Tweak

Inspired by the new Ribbon interface design that is being developed for MS Office 12 [1], I wanted to see what you get in Opera, when doing away with the normal top-menu, panels and toolbars. Without sacrificing access to all the functionality Opera has to offer, of course. In this new setup, each function is available in one, easy to find, place.

Here's a screenshot of the result of this exercise, 'Twelve':

2006-06-29: updated screenshot

To try this setup yourself, install both the menu and toolbar from here:

Edit 2007-04-17: the links point to 9.2-compatible setups now

• Twelve toolbar
• Twelve menu
• .. and lastly: disable the menu bar!

I did this by making the Alt+F11 shortcut work under Windows as well as Linux:

• Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Shortcuts
• Doubleclick the active keyboard setup, and enter 'F11' in the Quick Find field
• Remove 'Platform Unix, ' from 'Platform Unix, F11 alt', then click OK a lot
• Now toggle the menu bar away with Alt+F11

Use 'Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Toolbars' to return to your previous setup.

For more info, explanation, and screenshots, visit the page 'Twelve' on my website.

[1] You can read some background information on the Ribbon