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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.

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

Opera extra mouse gestures

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

Section is shown in brackets.
GestureAction
[Notes Panel]
GestureDownNew note
GestureUpNew folder
[Mail Window]
GestureUp, GestureRight, GestureDown, GestureLeftSelect all & Delete
[Transfers Panel]
GestureUp, GestureRight, GestureDown, GestureLeftSelect all & Delete
[Edit Widget]
Button3
(Paste using mouse middle click button)
Paste
[Application]
GestureRight, GestureDown, GestureLeft, GestureUpLeave fullscreen | Enter fullscreen
GestureRight, GestureDown, GestureLeft, GestureUp, GestureRightLeave fullscreen | Enter fullscreen & View page bar, 6
(Fullscreen with tab bar)
GestureDown, GestureRight, GestureLeftUndo
GestureDown, GestureRight, GestureDownClose page & Switch to previous page
GestureDown, GestureRight, GestureUpClose page & Switch to next page
GestureRight, GestureDownSwitch to previous page
GestureUp, GestureRight, GestureLeftSet alignment, "hotlist", 6 | Set alignment, "hotlist", 0
(Toggle panel)
GestureUp, GestureRight, GestureDownView page bar, 0 | View page bar, 6
(Show/hide tab bar)
GestureUp, GestureRight, GestureDown, GestureLeftSet alignment, "Document toolbar", 6 | Set alignment, "Document toolbar", 0
(Show/hide address bar)
GestureUp, GestureRight, GestureDown, GestureUp, GestureRight, GestureDownEnable menu bar | Disable menu bar
GestureUp, GestureRight, GestureDown, GestureRightShow popup menu, "Browser Menu Bar"
GestureUp, GestureLeft, GestureRightNew page & Go to page, "opera:config"
(Preferences editor in new tab)
GestureLeft, GestureUpShow preferences
GestureLeft, GestureUp, GestureLeftManage sites
(Manage site preferences)
GestureLeft, GestureUp, GestureRightCustomize toolbars
(Appearance)
GestureLeft, GestureDown, GestureRightManage cookies
GestureDown, GestureRight, GestureUp, GestureLeftExit
GestureDown, GestureUp, GestureRight, GestureDownHide Opera
GestureLeft, GestureDown, GestureRight, GestureDown, GestureleftView document source
GestureDown, FlipBackShow popup menu, "Browser Bookmarks Menu"
GestureUp, FlipBackShow popup menu, "Browser Feeds Menu"
GestureRight, FlipBackEnable mediumscreen mode | Disable mediumscreen mode
(Enable/disable fit to width)
GestureRight, GestureDown, GestureRightDelete private data

Updates:
May 25, 2007
May 1, 2008

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

How to add/edit mouse gestures in Opera?

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Add new mouse gesture
Edit mouse gesture

Add new mouse gesture

CTRL + F12 → Advanced → Shortcuts → Mouse 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 gesture in Input context and shortcuts box and action in Actions box

Opera duplicate mouse setup
Duplicate mouse gesture

Opera edit mouse setup
Edit mouse gesture

Opera new mouse gesture
New mouse gesture

Opera new mouse gesture input context and shortcut
New mouse gesture input context and shortcut

Opera new mouse gesture action
New mouse gesture action

Edit mouse gesture

CTRL + F12 → Advanced → Shortcuts → Mouse 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 gesture in Input context and shortcuts box or action in Actions box

Opera edit mouse gesture
Edit mouse gesture

Opera edit mouse gesture action
Edit mouse gesture action
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