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Copy as first item in Opera hotclick popup menu

Sunday, October 31, 2010 5:36:13 AM

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In Opera 10.60, Copy menu item was moved down in hotclick popup menu and several users don't like this change because they use copy more frequently than search. You can easily bring it to top by editing menu configuration file.

Opera hotclick popup menu before
Hotclick popup menu before 		Opera hotclick popup menu after
Hotclick popup menu after

If you don't know how to edit menu setup, see this. Under [Hotclick Popup Menu] section, replace the following 

[Hotclick Popup Menu]
Item, MI_IDM_SELSEARCH="Hotclick search, 200,,, "Search Web""
Submenu, MI_IDM_SEARCH_DUMMY_PARENT, Internal Search With
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Item, MI_IDM_DOCCOPY=Copy
Item, M_COPY_TO_NOTE=Copy to note
Platform Win2000-Unix-Mac-QNX, Feature Voice, Item, M_HOTCLICK_MENU_ITEM_SPEAK=Speak selection
--------------------2
Item, MI_IDM_SELDICTIONARY=Hotclick search, 50
Item, MI_IDM_SELENCYCLOPED=Hotclick search, 51
--------------------3
Submenu, MI_IDM_SELTRANSLATE_EN_FR_PARENT, Translate menu
--------------------4
Item, M_HOTCLICK_POPUP_MENU_GOTO_URL="Go to page, "%t""
Item, MI_IDM_SELMAIL=Send text in mail
with 
[Hotclick Popup Menu]
Item, MI_IDM_DOCCOPY=Copy
Item, M_COPY_TO_NOTE=Copy to note
Platform Win2000-Unix-Mac-QNX, Feature Voice, Item, M_HOTCLICK_MENU_ITEM_SPEAK=Speak selection
--------------------1
Item, MI_IDM_SELSEARCH="Hotclick search, 200,,, "Search Web""
Submenu, MI_IDM_SEARCH_DUMMY_PARENT, Internal Search With
--------------------2
Item, MI_IDM_SELDICTIONARY=Hotclick search, 50
Item, MI_IDM_SELENCYCLOPED=Hotclick search, 51
--------------------3
Submenu, MI_IDM_SELTRANSLATE_EN_FR_PARENT, Translate menu
--------------------4
Item, M_HOTCLICK_POPUP_MENU_GOTO_URL="Go to page, "%t""
Item, MI_IDM_SELMAIL=Send text in mail

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Full screen mode with toolbars in Opera

Sunday, January 25, 2009 6:04:43 PM

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Opera full screen mode with tab bar & address bar
Full screen mode with tab bar & address bar

By default, full screen mode doesn't have any toolbars but you can enable them by

  • using following full screen buttons
  • modifying action for keyboard shortcut, F11
  • modifying right click full screen menu item action Enter fullscreen | Leave fullscreen under [Document Popup Menu]
  • creating a new mouse gesture in Application section

Full screen with Action code for keyboard shortcut or mouse gesture! Button#
without scroll bar with scroll bar
Tab bar Leave fullscreen | Enter fullscreen & View page bar, 6 Full Screen Full Screen
Address bar Leave fullscreen | Enter fullscreen & View address bar, 6 Full Screen Full Screen
Status bar Leave fullscreen | Enter fullscreen & View status bar, 6 Full Screen Full Screen
Tab bar & Address bar Leave fullscreen | Enter fullscreen & View page bar, 6 & View address bar, 6 Full Screen Full Screen
Tab bar & Status bar Leave fullscreen | Enter fullscreen & View page bar, 6 & View status bar, 6 Full Screen Full Screen
Address bar & Status bar Leave fullscreen | Enter fullscreen & View address bar, 6 & View status bar, 6 Full Screen Full Screen
Tab bar, Address bar & Status bar Leave fullscreen | Enter fullscreen & View page bar, 6 & View address bar, 6 & View status bar, 6 Full Screen Full Screen

! If you want scroll bar in full screen mode, add & Delay, 50 & Enable scroll bars to the end of action code.
# To add, drag & drop button to a toolbar and accept confirmation message.

  • Opera won't show address bar and status bar in inactive tabs.
  • It is not possible to show panel toggle at the edge of the window in full screen mode.

Updates:
Feb 2,2009
Feb 15,2009
Mar 13, 2010

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How to change hotclick dictionary/encyclopedia site in Opera?

Friday, September 12, 2008 3:30:36 PM

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You can change default hotclick dictionary site & encyclopedia site with preferred site.

Opera Hotclick Menu
Hotclick menu

If you don't know how to edit menu setup, see this.

To change dictionary site, under [Hotclick Popup Menu] replace 

Item, MI_IDM_SELDICTIONARY = Hotclick search, 50
with 
Item, MI_IDM_SELDICTIONARY = Go to page, "http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/%t"


To change encyclopedia site, under [Hotclick Popup Menu] replace 

Item, MI_IDM_SELENCYCLOPED = Hotclick search, 51
with 
Item, MI_IDM_SELENCYCLOPED = Go to page, "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%t"


Go to your preferred dictionary/encyclopedia site > Right click on search box > Create Search... > Details >> > Copy address > Cancel. Replace search URL in above code with copied address and change %s to %t.

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How to merge multiple notes in Opera?

Monday, August 4, 2008 1:10:57 PM

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If you don't know how to edit menu setup, see this.

