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How to open new tab with homepage in Opera?

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Few users want to open new tab with homepage instead of Speed Dial and it can be accomplished by combining actions.

Keyboard shortcut

If you don't know how to edit keyboard shortcut see this. Change the action for keyboard shortcut, t ctrl in Application section to the following.

New page, 1 & Go to homepage

Mouse gesture

If you don't know how to edit mouse gesture see this. Change the action for mouse gesture, GestureDown in Application section to the following.

Open link in new page | New page & Go to homepage

Button

Drag & drop New tab button next to new tab button and then delete old new tab button.

Don't delete new tab button first.

How to detach and attach a tab to Opera window?

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Ways to detach a tab from Window

  • Drag & drop the tab from tab bar to title bar.
  • In Windows panel, drag & drop the tab to the bottom.
  • Right click on tab and select Detach.

If you can't see Detach item in right click menu on tab do the following.
If you don't know how to edit menu setup see this. Under [Pagebar Item Popup Menu] change the line

Platform Unix-QNX, Item, 69884  = Detach page
to
Item, 69884  = Detach page

Detach a tab from window
Detach a tab from window

Ways to attach detached tab to Window

  • In Windows panel, drag & drop the tab to required position in main window.
  • Close tab, go to main window and open it from trash can.

Attach detached tab to window
Attach detached tab to window

Update: May 26, 2007

How to change tab width in Opera?

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  1. Open toolbar configuration file in any text editor after closing Opera.
  2. Add the following section to it and modify Maximum button width value.
    [Pagebar.style]
    Button style=3
    Large images=1
    Wrapping=0
    Maximum button width=100
    Grow to fit=0
    Mini buttons=0
  3. Start Opera.

For Opera versions below 9

  1. Extract skin.ini from zipped skin file and open it in any text editor
  2. Add/modify the value of Pagebar max button width and Pagebar min button width under [Options] section.
    [Options]
    Pagebar max button width = 100
    Pagebar min button width = 50
  3. Update skin.ini in zipped skin file and activate modified skin Tools > Appearance... > Skin.

Opera skin with tab width = 50 px
Tab width = 50 px

Opera skin with tab width = 100 px
Tab width = 100 px

Update: Sep 28, 2009

How to avoid focus to another tab while viewing a tab in Opera?

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Disable Allow script to raise window

[or]

Tools → Preferences... → Advanced → Content → JavaScript Options... → [DISABLE] Allow raising of windows

JavaScript Options... in Opera
JavaScript Options...

Disable allow raising of windows in Opera
Disable Allow raising of windows

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

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Buttons

Drag & drop Close & Go to Previous & Close & Go to Next buttons to any toolbar.

Keyboard shortcuts

Change the action of following keyboard shortcuts in Application section.
w ctrl to Close page & Switch to next page
w ctrl shift to Close page & Switch to previous page

Mouse gestures

Create two mouse gestures with the following with actions.

GestureDown, GestureRight, GestureDown = Close page & Switch to previous page
GestureDown, GestureRight, GestureUp = Close page & Switch to next page

Default gesture to close current tab in Opera
Default gesture to close current tab

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

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