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One feature I got hooked on back in the day was auto-URL completion by using Ctrl. So you type in "google" into the address bar, hit Ctrl+Enter, and the url would automagically become http://www.google.com/ [google.com] . Firefox took this a step further and have made Shift+Ctrl+Enter.org, and Shift+Enter.net. Naturally, I habitually did this in Opera when I tried it out, and it would not auto-complete, it would f
When using Opera, I don't understand why people type 'www.google.com' and then enter the search after that page loads. To search for "foobar" using google, I just type this in the URL bar (works for both Firefox and Opera):
g foobar
This is something I configured in Firefox so I'm not sure if Opera does this by default or if it imported this from my Firefox settings.
Also, there's the 'google search' field next to the URL bar but then I'd have to remember another shortcut key.
Default behavior. This is also configurable in Opera, but unsupported (google "opsed" for the easy way). Another neat thing about Opera is being able to set nicknames for bookmarks; I have "slash" for this site, "sa" for somethingawful, and several other nicknames. You can also do this with folders; "com" opens up all bookmarks in my webcomics folder. Check it out. The address bar is very useful. One nitpick I had with Firefox the last time I tried it was that opening a new tab didn't immediately register my keys; I'd press ctrl-t, enter the address, press enter, and end up at "shdot.org". Another reason for sticking with Opera for me is that the page zoom feature is so essential that I hate using a browser without it, at least when using it full-screen on a monitor with 1600x1200.
URL Autocomplete (Score:4, Insightful)
One feature I got hooked on back in the day was auto-URL completion by using Ctrl. So you type in "google" into the address bar, hit Ctrl+Enter, and the url would automagically become http://www.google.com/ [google.com] . Firefox took this a step further and have made Shift+Ctrl+Enter .org, and Shift+Enter .net. Naturally, I habitually did this in Opera when I tried it out, and it would not auto-complete, it would f
Re:URL Autocomplete (Score:1, Informative)
To search for "foobar" using google, I just type this in the URL bar (works for both Firefox and Opera):
g foobar
This is something I configured in Firefox so I'm not sure if Opera does this by default or if it imported this from my Firefox settings.
Also, there's the 'google search' field next to the URL bar but then I'd have to remember another shortcut key.
Re:URL Autocomplete (Score:3, Informative)