How to always expand "Details>>" in Opera add bookmark, delete private data, search engine, opera link dialog boxes?
Tuesday, 28. March 2006, 10:37:32
It is annoying to click Details>> button in dialog boxes every time.
Download dialog-modified.ini (file contains all dialog tweaks), enter path to dialog-modified.ini in Dialog Configuration, save and restart Opera.
[or]
Create a copy of ui\dialog.ini (defaults\dialog.ini for versions below 10) from Opera installation directory, rename it to dialog-modified.ini and open it in any text editor.
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Add bookmark dialog before tweak
Bookmark dialog
Under [Add Bookmark Dialog] section replace
Button,,, 240, 60, 130, 23, Move right= Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 0, D_REPORT_SITE_PROBLEM_DETAILS_CLOSE | Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 1, D_REPORT_SITE_PROBLEM_DETAILS_OPEN Group, 0, Advanced_group , 0, 90, 370, 180, Size right, Endwith
;Button,,, 240, 60, 130, 23, Move right= Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 0, D_REPORT_SITE_PROBLEM_DETAILS_CLOSE | Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 1, D_REPORT_SITE_PROBLEM_DETAILS_OPEN ;Group, 0, Advanced_group , 0, 90, 370, 180, Size right, End Group, 0, , 0, 90, 370, 180, Size right, End

Add bookmark dialog after tweak
Clear private data dialog
Under [Clear Private Data Dialog] section replace
Group, 0, , 0, 0, 430, 90, Size Right MultilineEdit, D_CLEAR_PRIVATE_DATA_WARNING, Description_label, 0, 0, 430, 60, Size right Expand, D_DELETE_PRIVATE_DATA_DETAILS, Destails_expand, 0, 65, 300, 23, Size right, End = Switch groups, "Advanced_group" Group, 0, Advanced_group , 20, 90, 410, 300, Size rightwith
;Group, 0, , 0, 0, 430, 90, Size Right MultilineEdit, D_CLEAR_PRIVATE_DATA_WARNING, Description_label, 0, 0, 430, 60, Size right ;Expand, D_DELETE_PRIVATE_DATA_DETAILS, Destails_expand, 0, 65, 300, 23, Size right, End = Switch groups, "Advanced_group" ;Group, 0, Advanced_group , 20, 90, 410, 300, Size right Group, 0, , 20, 90, 410, 300, Size right
Search engine dialog
Under [Search Engine Dialog] section replace
Button,,, 310, 30, 140, 23, Move right = Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 0, D_REPORT_SITE_PROBLEM_DETAILS_CLOSE | Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 1, D_REPORT_SITE_PROBLEM_DETAILS_OPEN Group, 0, Advanced_group , 0, 60, 450, 130, Size right, Endwith
;Button,,, 310, 30, 140, 23, Move right = Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 0, D_REPORT_SITE_PROBLEM_DETAILS_CLOSE | Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 1, D_REPORT_SITE_PROBLEM_DETAILS_OPEN ;Group, 0, Advanced_group , 0, 60, 450, 130, Size right, End Group, 0, , 0, 60, 450, 130, Size right, End
Opera login link dialog
Under [Opera Login Link Dialog] section replace
Expand, D_OPERA_LINK_OPTIONS, Link_expand, 0, 0, 300, 23, Size right = Switch groups, "Link_full_group" Progress, 0, server_progress_bar, 283, 3, 13, 16, Fixed, End Group6, 0, Link_full_group, 0, 155, 300, 90, Size rightwith
;Expand, D_OPERA_LINK_OPTIONS, Link_expand, 0, 0, 300, 23, Size right = Switch groups, "Link_full_group" Progress, 0, server_progress_bar, 283, 3, 13, 16, Fixed, End Group6, 0, , 0, 155, 300, 90, Size right
Enter path to dialog-modified.ini in Dialog Configuration, save and restart Opera.
Update:
Jun 13, 2008
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sonybabu2k1 # 14. June 2006, 01:39
Can this be done on Opera 9 Linux, there is no dialog.ini there
Tamil # 14. June 2006, 03:19
Originally posted by sonybabu2k1:
Sorry, I don't know about Linux.Tamil # 30. September 2006, 07:55
Originally posted by sonybabu2k1:
You can find dialog.ini in /usr/share/opera/inisv-chamelea # 6. October 2007, 18:37
I always type some tag-words into the Notes field as future help in finding a Bookmark, so it's unfortunate that the Devs elected a default=hide. I recently lost your tweak due to upgrading to v9.23.
So I went to the Forum Search, but we all know how difficult it can be to find a unique control element. Among Opera's thousands of tweaks, finding your hint again was an ordeal! You can see I managed after an hour or so.
But this quick question -- before finding you in the Forum, I tried using this:
Opera:config ...
using QuickFind box on => details ...
Reveals a tweak setting for ...
Hotlist Window
Show Accountinfo Details
So I tried changing the setting ...
from zero to 1
then Save
... but it doesn't work!
Also setting 2 doesn't work. Shouldn't it??
Tamil # 7. October 2007, 04:07
sv-chamelea # 8. October 2007, 16:49
Please understand, I have not yet changed dialog.ini.
This question:
Is the opera:config setting a valid alternative to changing dialog.ini?
If not, why not?? ... a bug?
