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31. May 2010, 19:53:29

porneL

79% geek, 47% nerd

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Don't auto-start videos when restoring browsing session

Please, please, please don't automatically run YouTube videos (and Flash in general) in background tabs when Opera starts.

I tend to keep tabs with videos open to watch later (I use sessions instead of bookmarks).

When I restart Opera, all these videos start playing at once! I have to find all the tabs that are playing and silence them sad


1. June 2010, 11:37:42

porneL

79% geek, 47% nerd

Posts: 2633

Thanks, but that's suboptimal solution - it's manual, and also requires pages to be refreshed later. I assume Opera could delay loading of Flash until tab is focused, which would make it automatic and seamless.

Also I most often "close" Opera when it crashes, so it's a bit difficult to anticipate exact moment smile

1. July 2010, 16:43:53

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opera:config#UserPrefs|EnableOnDemandPlugin ?
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1. July 2010, 16:59:53

Pesala

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Enable on Demand Plugin

Yes, love this. Saves a lot of bandwidth, and disables annoying flash ads, without disabling plugins. If you want to watch the flash, just click the placeholder image.

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2. July 2010, 07:32:08

ChuckOne

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I have to admit this is a very useful feature. But after using it for a while I came across with http://www.dict.cc/. If this PluginOnDemand-Option is enabled, the audio output can not be activated.
Is there any site preference to disable disable the browser-wide option.

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