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Web Browser – Opera

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but, what the foo… might as well show it to you…

Last Updated 2013-03-11

Looking for a means of modifying advanced– perhaps, hidden– Opera configuration settings (not unlike that which the reader may be accustomed from Mozilla, as in the Mozilla nomenclature, “about:_some-xyz-thing_”)? Look no further!

opera:config

From the Opera Browser Address bar (aka. HTTP bar; Location Bar; the URL address field), simply enter the following to arrive at an interface for directly manipulating many Opera standard and advanced User-specific preferences:
opera:config

Remember: “I’d like to configure Opera!” Thus, opera:config Mozilla users, instead of using “about:”, similar features area accessible to Opera. Just remember to enter “opera:”, in place of “about:” !

Opera Web Developer Options:

Rather than try to lump everything together in the NoviceNotes – Web Browser Sidebar Panels resource, I decided that I will create separate categories, for listing enhancements specific to each different browser. Here you will find those features I’ve recognized as beneficial for the Web Design enthusiast who has an affinity for Opera, or who simply wants to have as many options for viewing available when testing his or her web site for cross-browser compatibility.

Understanding Opera Customization

If you’ve found this page, then you’re probably looking for ideas to enhance Opera as you use it for testing your web site designs. If the user is new to Opera, I recommend approaching the search for add-ons with an educated outlook. Before I mark up a list of Opera resources links, I want to suggest to the reader that he or she might reconsider the concept of browser add-ons before trying any of the customizations available for Opera. More than just a different GUI on the outside, with different options for user interaction while browsing, Opera is also quite different from other web browsers “underneath the hood” as well.

I’m afraid that this entry may be quickly turning into too much abstract thought, but stick in there and hear me out.

Won’t you Dig In?

This is going to sound crazy, but it’s the first analogy which came to mind. Sorry if it seems a little far-out

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Imagine you’re seated at a resturant. Laid out before you is a bounty of your favourite foods, each expertly prepared so well that its appealing to both your sense of smell and vision. You’ve never seen such an artistic presentation of delights, and never did you feel so aware of your sense of smell as being tied to your taste buds, for you begin to salivate more, and more with each whiff. Suddenly, you discover a problem: you can not decide which of the delights to dig into first! As the thought of savoring your first bite becomes overwhelming, you decide to go with your instincts, thinking “…I’ll let the decision be made easier, depending upon which utensil I grab first, so my choices might be limited by which items fit the utensil!…”. Looking down to your plate, still taken in awe by the wonder before you, as if minutes passed before your eyes regained their focus, suddenly you are fiercely struck by no sight of fork, knife, or spoon! Realizing that you have no proper way to dig into your indulgence of delacacies, you summon the waitor that he might immediately remedy the situation. The waitor, responding directly, disappears behind a door only to reappear gracefully in stride toward you, carrying a rather curious looking box. Nodding to you, as if to signify a matter-of-fact, you understand that you are required to open the curious box. As you situate yourself in your seat, consumed still by the aroma of the feast, you place your hands on the box and begin feeling about for a clasp to open the thing. You find the bumps and grooves of its figured wooden carvings so smooth, and soft you wonder whether they will be ruined by your very touch. Though you did not find any handle, the box opens. The contents emit an ominous glow. “The lights above must be reflecting from the polished silver… Huh!?” You jump back, by now growing rather conscious of the peculiarity of this situation. “This is not a fork! There’s no spoon either, and no knife, and what are these 4 straight things, and this round thing for? What the… What is going on here!? Is this some kind of a joke?”. The other patrons tried not to look so obvious as they peered up at you, away from their own feasting.

the Habitual Offender

Whether you are new to Opera, or new to customizing Opera, if you have used Firefox and the many add-ons available for the Mozilla browsers, just as the