Custom Opera Buttons

Custom Opera Buttons

Your Skin's Images is a useful resource for choosing button icons.

This is the old thread for Opera 9.5 Buttons

You can even specify which Advanced Preference Tab you wish to focus. Hover over a link to get the code you want, e.g. "Show Preferences, 15" is the code you need to show Preferences, Advanced, Fonts. You can add the icons to menus too, if you wish, but they're optional.

Opera Preferences Buttons (Updated to correct additions since the initial post)
Forms • Search • Web Pages • P4 ... P9 (Undefined) • Tabs • Browsing • Notifications • P13 • Content • Fonts • Downloads • Programs • P18 • History • Cookies • Security • Network • Storage • P24 • Toolbars ( + Customize Toolbars) • Shortcuts • Voice • P28 • P29 • P30

Any numbers that are undefined will bring up the last dialogue box used.

take a look here

<a href="opera:/button/Show%20hidden%20popup%20menu,%22Browser%20Menu%20Bar%22,,Menu,%22Window%20Browser%20Icon%22">This</a> is an Opera Icon, with basic drop-down of File, Edit, View... etc...

<a href="opera:/button/Show%20hidden%20popup%20menu,%22Browser%20Button%20Menu%20Bar%22,,Menu,%22Main%20Menu.hover%22">This</a> same icon, slightly larger, and has the split menu, ie: the basic one, plus the "quick list" one.

Vectronic, any idea when your buttons will work with 10.5?

These <s>should</s> dont work: <a href="opera:/button/Show popup menu,Browser Menu Bar,,Menu,Window Browser Icon" title="Menu"><s>First</s></a> (Almost) and <a href="opera:/button/Show popup menu,%22Browser Button Menu Bar%22,,Menu,Main Menu.hover" title="Menu"><s>Second</s></a> (doesn't), but they are kinda ugly since they have the little triangle arrow beside the icon...

If you mean my little website...lol... no idea... so far all I know is that it doesn't like Quotes, and %22, etc... so I have the Switch ("Fix for 10.5") there which will try to remove those, but only for manually edited/created buttons... otherwise it doesn't seem to recognize a lot of it's own commands, that's why they show up as "External Action" or just blank... so presumably, either at, or sometime before 10.5 goes final.

Edit: It's quite strange really, the first one, when added, shows up sort of properly when Drag&Drop, or Clicked... but doesn't work... if you look at the toolbar.ini it adds it as

Button70, "Show popup menu"="Show popup menu, , , "Menu", "Window Browser Icon""

likely because "Browser Menu Bar" doesn't have quotes around it, yet if you add quotes, then it ignores the button entirely and won't add it. It's also ignoring "Menu" both in the button command, and in the <i>title="Menu"</i> of the link, but it ignores "First", yet for the second button, if you drag&drop, it will pick up "Second" as the name of the button... :|

These two work if you manually add them:

Button0="Show hidden popup menu,"Browser Menu Bar",,Menu,"Window Browser Icon.hover""
Button0="Show hidden popup menu,"Browser Button Menu Bar",,Menu,"Window Browser Icon.hover""

However they both show the same basic menu, even though the <i>Menu.ini</i> has the <i>[Browser Button Menu Bar]</i> in it...

Anyone got a button to clear the CACHE and the cache only?

Like <a href="opera:/button/Clear%20disk%20cache,,,80367024,%22Trash%22">this</a> one?... I'm not too sure about <u>only</u> the Cache, but I know that it doesn't erase History, Typed Addresses, or Closed Pages.

I need a button for 10.5:
Normal: Go!
On loading a page: Stop

Opera 10.5 still has the default >Go in the "Browser View" category of Appearance - Buttons... as for a "Stop" only button, that's easy:

Stop,,,Stop, "Stop"

...lol, <a href="opera:/button/Stop,,,Stop,Stop">here</a>

Not sure about a combination one though... possibly:

Go,,,Go,Go > Stop,,,Stop,Stop

<a href="opera:/button/Go,,,Go,Go > Stop,,,Stop,Stop">Test</a>?

Stop function doesn't seem to be working in this button.

BTW graphics don't appear when I drag custom buttons on toolbars in 10.5

Yeah, cause 10.5 is a glitchotomy...

