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I just installed Opera...

glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
edited 2011-07-26 20:34:08 in Webspace
Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human
and once I agreed to the terms it just started up.

Wait...where's that process where I, say, get to choose WHERE THIS PROGRAM GETS INSTALLED???

And just to piss me off further, it automatically pinned itself to the taskbar.

Comments

  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human
    I spoke far too soon.  My apologies.

    I failed to notice the options button on the installer.

    In fact, it even offers a "standalone" installation (the "portable" kind of installation, such as onto a flash drive).

    Now I'm wondering if I want to make use of that option.
  • OutsideTheBauksiOutsideTheBauksi
    sleep is for the we[e/a]k
    I'd recommend that; I've tried it and it's incredibly convenient to be able to bring all your bookmarks and settings with you wherever. 
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human
    Just did that.

    Trying out Opera now.

    It doesn't seem to be as built for keyboard browsing as Firefox is, or maybe I'm just too used to Firefox.
  • YuukiNaoYuukiNao

    I'm using Opera.  [I'm GMH's sockpuppet.]

    Observations:

    1. Why does tab not bring me to the next link or button on the page, but rather cycles through only text boxes and buttons, starting with the first one at the top?  Can I change it so that it goes to the next link?

    2. Can I turn off this stupid new paragraph vs. new line distinction when I'm in this text box, and make enter always just give me a simple newline?

    3. The text box actually works with Ctrl+whatever commands, as it does in IE (in those few times it works in IE) but not in Firefox.  So this is a good thing.

  • OutsideTheBauksiOutsideTheBauksi
    sleep is for the we[e/a]k

    I donèt know how to change it, but by default Ctrl-Up/Down cycle through links. I find it more useful that way, with a distinction between links and text entry fields but YMMV.


  • DonZabuDonZabu
    edited 2011-07-27 01:24:29
    I used Opera for many years before. Recently, I've switched to Chrome.

    The best thing about Opera was its bookmark system, how the folders were sorted in a separate space from the bookmarks, and that handy trash file.
  • evilnekoevilneko
  • YuukiNaoYuukiNao

    So when I reopened Opera just now it went right back to this page, rather than my home page (which is about:blank).

    Opera currently checks for updated pages on the server every 5 minutes.  Or maybe I had it set to never, previously.  That said, what's the rate of normal checking?

    I thought the way Firefox works is that it checks every time I load the page.  

    I kinda like it that way more.  So that I can keep something in cache untouched indefinitely as long as I don't refresh/reload the page.  How can I make Opera do this?

  • YuukiNaoYuukiNao
    How can I stop Opera from loading the page I was last at?  And loading the cached version of that, for that matter?
  • OutsideTheBauksiOutsideTheBauksi
    sleep is for the we[e/a]k
    I think the controls for what it displays on startup are in the "General" tab of your preferences.
  • YuukiNaoYuukiNao
    edited 2011-07-27 22:47:44

    Okay, fixed that.  Thanks.

    Still have the other issues, though.  Most notably, the newline/paragraphbreak thing.

  • OutsideTheBauksiOutsideTheBauksi
    sleep is for the we[e/a]k
    Are you having that problem in other text boxes or just the ijbm one? I just assumed that was a feature of the forum since simple newlines didn't show up on the tvt software.
  • Super LazuliSuper Lazuli
    yea i make potions if ya know what i mean
    I tried Opera for a while, I never really liked it.

    I am too used to Firefox, I suppose.
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human

    Now I'm really posting from Opera formally.

    Hmm...

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