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How to remove Opera 'O' menu button?

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:03:29 PM

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In Opera, you can remove any button from toolbars Right click on button > Customize > Remove From Toolbar. But if you remove Opera 'O' menu button (red button in upper left corner) it will appear after next start. According to Opera employee Rijk,

This change was made on purpose to make it more difficult to hide the menu button by accident.

Opera O menu button
Opera 'O' menu button

To remove Opera 'O' menu button, Right click on button > Customize > Appearance... > Toolbars > Placement > Off

You can view Opera 'O' menu by pressing Alt key and releasing it.

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Comments

Yeni Setiawansandalian Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:12:45 PM

Loove it up

Unregistered user Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:21:22 PM

Anonymous writes: the question is: How to get it back !

Unregistered user Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:23:57 PM

The same Anonymous writes: go to opera:config then check: Show Window menu, you can even enable old style menu by checking Show menu

Mağruf ÇolakoğluZAHEK Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:31:48 PM

Good tip but I think it could be best if the menu after pressing "Alt" key, fit to the corner exactly...We can change the menu position from skin.ini file?

Mağruf ÇolakoğluZAHEK Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:32:48 PM

Ohh sorry, it corrected after restart opera smile
No problem now smile

d4rkn1ght Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:43:06 PM

up

Charles SchlossChas4 Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:45:01 PM

up

piloter Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:55:27 PM

Thank you for one more good tip.

Could you help with another optimization method.
I like new opera design and how tabs are placed in Title Bar now (Google Chrome style).
But when I turn on Personal Panel, Opera shows old-fashioned tabs.

Is there any way to show Personal Panel and use new design of Tabs in title bar? Please don't recommend me to use Speed Dial instead of Personal Panel. I prefer to use them both.

Sorry for offtopic.

Badtz Maru Wednesday, March 24, 2010 11:12:54 PM

I have the same request than piloter. I want to use de mainbar, but when I turn it on, the title bar shows up.

And the other thing, is that I can't put anything at the left side of tabs on the tab bar (when I hide the O button) here are my problems: http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=478971

Angelikiellinidata Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:22:48 AM

nice!!!!

banana headbang banana

Rijk Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:36:32 AM

Note that, as we don't want to make it too easy to (accidentally) hide both the traditional menu and the new menu button, the option to 'remove' the button should be grayed out or removed from the context menu. It is understandable that the users who *want* to remove both are perplexed at seeing the button return after a restart.

Tamil Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:48:19 AM

Originally posted by piloter:

Is there any way to show Personal Panel and use new design of Tabs in title bar?

Nope without using Opera Launcher.

Originally posted by Badtz Maru:

I can't put anything at the left side of tabs on the tab bar (when I hide the O button)

Because you are actually turning off the mini toolbar.

@ellinidata: http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Drool.gif -

Originally posted by Rijk:

the option to 'remove' the button should be grayed out or removed from the context menu.

http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Yes.gif - and there should be an option in opera:config to hide it instead of turning off mini toolbar.

Crysta T. Laceycrystalacey Thursday, March 25, 2010 2:23:52 AM

Hi Tamil,

Thank You for the most helpful TIPS both here and on Twitter!

up yes happy

Crysta wine
cow Town

eXus Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:08:03 AM

Hello Tamil, thank you for this tip !

piloter Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:15:16 AM

Thanks, tamil

Unregistered user Thursday, March 25, 2010 8:11:48 PM

Aan writes: how can i permanently remove red O menu button? I am using custom menu bar button and I don't want red O menu button and also don't want traditional menu bar which I have hidden and accessible through custom button

Tamil Thursday, March 25, 2010 9:50:03 PM

how can i permanently remove red O menu button

Did you read post?

KarenNerak Thursday, March 25, 2010 10:32:42 PM



w00t! bananabananaheartbananabanana

Tamil Thursday, March 25, 2010 10:35:08 PM

http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Woot.gif -

Unregistered user Friday, March 26, 2010 8:57:43 AM

Anonymous writes: Please please watch this - i noticed the religious things your into and the magic, but none of it will save you Tamil. (Video link removed.) [WHISPER=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC_-cOexQb4[/WHISPER] Please watch this video!

Charles SchlossChas4 Friday, March 26, 2010 1:17:09 PM

right

Hilton's BoyfriendHolo3D Friday, March 26, 2010 1:55:01 PM

Nice up smile http://files.myopera.com/Holo3D/Moods/thumbs%20up.gif -
err... mxm This anonymous sad

Tamil Friday, March 26, 2010 3:07:14 PM

none of it will save you Tamil.

Don't tell to me. http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Stop.gif -

Charles SchlossChas4 Friday, March 26, 2010 3:26:33 PM

Originally posted by Tamil:

Don't tell to me.


http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Stop.gif - +.5

Hilton's BoyfriendHolo3D Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:58:52 AM

Originally posted by Tamil:

none of it will save you Tamil.

Don't tell to me.


Originally posted by Chas4:

Originally posted by Tamil:

Don't tell to me.

+.5

+.10

Unregistered user Saturday, March 27, 2010 7:43:47 PM

c00lajay writes: hey.. but.. how do you re-enable the "o" button? thx..

Tamil Saturday, March 27, 2010 7:47:13 PM

How to reset a toolbar in Opera?

