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How to add more Speed Dials in Opera?

Friday, 13. June 2008, 11:16:59

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Opera has 9 Speed Dials by default but you can add more in Opera 9.50.

  1. Note the path to speeddial.ini file.
  2. Close Opera.
  3. Open speeddial.ini file in any text editor.
  4. Add the following lines and adjust number of rows & columns to your need. If you use widescreen monitor, increase number of columns. Use trial & error method and adjust rows & columns so that Speed Dials will fit on your screen properly. 
    [Size]
Rows=3
Columns=4
  5. Start Opera.

More Speed Dials in Opera
Click on image to view fullsize screenshot

Keyboard shortcuts CTRL+1 to CTRL+9 will open Speed Dials 1-9 respectively. To open extra Speed Dials using keyboard shortcut, create new keyboard shortcuts in Application section with action Go to speed dial, X where X is Speed Dial number.

Set Speed Dial Search Type to 0 to remove Speed Dial search box.

[via RemcoLanting]

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Useful opera:config (Opera Preferences Editor) entries

Tuesday, 20. May 2008, 12:48:27

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Opera's preferences window Tools → Preferences... provides access to preferences the are most commonly adjusted. There are many more options that are available for you to adjust, however, they are hidden and can be found in the built-in preferences editor.

To access the hidden preferences editor, type opera:config into the address bar and press enter. To learn more about each opera:config entry, click the help link at top right side in the preferences editor.

Opera Preferences Editor
Opera Preferences Editor

The following are some useful opera:config entries.

EntryDescription
BitTorrent|EnableEnable file distribution using BitTorrent
ECMAScriptAvailable memory for JavaScript engine in kB
Highlighted BackgroundBackground of text that is highlighted (after a search for instance)
Highlighted Background UnfocusedBackground of text that is highlighted but has no focus
Highlighted TextColor for text that is highlighted
Highlighted Text UnfocusedColor for text that is highlighted but has no focus
Selected Background*Background of text that is selected
Selected Text*Color for text that is selected
DiskCache|SizeDisk cache size in kilobytes
Frames Show ActiveShow active frame with border
IFramesEnable inline frames
ISP|Id!Custom user agent substring
User agent with custom string 'Tamil'.
Opera/9.50 (Windows NT 5.1; U; Tamil; en)
Enable Content BlockerEnable content blocker
Enable HostName Web LookupUse Web service to search if server name lookup fails
HostName Web Lookup AddressURL to Web search to use if server name lookup fails
Password LifetimeExpiry time in minutes for master password in memory
Keep Entries DaysDays to keep entries in transfer manager
Addressbar Content Search*Enable address bar content search
Allow Empty WorkspacePermits the last tab to be closed
Alternative Page Cycle ModePage cycle mode to use when cycling without displaying list of pages
0 = Recently used order
1 = Page bar order
Application Icon!, WindowsFull path to alternative icon file.See How to customize Opera icon & title?
Auto DropdownAllow auto completion dropdown
opera:config#UserPrefs|BrowserJavaScriptWhether to download and use the browser.js file. Enable by setting to 1, Opera will then download the file and set to 2.
0 = Never download or use
2 = Use and check for updates weekly
1 = browser.js signature invalid. On next check for update, a new browser.js will be downloaded and the value set to 2.
Cache Directory4Full path to cache directory
Check For New OperaKeeps track of weekly check for new updates. Set to 0 to disable. See How to disable check for new version of Opera?
Color List Row ModeAlternate background colours in lists.
1 = light blue (default)
3 = white (off)
Ellipsis In CenterShorten button and tab names in the middle
Enable Edit Triple ClickUNIXHandling double clicks in text edit fields.
0=Double-click text to select all
1=Double-click to select word, triple-click to select all
Enable Usage StatisticsEnable usage statistics sent to Opera. See Help us help you! for more info.
Enable config URLEnable opera:config
If you want to enable opera:config after disabling, close Opera, delete the line Enable config URL=0 in opera6.ini file.
History Navigation Mode1 = Automatic mode
2 = Compatible mode
3 = Fast mode
Read more about history navigation.
Ignore TargetDisallow documents to create new windows/pages
Max Direct History LinesMaximum numbers of typed-in URLs
Maximum Font SizeDo not allow fonts larger than value in pixels
Min Allowed GDI ResourcesWindowsAttempt to free system resources when low by value in percentage
Number Of HitsPreferred number of search results per page.
0 = Use search engine's own default
Google only. To work in other engines, you have to append &x=%i to search engine address where x is search query name for number of results. For Google, http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&num=%i
Open Dialog Under MouseUNIXLaunch dialog where mouse pointer is already located
opera:config#UserPrefs|ScaleDefault document zoom, in percent
Scroll Is Pan*Enable grab-and-scroll mode. Alternatively, hold down CTRL+ALT and then click & drag the page to enable on the fly scroll.
Show Address In Caption!Display URL rather than page title in title bar
Speed Dial Search TypeSet to 0 to remove Speed Dial search bar
Speed Dial StateAvailable options:
0 = Folded ("Show speed dial" message)
1 = Normal view
2 = Read Only (Hides "What is Speed Dial" & "Show speed dial" buttons)
3 = Disabled
TitleMain caption on title bar. Shows standard caption by default; Page title and Opera. Add "%s" to display Opera's build number. See How to customize Opera icon & title?
Use Integrated SearchUse available multi-search field or "Find in page" field instead of dialog for "Find in page"
opera:config#UserPrefs|UserJavaScriptonHTTPSAllow User JavaScript on secure servers. Use with caution.
Visited Pages*Enables content search
VisitedLink|StrikeThroughStrikethrough on visited links