Tamil # 8. October 2007, 16:57
Originally posted by sv-chamelea:
sv-chamelea # 8. October 2007, 20:38
Goto opera:config & search HotlistWindow;
Click to expand the section;
Scroll down to ShowAcctInfo Details;
Revise the setting;
Save
Exit Opera.
Upon relaunching Opera, the setting has reverted ... to zero in my case. Apparently Opera:Config cannot alter this setting, even though it indicates that it has.
Tamil # 9. October 2007, 03:53
dapxin # 11. January 2008, 00:16
Tamil # 11. January 2008, 04:45
Originally posted by dapxin:
Check your Opera installation folder. Make a backup before editing it.purgossu # 12. April 2008, 12:34
bpm # 7. July 2008, 00:37
I see Dude09 later pursued this idea too.
Which brings up my current Big Idea: isn't this a shame? A waste of time, and an example of how things just don't disseminate in the community at present - even among the small group of hardcore tweakers. And: isn't this exactly the sort of useful thing which should be posted in the setups library (http://my.opera.com/community/customize/setups/, parallel to the skins library)? No-one uses it. It's there, all set up.
For agitprop about how we need to get serious about organizing, about the publishing and assimilation of what we find or make, see my remark in that Dude thread and also (at length) here: Should Opera follow Firefox away from the cathedral and towards the bazaar?
I think we need to grab hold of community/customize and make it like Firefox's extension system: THE place to go, the obvious place to publish and offer Opera customizations. Empty out the blogs! Stop shouting into the wind in forum threads: pull it together, make it the place to go and therefore a place worth going for both users and developers. Hope you'll consider it, Tamil; you certainly have a lot to offer if such a venue takes hold. (Note I haven't put anything there yet either!)
kslee # 27. August 2008, 09:19
[Edit] For 9.60 Snapshot 10408
[Opera Login Link Dialog]
Group6, 0, , 0, 155, 300, 120, Size right
Label, D_OPERA_LINK_SYNC_THIS, link_options_label, 20, 0, 280, 23, Size right
Checkbox, D_OPERA_LINK_BOOKMARKS, bm_checkbox, 20, 30, 140, 23, Size right
Checkbox, D_OPERA_LINK_SPEED_DIAL, sd_checkbox, 160, 30, 140, 23, Size right
Checkbox, D_OPERA_LINK_PERSONAL_BAR, pb_checkbox, 20, 60, 140, 23, Size right
Checkbox, D_OPERA_LINK_NOTES, no_checkbox, 160, 60, 140, 23, Size right
Checkbox, D_OPERA_LINK_TYPED_HISTORY, th_checkbox, 20, 90, 140, 23, Size right
Checkbox, D_OPERA_LINK_SEARCHES, se_checkbox, 160, 90, 140, 23, Size right, End
Tamil # 27. August 2008, 09:58
Originally posted by kslee:
Opera 9.60 is a snapshot and not final version.Anonymous # 19. October 2008, 18:32
Change your STARTUP DIALOG!
May favorite dialog tweak NOT LISTED ABOVE!
See this web page with screenshots and info:
http://webtoman.com/opera/custom/custom_dialogs.php
Direct Code Below:
[Startup Dialog]
Title = 67222
Group0, 0, , 34, 20, 367, 160, size, End
Group1, 0, , 0, 20, 367, 160, size , End
Radiobutton2, 67223, Continue_lasttime_radio, 97, 70, 230, 23, fixed
Radiobutton3, 67225, Start_homepage_radio, 97, 100, 270, 23, fixed
Radiobutton4, 67226, Start_nowindows_radio, 97, 130, 270, 23, fixed
Radiobutton5, 67224, Continue_session_radio, 0, 160, 0, 0, fixed
button6, 67399, , 92, 40, 138, 23, fixed = Show popup menu, "Browser Session menu"
Button7, 67398, , 237, 40, 130, 23, move right = Show popup menu, "Internal Bookmark Folder"
Address8, , , 0, 7, 230, 23, size right
search9, 0, , 237, 7, 130, 23, move right
Button10, 67397, , 0, 40, 85, 23, fixed = Show popup menu, "Startup Mail Menu"
Button10, 50836, , 0, 70, 85, 23, fixed = Manage, "transfers"
Button11, 19053, , 0, 100, 85, 23, fixed = Show popup menu, "Advanced Startup Options Menu"
Button12, 50006, , 0, 130, 85, 23, fixed = Exit
Treeview13, , Sessions_treeview, 0, 160, 367, 0, size,end
Anonymous # 7. April 2009, 21:18
I've been using Opera for two weeks. Is there a way of making the "Create In" dropdown menu within the "Add Bookmark" dialogue box less detailed?
I have 20 first-tier bookmark folders, each with three or four sub-levels. The "Create In" dropdown expands the entire tree structure, so I'm scrolling up and down trying to find the correct bookmark folder. It would be more intuitive if the dropdown only showed the first level of bookmark folders (but expandable with a click to go into a subfolder structure). Basically, the way Firefox or Windows Explorer do it.
Tamil # 7. April 2009, 22:38
shapes # 6. August 2009, 17:14
http://operawiki.info/HackingDialogINI
i understand much of what is explained but can't get some of it to work in v10betaR2 and working with co-ordiantes is very trial and error. what do i need to be able to work with that better?