmarks are stuck below my address bar - idiotic place to put them - and I can't get them back where they belong.
