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How to add/edit keyboard shortcuts in Opera?

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 8:20:54 AM

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Add new keyboard shortcut
Edit keyboard shortcut

Add new keyboard shortcut

Tools > Preferences... > Advanced > Shortcuts > Keyboard setup > [SELECT] Copy of Opera Standard (If you don't have Copy of Opera Standard then [SELECT] Opera Standard > Duplicate) > Edit... > [SELECT] Section (example: Application) > New... > Enter shortcut in Input context and shortcuts field and action in Actions field

Opera duplicate keyboard setup
Duplicate "Opera Standard" keyboard setup

Opera edit keyboard setup
Edit "Copy of Opera Standard" keyboard setup

Opera new keyboard shortcut
New keyboard shortcut in "Application" section

Opera new keyboard shortcut input context and shortcut
New keyboard shortcut input context and shortcut

Opera new keyboard shortcut action
New keyboard shortcut action

Edit keyboard shortcut

Tools > Preferences... > Advanced > Shortcuts > Keyboard setup > [SELECT] Copy of Opera Standard (If you don't have Copy of Opera Standard then [SELECT] Opera Standard > Duplicate) > Edit... > [SELECT] Section (example: Application) > Edit... > Change shortcut in Input context and shortcuts field and action in Actions field

Opera edit keyboard shortcut
Edit keyboard shortcut

Opera edit keyboard shortcut action
Edit keyboard shortcut action

How to close current tab and go to previous/next tab in Opera?Opera extra mouse gestures

Comments

Tamil Sunday, July 31, 2011 2:39:42 PM

Just delete the keyboard shortcuts you don't want.

Unregistered user Friday, December 2, 2011 9:42:04 AM

Anonymous writes: 100

aparente001 Thursday, December 22, 2011 4:19:44 AM

Hi, I wonder if this is possible? I hope I'm posting the question in the right place. I do a lot of translating, and often, in order to check what word or phrase is used for a particular meaning, I use the following procedure: I look up the larger topic in wikipedia in English, and then I look at the translation links on the left. I can either scroll down as needed until I see my desired language present or, alas, not present, or I can do a find on page.

I'd like to make this last part of the process more efficient. Any creative ideas?

Tamil Thursday, December 22, 2011 9:33:34 AM

Originally posted by aparente001:

Any creative ideas?

Nope.

shantiq Thursday, December 29, 2011 10:53:39 AM

on Ubuntu 11.10 i found after a fair amount of searching


that going to



sudo gedit /usr/share/opera/ui/standard_keyboard.ini


sudo gedit /usr/share/opera/ui/standard_keyboard_compat.ini



allowed me to make changes which work and hold


not sure the second needs modifying but I did both to be sure

First scan with Search in your text editor to make sure there will no clashes

I wanted to move F11 to F3 for Enter fullscreen | Leave fullscreen
as I have a new keyboard which goes to F6 and no further

So i replaced in Browser Window [scrolldown to find it]


Platform Windows-Unix-MCE, F11 = Enter fullscreen | Leave fullscreen


with



Platform Windows-Unix-MCE, F3 = Enter fullscreen | Leave fullscreen


F3 is normally for find but i do not use that [of course use the one you want]

Tamil Thursday, December 29, 2011 11:05:55 AM

You should not edit default keyboard setup as Opera will update it during upgrade.

aparente001 Thursday, January 5, 2012 1:43:41 PM

Shantiq, I don't understand very well.

I'm not too worried about losing changes during an upgrade. For one thing, I'm not planning to upgrade again any time soon; for another, I have had very good results using osie to port customizations from one opera installation to another; and finally I don't mind re-doing a couple of customization procedures that osie doesn't manage to preserve.

What I'm trying to do is automate a slightly complex procedure. The link to the target language is not always at the same place on the page. It depends on how many languages the article has been translated to. (If it were always at the same place on the page, I could use a macro recorder like tinytask.)

Unregistered user Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:07:46 AM

Ben writes: Shortcut for private tab

Unregistered user Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:13:39 AM

Ben writes: Sorry. i need a shortcut for new private tab. Nice job ... I have been following your post for ages, very good, very helpful. Thank you. Strangely searches with your name are blocked in the some institutions. Wonder why!

Unregistered user Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:18:33 AM

Ben writes: Also follow your post on AHK. Also need a direct (one-step) jump on the context menu for: open in background page. Intention: to search any word in the background tab while I continue to read the current material. Thanks in advance. Keep up the good work!

Tamil Tuesday, January 24, 2012 8:47:59 AM

Shortcut for private tab

Create a new keyboard shrotcut with the following action. 
New private page, 1


Strangely searches with your name are blocked in the some institutions.

bigeyes faint

Also need a direct (one-step) jump on the context menu for: open in background page.

Which search engine do you use?

