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The seven-five experience

Monday, 25. April 2005, 19:45:33

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There is, as always, a lot of discussion about the perfect setup for Opera. People have a hard time adjusting to changes. Which is of course perfectly normal, just as it is normal for Opera Software to try to get more users on the desktop. Luckily, as subtitles remarks, it is always possible to change Opera's setup to be (almost) exactly like it was in a previous version.

A long time ago I made the 'Classic clutter' toolbar setup for 7.5 users who yearned for 7.2's 'buttons galore' look. It is still available in a Opera 8 version.

For those who don't dig the changes in Opera 8, here's a setup called "Seven-Five". Some might only be interested in the shortcuts (an easy way to get 'p' and 'g' back). Other might want the whole setup. Enjoy.


Edit 2007-04-17: get an updated version for Opera 9.2

Note that these are not exact replicas of the Opera 7.5 setup; the new features are not hidden. For example, the security icon is not shown on the Address bar (as it is shown in the address field anyway), but the View bar toggle button is.

Away next weekAsk Jon

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I think that setup atavism is an integral part of our psyche. We come to love that what we use and have customized to our liking. All of a sudden the sand castles we had so lovingly built are ruined when the next wave arrives. Every self-respecting caveman reaches for the axe by *pure instinct*! :]

I would surely be puzzled or irritated if a bride I no longer have came to my house having shaved her head bald, and with an orange make-up. No matter how tolerant she were, her reaction to my becoming an orange punk overnight would be exactly the same :wink:

M.

By Moose, # 25. April 2005, 19:45:33

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