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How to change Opera menu access keys?

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:21:56 AM

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An access key gives you access to a command by pressing a specific key on the keyboard. Access keys appear on the menu with an underline under the shortcut letter. For example, to open the File menu, the access key is F.

Opera automatically generates access keys for the menus, but sometimes they are hard to remember. To change access key, add the ampersand symbol (&) before the letter you want to use as a shortcut in the menu item name. You can modify either menu configuration file or language file.

Default Access Keys
Quick preferences with default access keys 		Custom Access Keys
Quick preferences with custom access keys

The following is the default quick preferences menu section of the menu configuration file. 

[Quick Preferences Menu]
Item, MI_IDM_CONTROL_MENU_ACCEPT_POPUPS = Enable popup windows
Item, MI_IDM_CONTROL_MENU_OPEN_POPUPS_IN_BACKGROUND = Enable popup windows in background
Item, M_QUICKPREF_POPUP_MENU_REQUESTED_POPUP_ONLY = Enable requested popup windows
Item, MI_IDM_CONTROL_MENU_REFUSE_POPUPS = Disable popup windows
--------------------1
Item, MI_IDM_CONTROL_MENU_ENABLE_ANIMATION = Enable gif animation | Disable gif animation
Item, MI_IDM_CONTROL_MENU_ENABLE_PLUGINS = Enable plugins | Disable plugins
Item, MI_IDM_CONTROL_MENU_ENABLE_JAVASCRIPT = Enable javascript | Disable javascript
Item, M_ENABLE_OPERA_TURBO = Enable Web Turbo | Disable Web Turbo
--------------------2
Item, MI_IDM_CONTROL_MENU_ENABLE_COOKIES = Enable cookies | Disable cookies
Item, MI_IDM_CONTROL_MENU_ENABLE_REFERRER = Enable referrer logging| Disable referrer logging
Item, MI_IDM_CONTROL_MENU_ENABLE_PROXY = Enable proxy servers | Disable proxy servers
--------------------4
Item, M_EDIT_SITE_PREFERENCES = Edit site preferences

The following is the modified quick preferences menu section with custom access keys. 

[Quick Preferences Menu]
Item, MI_IDM_CONTROL_MENU_ACCEPT_POPUPS = Enable popup windows
Item, Open Pop-ups in Bac&kground = Enable popup windows in background
Item, Block &Unwanted Pop-Ups = Enable requested popup windows
Item, MI_IDM_CONTROL_MENU_REFUSE_POPUPS = Disable popup windows
--------------------1
Item, Enable &Animated Images = Enable gif animation | Disable gif animation
Item, Enable &Plug-Ins = Enable plugins | Disable plugins
Item, Enable &JavaScript = Enable javascript | Disable javascript
Item, Enable Opera &Turbo = Enable Web Turbo | Disable Web Turbo
--------------------2
Item, Enable &Cookies = Enable cookies | Disable cookies
Item, Send &Referrer Information = Enable referrer logging| Disable referrer logging
Item, Enable Pro&xy Servers = Enable proxy servers | Disable proxy servers
--------------------4
Item, Edit &Site Preferences... = Edit site preferences

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Comments

Sami Serolaserola Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:35:08 AM

Nice to know smile

http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Secret.gif - For me the example images look just the same and there are no access key letters displayed confused

Tamil Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:52:15 AM

Check underlined letters in both screenshots.

Wizardlokutus-prime Wednesday, August 15, 2012 4:51:28 PM

bigsmile ..I've installed Windows XP as a virtual hardware on a section of my MacBook Pro hard drive.. so now I can pay attention to some of your Windows tips. I installed Windows OS because there are some image / Art processing packages written for Windows that are not yet written for Mac OS.
(But I have not come over to the 'dark side" (Luke) .. and I remain an Apple-A-Day user yes )

For any Windows user who feel nailed to Windows OS but would like an Apple (yummy!) let me tell them that MacBook laptops and Desktop Macs (using intel chips) come bundled with BOOTCAMP... and this will allow users to install full Windows OS and run it as a standalone Windows OS and have the option between booting up the native Mac OSX or the Windows installation at start up.

For those who wish to run Windows on the Mac desktop and thereby still have full access and view of the Mac OSX and so forth, there is a software package sold by Parallels that will also install Windows OS and enable it to run in it's own window (no pun intended) on the Mac desktop.


TECHNICAL INFO:
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Camp_(software)

http://www.parallels.com/uk/landingpage/dskd78/?source=g_uk&gclid=CJP_tfDb6bECFUQOfAod0AEASg

http://www.parallels.com/uk/landingpage/dskd77/?sourc

Bootcamp is a multi boot utility included with Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows operating systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers. The utility's Boot Camp Assistant guides users through non-destructive disk partitioning (including resizing of an existing HFS+ partition, if necessary) of their hard disk drive and installation of Windows device drivers. The utility also installs a Windows Control Panel applet for selecting the boot operating system.

cheers

Sami Serolaserola Thursday, August 16, 2012 8:44:36 AM

Originally posted by Tamil:

Check underlined letters in both screenshots.


doh I need new spectacles o http://files.myopera.com/serola/smilies/nerd_smiley.gif -

Tamil Thursday, August 16, 2012 8:51:59 AM

@lokutus-prime: up

@serola: I should have highlighted that in image.

Wizardlokutus-prime Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:54:41 AM

Originally posted by Tamil:

@lokutus-prime:



up

Mad Scientist (عادل)qlue Friday, August 17, 2012 7:54:56 PM

Originally posted by serola:

I need new spectacles


lol It was easy to miss if you didn't know what you were looking for! p

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