Add the following under [Note Item Popup Menu] 

Item, Merge = Copy & Paste to note
Item, Merge and Delete = Copy & Delete & Paste to note

Select the notes you want to merge, right-click and select Merge or Merge and Delete (will delete selected notes). A new note will be created in root with contents of selected notes in top to bottom order.

Opera Notes Merge Options
Merge options in notes right-click menu

Merge is not working in version above 10.10.

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Lookup and spell check using WordWeb dictionary/thesaurus

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:03:54 AM

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Download WordWeb dictionary/thesaurus (size < 7.5 MB) and install it.

If you don't know how to edit menu setup see this. Add the following under [Edit Widget Popup Menu] & [Hotclick Popup Menu]. 

Item, WordWeb = Copy & Execute program, "C:\Program Files\WordWeb\wwnotray.exe"

You can spell check only one word at a time. If you have administrator privileges, install Aspell. See Spell-checking With Opera.

WordWeb Dictionary Lookup in Opera Hotclick Popup Menu
WordWeb lookup

WordWeb Spell Check in Opera Edit Widget Popup Menu
WordWeb spell check

WordWeb Suggestions
WordWeb suggestions

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Google & BabelFish translation in Opera right click menu

Sunday, November 5, 2006 10:12:15 AM

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Google & BabelFish translation in Opera right click menu
Google & BabelFish translation in right click menu

If you don't know how to edit menu setup see this. Add the following under [Document Popup Menu].

Item, "Google Auto Translation"= Go to page, "http://translate.google.com/translate_c?u=%u"
Submenu, BabelFish Translation, BabelFish Translation Menu

Add the following section anywhere in your menu setup and save.

[BabelFish Translation Menu]
Item, Chinese (Simplified) to English = Go to page, "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=zh_en&trurl=%u"
Item, Chinese (Traditional) to English = Go to page, "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=zt_en&trurl=%u"
Item, Dutch to English = Go to page, "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=nl_en&trurl=%u"
Item, French to English = Go to page, "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=fr_en&trurl=%u"
Item, German to English = Go to page, "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=de_en&trurl=%u"
Item, Greek to English = Go to page, "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=el_en&trurl=%u"
Item, Italian to English = Go to page, "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=it_en&trurl=%u"
Item, Japanese to English = Go to page, "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=ja_en&trurl=%u"
Item, Korean to English = Go to page, "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=ko_en&trurl=%u"
Item, Portuguese to English = Go to page, "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=pt_en&trurl=%u"
Item, Russian to English = Go to page, "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=ru_en&trurl=%u"
Item, Spanish to English = Go to page, "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=es_en&trurl=%u"

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How to toggle/remove menu bar in Opera?

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

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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 (click arrrow to view menu items or click Menu to enable/disable menu bar) or Menu (click to view menu items or click & hold to enable/disable menu bar) 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 Open any file in notepad easily?

Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:03:28 AM

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Create a shortcut to Notepad inside Send To directory.

  1. Press keyboard shortcut, WIN+R, enter %USERPROFILE%\SendTo and click OK.
  2. Right click on explorer > New > Shortcut > Type the location of the item > [Enter] notepad > Next > Finish

To open any file in Notepad, Right click on file > Send To > Notepad

Send To Notepad
Send To Notepad

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"Open folder" in Opera transfers right click menu

Saturday, January 21, 2006 4:28:03 PM

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Open folder in transfers right click menu
"Open folder" in transfers right click menu

If you don't know how to edit menu setup see this. Under [Transfers Item Popup Menu], remove Platform Unix, in the line Platform Unix, Item, 69697= Open transfer folder.

[Transfers Item Popup Menu]
Item, 14134= Resume transfer
Item, 14136= Stop transfer
Item, 67477= Restart transfer
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Item, 67478= Delete
Item, 69422= Remove all finished transfers
--------------------2
Include, Internal Shell
Platform Unix, Item, 69696= Open transfer
Platform Unix, Item, 69697= Open transfer folder
--------------------3
Item, 22109= Copy transfer info
to
[Transfers Item Popup Menu]
Item, 14134= Resume transfer
Item, 14136= Stop transfer
Item, 67477= Restart transfer
--------------------1
Item, 67478= Delete
Item, 69422= Remove all finished transfers
--------------------2
Include, Internal Shell
Platform Unix, Item, 69696= Open transfer
Item, 69697= Open transfer folder
--------------------3
Item, 22109= Copy transfer info

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"Open in Firefox & Internet Explorer" in Opera right click menu

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 9:22:57 AM

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To open currently viewing page or link in Firefox or Internet Explorer, download Open in IE and FF.ini and place it inside menu directory in profile and go to Tools > Preferences... > Advanced > Toolbars > Menu setup > [Select] Open in IE and FF

[or]

If you don't know how to edit menu setup see this.

To open link in Firefox or Internet Explorer, add the following under [Link Popup Menu] and save. 

Item, Open in Firefox=Execute program, "firefox","%l"
Item, Open in Internet Explorer=Execute program, "iexplore","%l"

To open bookmarks from panel in Firefox or Internet Explorer, add the following under [Bookmark Item Popup Menu] and save. 

Item, Open in Firefox=Copy & Execute program, "firefox","%c"
Item, Open in Internet Explorer=Copy & Execute program, "iexplore","%c"

To open currently viewing page in Firefox or Internet Explorer, add the following under [Document Popup Menu] and save. 

Item, Open in Firefox=Execute program, "firefox","%u"
Item, Open in Internet Explorer=Execute program, "iexplore","%u"


Opera document popup menu
Document popup menu

Update: May 24, 2008

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