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How to open new tab with homepage in Opera?

Monday, May 4, 2009 3:10:54 PM

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Few users want to open new tab with homepage instead of Speed Dial and it can be accomplished by combining actions.

Keyboard shortcut

If you don't know how to edit keyboard shortcut see this. Change the action for keyboard shortcut, t ctrl in Application section to the following. 

New page, 1 & Go to homepage

Mouse gesture

If you don't know how to edit mouse gesture see this. Change the action for mouse gesture, GestureDown in Application section to the following. 

Open link in new page | New page & Go to homepage

Button

Drag & drop New tab button next to new tab button and then delete old new tab button.

Don't delete new tab button first.

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Comments

Unregistered user Monday, April 9, 2012 6:46:37 AM

torrey writes: oooooo thankyou you made my web doable, cus opera is fast and secure more than others and i need the old setup i had but with opera. perfect thank you.

Hellas Sunday, May 13, 2012 4:01:32 PM

Excellent. Now new tab button opens my personal bookmark url.

Hellas Sunday, May 13, 2012 6:48:11 PM

Tamil I am wondering how can I change the button so it focus address bar after opening new tab with the custom page?

I tried adding F8 and Focus address field but it did not work?

Edit:
I figured it out. Just added 2 & Focus address field at the end of your button.

Unregistered user Friday, July 6, 2012 6:59:00 PM

Anonymous writes: Unfortunately this procedure doesn't work. It would be nice to be able to have my homepage open in the new tab.

Unregistered user Friday, July 6, 2012 7:05:05 PM

Anonymous writes: Ok the only thing I found which DOES work is to perform the first two steps, and (first shut down Opera) then manually edit standard_toolbar.ini to add the following [Pagebar Floating.content] Button0, "New tab with homepage"=New page, 1, , "New tab with homepage", New Page & Go to homepage

Unregistered user Friday, December 21, 2012 8:28:27 PM

Anonymous writes: You're genius! Especially with the part "drag & drop".

Unregistered user Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:21:39 AM

JHS writes: Thanks, perfect solution. only found it here. Thanks again

kisil-mike Sunday, March 31, 2013 2:40:40 PM

Thank you!

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