Vivaldi GX Revisited (Updated Opera GX Mod)
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@sjudenim Still, it affects only appearance, yeah? Not functionality.
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@Ayespy thanks for correctly intuiting my meaning, phew. yes, that's my point, but i was seeking confirmation, otherwise correction & enlightenment.
i mean, if it's just another theme, then that's cool but i'm uninterested. otoh, if it changed functionality like, oh, i dunno, just reaching for something fanciful here, like provided tst, then i might know of someone who might be interested.
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It affects interaction which can be perceived as functionality. A theme and styling are not the same things though, that's what I was trying to clarify.
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@ybjrepnfr Technically any mod that uses CSS alone is purely a visual change rather than functional, but it can be argued that certain visual changes constitute functional changes. This mod is only CSS and I describe it as a reskin of Vivaldi to look like Opera GX, but it certainly changes many aspects of the browser.
Whether you determine if a CSS variable switch that allows you to change something like the color of the icons on the address bar or the width of the panel bar as a functional change is up to you.
You could probably use CSS alone to make a crude tst with some clever selectors.
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@nomadic ta. i was careful to specify in my op that i have no idea whatsoever about opera gx, by which i'd hoped to imply that i know nada of both its aesthetics and functionality. it was for that latter possibility i asked my question. for all i know maybe gx has tst, in which case any mod to v that might go some way to bringing that functionality here, where it remains sadly lacking, would have been of interest to me. anyway, now i know... still no better tabs management in v. oh well.
oh btw, in case it got lost in the wash, in no way were my posts here intended to belittle your fine work; i was simply focusing just on one point, is all.
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@sjudenim said in Vivaldi GX Revisited (Updated Opera GX Mod):
affects interaction
Like, adds some animations or something?
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I'm not sure what your point of pursing this is and in such a patronizing way.
An animation does not change your interaction with the interface. Moving something from the left to the right or top to bottom, etc. can and yet it is technically just a styling change, which is how it differs from Vivaldi's themes.
Adding just the theme alone would not get the mod creators desired effect.
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@sjudenim I'm trying to understand.
I don't know anything about Opera GX or why anyone would want to use a Vivaldi clone of it - what makes it attractive or desirable.
So what I'm getting is that an Opera GX user might have different muscle memory from most Vivaldi users, be accustomed to different visual cues, expect different reactions to certain mouse movement or action. Is that about right? Plus, I presume they might have acquired a taste for the aesthetic, and feel more at home with it, yes? I have seen several mentions of of Opera GX and "can Vivaldi be like..." or "...do (something) like" Opera GX? And knowing literally nothing about that UI or whether it's something that is actually functionally different from plain ol' Opera, I was curious what the draw was, and why someone would make an actual mod for it.
Not being patronizing.
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My misunderstanding then.
I too am not familiar with Opera Gx which is why my answer was more general and to just clarify the difference between a theme and styling as referenced by @ybjrepnfr
Adding functionality would be done with a java script file like the many examples in this sub-forum
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@sjudenim So I looked up what Opera GX was all about. It has a UI that looks kind of like this mod, but it has functions to try to make it attractive to gamers. It has RAM and CPU limiters that the user can set (I suppose to leave resources available for gaming), built-in WhatsApp and Discord panels or something, some kind of hybrid speed dial to store downloaded online games or something, and a couple of other frills. But its main attractions appear to be its "Kewl" UI and its CPU and RAM limiters, which I don't suppose this mod could offer.
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We decided to revive this CSS mod because Opera GX imposes some privacy concerns, but there aren't any browsers that feel or behave like Opera GX. Vivaldi is the closest thing out there due to the fact that Vivaldi is run by the creators of Opera, but it just doesn't feel the same.
The vast majority of the functionality and keyboard shortcuts are very similar on both browsers. However, Vivaldi offers significantly more functionality and customizability, such as tab stacks and customizable context menus, so this reskin essentially turns Vivaldi into a better and more functional version of Opera GX.
This revival actually started off as a small personal project of mine when I made the switch from Opera GX to Vivaldi and found @gabevilela's mod, but I'm not very knowledgeable with CSS so I reached out and @nomadic took on the task of rewriting the whole thing (and did a fantastic job!).
To answer one of your other questions in this thread, yes it does add some animations to various UI elements, but the main purpose is to simply stylize and relocate the UI elements to make Vivaldi feel like Opera GX. This reskin is intended more for people switching from Opera GX to Vivaldi, rather than people who like Vivaldi for what it is.
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@beyxnd said in Vivaldi GX Revisited (Updated Opera GX Mod):
Tencent (Chinese Government-run organization)
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@Aaron I wasn't sure how to word that part, I've tried rewording it to be more correct. Regardless of that, Chinese companies having access to browsing activity is not good.
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I don't like Tencent,too. But as far as I know Tencent does not control Opera.
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@Aaron You're probably right, I'm just repeating what I've heard. I'll remove it to avoid confusion
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peeps can obfuscate & distract all they like, whatever makes them feel better, but for me anyway it's just noise, coz it remains simple... no ccp software will ever exist on any device of mine, nor will any ccp device ever be bought or used by me.
Look, you've got it all wrong! You don't need to follow me. You don't need to follow anybody! You've got to think for yourselves! You're all individuals!
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Yeah that's why I switched to Vivaldi.
Oops, didn't reply. Still getting used to this forum lol.
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@ybjrepnfr Yeah that's why I switched to Vivaldi.
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Alas, finally! I've been using the original Vivaldi GX mod by gabevilela since 2021 and witnessed it get more broken throughout Vivaldi updates. As I have no CSS experience myself, I never bothered to care about it and simply dealt with it up until now. The mod works perfectly, and I've been able to migrate most, if not all of my css mods over to this one. I'd also like to give my props for the overrides.css idea to group all css mods into one so it won't be a hassle when updating. I I didn't have to do much in the original VGX as it received no updates anymore since 1.6.3 but I imagine this will be maintained/updated for the time being and hopefully throughout. Your work is greatly appreciated, my friends!