<a href="opera:/button/Go,,,Go,Go + Stop,,,Stop,Stop">This</a> one works:

Go,,,Go,Go + Stop,,,Stop,Stop

But you have to Click + Hold for stop... so it's not good if you you are trying to "catch" a page at like 2% of loading... but for longer loads, it would work fine...

Actually the trailing ",,,Stop,Stop" could be removed...but it won't hurt anything, it's just redundant.

Thank you!

Originally posted by Vectronic:

Like this one?... I'm not too sure about only the Cache, but I know that it doesn't erase History, Typed Addresses, or Closed Pages.

How about you tell me what this button actually does before I click it

No I refuse... unless you have a warrant.

Originally posted by DelvarWorld:

Anyone got a button to clear the CACHE and the cache only?

Originally posted by Vectronic:

Like this one?...

It does what you asked for as far as I have tested, only the cache is cleared...

I am trying to track down a button that directly toggles the Preferences > Advanced > Network > "Enable automatic redirection" function on/off in Opera 10.10, and I've been unable to find any mention of whether that can even be rendered as a button. Thanks for any suggestions...

<a href="opera:/button/Set%20preference,%22User%20Prefs%7CClient%20Refresh=1%22,,%22Redirect%22,%22Checkbox%20skin%22%20&%20Set%20preference,%22User%20Prefs%7CClient%20Pull=1%22%20%7CSet%20preference,%22User%20Prefs%7CClient%20Refresh=0%22,,%22Redirect%22,%22Checkbox%20skin.selected%22%20&%20Set%20preference,%22User%20Prefs%7CClient%20Pull=0%22">This</a> one works for me...

The problem in finding it, is that it doesn't use anything close to the same name as it uses in the dialog, and it uses 2 preferences at the same time...<i>Client Pull</i> and <i>Client Refresh</i>...

Edit: changed the name of the button...

Vectronic, you're a genius! Well... at least, you've been extremely helpful. It works splendidly!

I've been trying (unsuccessfully) to figure this out myself for over a year, but an Opera button guru I'm definitely not. I still use Win98 on my favorite system, and given its lack of security updates since eons ago, I find it extremely important to have an array of security-related browser toggle buttons at the ready on my Opera toolbar: pop-ups, javascript, userjavascript, java, plug-ins, iframes, referrals, redirect, etc, etc. For added protection, I browse ordinarily with everything shut down, then as needed I can enable things selectively for certain scenarios to get 'trustable' sites to work. Because of redirects on some of those trusted sites, I can't always rely on site preferences - at least initially, until I can map all the domains involved in any necessary redirections so that I can finally use site prefs on them.

Anyhow, you supplied the last missing puzzle piece - one that's been lacking for some time. Thanks again!

Off-topic, I might point out, Pesala. You're right though - that button is a random lurch in the realm of the possible - Greatest Hits from the Tools and File menus, plus a hard-coded version of the default menu bar which was probably used instead of Include so that icons could be added. To articulate the usability principle behind your mod: it preserves the usefulness of muscle memory - familiar command tree still works. Having Greatest Hits pre-empting keystrokes garbles that .

So - the devs, bless their hearts, have provided an opportunity we didn't have before - to pop up one's real menu bar with a tap on the key which already accessed it - a nice little gain.

Note that anyone who wants known-command-tree plus quick-pick list can have both, by changing the order of the two columns: Include Browser Menu Bar, then Breakitem, then picklist. With Menu Bar first, there is no keystroke pre-emption.

These are mine:

[Customize Toolbar Custom.content]
Button0, "Menu"="Show popup menu, "Browser Menu Bar""
Button1, "Clear Private Data"=Delete private data, 1, , "Clear Private Data", "Trash" & Click default button
Button2, "Bookmarks"="Show hidden popup menu, "Browser bookmarks menu", , "Bookmarks", "Menu Bookmarks""
Button3, "Transfers"="Manage, "Transfers", , "Transfers", "Panel Transfers""


I would like to fix the transfers button.
I don't want the panel's ver, I don't like it because it's missing stuff and the layout I don't like either.
I would really like to make this a toggle.
Anyone have an idea?
I've tried myself and I can't get it to work :\.

As for the others, I love the bookmarks one, I just picked that one up today.
The menu button I don't use in v10.50, just v10.10.

