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Default menu setup file should not edited as Opera will overwrite it during update. Create a copy of default menu setup as shown below and edit it.

Tools > Preferences... > Advanced > Toolbars > Menu setup > [Select] Copy of Opera Standard (If you don't have Copy of Opera Standard then [Select] Opera Standard > Duplicate)

Open menu\standard_menu (1).ini from profile and edit.

After editing, reload menu by activating your modified setup in Tools > Preferences... > Advanced > Toolbars > Menu setup

You can remove unmodified sections from your menu setup as Opera will pick missing sections from Opera Standard menu setup.

Duplicate Opera Standard menu setup
Duplicate Opera Standard menu setup

Activate Copy of Opera Standard menu setup
Activate "Copy of Opera Standard" menu setup

Edit Opera menu setup

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bilou5404 16. April 2007, 21:50

Very clear thank you. But why do you have to mess around with these friggin mods when a little attention from the folks at Opera would have left it as standard on Windows installations.
I'd prefer that to them wasting time on a half-assed bit torrent modeule or friggin widgets!

Many thanks again.

Anonymous 23. August 2007, 20:24

chris writes:

Looking at this in the hope that it might help solve the problem that I'm unable to access the context/ drop-down menus when click on any of the headings in the menu bar (eg. "FILE";"EDIT"; etc)
I've tried creating duplicates & looking at the ini files

C:\Documents and Settings\chris\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile\opera6.ini

and

C:\Documents and Settings\chris\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile\menu\standard_menu (1).ini

The second file is quite lengthy. I was hoping there might be something glaringly obvious there, but I cannot see/interpret it.
Prior to this I tried unistalling Opera, then clearing out folders I could find for it, & then got rid of the only registry entry I could find- then installed the latest version. That did not solve it.
I've also tried disabling various extensions in Firefox in case they might somehow be affecting Opera. No luck with that.

I seems I need some expert advice :) if going to solve this.
Any ideas greatly welcomed !

epilos 6. November 2007, 11:37

can you write please a wiki where each category will be explained:

[Links Panel Item Menu]
[Links Panel Download Menu]
[Document Popup Menu]

etc

they aren't clear enough

thanks

1Canuck 27. November 2007, 22:30

lol. Ok, so I'm stupid, but when I press CTRL+F12, absolutely nothing happens lol. I was hoping this would be an easy 'tweak', but clearly one needs to be almost a developer to replicate the 'tiny menu' feature from FF. Very frustrating indeed.

Tamil 27. November 2007, 22:32

Originally posted by 1Canuck:

when I press CTRL+F12, absolutely nothing happens

It is short cut to Preferences.

Tools Preferences...

Anonymous 5. December 2007, 16:22

Anonymous writes:

Absoultely How Do You Do This..
Click + Shift to Open in Background.. Opera New Links..
Have Tried Most of the things given here..
Only Getting Shift + Enter to Work..
How do You Interchange Ctrl + Shift to Just Shift +

keliori 9. December 2007, 14:57

Is it also possible to modify menu on Opera Portable?

Tamil 12. December 2007, 13:25

Originally posted by keliori:

Is it also possible to modify menu on Opera Portable?

:yes:

Kingnutin 16. July 2008, 06:28

BIG Help. Thanks a lot.

Anonymous 6. November 2008, 17:58

merans writes:

not work on mine provider :(

Anonymous 24. January 2009, 16:33

Adam writes:

How can I do this on Linux. Everything seems to assume I am using Windows. Windows is slow and outdated. Linux, while it may not be popular, is far more advanced. Please post something about doing this on Linux!

Tamil 24. January 2009, 16:38

It is same in Linux also. Did you click the profile link in post?

Anonymous 14. March 2009, 13:01

Anonim writes:

I just unchecked opera:config#Show%20Menu but after restart menu is still visible :( yet this checkbox is UNchecked. I dont have a clue why.
Using 9.64, 10 and 10 turbo installed in 3 separate directories. None of them apply this tweak.
Any ideas ?

Tamil 14. March 2009, 13:54

exoduspro 14. July 2009, 20:10

This does not work in Opera 10 beta. There does not seem to be a "menu" directory and "standard_menu.ini" (in profile).

Tamil 15. July 2009, 00:09

Did you duplicate Opera Standard menu?

wakingup 17. August 2009, 20:35

Originally posted by exoduspro:

This does not work in Opera 10 beta. There does not seem to be a "menu" directory and "standard_menu.ini" (in profile).



Originally posted by Tamil:

Did you duplicate Opera Standard menu?



I can confirm that. I duplicated it and it popped up in the dialog box as "Copy of Opera Standard". There was nothing in my profile directory, but I found the "standard_menu.ini" (not the duplicate) in what looks to me like a new folder: C:\Program Files\Opera\ui

I did a little search and found the duplicate named "standard_menu(1) in folder: C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Application Data\Opera\Opera\menu

But I couldn't figure out how to get any customised stuff to work - a lot of the menu sections look very different to how I remember them. I changed the name in the [info] section, and it showed up of in the prefs...advanced...toolbars dialog box - but how to get it to work is a little beyond me right now Fixed - see edit comment below :D .

Maybe it's disabled in the Beta? (I'm actually on the Unite version - so there's a lot of Unite stuff in that there menu file too.)

I wonder if Opera have some new information coming on how to tweak ini files?

Edit: I got it to work - I forgot to go back in and select it. But I seem to be getting another problem (not a big one). I posted it on the sticky post on the customisation forum, and also mentioned about the new file locations.

Anonymous 8. October 2009, 07:42

Anonymous writes:

Hi I read your answer in the forums on how to make Opera go to the homepage automatically after opening a new window and it seems that it does not work. I did as you said to edit "Under [Browser File Common Menu] section replace
Item, MI_IDM_NEW = New browser window
with
Item, MI_IDM_NEW = New browser window & Go to homepage," and it does not work. Your help is very appreciated, thank you.

Tamil 8. October 2009, 08:08

Make sure modified menu setup is activated in CTRL+F12 > Advanced > Toolbars > Menu setup

Anonymous 8. October 2009, 17:05

Anonymous writes:

Thanks a lot for your quick response Tamil. It does open up to my homepage if I do File -> New Window, but is there a way to make it so that when I click the shortcut button on my quick launch bar, it opens up my homepage on the new window? I have the additional option of "Opens windows instead of tabs" on and it still opens up as a blank page instead of my homepage. Once again, thanks a bunch.

Tamil 9. October 2009, 00:14

It is not possible to open homepage in new window. I may add this to Opera Launcher.

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