bookmarks problems

mib2berlin

@Raindrops1
Did you try to disable all extesions and restart Vivaldi before?
Do you use Vivaldi sync?
The worst case is a broken profile, depends on how much settings and shotcuts you change it can be some work.

Cheers, mib

Raindrops1

I have tried to disable the three extensions that I mentioned above (which are new for me). That didn't change the result.

BTW is disabling enough or do I have to remove the extension from Vivaldi to check its real effect?

I use Vivaldi only on one laptop; not on my mobile. So no sync.

If my original profile is likely to be corrupted, how do I create a new profile with least effort, and make it my default profile?

My bookmarks and passwords are saved anyway.

mib2berlin

@Raindrops1
Delete the new profile and move your default profile folder to a save place. The folder is called "Default" and you find the path in the Help > About menu.
Vivaldi create a new folder at next start, import your bookmarks and passwords and you are set up.

Cheers, mib

Raindrops1

Finally I found the exact problem!

In my last installation, I had tried to customize the bookmark icon by using a custom CSS file. Here's the forum thread.

I followed the same steps again with my new profile, and that started the trouble once again.

Here are the steps I followed:

Typed vivaldi:experiments in the address bar and enabled the CSS modifications.
Created a text file with .css extension, and inserted the following line in it:
.BookmarkButton .button-on svg path { fill: white !important; }
Placed this file in C:\Program Files\Util\Vivaldi\
Selected that folder in Settings > Appearance > Custom UI modifications

As a result, the color of the bookmark icon has changed from gray to white, but this also breaks the bookmarking (both setting and clearing).

The UI does not allow me to reverse this step.

Please help!

stilgarwolf

@mib2berlin
Easy to reproduce (on Debian and Win10, at least):

Click "Bookmark Page" button.

Don't touch "Remove" button, just click "Bookmark Page" button again.

You'll find the page bookmarked on Speed Dial.

mib2berlin

@stilgarwolf
Hi, this is the expected behaviur, was this mentioned in this thread?
Hm, cant find it in the help pages.

Cheers, mib

Raindrops1

@mib2berlin

This has reference to my previous post in this thread.

I found one more strange behavior: When use Settings > Appearance > Custom UI modifications screen and select the folder that contains the CSS file, Vivaldi is unable to sense the CSS file!

Here is a screenshot:

Despite this apparent failure, Vivaldi does pick up the white color from the CSS, and applies it to the "bookmarked" icon.

Raindrops1

Update:

On a hunch, I decided to kill the Vivaldi process tree using the Task Manager. (I have seen that Chrome-based browsers often leave multiple processes running, which means that when we restart a browser after changing some settings, it may not take effect properly.)

I edited the CSS file to change the color from white to red, so that I can confirm whether the latest effect takes place.

I killed the process by selecting Vivaldi and pressing SHFT+DEL. Then I restarted Vivaldi.

Now the bookmarked icon has red color, which means the latest change has taken effect.

But the most remarkable effect is, the bookmarking now works properly! (I did not expect this at all!)

I am reporting this because IMHO there are some issues still lurking here...

Why Vivaldi cannot restart properly (why it needs a process-tree killing)
Why Vivaldi is unable to see an existing CSS file.

mib2berlin

@Raindrops1
Hi, interessting, some extensions work in the background.
Please check:
chrome://settings/system
If it is enabled:

In my understanding about the CSS folder, Vivaldi does not list the files, you only choose the folder.

Cheers, mib

stilgarwolf

@mib2berlin

If this is the expected behavior what is "Done" button for?

Raindrops1

@mib2berlin said in bookmarks problems:

some extensions work in the background.

Yes, indeed! That option is on.

Should it be on or off?
First of all, why is left to the choice of the user??

mib2berlin

@Raindrops1
Should be Off, one thing is notifications from a extension or send all your keystrokes to a Klingon server, no idea.

Cheers, mib

khopr

@mib2berlin bro , i found the problem is not from Kaspersky but from the Hardware acceleration !
can you explain why the Hardware acceleration causes this ? shouldn't it be faster when using it ?

mib2berlin

@khopr
Ah, hardware acceleration meant to use your GPU for some tasks, mainly video streaming or gaming in the browser.
New Chromium versions often kick older grafics cards or other issues happen in the UI using the GPU.
If you disable it all work is done on the CPU and this solve many issues.
I had disable it for some testing and forgot but never noticed it.
If it is all fine for you leave it disabled but remember if something is realy slow.
Check this page for example: https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/sample-code/scene-webgl-support/

Cheers, mib

khopr

@mib2berlin i have a 12th generation intel CPU and a Nvidia 1600 series , i think both GPUs are powerful for any application
i think this is the exact bug that needs to be fixed

mib2berlin

@khopr
There are many user with Nvidia but they don´t have the issue.
You can test several chrome://flags but this take some time.
There was some UI problems and issue with VSync enabled in the Nvidia settings and Vivaldi, too.
May you check:
chrome://flags/#ignore-gpu-blocklist
chrome://flags/#enable-gpu-rasterization

Cheers, mib

khopr

@mib2berlin can you please report this to the technical team to fix it ?
do you have their e-mail ?

mib2berlin

@khopr
Hi, it does not work like this, this is already reported to the Vivaldi bug tracker and confirmed by me.
The developer dicide how and when it get tackled.
It can even be a Chromium base code bug, then the Vivaldi developer can do nothing.

Cheers, mib

Raindrops1

I have bought a new laptop.

I wanted to configure Vivaldi in the same way as in my old laptop, so I followed the same steps that we discussed in the last round (see the summary below).

But my bookmark icon is not turning red.

Typed chrome://settings/system in the address bar.
Disabled the following options:
Continue running background apps when Vivaldi is closed
Use hardware acceleration when available
Typed vivaldi:experiments in the address bar and checked the CSS modifications option. It was already selected.
Created a text file with .css extension, and inserted the following line in it:
.BookmarkButton .button-on svg path { fill: red !important; }
Placed this file in C:\Program Files\Util\Vivaldi folder
Selected that folder in Settings > Appearance > Custom UI modifications
Closed Vivaldi.
Checked Process monitor, to ensure that Vivaldi threads are not running.
Started Vivaldi. But when I visit a bookmarked page, the bookmark icon is still filled with gray color.
I restarted the laptop, but there is no change.
I cross-checked all settings, and they are as required (no error)

What could be wrong?

Raindrops1

@Raindrops1

Update: I copied the css file from my old laptop to the new laptop, and repeated all steps. Now the bookmark icon works.

That said, there was no error in my earlier attempt IMHO, because I had copied and pasted the command from this thread.

Weird!