Comments on: Opera vs. Firefox http://blog.niceperson.org/2005/09/22/opera-vs-firefox/ Making it up as I go along. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:16:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: E! http://blog.niceperson.org/2005/09/22/opera-vs-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-638 E! Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:52:11 +0000 http://blog.niceperson.org/?p=592#comment-638 Oh and here is a solution to the placing the address bar above the tab bar: <a href="http://episteme.arstechnica.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/99609816/m/600002925731/r/479000706731#479000706731">http://episteme.arstechnica.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/99609816/m/600002925731/r/479000706731#479000706731</a> Thats the thing about Opera, all the bars (except the file menu) can become whatever you want with drag and drop. You can put links or anything else... anywhere. Sigh, I'm such a nerd. Oh and here is a solution to the placing the address bar above the tab bar: http://episteme.arstechnica.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/99609816/m/600002925731/r/479000706731#479000706731

Thats the thing about Opera, all the bars (except the file menu) can become whatever you want with drag and drop. You can put links or anything else... anywhere. Sigh, I'm such a nerd.

]]> By: E! http://blog.niceperson.org/2005/09/22/opera-vs-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-637 E! Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:11:44 +0000 http://blog.niceperson.org/?p=592#comment-637 Hey Laurabelle, :) I'm an Opera freak and I freely admit it, but I'd like to make a few comments on your cons. First, yes panels do take up a lot of space. I don't like them, thats why I changed the layout so there are none using the basic customize tools. My side panel only displays History and Bookmarks, and those are buttons at the top of the side panel, not large square things at the side. This also means the side bar is small and can be open at all times. Second, there are actual <i>extensions</i>* for Opera, most notably an ad blocker and a nice add Search app. which brings me too... Third, you can add custom searches, with custom quick keys. I use Wikipedia, and many others, you can add any site with a search menu. *Note, the <i>extensions</i> on Opera are actually just separate apps that are then added to the opera menu options, they work on top of Opera and with it. You can add or subtract almost anything to the many menus and pop-up menus of Opera through menu.ini Heres a piece of <a href="http://www2.onu.edu/~stu8898/pictures/sidepanel.jpg">my layout.</a> Yeah, I have links where my back button should be, I prefer mouse gestures. If you're interested you can check out this site: <a href="http://nontroppo.org/wiki/Opera">Opera Wiki</a> It's a wiki dedicated to Opera, obviously. Ok I've bored you enough. Yay for Opera's spell checker. :p Hey Laurabelle, :)
I'm an Opera freak and I freely admit it, but I'd like to make a few comments on your cons.
First, yes panels do take up a lot of space. I don't like them, thats why I changed the layout so there are none using the basic customize tools.
My side panel only displays History and Bookmarks, and those are buttons at the top of the side panel, not large square things at the side. This also means the side bar is small and can be open at all times.

Second, there are actual extensions* for Opera, most notably an ad blocker and a nice add Search app. which brings me too...

Third, you can add custom searches, with custom quick keys. I use Wikipedia, and many others, you can add any site with a search menu.

*Note, the extensions on Opera are actually just separate apps that are then added to the opera menu options, they work on top of Opera and with it. You can add or subtract almost anything to the many menus and pop-up menus of Opera through menu.ini

Heres a piece of my layout. Yeah, I have links where my back button should be, I prefer mouse gestures.

If you're interested you can check out this site: Opera Wiki It's a wiki dedicated to Opera, obviously.

Ok I've bored you enough. Yay for Opera's spell checker. :p

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