! = Requires Opera restart
* = Available in Opera 9.50
UNIX = Available only in UNIX
Windows = Available only in Windows

Updates:
2008: Jun 26, Jul 7

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How to customize Opera icon & title?

Sunday, 23. July 2006, 07:13:28

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Application Icon

Enter path to icon file with extension in Application Icon & restart Opera.

Opera with bug icon
Bug icon for beta testing

It is not possible to change Opera's default system tray icon.

Title

Enter required items in Title.
%t for page title,
%s for build number, &
%v for version number

Opera Title: Opera %v Build %s
Title with Opera %v Build %s

Opera Title: %t
Title with %t

If you don't want page title to be shown in title bar add Opera %v %t. Thanks to excession.

Update: Feb 6, 2007

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How to toggle/remove menu bar in Opera?

Sunday, 25. June 2006, 12:40:20

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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

Toggle menu bar using keyboard shortcut (ALT+F11)

In your keyboard setup, delete Platform Unix before F11 alt under Application section.

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 Menu to toggle menu bar & arrow to show menu items

Main menu as submenu in right click menu

In your menu setup, add Submenu, Menu, Browser Menu Bar under [Document Popup Menu] section.

Opera main menu as submenu in right click menu
Main menu as submenu in right click menu

Main menu via keyboard shortcut

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

You can create ALT+F to open File menu, ALT+E to open Edit menu, etc... 

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"

Remove menu bar

Uncheck Show Menu and restart Opera.

Updates:
2007: Jul 3, Nov 6

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How to disable check for new version of Opera?

Saturday, 24. June 2006, 12:17:44

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By default, Opera checks for update every week and notifies you when there is an update.

New Opera version available notification message
Notification message

If you want to disable check for new version, set Check For New Opera to 0.

For Opera version 8

Note the path to Opera directory by clicking this. Close Opera, go to Opera directory and open opera6.ini and change value of Check For New Opera to 0 under [User Prefs].

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Opera 9 FAQ

Friday, 23. June 2006, 09:51:01

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Answers to FAQs about Opera.

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Opera inline search or find in page search without popup box

Friday, 3. February 2006, 03:42:48

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Press keyboard shortcut . (dot) or / and then type search term to search in text.
Press keyboard shortcut , (comma) and then type search term to search in links.
Press keyboard shortcut, F3 to find next.
Press keyboard shortcut, SHIFT+F3 to find previous.

Enable Use Integrated Search to use "Find in page" field instead of dialog for "Find in page" when you press keyboard shortcut, CTRL+F.

Opera inline find in page text
Inline find in page text

Opera inline find in page links
Inline find in page links

Opera version 8 & below: Tools → Preferences... → Advanced → Search → [ENABLE] Use inline find in page

Use inline find in page

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