Opera FAQs, Tips, Tricks & Tweaks

Multiple words can be added/deleted in a single shot to/from Opera custom dictionary file.

To import words from other custom dictionaries

1. Open profile\dictionaries\en.oow file if you use default dictionary, English (US) or your language dictionary file with extension oow in any good text editor like Notepad++.
   If you can't find above file then add at least one custom word to the dictionary that wasn't initially included in the dictionary like username to create custom dictionary file.
   
   
   Don't use Microsoft Notepad as it shows all words in a single line without any delimiting character.

   
   Opera custom dictionary file

2. Open other software custom dictionary file in text editor and copy the words.

   Software	Custom dictionary file name	Custom dictionary file path
   Microsoft Office	CUSTOM.DIC	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Proof\CUSTOM.DIC
   Firefox	persdict.dat	%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\persdict.dat

3. Paste the copied words anywhere but before last line, NUL to Opera custom dictionary file and save.
4. Restart Opera.

Opera Launcher was created using AutoHotkey. It can

• create daily backup of bookmarks, notes & sessions with date stamp. Bookmarks & notes backups will be created in profile\backups directory.
• disable crash startup dialog.
• delete quick find search histories.
• empty Temporary Download Directory (not Cache Directory).
• send keystrokes after starting Opera.
• remove Opera title bar.
• restart Opera.
• change Speed Dial background image automatically.

Download (size < 210 KB), unzip, place OperaLauncher.exe inside Opera installation directory, C:\Program Files\Opera and run it to launch Opera. The following settings dialog will be shown when you run it first time.

Opera Launcher settings dialog

Keystrokes
Keystrokes can be used to perform an action after starting Opera. ^=Ctrl, !=Alt and +=Shift

Examples:

Action	Keyboard Shortcut	Keystrokes
Enter fullscreen	F11	{F11}
Hide Opera	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H	^!+h
New tab	Ctrl+T	^t
Minimize Opera	Alt+Space+N	!{Space}n

Restart
Use Restart Opera button^! or create new keyboard shortcut/mouse gesture in application section with the following action.

Execute program, "C:\Program Files\Opera\OperaLauncher.exe", "/ro"

^! If your path to OperaLauncher.exe is different change it in toolbar configuration file after closing Opera.

Restore bookmarks/notes
To restore previous version of bookmarks/notes file, close Opera, move previous version of opera6*.adr/notes*.adr from profile\backups directory to profile directory and rename it to opera6.adr/notes.adr.

Changelog

Date	Changes
Oct 24, 2009	Option to change Speed Dial background image automatically. Added help button.
Jul 23, 2009	Option to hide Opera title bar. Thanks to lunigma. Opera restart.
May 11, 2009	Updated for Opera 10.00 Alpha Build 1413. Performance improvements. Tray icon balloon error message. Transparent icon.
Feb 23, 2009	Option to delete old backup files. To disable, set it to 0. Sessions backup will be created every time Opera starts.
Feb 10, 2009	Didn't empty temporary download directory in non-English versions of Windows. Fixed.
Feb 8, 2009	Command line parameters passed to Opera. Thanks to itcpeter. Updated for Opera 10.00 Alpha Build 1139. Opera Launcher can be placed anywhere, but path to Opera Installation Directory should be added in OperaLauncher.ini file.
Jan 8, 2009	Option to send keystrokes.
Nov 26, 2008	Option to empty temporary download directory.
Nov 23, 2008	Initial release.

Delete private data dialog tweaks will

1. Remove Detailed Options button.
2. Add buttons for all items except Clear all e-mail account passwords & Clear all Wand passwords (to prevent accidental deletion) and you can quickly delete a single item without clearing previously selections. Buttons with * will reset your previous selection(s).
3. Add two buttons for Clear history of visited pages, one to Clear history of visited links and another to Clear history of typed-in addresses.

Opera delete private data dialog after tweak

Download (file contains all dialog tweaks) or create a text file dialog-modified.ini with following content, enter path to Dialog Configuration file, save and restart Opera.

Opera Preferences version 2.0
; Dialog specification file for Opera 7.0
; This file is stored in UTF-8 encoding

