Tips & Tricks

[Pesala]

Resized Images on the Forum

When you upload an image, if it's a bit too big, it will be resized and converted to a blurry image. Edit the URL, e.g. from

https://forum.vivaldi.net/assets/uploads/files/1546018271917-go-to-parent-folder-resized.png

To:

https://forum.vivaldi.net/assets/uploads/files/1546018271917-go-to-parent-folder.png

If you can, always crop images before uploading them to show only the part that is relevant to your topic.

[Pesala]

Apply change to Native Windows Settings

To apply changes to the Native Window setting without restarting Vivaldi, right-click on a tab and move it to a new window.

[Pesala]

Customise Toolbars

Drag and drop buttons from the Status Bar to the Navigation Bar by holding down the Ctrl key, or right-click on a toolbar to customise it.

I moved all the buttons that can be moved to improve accessibility. With the Panels Toolbar hidden, one can quickly access settings by clicking the Sync Icon.

I have plenty of vertical space on my 1200x1600 portrait primary monitor, so I don't need to hide the Status Bar, but a single-key shortcut like S can do that very quickly.

[Pesala]

To show the current Vivaldi and Chrome version in the Status Bar enable biscuit mode. Press WinKey+Period, type dog, and enter the dog-face emoji into the Setting dialogue search field: or type "biscuit."

[Pesala]

No longer relevant after a change to the theme editor.

[Pesala]

CSS Modifications

To apply CSS modifications automatically with each update, go to vivaldi://experiments to enable "Allow for CSS Modification." Then this option will appear in Settings, Appearance, where you can choose the folder where your custom.css files are stored.

[Streptococcus]

@gdveggie
I got into the Vivaldi URLs by using chrome://about/. The content can be reached with chrome://settings/content. As for the personal data, I got that with chrome://settings/siteData. The experimental settings can be accessed with either chrome://flags/ or vivaldi://flags/. I was also able to get into the older bookmarks interface with about:bookmarks. In fact, "about:" followed by any of those interface items usually works.

[Streptococcus]

@Pesala said in Tips & Tricks:

Backup your bookmarks from:

\Vivaldi\User Data\Default\Bookmarks

I can backup my bookmarks from the File menu > Export Bookmarks.

[Streptococcus]

@Pesala said in Tips & Tricks:

Add a Bookmark to Restart Vivaldi.

• Add a new bookmark on the Bookmarks Bar in the Bookmarks Panel
• Use the url vivaldi://restart
• Click the bookmark to restart Vivaldi

Note that any changes you may have made to Settings are not applied when you take this quick route. To apply changes, use File, Exit, then launch Vivaldi from your desktop shortcut.

With Vivaldi 2.9.1705.41, I have to get vivaldi://restart into the address bar to restart it. Clicking a bookmark button with that URL in it does not work, nor does using a regular bookmark.

[Pesala]

@Streptococcus It works fine for me. I see a dialogue briefly to force startup. I did not notice that on the Snapshot builds.

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Specs: AMD A10-6800K, 8 Gb on Win 10 64-bit 1903 build 18362.418 • Stable 2.9.1705.41 (64-bit)

[Streptococcus]

@Pesala
I do not get any result at all by clicking a bookmark with "vivaldi://restart", so maybe Mac Vivaldi is different? I also tried a "chrome://restart" bookmark with no result.
Is Snapshot another name for beta version?

[lamarca]

@Streptococcus said in Tips & Tricks:

so maybe Mac Vivaldi is different? I

Vivaldi is cross platform, we run the same code on Desktop and on Android.

[Streptococcus]

@lamarca
Why does chrome://restart work as a bookmark with Slimjet (another chromium browser) but not with Vivaldi?
Exactly what is a Snapshot version?

[A Former User]

@Streptococcus said:

Is Snapshot another name for beta version?

Yes.

[Streptococcus]

@potmeklecbohdan
Thanks for the info.

[lamarca]

@Streptococcus The first question needs to be confirmed .
Second question: https://vivaldi.com/blog/snapshot-vs-stable/

Ftr: Beta is feature complete. Snapshots are for testing new features.

@potmeklecbohdan I know and you know better than me .....

[BoneTone]

@Gwen-Dragon did you just @ yourself? Well, like I always say: it's perfectly ok to talk to yourself, just so long as you don't ask, "what'd you mean by that?"

[Pesala]

@Pesala It is OK to talk to oneself, but when you get answers, that is when you need to start worrying.

[lamarca]

The Flag vivaldi://flags/#PasswordImport is back in Vivaldi 2.11.1811.44!

That's an update for everyone who needs the flag above
bellow is back, hence Lilo ( @Gwen-Dragon ) is not "talking" to herself.

Lastely, as long any user does not break the CoC, the user can write e v e r y t h i n g ( including , "what'd you mean by that?") period

Edited: grammar

[Pesala]

To display the new Status Bar Clock in a 12 hour format, and/or without a leading zero, go to Windows Settings, and modify the Long Date format. Restart Vivaldi to see the change.

Add a bookmark to your Bookmarks Bar with the URL "vivaldi://restart" to save time when changing settings that require a restart.