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Re: Two questions about Opera 9.51

Subject: Re: Two questions about Opera 9.51
From: "darkrats" <darkrats@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:52:49 -0600
Newsgroups: opera.beta

No need to answer #3. I found the "disable auto-dropdown" item in 
opera:config.


"darkrats" <darkrats@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:g43ptv$9n5$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 1. It only happens on a clean install of Opera, that is, on a system where 
> Opera has never been installed before. It would be really nice to have a 
> box pop up during installation that asks if you want to import favorites 
> from other browsers.
>
> 2. Is there a reason for the transfers window to remain open after a 
> download is completed? It's a small thing, but sometimes I'll do an hour 
> of surfing the web, doing a few downloads, and then closing Opera and 
> finding that transfers window still on my desktop! I'd like to see it 
> either close after a download is complete, or at least when Opera is shut 
> down.
>
> 3. One other thing: Is there a way to absolutely disable the dropdown list 
> that appears when you enter something into the address bar? I don't use 
> the address bar myself. I use F2 to enter an address, but I don't really 
> need to see all those possible addresses. I have, I think, turned off 
> every auto-complete that I can find.
>
> darkrats
>
>
>
> "Rijk van Geijtenbeek" <rijk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in 
> message news:op.udfha0qvl50eft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Op Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:45:27 +0200 schreef darkrats 
>> <darkrats@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>> 1. Opera always imports IE favorites during the installation. Is there 
>>> any way to stop this from happening?
>>
>> I don't think this happens if Opera is the default browser, or on a 
>> normal upgrade, right?
>>
>>> 2. The download window stays open after downloads are complete. Is there 
>>> any way to have it close by itself?
>>
>> he download dialog itself closes after you make a choice, I think you 
>> mean the Transfers window :)
>>
>> No, it is not possible to have it close automatically. The 'View' button 
>> on the Transfers window toolbar offers some other options. but not that 
>> one.
>>
>> -- 
>>                                                      Rijk van Geijtenbeek
>>                                    Opera Software ASA, Documentation & QA
>>                                     Tweak: http://my.opera.com/Rijk/blog/
>>
>> "The most common way to get usability wrong is to listen to what users
>> say rather than actually watching what they do." - J.Nielsen
>
> 



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