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How to add/edit mouse gestures in Opera?

Wednesday, 2. November 2005, 05:37:53

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Add new mouse gesture
Edit mouse gesture

Add new mouse gesture

Tools → Preferences... → 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 gesture in Input context and shortcuts field and action in Actions field

Opera duplicate mouse setup
Duplicate "Opera Standard" mouse setup

Opera edit mouse setup
Edit "Copy of Opera Standard" mouse setup

Opera new mouse gesture
New mouse gesture in "Application" section

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

Tools → Preferences... → 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 field and action in Actions field

Opera edit mouse gesture
Edit mouse gesture

Opera edit mouse gesture action
Edit mouse gesture action

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Comments

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Thank you for this guide. I've been trying to figure out how to change my tab behavior to mimic FireFox and this helped.

By dm1030, # 14. February 2006, 04:02:18

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I am going to use this to shortcut "ctrl+hide" for hiding my Opera to near the clock:)

By tekstilci, # 19. April 2006, 19:40:49

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Fox writes:

It really makes my Opera faster!
:up:

By anonymous user, # 29. November 2006, 20:54:28

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Anonymous writes:

This gesture manager is horrible, it should be 'select action, click edit, perform gesture' and your done.

By anonymous user, # 23. September 2007, 20:24:34

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Anonymous writes:

how does opera know which mouse setup to use?

By anonymous user, # 12. November 2007, 17:40:29

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how does opera know which mouse setup to use?
CTRL+F12 → Advanced →Shortcuts → Mouse setup → [SELECT]

By Tamil, # 13. November 2007, 04:32:53

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lokiseto writes:

i once visited you site and somehow
managed to make a mouse gesture like this

on a site you press right mouse button

GestureDown, GestureRight, GestureUp and the a history window opened letting one to choose a query.

so if you have some idea on it, i'd appreciate it

you're doing great "research" here by the way.

thanks

i think i lack a command new window or smth. doh cant remember

By anonymous user, # 15. January 2008, 01:29:01

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Anonymous writes:

I'm so far now but it still won't work

GestureDown, GestureRight, GestureUp=Show popup menu, "Internal Back History"

any ideas

ty lokiseto

By anonymous user, # 15. January 2008, 17:41:28

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lokiseto writes:

funny though i looked at your comments above
and it worked

lmao ty tamil

By anonymous user, # 16. January 2008, 00:26:52

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Gnoshme writes:

Alternatively edit the mouse .ini file directly.

In Linux it's in:

~/.opera/mouse/

Much clearer IMHO. The only thing I generall change is to switch the default GestureDown to open in a new tab to GestureUp which matches the Firefox All-In-One-Gestures plugin.

Here's what the file looks like - very clear and simple:

Opera Preferences version 2.1
; Do not edit this file while Opera is running
; This file is stored in UTF-8 encoding

[INFO]
NAME=Opera Standard (Modified)

[Application]
GestureLeft=Back
GestureLeft shift=Rewind
GestureLeft, GestureDown=Rewind
GestureRight=Forward | Fast forward
GestureRight shift=Fast forward
GestureRight, GestureUp=Fast forward
GestureUp, GestureDown=Reload
GestureUp, GestureLeft=Go to parent directory
GestureUp, GestureRight=Maximize page, 1 | Restore page, 1
GestureDown, GestureLeft=Minimize page, 1 | Restore page, 1
GestureDown, GestureRight=Close page, 1
GestureRight, GestureLeft, GestureRight=Close page, 1
GestureUp=Open link in new page | New page
GestureDown, GestureUp=Open link in background page | Duplicate page
FlipBack=Back
FlipBack shift=Rewind
FlipForward=Forward | Fast forward
FlipForward shift=Fast forward
Button6=Back
Button7=Forward

By anonymous user, # 27. January 2008, 19:20:47

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Anonymous writes:

i need an expression with the following behaviour
(enable plugins & reload frame) | (disable plugins & reload frame)
but cannot make it work

By anonymous user, # 29. January 2008, 09:45:21

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(enable plugins & reload frame) | (disable plugins & reload frame)
Remove brackets and try.

By Tamil, # 29. January 2008, 09:55:06

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Anonymous writes:

I just want to edit pressing the right mouse button and scroll up the mouse wheel opera switch/cycle to the tab on the right next to the actual one.
It don't work and neither google nor a forum for opera users gives a hint.

By anonymous user, # 7. July 2008, 22:26:20

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I just want to edit pressing the right mouse button and scroll up the mouse wheel opera switch/cycle to the tab on the right next to the actual one.
It's not possible.

By Tamil, # 8. July 2008, 05:14:23

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