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

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It is annoying to click Details>> in dialog boxes everytime. Open dialog.ini from your Opera installation folder.

Opera add bookmark box before tweak

Opera add bookmark box before tweak
Add bookmark box before tweak

Bookmark dialog

Under [Add Bookmark Dialog] replace
Button,,, 240, 60, 130, 23, Move right= Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 0, 70744 | Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 1, 70743
Group, 0, Advanced_group , 0, 90, 370, 180, Size right, End
with
;Button,,, 240, 60, 130, 23, Move right= Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 0, 70744 | Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 1, 70743
;Group, 0, Advanced_group , 0, 90, 370, 180, Size right, End
Group, 0, , 0, 90, 370, 180, Size right, End
Opera add bookmark box after tweak
Add bookmark box after tweak

Clear private data

Under [Clear Private Data Dialog] replace
Button,,, 300, 0, 130, 23, Move right = Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 0, 70501 | Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 1, 70500
Group, 0, Advanced_group , 0, 50, 430, 360, Size right, End
with
;Button,,, 300, 0, 130, 23, Move right = Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 0, 70501 | Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 1, 70500
;Group, 0, Advanced_group , 0, 50, 430, 360, Size right, End
Group, 0, , 0, 50, 430, 360, Size right, End

Search engine

Under [Search Engine Dialog] replace
Button,,, 310, 30, 140, 23, Move right = Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 0, 70744 | Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 1, 70743
Group, 0, Advanced_group , 0, 60, 450, 90, Size right, End
with
;Button,,, 310, 30, 140, 23, Move right = Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 0, 70744 | Set visibility, "Advanced_group", 1, 70743
;Group, 0, Advanced_group , 0, 60, 450, 90, Size right, End
Group, 0, , 0, 60, 450, 90, Size right, End

Restart Opera.

NB: You have do this every time you update Opera because installer will overwrite dialog.ini file.

Opera WishesWays to open Opera bookmark/link/go to URL/search in new tab

Comments

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:up: Great tips

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

By sonybabu2k1, # 14. June 2006, 01:39:45

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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.

By Tamil, # 14. June 2006, 03:19:32

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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

By Tamil, # 30. September 2006, 07:55:46

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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??

By sv-chamelea, # 6. October 2007, 18:37:34

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Did you restart Opera?

By Tamil, # 7. October 2007, 04:07:35

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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?

By sv-chamelea, # 8. October 2007, 16:49:39

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Originally posted by sv-chamelea:

Is the opera:config setting a valid alternative to changing dialog.ini?
:no:

By Tamil, # 8. October 2007, 16:57:02

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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.

By sv-chamelea, # 8. October 2007, 20:38:50

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I cannot confirm this.

By Tamil, # 9. October 2007, 03:53:23

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

By dapxin, # 11. January 2008, 00:16:22

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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.

By Tamil, # 11. January 2008, 04:45:11

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Nice tip, thanks. :up:

By purgossu, # 12. April 2008, 12:34:30

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