I am defently interested in custom drop down menu's.
If anyone can give more examples.

This is my v10.50 View drop down menu button:
[Zoom Toolbar.content]
ZoomSlider5, 1
Button0, "Transfers"="Manage, "Transfers", , "Transfers", "Panel Transfers""
Button1, "Clear Private Data"=Delete private data, 1, , "Clear Private Data", "Trash" & Click default button
Button2, 197832810=Find
Button3, -1001150226=Save document
Button4, -512239998=Enable mediumscreen mode | Disable mediumscreen mode
Button5, -1320335960=Enable display images > Disable display images, , , -383776252 > Display cached images only, , , 333270751
Checkbox1, 1851130415=Enable plugins | Disable plugins
Checkbox2, -1942617190=Enable cookies | Disable cookies
Checkbox3, 960290639=Enable proxy servers | Disable proxy servers
Checkbox4, -455450218=Work offline | Work online

I would like somethign like it to replace it in both v10.10 and v10.50.
The view button grey's out on panel views and blank pages.
I need one that doesn't, plus with a custom icon and title(no title..).

Btw, what's with the tab's button on the 1st page?
What does it do?
I'm hesitant to run it on my v10.10, I don't wanna fool with my ini file at the moment after been working on it for a while.

Btw, anyone kow how to mod right click menu's for diff parts of opera?
I wouldn't mind fixing that up on my config...

Oh and btw you can move the opera O button in v10.50, you just need to doit by hand in the ini file.
Example of mine:
[Browser Toolbar.content]
Address0
Button1, 870715797=Go
Button2, -847360260="Back + Show hidden popup menu, "Internal Back History""
Button3, 830055518="Forward + Show hidden popup menu, "Internal Forward History""
Button4, -1393253531=Stop | Reload, , , -1705826954
Button5, 380699176=Go to homepage
MenuButton6

It's MenuButtonX.
Took me a while to find it because it wasn't present by default on my setup, had to dig around looking for default buttons on all the diff toolbars to find it.

Nm, I figuered it out.
I'm working on my own custom menu's and a redo of some of the generic menu's throught opera.
I'm post back later my results.
It's pretty cool stuff, I think I can get rid of alot of clutter this way with both v10.10 and v10.50.

Hey all,

I have InFF/InIE custom buttons that don't work anymore in 10.5; my TinyURL button doesn't work anymore either. Whenever I click on it to shorten the current URL, it gives me this:

http://tinyurl.com/create.php?url=

So I suppose in 10.5, the query string has changed? Here's the line in my toolbar.ini:

Button12, "TinyURL"="Go to page, "http://tinyurl.com/create.php?url=%u", , "TinyURL""

I have tried %s instead but doesn't work either. As for InFF/InIE, it just loads up the browsers with its respective homepage and not the current page I was viewing in Opera.

Probably due to the query string as well.

Originally posted by poorrichard01:

I need a button to replace the menu bar.

You might want to try one from here: http://homepage.hispeed.ch/ttt-o/button/h-bu-toolbars-adv.html

Originally posted by geetard:

my TinyURL button doesn't work anymore either

Same here with the BugMeNot button .

%u support (and the other missing ones) will soon come back to the Opera 10.5x series.

Originally posted by Rijk:

%u support (and the other missing ones) will soon come back to the Opera 10.5x series.

Fortunately, someone noticed my thread on the InIE/InFx and sent me here. Wish I'd known this thread existed. Glad to hear that %u functionality will soon return. Does it also affect clicking on links in emails when Opera's closed? It currently exhibits the same behavior as these buttons, i.e., just opens the program not the page.

(Btw, if I understand the discussion, I agree with others who'd like the drop-down O menu with fewer levels functionally and some of the important stuff at the first level; i.e., I'd like Preferences, Quick Prefs and Toolbars at the first level, out of Settings.)

Originally posted by Rijk:

%u support (and the other missing ones) will soon come back to the Opera 10.5x series.

Thank you very much!