Unregistered user Saturday, March 27, 2010 7:49:19 PM

c00lajay writes: In order to re-enable the "o" button you have to open "file-> show menu bar(unable it..)" and it will be displayed again.. lol.. thx..

Abhinavdecodedthought Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:23:43 AM

are you able to change "tag" icon?

Tamil Thursday, April 1, 2010 7:42:37 AM

Nope. sad

ConstantineUAConstantine Thursday, April 1, 2010 1:55:37 PM

thx, great job!

Mad Scientistqlue Friday, April 2, 2010 1:48:02 AM

Originally posted by anonymous:

Anonymous 26. March 2010, 10:57

Anonymous writes: Please please watch this - i noticed the religious things your into and the magic, but none of it will save you Tamil. (Video link removed.) Please watch this video!

rolleyes. If there's one thing I know, Its that there are far too many people from different cultures and backgrounds here. Its fine to have your own beliefs/theories or whatever, but don't expect everyone to agree with you. left.

Unregistered user Tuesday, April 6, 2010 5:49:10 PM

IGHOR writes: Thank YOU!!

Unregistered user Thursday, April 8, 2010 12:51:56 PM

Vehdrehl writes: Hey nice work yet again Tamil. :) Is there any way to get the tabs to show in the titlebar on Windows 7 that you know of?

Tamil Thursday, April 8, 2010 2:11:48 PM

Is there any way to get the tabs to show in the titlebar on Windows 7 that you know of?

Menu bar, main bar & personal bar should be turned off and you should use Opera 10.5x compatible skin.

Unregistered user Friday, April 9, 2010 11:17:28 AM

A new Anonymous writes: how clever for a newbie like me!

Hilton's BoyfriendHolo3D Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:03:48 AM

A new Anonymous
writes:
how clever for a
newbie like me!

lol anonymous is no newbie! has been on myopera since, hmmm I don't know, but I found anonymous here on myopera when I joined them back in 2007! up http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Tease.gif - Anonymous is very clever not clever, lol anonymous can even change its gender whenever anonymous likes! http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/BigGrin2.gif -

Unregistered user Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:39:01 PM

A new Anonymous writes: Wrong! I hate to join large forums like my opera :P It makes me nervous :D And I was browsing through my opera forums since OM 5 final was released. I'm so clever :P

Hilton's BoyfriendHolo3D Tuesday, April 13, 2010 2:09:41 PM

I don't remember anonymous users subscribing to myopera posts! http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Crazy2.gif -

Mad Scientistqlue Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:38:09 AM

rolleyes. Just keep telling yourself that and maybe you'll believe it one day. mad.

Unregistered user Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:56:49 PM

Anonymný writes: GREAT!! Thanks!

Hilton's BoyfriendHolo3D Saturday, April 17, 2010 6:41:39 AM

Who's telling himself what? rolleyes lol

Mad Scientistqlue Saturday, April 17, 2010 11:37:13 AM

Originally posted by anonymous:

how clever for a newbie like me!


Originally posted by anonymous:

I'm so clever p


whistle.

Unregistered user Saturday, May 1, 2010 11:44:52 AM

Anonim writes: "the option to 'remove' the button should be grayed out or removed from the context menu." Now I can't remove the button from my adders bar.

ersi Monday, May 3, 2010 6:02:12 AM

Originally posted by Rijk:

Note that, as we don't want to make it too easy to (accidentally) hide both the traditional menu and the new menu button,


This can be achieved by much more reasonable means:

- Leave removing the button as easy as any other
- Insert it somewhere under Customisation, e.g. under My buttons, thus making it easy to drag it back, if someone *accidentally* removed it

This would preserve the uniformity of customisation. Why has Opera lost interest in this vital principle - consistency of interface?

Originally posted by Rijk:

It is understandable that the users who *want* to remove both are perplexed at seeing the button return after a restart.


Do you mean it is understandable *and acceptable* and that's why you did it? Driving old users to rage on purpose, I see...

BTW, Tamil, the tip only works until restart. It used to work for good until version 10.5. Pesala's tip works:

Originally posted by Pesala:

If you want to get rid of the big O icon and still hide the menu bar, edit the skin and replace the o-menu icon with a narrow vertical strip.


But this only shows how far the developers have gone to prevent normal customisation for regular users.

Crysta T. Laceycrystalacey Monday, May 3, 2010 6:10:52 AM

Hi Tamil,

It appears this feature has been disabled in 10.53. Would it be possible for you to confirm this? Thank You.

Crysta

Tamil Monday, May 3, 2010 8:18:12 AM

Originally posted by ersi:

BTW, Tamil, the tip only works until restart.

Works for me. But if you enable and disable show menu bar it comes back. sad

Originally posted by crystalacey:

It appears this feature has been disabled in 10.53.

yes

Crysta T. Laceycrystalacey Tuesday, May 4, 2010 6:09:37 AM

Hi Folks,

I am running W7U with Opera 10.53 no RC, and "remove from tool bar" for the 'O' is always Greyed Out, ie: not functional, all the time. In other words for me it is disabled. I might install the RC 1 later, I will let you know it the status changes back like Opera 10.52.

Hope that explains what I am experiencing,

Crysta

ersi Tuesday, May 4, 2010 6:13:39 AM

Originally posted by crystalacey:

10.53 no RC, and "remove from tool bar" for the 'O' is always Greyed Out, ie: not functional


I guess Rijk got the idea from here and implemented it. Congrats.

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