Unregistered user Sunday, February 12, 2012 10:23:13 AM

Anonymous writes: I'm trying to add shortcuts for Disable Text Selection Mode and Enable Text Selection Mode, but it's not working. I can add button to the toolbar which does the same thing (Shift + F12 > Buttons > Browser View), but I'd prefer the shortcut. Do you know why it's not working? I think it might be because I created the shortcuts in Copy of Opera Standard but Opera 9.2 Compatible is selected and I can't unselect it. Do you think deleting it might fix my issue? Is that safe to do?

Tamil Sunday, February 12, 2012 10:49:02 AM

Use the following action code. 
Disable Text Selection Mode | Enable Text Selection Mode

Unregistered user Monday, February 13, 2012 12:01:06 PM

Anonymous writes: Thanks. I do use that action code, and it doesn't work. When I break it in half and just use Disable Text Selection Mode, and then Enable Text Selection Mode as a separate shortcut, it at least gets a little picture of the hand button next to it, so it seems like it's going to work, but it doesn't actually work in the end. Any more ideas?

Tamil Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:09:17 AM

It works for me. confused

Unregistered user Tuesday, February 14, 2012 11:58:48 AM

Anonymous writes: I worked it out. I was right in thinking that it was because Opera 9.2 Compatible was selected instead of Copy of Opera Standard. So after I entered my shortcuts (the one you suggested, only as two separate shortcuts) I just selected Copy of Opera Standard and clicked Ok and it worked. I could have sworn that I already tried that, but I guess not!

Unregistered user Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:15:06 AM

Anonymous writes: Oh yeah, and Disable Text Selection Mode | Enable Text Selection Mode works now too, as long as I hit Enter after I enter the shortcut and select Copy of Opera Standard properly.

Unregistered user Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:17:31 AM

Anonymous writes: its sad opera never got what people want : to have a tab starting everytime again and again (even the subtabs) with my google home page. Just have a look at Internet Explorer ! If MS can do it, why cant Opera. Is is soooooooooooooo difficult to listen to customers. As long as Opera doesn't fix this issue, Ill continue with IE9 and Firefox. Maybe a bit slower, but at least they do what the customer want.... OPERA LISTEN AND ACT UPON UR CUSTOMERS COMPLAINS...Bye OPERA

Tamil Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:27:07 AM

How to open new tab with homepage in Opera?

Unregistered user Monday, April 9, 2012 11:50:31 PM

PigTailLeo writes: Is there a chance that I can extract this shortcut configuration set from a single file? So that I can backup or even transfer the settings from computers to computers. Thanks!

Tamil Monday, April 9, 2012 11:55:54 PM

Yes, copy and paste content of keyboard directory inside profile directory.

Eldar FaizullinXaHyMaH Monday, November 12, 2012 4:16:03 PM

Help! Insert action is not working in Opera 12.10

I go to Prefrences -> Shortcuts -> Edit... -> New... and type - alt into "Input context and shotcuts" and Insert,"—" into "Actions"
Then press [Alt]+[-] and nothing happens. I tried various shortcuts and texts - nothing works.

Tamil Thursday, November 22, 2012 11:02:21 AM

Create a shortcut without -.

Unregistered user Saturday, December 1, 2012 5:17:19 AM

Hair pulling writes: why does this not do what it should :P go to nickname,"confirm" & Delay, 200 & switch to next page

Unregistered user Saturday, December 1, 2012 5:18:53 AM

Anonymous writes: it is not doing the delay

Tamil Saturday, December 1, 2012 5:39:21 AM

How do you know that 0.2 second delay is not executed?

Unregistered user Saturday, December 1, 2012 2:29:03 PM

hair pulling writes: Ok Im running it across 80 tabs open at once. Holding the key down I have found a answer that says as I am holding the key it does delay first but sends key stroke on to the other pages while first is still delaying. so they only delayed until first is done then all have already timed out. SO Im trying to find a function that I can hold down key but it will only go to next page once delay is done.

Unregistered user Saturday, December 1, 2012 2:30:37 PM

Anonymous writes: and how I know is the game says you can only send 5 attacks/sec and I still get this warning.

Tamil Saturday, December 1, 2012 2:49:51 PM

Slightly increase the delay value and try.

Unregistered user Saturday, December 1, 2012 3:06:59 PM

Anonymous writes: ok I will try it at 300 I will get back to u in 5min

Tamil Saturday, December 1, 2012 3:12:14 PM

http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Wait.gif -

Unregistered user Saturday, December 1, 2012 3:12:51 PM

Anonymous writes: No more than 5 attacks may be sent per second :( Delay, 300 & go to nickname, "confirm" & switch to next page

Tamil Saturday, December 1, 2012 3:16:02 PM

Try with delay value of 1000.

Unregistered user Saturday, December 1, 2012 3:25:46 PM

Anonymous writes: I can see it doing the delay on the first one. But after about the 2nd it is not. I think it is the issue that I am holding the button but how can I tap it 5 times a sec for 100 tabs. I need the command to completely stop any keystrokes from going across to next tab

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