Snapshot 1.0.249.12 - Web Panels, Extension buttons UI, Progress bar info and tab performance improvements
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I've just discovered a perhaps related issue where a web application we use failed to display a graph correctly, with the console showing an error as it's enumerating classes:
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot set property 'vivaldiSpatnavClickable' of undefined (at VM573:21)
So I guess the spatial navigation is having some undesirable side-effects. It would be good to have a way to disable spatnav (most sensibly via: enable/disable with site exceptions).
That section of code is prefixed with some interesting text that suggests it's a known problem:// XXX gorm 150306: !!! Currently this addEventListener hijacking
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Well, as I said, with emphasis, "Everything built into the core INSOFAR AS PRACTICABLE is the best idea."
Obviously, the developers will want to strike a balance between the universe all possible features and options, and what's doable in practical terms without bloating the browser and/or making their own jobs to hard to bear.
It's not that extensions are inherently bad, evil or unacceptable. It's just that the more that can be built in, within reason, the less complexity in support, bug-hunting, and process bloat.
What IS inherently evil is the concept of "just make the browser as simple as possible, and rely on extensions for all your modifications." Were that the way to go, then Chrome would be the perfect browser, followed closely by Firefox - and there would be no reason to build Vivaldi.
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Terrible!
My side section of bookmarks was completely mad. I can't create more new markers of links in folders, and worse, when I tried to do this Vivaldi "disappeared" with folders and links already created … lost working days ...
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Some more thoughts about the current build, which as I said absolutely love, what I would like to see improved, what I still personally miss (except for the things clearly announced) etc
Improvements I hope to see in the (near) future:
- Clone Tab function that preserves the history of the cloned tab
- Right-click to search for selected text using your search engines
- When opening settings set the focus to the search bar
- Slimmer and more polished extensions buttons. They look too chunky and especially bad in dark mode.
- More improvements to performance, especially the speed dial page and start up time.
- Opening external links when Vivaldi is closed opens the browser in windowed mode. Ideally it should remember whether Vivaldi was fullscreen/windowed (and it's position) the last time.
- Copy/Cut/Paste in bookmarks
Looking forward to what comes next, the future looks bright
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Congratulation! This snapshot has many required features, especially the Extension UI. Vivaldi comes closes and closes to be the default browser for me!:P
An error in the Extension UI: First click after change of extension gives the previous popup, not the actual. The second click works correctly. -
tnanks a lot, i'll try that!
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aaaaand nope, reinstall didn't help, with or without keeping settings.
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Drag and drop gestures to be built into the browser.
Like smartUp extensions,
Smartup.zimoapps.com -
The tab page is too small.
For example, open the link on the new tab page, whether or not to activate the current tab, which is on the left or right of the current tab. -
The new progress-bar details are cool and useful! I'm afraid I need to go back to the previous build because of the broken left tab bar, but I'm looking forward to the next build.
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Is there any way to disable the extension buttons on the right of the search bar? I know many people wanted the buttons to be there, but it would be nice if it would leave an option to hide the buttons.
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Double-breasted bookmarks bar to develop?
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Is it safe to assume known issue #2 "Tabs on the side are broken" will be fixed some time soon?
It was safe.