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How to add/edit keyboard shortcuts in Opera?

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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

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Anonymous 2. July 2009, 03:45

Anonymous writes:

Me again. I reread some other posts and realized I was trying to alter a mouse-keyboard COMBINATION, which you said we can't do. Then I realized my change was successful. I just need to do a carriage return instead of a mouse click. Thanks for this site.

Anonymous 2. July 2009, 14:50

Anonymous writes:

Me again. My "successful" results did not last long. I tried deleting Copy of Opera Standard and testing Enter ctrl shift and Enter ctrl, and they didn't work with the carriage return. I'm confused about whether Enter here means carriage return or left mouse click. (I was in Advanced - Browser Widget.)

Another idea I had was to make a New shortcut. But when I press New nothing happens -- it doesn't look like your screen shot. My hypothesis there is that Opera thinks I am trying to edit Opera Standard rather than Copy of Opera Standard.

Another idea I had was to use edit and make the left-hand column say F2 for Open link in background page. Then for star Go to page, I gave in a value of F2 ctrl in the left-hand column. When I tested it, F2 did nothing, and ctrl F2 effected the Go to function.

Help! I just need some simpler way to open links in background. The right mouse button on my cordless keyboard is inconveniently designed, so the hotclick popup menu is not the solution. Thanks.

Tamil 2. July 2009, 15:17

I'm confused about whether Enter here means carriage return or left mouse click.

Both. Enter will work when you highlight link using keys Q or A.

Originally posted by anonymous:

I just need some simpler way to open links in background.

Mouse middle click on link is the simple way.

Anonymous 2. July 2009, 17:15

Anonymous writes:

Thanks for responding so quickly. I don't have a middle button because I'm using a touch pad.

I tried uninstalling and re-installing Opera. Now I can't even edit the shortcuts! The edit button just isn't there.

aparente001 3. July 2009, 02:39

Hmm. Previous post disappeared. Here goes again.

I can edit the shortcuts. I had chosen keyboard by mistake instead of shortcuts.

But I still can't make a new shortcut, and my changes to Open Link in ... still don't work.

Tamil 3. July 2009, 02:53

:confused:

aparente001 9. July 2009, 14:07

Hi, me again. I don't understand your last reply. Can you spell it out for me, please? Thanks.

Tamil 9. July 2009, 14:15

I don't know why you are not able to create new shortcut.

Anonymous 15. July 2009, 17:23

Anonymous writes:

ok im somehow missing something its should be simple but i just cant 'get' it..

all i want is to create a shortcut that will hit the 'ok' button (which) will be higlighted then move to the next open tab.

so it should be . .. go & cylcle next window?

Tamil 15. July 2009, 17:30

Which OK button you want to hit?

Anonymous 15. July 2009, 17:37

Andrew writes:

ctrl 6 is wat im thinking of using

Tamil 15. July 2009, 17:43

It is shortcut to open Speed Dial 6.

Anonymous 15. July 2009, 17:45

andrew writes:

nope.. good point :P
well i could just use 6 as i have never really used that key whilst browsing :)

Anonymous 15. July 2009, 17:50

andrew writes:

and the ok button is one on a form that submits it to the server it will be highlighted already just need to enter it.. i can do manaually with the enter ctrl tab but wanted to save a few keystrokes

Tamil 15. July 2009, 17:53

Not possible.

Anonymous 25. July 2009, 19:01

Anonymous writes:

Is it possible to simply change keys in a shortcut. For instance "2" is set to move to next tab. I would much rather "3" do the same function, but when I simply change this value when editing preferences, it does not work.

Anonymous 25. July 2009, 19:10

Anonymous writes:

btw, andrew is clearly a tw player :P

Tamil 25. July 2009, 22:40

Originally posted by anonymous:

Is it possible to simply change keys in a shortcut.

:yes:

aparente001 31. July 2009, 22:45

In an earlier post, you said
"you can use SHIFT+Left Mouse Click to open links in new tab."
How exactly would you phrase this? For example, Shift+Enter gets phrased as Enter Shift. Also, which section should I put this in -- Browser Widget? Thank you.

Anonymous 1. August 2009, 07:38

Skywalker writes:

I was wondering if there is a way to set-up my left mouse click+Ctrl to open a link in a background tab. It was a feature i'm used to from firefox. It's handy when im reading forums and i want to open a bunch of threads then go and read them one-by-one after. Thanks!

Anonymous 1. August 2009, 07:41

Skywalker writes:

Attachment to previous post:

Same thing as 'middle click' on the mouse, but im on a laptop with no middle button so a ctril+click would be ideal, thanks!

aparente001 1. August 2009, 15:18

I'm still interested in this approach.

However, I'm delighted to report that I found a javascript solution to the ctrl-click open-in-background-tab problem:

http://tough-to-find.blogspot.com/2008/06/opera-ctrl-click-to-open-in-new-pagetab.html

Anonymous 5. September 2009, 03:11

Anonymous writes:

Is there any way to make a one key shortcut that does the work of hitting enter then two? I am trying to make it quicker.

Tamil 5. September 2009, 11:51

CTRL+F12 > Advanced > Shortcuts > Enable single-key shortcuts

jon bon 22. September 2009, 22:25

hi, I am having the same problem as some others have posted.

I am using Opera USB 10.
I can make and edit mouse gestures without a hitch. The same cannot be said for keyboard shortcuts.
I can make a new keyboard shortcut or edit an old one but when done they will not work. The changes are confirmed in the standard_keyboard(1).ini file, but they will not work.
Anyone know why this is happening?
Thanks.

Anonymous 30. October 2009, 22:48

Anonymous writes:

It would be great if right/left mouse click shortcut could be disabled. Because its a real flash game ruiner.

Anonymous 4. December 2009, 16:11

Prasanth writes:

superb

Rudeman84 11. December 2009, 20:18

Hi!
Does anybody knows how i can create a shortcut to a programm? For example i want to hold ctrl while im clicking a link, and opera should open a external programm. I solved this alredy with an toolbar button (standard_toolbar.ini) and a entry in the menu (standard_menu.ini), but i want to solve it also with a shortcut.
hope you can help me,

thanks!

Arben 17. December 2009, 05:11

Hi to all
Is it possible to open and close the document with a shortcut key like ctrl+b open and close Bookmark panel(and also with other shortcut keys like ctrl+f, ctrl+h etc)
I am using Opera 10.10 and I can open the bookmark panel using ctrl+b but I cannot close it using the same shortcut key (in Mozilla this is possible).

Is there a chance to do this ?

Tamil 24. December 2009, 12:37

Originally posted by Arben:

Is it possible to open and close the document with a shortcut key like ctrl+b open and close Bookmark panel

:yes: If you don't know how to edit keyboard setup see this, search for b ctrl and change action to the following. 
Set alignment, "hotlist", 0 | Focus panel, "bookmarks"

Originally posted by Arben:

also with other shortcut keys like ctrl+f, ctrl+h etc

Not possible.

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