[Clear Private Data Dialog]
Title = DI_CLEAR_ALL_PRIVATE_DATA
Group, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, Size
;Group, 0, , 0, 0, 430, 90, Size Right
MultilineEdit, D_CLEAR_PRIVATE_DATA_WARNING, Description_label, 0, 0, 430, 60, Size right
;Expand, D_DELETE_PRIVATE_DATA_DETAILS, Details_expand, 0, 65, 300, 23, Size right, End = Switch groups, "Advanced_group"
;Group, 0, Advanced_group , 20, 90, 410, 300, Size right
Group, 0, , 0, 60, 410, 300, Size right
Checkbox, DI_IDM_CLEAR_NPCOOKIES, Delete_temporary_cookies, 0, 0, 250, 23, Size right
Button, * Delete Temporary Cookies,, 230, 0, 180, 23, Move right = Set Preference, "Clear Private Data Dialog|CheckFlags=4" & Delete private data & Click default button & Close page, 1 & Delay, 10 & Close page, 1
Checkbox, DI_IDM_CLEAR_ALLCOOKIES, Delete_all_cookies, 0, 30, 250, 23, Size right
Button, Manage Cookies,, 230, 30, 87, 23, Move right = Manage cookies
Button, * Delete Cookies,, 320, 30, 88, 23, Move right = Set Preference, "Clear Private Data Dialog|CheckFlags=1" & Delete private data & Click default button & Close page, 1 & Delay, 10 & Close page, 1
Checkbox, DI_IDM_CLEAR_PASSDOCS, Delete_passworddocs_and_data, 0, 60, 250, 23, Size right
Button, * Delete Password Protected Pages,, 230, 60, 180, 23, Move right = Set Preference, "Clear Private Data Dialog|CheckFlags=2" & Delete private data & Click default button & Close page, 1 & Delay, 10 & Close page, 1
Checkbox, DI_IDM_CLEAR_CACHE, Clear_cache, 0, 90, 250, 23, Size right
Button, Delete Cache, Empty_cache_now_button, 230, 90, 180, 23, Move right = Clear disk cache & Delay, 10 & Close page, 1
Checkbox, DI_IDM_CLEAR_GLOBHIS, Clear_visited_pages, 0, 120, 250, 23, Size right
Button, Clear Visited,, 230, 120, 87, 23, Move right = Clear visited history & Delay, 10 & Close page, 1
Button, Clear Typed-in,, 320, 120, 88, 23, Move right = Clear typed in history & Delay, 10 & Close page, 1
Checkbox, DI_IDM_CLEAR_DOWNHIS, Clear_transferred_files_history, 0, 150, 250, 23, Size right
Button, Clear All Finished Transfers,, 230, 150, 180, 23, Move right = Manage, "transfers" & Remove all finished transfers & Close page, 1
Checkbox, D_CLEAR_PRIVATE_DATA_CLEAR_BOOKM_VISITEDTIME, Clear_bookmark_visited_time, 0, 180, 250, 23, Size right
Button, * Clear Bookmark Visited Time,, 230, 180, 180, 23, Move right = Set Preference, "Clear Private Data Dialog|CheckFlags=1024" & Delete private data & Click default button & Close page, 1 & Delay, 10 & Close page, 1
Checkbox, DI_IDM_CLEAR_MAILPASS, Clear_email_account_passwords, 0, 210, 250, 23, Size right
Checkbox, DI_IDM_CLEAR_WANDPASS, Clear_wand_passwords, 0, 240, 250, 23, Size right
Button, D_CLEAR_PRIVATE_DATA_MANAGE_WAND_PW,, 230, 240, 180, 23, Move right = Manage wand
Checkbox, D_CLEAR_PRIVATE_DATA_CLOSE_ALL, Close_all_windows, 0, 270, 250, 23, Size right
Button, Empty Trash,, 230, 270, 87, 23, Move right = Empty page trash
Button, Close All Tabs,, 320, 270, 88, 23, Move right, End = Close all

Bookmarks search history

Close Opera, open opera6.ini from profile directory and remove unwanted line(s) starting with the following under [Matches] section.

Bookmarks View       Searches in manage bookmarks
Bookmarks View Small Searches in bookmarks panel
File_types_treeview  Searches in Tools → Preferences → Advanced → Downloads
Groups_treeview      
History View         Searches in history
History View Small   Searches in history panel
Input_treeview       Searches in keyboard setup, mouse setup & voice
Links View Small     Searches in links panel
Mail View            Searches in mail/feed
Notes View           Searches in notes
Notes View Small     Searches in notes panel
Server_treeview      Searches in server manager (cookies & wand)

Search histories in [Matches] section.

[Matches]
Bookmarks View=""opera", "https""
Bookmarks View Small=""software""
File_types_treeview=""exe", "rar""
History View=""opera", "google", "www""
History View Small=""my""
Input_treeview=""gesture", "alt", "shift", "ctrl""
Links View Small=""unread""
Mail View=""rss""
Notes View=""bugs", "@""
Notes View Small=""shortcuts""
Server_treeview=""google""

Update: Jan 25, 2007

Junk files search

Saved junk files search

Press keyboard shortcut, WIN+F, copy and paste the following in Search for files and folders named box.

*.sdi, *.bak, *.cpy, *.nav, *.old, *.prv, *.syd, file_id.diz, *.err, *.fnd, iebak.dat, *.chk, *log.txt, *__ofidx.*.*, ffastun.*, chklist.*, insider.bak, data.bak, OPA11.BAK, *.MS, mscreate.dir, *.$$$, *._dd, *.bk?, *.dmp, *.fic, *.sik, scandisk.log, ~*.*

In Look in select the drive or folder you want to search for junk files and then press Search Now button. When search completes, click File, select Save Search and save it as Junk Files 1.

Similarly, create one more using the following and save it as Junk Files 2.

*.---, *.??~, *.?~?, *.temp, *.tmp, *.^, *._detmp, *.___, *.~*, *.?$?, *.$db, *.db$, *.spc, 0*.nch, twain???.mtx, system.1st, suhdlog.dat, moderndet.txt, *.gid, *.wbk, *.ftg, *.fts

Whenever you want to remove junk files, open Junk Files 1 & Junk Files 2, press Search Now button, select the files you don't want and press Delete key.