(History of) Vivaldi Feature Requests

[pgml]

• Dragonfly including:
  -> Device mode: mobile debugging with changeable user agent, network throttling and touch simulation (»ontouch«-events)
  -> an event indicator on each element that has been manipulated with javascript (including all the events names and the code belonging to it)

• more mousegestures! Or a list, I only found out four gestures so far.

• expand tabgroup without destroying it

• history (I assume that is already on the list)

• all the tab actions of opera 12! (No close button, double click to close etc)

• possibility to disable the tab switching using cmd+shift+left and cmd+shift+right (It is OS X's default »mark and go to end of line)

• a p*rn mode: private windows and tabs!

If anything I have written above is already included, I did not recognise it. Please enlighten me and show me how!

But so far, I love it already! It's like traveling back in time to the age of Presto Opera.
Don't you dare stop developing!

[basarium]

I dont want to duplicate any post, there is some bugs, some feature requests (vivaldi 1.0.98.2 here)

just check this
https://vivaldi.net/forum/vivaldi-browser/1660-new-snapshot-of-vivaldi-is-ready-for-download/reply#15119

[maletero]

I know a lot of these have already been mentioned. I include them here as another vote for some of my favorites.

• Built in content blocker, after the O12 model. I love being able to see and edit my block list in a simple text file.
• More detailed progress bar - loved having size in O12
• open in new/background tab
• Option to turn on drop down arrow in address bar (might be the only one who still uses this!)
• UI quibbles - More contrast in the UI. Tabs and other elements blend together too much for my taste; a small border around the window.
• paste and go
• Turn off tab preview in side tabs - I just want a list of tabs, no pictures.
• Bookmarklet support
• About lazy tabs - This is fine, as long as things eventually load in the background. On Sleipnir, for example, nothing but the tab in focus loads on startup until I click them. This is very annoying. I want things to open in the background while I read whatever tab is focused.
• Ask where to save downloads
• Some people asking to merge different UI elements. I just want to say that there are people out there who like a separate search bar, and tab bar, and menus, etc.
• Someone mentioned alphabetical bookmarks. Might be nice to add other sorting options, too - by date, etc.
• RSS reader.
• OPTIONS. Give the users options to turn things off if they don't like them. In my opinion, that's where new Opera (and most of the rest of the browser world) went wrong.

(In reading this tread and compiling my list, I used the Notes feature for the first time. This will change how I use the browser as a tool. I also discovered that Notes has markdown support! I'm in love!)

[sergioad]

Well these are my feature requests and issues found, I hope this could be usefull to the Vivaldi developers

Suggestions / ideas / feature requests

1.- add an option to switch between the old URL box + search box layout or the omnibar layout (hide the search box)

2.- add more languages

3.- add a drop down menu to select from where you want start (restore previous session open new tab page or homepage)

4.- add a drop down menu to select your favorite window controls, my suggested options are:
-the Mac OS X vivaldi's window controls
-the Windows Vivaldi's window controls
-the Linux Vivaldi's window controls
-symbol only window controls, these windows controls has not frames not boxes, when you click them they are hilighted with the same colour of the tabs and navigation toolbars colours, three variants (Windows like symbols down arrow full screen like symbol and x and the tird one - / + / x)
-symbol + circles windows controls, as the symbol only these windows controls has not boxes nor frames but when these windows controls are hovered a semi transparent circle will apear (same tab's colour) when clicked the circle becomes opaque

5.- add a drop down menu to select the window controls position
-Windows style, the window controls at the right (as on the vivaldi's current Windows or Linux versions)
-OS X style, the window controls at the left
-GNOME 3 style, only the close button shown and on the right
-GNOME 3 reverted style, the same but on the left
-elementary style. close button at the left and maximize button at the right

Issues found

I have only found one issue, when you are typing on the Google+'s text boxes for post or comment and you press the backspace button to delete the wrong letter or word Vivaldi does not detects the text typing mode so it goes to the previous visited page

[Sterver]

I think it was mentioned already but I really miss for
Tab Pinning

[Veldrin]

I have a suggestion.

In Vivaldi it’s possible to move the tab bar from upper side of the browser to bottom, left or right side. But currently it’s so, when you put the tab bar to left or right side, a switch to tile design occurs.
And I understand the design decision.
Now, my suggestion is, to implement an optional choose to leave it normal (no design switching) and then you have to read it vertical, but it’s space-saving, therefore. Like I said, you can make this an optional feature. I really would like that. Many people have no problems reading text vertically!

And in addition i suggest mixing adress bar with title bar, when you have tab bar on any other position than upper side (like tab bar is mixed with title bar currently, when you have tabs on upper side of the browser)

I quickly did a screenshot for clarification what I exactly mean (-> Attachments).
Attachments:

[Andrew111]

I realize that more Opera features will probably be added to Vivaldi as it goes along, but I thought I'd list what would allow me to start using Vivaldi as my primary browser.

History in panel
Split view in panel
Sorting in panel
File save as web archive (single file) *.mht
right click, paste and go
color schemes

And I think I should explain why color schemes are so important to me. Vivaldi is primarily black, white, and gray. These colors are indistinguishable from the average web page. I get confused with what's the browser and what's the page. With one exception. The red at the top is a nice touch because it clearly shows boundaries between browser and webpage.

In Opera the side panel has a bluish background. This distinguishes it from the gray scroll bar. I also set the Opera color scheme to Red. The result is I never get lost in the interface. I would like Vivaldi to be as easy to use.

