Opera News

Facebook @mentions fix

By Aleksander AasAleksander. Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:28:53 PM

The Opera sitepatch team just released a new update to browser.js, and guess what? Facebook @mentions is included in the list of issues patched!

PATCH-264 Enable @mentions on Facebook. Not going to mention anything about it other than that it will be removed as soon as they fix it.

This is not a final solution to the problem, it's a small hack to make sure that all Opera users are allowed to use @mentions until Facebook decides to implement a proper solution. Please follow these simple instructions to get it working.

Opera downloads browser.js automatically once a week, but if you want to get the latest update follow these steps:

Go to the Browser JavaScript setting and change the value to 1.
Click the "Save" button below the setting.
Use Help > Check for updates in Opera's menu bar.

Opera may tell you no new Opera version is available, but it will still check for a new version of the browser.js file.

Please note that this is not the "final" solution to this issue, but it's a working solution!

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Comments

Tamil # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:42:23 PM

Charles SchlossChas4 # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:42:32 PM

Cool I was wondering what I saw on facebook when I did get on, w/ all the @ stuff

Lukášlukaydo # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:45:29 PM

for me isn´t working...

//working after deleting all facebook cookies

Charles SchlossChas4 # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:47:03 PM

Check on here

It will say:

Current browser.js status: enabled.
Target version and time stamp of the active browser.js file is Opera Desktop 10.60 core 2.6.30, August 25, 2010 .

Juho Saarinenfinnicusdraco # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:50:31 PM

wait it was broken? works with me opera 10.61:3484

Hallvord R. M. Steenhallvors # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:56:28 PM

..and if you previously configured Opera to identify as Firefox to make @mentions work, you can re-configure it to identify as itself when you've got the new browser.js file! ;-)

Mickeel Pramonomickeel # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:21:06 PM

What is the different when the '2' value changed into '1'?
is there any side effect to other webpages?

Zotlan # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:24:39 PM

Originally posted by mickeel:

What is the different when the '2' value changed into '1'?
is there any side effect to other webpages?

No, it only affects the updating process and it resets to 2 once the browser.js file has been updated.
http://www.opera.com/support/usingopera/operaini/
(assuming that part of the documentation is not out of date)

Fabio Lambertinifrem82 # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:37:10 PM

It works! Thanks

Pramod Ghugegeeneeyes # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:58:02 PM

worked thanx...!! It worked earlier too if you tweaked browser identification for facebook.com as IE or firefox..
but I am glad that it is working as intended..

thanks to sitepatch team

TomFederationX # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 4:40:50 PM

OMG THANK YOU!!!

Håkon StormoEplemosen # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 5:22:15 PM

Yay! No more hiding behind an IE mask!

Benn SmithLeterren # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 5:40:20 PM

<3 love

jottosson # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 5:59:04 PM

I had to google "mentions facebook" to find out what it was...

I've so not missed the feature, and now when I have it I can keep not missing it

d4rkn1ght # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 6:41:56 PM

Hokkuthokkut # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 7:15:19 PM

nice

KarenNerak # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:34:08 PM

Awesomeness! I've been waiting for this one.

Thank you!

Cutting Spoonhellspork # Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:51:22 PM

Facebook's Final Solution? Erk, I'll stick with the patch and be happy.

Angelikiellinidata # Thursday, August 26, 2010 4:42:16 AM

intergalacticninja # Thursday, August 26, 2010 6:44:11 AM

About damn time...

Aleksander AasAleksander # Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:20:56 AM

FYI: In a week this fix should be sent out to everyone no mater what, so by then it's no need to go through these steps!

Phriend # Thursday, August 26, 2010 11:52:10 AM

I am glad that Facebook can no longer troll Opera users.

Pastor DavidLionandLamb # Friday, August 27, 2010 1:05:32 AM

Well this fix worked PERFECTLY!! I hd to open IE8 whenever I wanted to post a Note on Facebook...not now! Good Job Opera Team!

thatoneukrainian # Sunday, August 29, 2010 11:44:21 AM

I'm using opera mini 5.01 and i can't even connect opera with facebook i don't know you guys need to fix that

Sergio Palma Hidalgospalma # Monday, August 30, 2010 3:00:15 PM

Do this apply for Opera 10.60?

Chima GodswillEliteworld # Monday, August 30, 2010 7:39:42 PM

I will be glad if you guys will look into opera mini problems wit facebook, is kind of piece of work. To enable connection i mean!

Rafael Luikrafaelluik # Monday, August 30, 2010 9:46:24 PM

Originally posted by spalma:

Do this apply for Opera 10.60?

Yes.

Aleksander AasAleksander # Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:02:34 AM

Originally posted by spalma:

Do this apply for Opera 10.60?

Yes, but you should update to the latest version anyhow!

Nicolagrizzo94 # Sunday, September 5, 2010 4:43:41 PM

On my Opera when I set the value from "2" to "1" and then when I check for new updates Opera tells me that it is updated.
What can I do?

Rafael Luikrafaelluik # Sunday, September 5, 2010 8:22:07 PM

Originally posted by grizzo94:

On my Opera when I set the value from "2" to "1" and then when I check for new updates Opera tells me that it is updated.
What can I do?

Even with this message the updated was done, now change the value back to 2 if it isn't.

Charles SchlossChas4 # Sunday, September 5, 2010 9:51:23 PM

Originally posted by grizzo94:

What can I do?

It also checks for a newer version of the browserjs and downloads the newer one if there is one

http://www.opera.com/docs/browserjs/

As of this comment it is
"Current browser.js status: enabled.
Target version and time stamp of the active browser.js file is Opera Desktop 10.60 core 2.6.30, August 25, 2010"