Cool , can we also get support for ".\" and "..\" as well?
For some of the ini files?

example:

Opera Directory=H:\Program Files\Opera\profile
Hot List File Ver2=H:\Program Files\Opera\profile\opera6.adr
Menu Configuration={LargePrefs}menu\standard_menu.ini
Toolbar Configuration={LargePrefs}toolbar\standard_toolbar.ini
Button Set={Resources}skin\standard_skin.zip
Mouse Configuration={Resources}ui\standard_mouse.ini
Voice Configuration={Resources}ui\standard_voice.ini
Local CSS File={LargePrefs}styles\browser.css
User JavaScript File={LargePrefs}styles\user.js

I'de like to convert the rest of them to short form ,run in dir like.
And I figuer might as well convert them all to ".\" type.
Unless maybe I can use "{LargePrefs}" for the top 2 entries there...
Either way I'de rather just use ".\" for them all.

Edit:
Nm, I figuered out this works:

Opera Directory={LargePrefs}
Hot List File Ver2={LargePrefs}opera6.adr
Menu Configuration={LargePrefs}menu\standard_menu.ini
Toolbar Configuration={LargePrefs}toolbar\standard_toolbar.ini
Button Set={Resources}skin\standard_skin.zip
Mouse Configuration={Resources}ui\standard_mouse.ini
Voice Configuration={Resources}ui\standard_voice.ini
Local CSS File={LargePrefs}styles\browser.css
User JavaScript File={LargePrefs}styles\user.js

Still rather use ".\" though for the opera main dir...
But it at least now I can move the opera folder to any location on my drive and it's still run as it was meant to.
This makes sharing with buddies much easier because I don't have to explain what they need to change in the ini files for there installed location.

I'm gonna move the menu, and toolbar.ini files over to ..\styles or some other dir where I can view them all in a single folder...

Originally posted by bpm:

Off-topic, I might point out, Pesala.

And you thought my post was off-topic — at least it was about Customising the button on the Page Bar.

Wtf...
Well not my previous post, but the one before that was on topic...
Besides, the ini files are closely related to each other in terms of scripting so it was close enough.

Edit...
Button0, "Transfers"="Manage, "Transfers", , "Transfers", "Panel Transfers""
Button1, -773844987="Manage, "bookmarks",,,"Panel Bookmarks""

Anyways would anyone know how to make these switch between the functions they are now and the main window?
One is Manage Transfers, and the other is Manage Bookmarks.
They both open in a new tab on v10.50.

I figuer Id'e use the "|" char but I don't know the command I would use after that.
I would like it to either be the tab or window that it was on before.
Or the main tab or window, whatever needs to be done to make it act right and usable.
Like the panels would normaly do when they closed.

Actually....
If I use a close tab on the OR version...
When the tab is in view it'll close it, when it's not it'll always bring it up even when it's already in a pre-existing tab but not creating a new tab...
That's defently whatI shoudl be doing duh, I'll find the close tab button code somewhere and post back if it works.

I have a javascript bookmarklet, how can I give it a custom icon and make it into a button I can share with other people?

A real custom icon is not possible. You can assign a skin icon though. The format for a js button:

[url=opera:/button/go to page,"javascript%3A(js here)",,,icon name](anchor)[/url]

It's due to a bug in forum software that one must escape the colon to %3A.

More info: Custom Buttons forum; http://operawiki.info/AdvancedToolbarINIGuide

Ok after wading through that awful swamp of links for 10 minutes I have no idea how to actually add it to my browser or where to put it.

Second time on this thread you've directed petulance at people who tried to help you. Not the smartest way to solicit further help.

Re first time: clicking a button installer lets you see the button code on an alert but doesn't install - you have to click "OK" as well for that to happen. So clicking installers is one way to see what's inside. Another way is to click the Quote button below posts which include installer tags.

Re this time: what I presented was a template, with placeholders you replace with whatever you want to use to make a button installer that works on the forum. Here it is with the placeholders in red:

(js here)[/COLOR]",,,icon name]anchor[/url]

Oh I see. You were saying REPLY TO THIS THREAD with that bbcode. That part I didn't get. I thought you had to put that code in an ini file somewhere.

Hi
Is there any way we can combine the default Refresh button and Reload All button (Available from operawiki's website) - maybe using a dropdown menu?
samystic

Reload Click to reload or stop; click and hold to reload all.

Originally posted by bpm:

A real custom icon is not possible.

Of course it is! It just isn't a one-step process. (See Pesala's excellent work adding application icons to earlier versions' skins.)

