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Update Opera custom keyboard/menu/mouse setup files using WinMerge

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Updating customized keyboard/menu/mouse setup files manually is cumbersome and time consuming. You can use file comparision software (Windows: Freeware WinMerge or shareware Beyond Compare, Linux: Meld) to visualize difference and update custom setups easily.

The default keyboard, menu & mouse setup files are standard_keyboard.ini, standard_menu.ini & standard_mouse.ini respectively. These files will be inside defaults folder in Opera installation directory.

Your custom files will be inside keyboard, menu & mouse folders in your profile.

Load your setup file and corresponding default file in file comparision software, compare them and update your setup file.

Opera standard_menu.ini compared with custom menu file using Beyond Compare.
Opera standard_menu.ini compared with custom menu file using Beyond Compare.

Opera standard_menu.ini compared with custom menu file using Winmerge.
Opera standard_menu.ini compared with custom menu file using Winmerge.

.net & .org address completion in Opera

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Opera 9 introduced .com address completion by pressing CTRL+ENTER.

You can complete .net by pressing SHIFT+ENTER & .org by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER by adding two more keyboard shortcuts.

If you don't know how to add keyboard setup see How to add/edit keyboard shortcuts in Opera?

In AdvancedAddress Dropdown Widget add the following.

Enter shift = Autocomplete server name, "http://www", "net"
Enter ctrl shift = Autocomplete server name, "http://www", "org"

How to toggle/remove menu bar in Opera?

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Remove menu bar
Toggle menu bar using keyboard shortcut
Toggle menu bar using button
Main menu as submenu in right click menu
Main menu via keyboard shortcut

Remove menu bar

Uncheck Show Menu and restart Opera.

Toggle menu bar using keyboard shortcut (ALT+F11)

If you don't know how to edit keyboard setup see How to add/edit keyboard shortcuts in Opera?

In Application delete Platform Unix before F11 alt.

Opera menu bar
Before

Opera menu bar disabled
After

Toggle menu bar using button

Drag & drop Menu button to any toolbar.

Opera menu button
Click the text Menu to toggle menu bar & arrow to show menu items

Main menu as submenu in right click menu

If you don't know how to edit menu setup see How to edit menu setup in Opera?

Add the following under [Document Popup Menu]
Submenu, Menu, Browser Menu Bar
Opera main menu as submenu in right click menu


Main menu via keyboard shortcut

Create a new shortcut with action Show popup menu,"Browser Menu Bar"

You can also create ALT+F to open File menu directly and so on.
f alt = Show popup menu, "Browser File Menu"
e alt = Show popup menu, "Browser Edit Menu"
v alt = Show popup menu, "Browser View Menu"
b alt = Show popup menu, "Browser Bookmarks Menu"
g alt = Show popup menu, "Browser Widgets Menu"
s alt = Show popup menu, "Browser Feeds Menu"
t alt = Show popup menu, "Browser Tools Menu"
w alt = Show popup menu, "Browser Window Menu"
h alt = Show popup menu, "Browser Help Menu"

Updates:
2007: Jul 3, Nov 6

Ways to open Opera bookmark/link/go to URL/search in new tab

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Keyboard Shortcut

Shift + Click/Enter/Left click - Bookmark/link/go to URL/search will open in new tab

Ctrl + Shift + Click/Enter/Left click - Bookmark/link/go to URL/search will open in new background tab


Mouse Gesture

Point link, hold right mouse button and move down - Link will open in new tab

Point link, hold right mouse button and move down then up - Link will open in new background tab


Other

For search results & bookmarks to open in new tab
Opera 9: CTRL+F12 → Advanced → Tabs → [UNCHECK] Reuse current tab
Opera 8 & below: CTRL+F12 → Advanced → Browsing → [UNCHECK] Reuse current tab

Configure mouse middle click action
CTRL+F12 → Advanced → Shortcuts → Middle click options... [or] Shift+Mouse middle click
Opera mouse middle click options

"Save with image as..." in Opera file menu & keyboard shortcut

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Opera version 9

File menu

If you don't know how to edit menu setup see How to add/edit menu setup in Opera?

Add Item, Save with images as = Save document As, 1 under [Browser File Menu] as shown below.

[Browser File Menu]
Item, 53028 = New page, 1
Item, 50466 = New browser window
;--------------------1
;Item, 53027 = Close page, 1
;Item, 50475 = Close window
--------------------2
Item, 50001 = Open document
Platform Mac, Item, 53027 = Close page, 1
Item, 50003 = Save document
Item, Save with images as = Save document As, 1


Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+ALT+S

Button: button



Opera version 8 & below

File menu
Opera save with image as

Remove Platform Mac under [Browser File Menu] as shown below.

[Browser File Menu]

...

Item, 50003 = Save document
Platform Mac, Item, 50977 = Save document with images as
to

[Browser File Menu]

...

Item, 50003 = Save document
Item, 50977 = Save document with images as


Keyboard shortcut (CTRL+SHIFT+S)

Remove ; in line s ctrl shift= Save document with images as under [Application] as shown below.

[Application]

...

s ctrl= Save document
;s ctrl shift= Save document with images as
to

[Application]

...

s ctrl= Save document
s ctrl shift= Save document with images as

How to add/edit keyboard shortcuts in Opera?

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Add new keyboard shortcut
Edit keyboard shortcut

Add new keyboard shortcut

CTRL + F12 → Advanced → Shortcuts → Keyboard setup → [SELECT] Copy of Opera Standard (If you don't have Copy of Opera Standard then [SELECT] Opera Standard → Duplicate) → Edit... → [SELECT] Section (Example Application) → New... → Enter your shortcut in Input context and shortcuts box and action in Actions box

Opera duplicate keyboard setup
Duplicate keyboard setup

Opera edit keyboard setup
Edit keyboard setup

Opera new keyboard shortcut
New keyboard shortcut

Opera new keyboard shortcut input context and shortcut
New keyboard shortcut input context and shortcut

Opera new keyboard shortcut action
New keyboard shortcut action


Edit keyboard shortcut

CTRL + F12 → Advanced → Shortcuts → Keyboard setup → [SELECT] Copy of Opera Standard (If you don't have Copy of Opera Standard then [SELECT] Opera Standard → Duplicate...) → Edit... → [SELECT] Section (Example Application) → Edit... → Change shortcut in Input context and shortcuts box or action in Actions box

Opera edit keyboard shortcut
Edit keyboard shortcut

Opera edit keyboard shortcut action
Edit keyboard shortcut action

How to close current tab and go to previous/next tab in Opera?

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Buttons

Drag & drop the following buttons to your toolbar.
button
button

Keyboard shortcuts

If you don't know how to edit keyboard shortcut see How to add/edit keyboard shortcuts in Opera?

In application, change action of
w ctrl to Close page & Switch to next page
w ctrl shift to Close page & Switch to previous page

Mouse gestures

If you don't know how to add mouse gesture see How to add/edit mouse gestures in Opera?

Add 2 gestures.
GestureDown, GestureRight, GestureDown = Close page & Switch to previous page
GestureDown, GestureRight, GestureUp = Close page & Switch to next page
Opera default gesture to close current tab
Default gesture to close current tab

Opera gesture to close current tab & switch to next tab
Gesture to close current tab & switch to next tab

Opera gesture to close current tab & switch to previous tab
Gesture to close current tab & switch to previous tab
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