Opera webbrowser questions

[Susanti]

Since Opera made their browser ad-free not too long ago, maybe we could make this topic stick to the top of the page? I imagine a lot of people recently started using Opera, and there must be others having questions, too.

But, I guess there are also those who have been using Opera forever, and know how it works, so I'll try asking here.

Is there a way to make Opera automatically reload pages when you re-visit them? Around CF for example, it doesn't reload anything. That means I have to manually reload my user CP to see if there are any new replies to subscribed threads, and then I have to manually reload the topic lists and the list of posts inside each topic. I guess it isn't supposed to be like that? It would be easier if it just reloaded pages that had changed since last visit automatically.

Could this be done?

 

[rdale]

What you want to do is to load each page into its own tabbed window. When you have all the tabs (web pages) open the way that you like, just go to File | Sessions | Save this session.

More tips n tricks here:
http://www.opera.com/support/tutorials/tips/

Opera tutorials - Flash demos n more...
http://www.opera.com/support/tutorials/

 

[joellark]

A nifty plus with Opera is that you can set it to always pick up from where you were browsing when you last closed it.. that is, you can have your internet experience tied together in one long event.

 

[ChrisLockhart]

I think her problem is that it's automatically pulling from the cache without downloading the new page.

 

[Susanti]

Yes, Chris - you're right. Maybe I didn't explain it clearly enough. Sorry about that.

Do you know how to fix this, btw?

 

[ChrisLockhart]

No, I'm afraid not.. but I wanted to make sure that somebody who did know would not pass by here thinking the problem was solved.

 

[indianx]

Let's see.. hmmm...

I am not exactly clear what you're problem is, so this may be wrong.

Go to Preferences in the Tools section on top, then go to Advanced. There, select History and there should be three sections in the bottom: Check documents, check images, and check others. Change the default values to Always.

Again, I wasn't clear if this is your problem or not. If it's not, sorry.

 

[Susanti]

Thank you, indianx! That seems to be it. At least I see the new page right away now, without having to reload manually every time.

I'm glad it works - it was annoying to have to reload just to check that my replies had been posted correctly.

 

[WeakButHopeful]

Based on this thread and the fact that I downloaded Opera during their recent 10th anniversary offer I decided to take it for a spin. Looks cool. At this moment I'm seeing if everything I do in Firefox can be done in Opera before I decide to switch over to making it my default browser. Do I need the Sage plug-in I use in Firefox for RSS feeds? And I don't see my bookmarks on the left in a panel like I do in Firefox (I read about "panels" and I right clicked on the toolbar area for Configuation but the "panels" tab already shows Bookmarks checked, but I don't see them...I guess there's something else I need to do). Of course, I could Google about this but figured since this thread was running in CF I'd be a little lazy and ask for hints. Right now I'm cautiously excited because Opera does look really cool as long as I can do everything I currently do in Firefox.

 

[indianx]

Do I need the Sage plug-in I use in Firefox for RSS feeds?

No.

And I don't see my bookmarks on the left in a panel like I do in Firefox (I read about "panels" and I right clicked on the toolbar area for Configuation but the "panels" tab already shows Bookmarks checked, but I don't see them...I guess there's something else I need to do)

I'm not clear on what you mean, but there is a small sideways triangle on the left, which needs to be clicked.

 

[WeakButHopeful]

Thanks indianx...I looked but couldn't see a small sideways triangle...so I snooped around in the drop down menus and under View - Toolbars there was Panels and when I checked that I got bookmarks visible on the left like I'm used to in Firefox (plus other cool stuff like Notes and Transfers).

On the RSS feed question, I didn't realize how stupid that question was until I saw "Feeds" as a main drop down menu item in Opera. Woops. Sorry. I also see how clicking on the RSS logo on a site triggers Opera to ask if I want the feed added.

Thanks for your help!

 

[rdale]

Thanks indianx...I looked but couldn't see a small sideways triangle...

Maybe you had the browser Maximised, that could make it harder to spot... Anyway, it's on the left-hand side of the browser... far left, at 50% on your Y axis, the browser "chrome" looks to be twice the thickness of the chrome on the right side.

 

[osx]

I didnt like opera. firefox much better imho.

 

[ChrisLockhart]

I didnt like opera. firefox much better imho.

..have you tried Opera since it went ad-free?