Well, a special icon that you alone can see is possible via skin editing - but the question was, "how can I give it a custom icon and make it into a button I can share with other people?"

…up-load the icon(s) and .ini file lines to be added… Not really hard; but perhaps tedious? (I'm not trying to be contentious: The word was possible! )

I have found suitable buttons that do what I want (some from Vectronic).
I have found out how to add them.

Unfortunately, some of the icons are identical or have insufficient contrast with my skin. These include existing icons from the skin.

How can I edit the icon image e.g. colour change or otherwise?

Originally posted by seadiamond:

How can I edit the icon image e.g. colour change or otherwise?

If the icons used in the buttons are not found in the skin that you're using, the icons in the Standard skin will be used. You can add icons to your favourite skin, or edit the existing icons to improve the contrast, (or use a different icon for the button). Your Skins Images

Please see other threads in this forum on editing skins. You will need to use a photo-editor for editing skin images — IrfanView won't do as it doesn't support 32-bit PNG images.

Originally posted by Pesala:

Reload Click to reload or stop; click and hold to reload all.

works like a charm... still i would prefer a dropdown menu wherein the 1st and the default option is normal refresh and the 2nd dropdown option is Refresh All
and hey Opera is all about possibilities, is nt it?? so if dropdown option is possible, then can we add an icon for Refresh All (i can design one)?????
samystic

Requesting drop down menu bar (that [O \/] menu) button with 16x16 Opera logo graphic (aviable in 10.5 skins) as icon. For 10.5.

I am having problems making a button that will toggle between tile vertically and maximize all to be placed it on the tab bar. The code should be: Tile vertically|maximize all but it just won't work. It's kind of a reasonable way to preview all the tabs like showcase in FF except it all has to squeeze into the screen space without scrolling and will get jammed up if there are too many tabs open. Still, in one way better than showcase because all the previews are actual windows with full resolution for reading and scrolling down. ( I am trying to migrate back to Opera - the turbo is really great - just not so happy with tab management).

Tile Click to tile vertically; hold to maximize all. (Edited)

Thanks Pesala. Your button code is for minimizing all though - I just changed minimize to maximize. It's a bit temperamental - sometimes won't tile again unless another tab is selected first. Is there a way to create a bit more space on the tab bar by reducing the big O menu button? Or even better are there any custom menu buttons - I don't need to duplicate all the items on the sidebar - bookmarks, widgets etc.

That's a handy button. I guess the big O will stay then - it's already customized as well as other context menus, thanks. Opera's surprisingly flexible to customize for non programmers but it's a bit laborious to find the relevant code.

Pity it can't handle maximize/tile properly in a single button. But then the right click scroll is pretty good for previewing many tabs.

Button which adds Close Page as click action of pagebar trashcan: Close+Closed

Originally posted by MaDhAvA:

Or even better are there any custom menu buttons - I don't need to duplicate all the items on the sidebar - bookmarks, widgets etc.

Please see my earlier post. Yes, there are custom menu buttons (to show the browser menu as a dropdown), but the big O tends to come back, so customise the menu and use that button.

Close Lots of people are asking for a close button. Here's a nice one to put on the end of your page bar (tab bar). Click to close the current tab; hold to close all but the active tab.

Reposted to fix the broken close button.

Originally posted by lilmoder:

Requesting drop down menu bar (that [O \/] menu) button with 16x16 Opera logo graphic (aviable in 10.5 skins) as icon. For 10.5.

Anyone?

Originally posted by lilmoder:

Requesting drop down menu bar (that [O \/] menu) button with 16x16 Opera logo graphic (aviable in 10.5 skins) as icon. For 10.5.

this one shows exactly the same menu but if you disable the menu bar the "O" button comes back no matter what:

O -Menu

this one shows the [Browser Menu Bar] not the [Browser Button Menu Bar]

Menu Bar

edit:

i used the "Opera Logo" icon from 10.10 is that the same? or is there a different one in 10.50? sorry can't check, no 10.50 for linux .

Thank you!

Originally posted by oceanic:

i used the "Opera Logo" icon from 10.10 is that the same? or is there a different one in 10.50? sorry can't check, no 10.50 for linux .

There is no difference. I was not sure if 10.10 had that graphic, but it has.