[arch-general] Opera Tip -- Use QT/GTK file Open/Save dialogs
Archers, I have always liked the opera browser, but one thing that has really sucked about it was the crappy file open/file save dialogs opera comes with. Picking around tonight, I ran across an option in opera's configuration that allows you to choose the file selector dialogs to use. It is cryptic as hell, but I found the commit page for the changes and got the needed information. To make use of real kde4 open/save dialogs in opera, got to the config page by typing "opera:config" into the address bar, the scroll down to "File Selector", then change the setting to "2". The commit notes say: 0 - normal 1 - Qt 2 - GTK For some reason, I couldn't get Qt to work, so I select "2" for GTK, and Bingo! I had usable dialogs in opera (you may need to restart opera). What a relief. If you use opera, it's worth a look. While on the subject, you might want to check out the C00-14, Keramik and crystal_onyx_bull skins. Opera has come a long way in 10.0 -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com
David C. Rankin wrote:
Archers,
I have always liked the opera browser, but one thing that has really sucked about it was the crappy file open/file save dialogs opera comes with. Picking around tonight, I ran across an option in opera's configuration that allows you to choose the file selector dialogs to use. It is cryptic as hell, but I found the commit page for the changes and got the needed information.
To make use of real kde4 open/save dialogs in opera, got to the config page by typing "opera:config" into the address bar, the scroll down to "File Selector", then change the setting to "2". The commit notes say:
0 - normal 1 - Qt 2 - GTK
For some reason, I couldn't get Qt to work, so I select "2" for GTK, and Bingo! I had usable dialogs in opera (you may need to restart opera). What a relief. If you use opera, it's worth a look.
While on the subject, you might want to check out the C00-14, Keramik and crystal_onyx_bull skins. Opera has come a long way in 10.0
hey that's really cool!! thanks
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 11:40 PM, David C. Rankin < drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
Archers,
I have always liked the opera browser, but one thing that has really sucked about it was the crappy file open/file save dialogs opera comes with. Picking around tonight, I ran across an option in opera's configuration that allows you to choose the file selector dialogs to use. It is cryptic as hell, but I found the commit page for the changes and got the needed information.
To make use of real kde4 open/save dialogs in opera, got to the config page by typing "opera:config" into the address bar, the scroll down to "File Selector", then change the setting to "2". The commit notes say:
0 - normal 1 - Qt 2 - GTK
For some reason, I couldn't get Qt to work, so I select "2" for GTK, and Bingo! I had usable dialogs in opera (you may need to restart opera). What a relief. If you use opera, it's worth a look.
While on the subject, you might want to check out the C00-14, Keramik and crystal_onyx_bull skins. Opera has come a long way in 10.0http://www.rankinlawfirm.com
Thank you. This has been my single major gripe with Opera on linux for a very long time. I have no idea why they wouldn't detect the correct one and use it by default. THe lame file selector has probably turned a lot of people away over the years. -- David
Sure did, mate. Opera has been my browser of choice for windows since a long time, and I really hated how this file selector was! Now even my girlfriend is using opera in Linux! -- Guilherme M. Nogueira "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke
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David C. Rankin
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David Keogh
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Guilherme M. Nogueira
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Jeffrey Parke