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How to always expand "Details>>" in Opera add bookmark, delete private data, search engine, opera link dialog boxes?

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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.

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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.

Opera add bookmark dialog before tweak

Opera add bookmark dialog before tweak
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, End
with
;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

Opera add bookmark dialog after tweak
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 right
with
;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, End
with
;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 right
with
;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.

You have to update dialog-modified.ini when you install major version of Opera.

Update:
Jun 13, 2008
Aug 2, 2009

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Comments

sonybabu2k1 14. June 2006, 01:39

:up: Great tips

Can this be done on Opera 9 Linux, there is no dialog.ini there

Tamil 14. June 2006, 03:19

Originally posted by sonybabu2k1:

Can this be done on Opera 9 Linux, there is no dialog.ini there

Sorry, I don't know about Linux.

Tamil 30. September 2006, 07:55

Originally posted by sonybabu2k1:

Can this be done on Opera 9 Linux, there is no dialog.ini there

You can find dialog.ini in /usr/share/opera/ini

sv-chamelea 6. October 2007, 18:37

Tamil, thanks very much for the hint on Bookmark Details.
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

Did you restart Opera?

sv-chamelea 8. October 2007, 16:49

Yes, I restarted Opera, but no success w/details.
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:

Is the opera:config setting a valid alternative to changing dialog.ini?

:no:

sv-chamelea 8. October 2007, 20:38

Yes, restarted Opera several different times. There might be a bug here.

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

I cannot confirm this.

dapxin 11. January 2008, 00:16

I dont have a dialog.ini file in my profile, is it safe to create one just randomly ?

Tamil 11. January 2008, 04:45

Originally posted by dapxin:

I dont have a dialog.ini file in my profile

Check your Opera installation folder. Make a backup before editing it.

purgossu 12. April 2008, 12:34

Nice tip, thanks. :up:

bpm 7. July 2008, 00:37

Excellent.

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

Thank you very much! Tamil, I've been helped a lot.

[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:

Please update.

Opera 9.60 is a snapshot and not final version. :smile:

Anonymous 19. October 2008, 18:32

REMOGUL writes:

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

Newbie writes:

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

Not possible but navigate to the folder from bookmarks menu and click bookmark page...

shapes 6. August 2009, 17:14

hi. thanks for the info does anyone know if there is a more recent version of something like the info at this page:

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?

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