[mossman]

@maletero:

• open in new/background tab

Maybe you knew this but open in background works using the old Opera middle-click-on-link
For some reason it's not (yet) in the right-click menu though (so it's a pain in the bum when using a laptop trackpad…)

[ssss01]

LOCAL sync
Vivaldi <> Explorer , Firefox …
Vivaldi <> Contacts, Notes ...

xyz Cloud Sync (iCloud, OneDrive)

Contacts, EMail, Notes etc.?

xyz Cloud may by sync indirekt

• Vivaldi <> with LOCAL - Internet Explorer …
• LOCAL <> with iCloud / Onedrive
  Now its in on all my machines and Browsers synced.
• Vivaldi specific extras via Vivaldi sync

In may case i use

• Windows (Opera, Firefox , IE Vivaldi in the future )
• iPad & iPhone with safari (no stress)
• iCloud in the browser

Some programms opens IE or Safari, idependent from the User settings.

For bookmarks and browsing my by ok. For contacts, telefon, etc. the only way.
Systemwide work only proper with the system default.

Of course, syncing with different services on all machines can be tricky because you can have duplicted entries.
Needs some extra software.

[davidarnar]

If nobody has mention it - option to Auto update the browser would be highly appreciated

[rokot108]

@Aoyagi:

…

• Right click+mousewheel scroll for tab switching,
  …

+100500!!!

This is the main feature, i'm waiting!

[DeathNACan]

Like it so far but would like to see the following:

Would like to see the following:
Ability to move Tabs Bar below address bar.
Ability to adjust size of Toolbar Icons.
Ability to adjust add, remove and move Toolbar Icons.
Ability to show Labels on Toolbar Icons.
Support for add-ons.

Reasons: Mozilla, Microsoft and Google have been making too many cosmetic changes to their software while attempting to convince users that their products are 'cool' rather than making real improvements to functionally. Most users want a software product they are both familiar with and is functional. They don't want one that looks different every time a new version comes out. Most users just want to use it, not spend time learning where everything has been moved. Make the product better, not just different. Let the user have the option to turn the product into something that they like and is easy for them to use. Labels, customization and add-ons do that. In the end, don't be concerned about whether they want it to look like IE 4, FF 3 or Chromium, that doesn't matter. If you want the browser market, give them something they can customize with stable coding and you'll have it.

[nocri]

@al3xst:

Some suggestions from my side:

Tab-Stuff

• Add option to disable tab preview when using the tab-bar vertically (display only the title like in horizontal mode)
• Add tab-stacking for tab-bar in vertical mode
• Make it possible to drag out a tab from a group
• When using many tabs, they get smaller and smaller until u can't even see the favicon -> in firefox the tabsize never changes and you can scroll through them (also add this in vertical mode please^^)
• Fix alt-tab, I don't get the current order oO

Settings

• Add option to never ask, if a password should be stored
• Force the theme to use one color for all sites, instead of picking one from the current tab

Beside all that: Great work! I'm very excited how this project will develop in the near future!

This would make my day! And, please, include "Block content" like in the old opera …

[prezio]

• ctrl+shift+l feature to mass download, copy, and review links on page + regex search filter
• cutom search fields on main panel
• 2x click to add new tab, possibility to remove x button
• custom checkbox that we can place somewhere, with disable, enable features like js, plugins, proxy
• remember filed text on inputs while using back button, even after restore closed tab
• mark tabs with sound
• better content blocker, not only by url, but also by class or id of elements
  i use custom css to block cookies warnings:
  div[id*="cookie"] {display:none !important}
  div[class*="cookie"] {display:none !important}
• possibility to select anchor text from links, like in opera 12.x, left-right=select, up-down=move
• Modify source (allow to save)
• allow js to use windows clipboard, by adding exceptions to specify sites (so by default cant use it)
• custom useragent for specify sites
• allow to cut embed video from website and put in different window
• blocked content function could allow us to redirect to another location instead of whole block, we would be able to cheat videos and block ads, by redirecting to 1s advertise video file. Now systems could detect ad blocker if you block completly.

Some feauters i use in my opera window from attach cheers!
Attachments:

[sergioad]

I think also include (disabled) by default µBlock can be awesome too

[Kssysiek]

Well, the minor functionality with page actions is just pure candy.
What should be quite easy to implement and obvious to use is ability to pin the window on top.
It's ust a minor ultility to watch videos in corner of the screen while working orto take reference etc.

[spectatorx]

Probably somebody already mentioned it (i'm too lazy to read whole thread, sorry ) but i would like to have option to enable "plugins on demand". I've been using this option in opera presto since it was introduced, really nice feature, enabling it "removes" most of ads (usually flash) without installing additional extensions.

[ascentis]

I woud like to add paste and go function.

[Ayespy]

@RRR13:

@ascentis:

I woud like to add paste and go function.

ABSOLUTELY!

Pretty sure that's inevitable. Seems to me it was Jon's team that came up with the idea to begin with, and we know Blink can do it, so it seems inconceivable that it would not come to Vivaldi at the earliest opportunity.

I've never even mentioned it as a desired feature because, like private tabs (or windows) I naturally assume it will be along shortly.

[Ayespy]

Just that the function is supported. I never really paid much attention to what work is done in the UI layer, what exactly by the JS engine, and what by the browser engine. I just know that Blink browsers have paste&go, so it can be done in Blink browsers. That's all. Once upon a time, I noticed that the Presto browser had the function, and it didn't seem like anyone else did. Then Firefox (moz) and Chrome (webkit) got it and, for the longest time, IE (trident) never did. I never gave any real though to whether it was a UI thing or something you had to tweak the engine to do - just that browsers on different engines adopted the idea at different times.