Vivaldi seems to have finally won me over

slalik · 05-05-2019, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrogeek

so far have not been able to shut up the upnp discovery 239.255.255.250 :1900 UDP nonsense...

I found online discussion which says to disable:

Code:

vivaldi://flags/#load-media-router-component-extension
vivaldi://flags/#media-remoting

I disabled the first, but I do not see a #media-remoting flag. I have disabled a few others but none disable the upnp polling, or whatever name it goes by.

Anyone have another suggestion?

This can be disabled only by root. Root can create the file

Code:

/etc/chromium/policies/managed/disablemediarouter.json

that contains

Code:

{ "EnableMediaRouter": false }

The name "disablemediarouter" can be changed, but the rest of the path should not be altered. The policy will appeare on

Code:

vivaldi://policy

Tonus · 05-06-2019, 10:45 AM

Vivaldi seems to have finally won me over as well :-D

Still in early tinkering stage, however,

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrogeek

change profile name from Person 1 in the profile manager

I second that request

And would add a second : some poorly made website doesn't display correctly it's favicon. That's quit annoying while it's pinned. Is there a way to customize the icon on a (pinned) tab ?

Thanks for any hints !

Lysander666 · 05-08-2019, 07:34 AM

Vivaldi 2.5 is out with Razer integration for gamers:

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Today, we launch Vivaldi 2.5 which brings a first-of-its kind integration with Razer Chroma, the world’s largest lighting ecosystem for gaming devices. With this unique integration, you’ll enjoy a thrilling and immersive browsing experience with lighting effects on Chroma-enabled devices.

It sounds wild, but trust us – it’s fun. And adds another dimension to your browsing altogether.

We’ve also added more customization options in this update where you can adjust the size of Speed Dials and select tabs more easily.

https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-bro...-razer-chroma/

And thank God - one can now adjust Speed Dial size. There are also new tab selection options.

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Changelog from 2.4 to 2.5

[New][Windows] Razer Chroma support
[New][Quick Commands][Keyboard][Gestures] Select (and unselect) tab options VB-13543
[New][Speed Dial] Option to adjust the size VB-19288
[New][macOS] No context menu inside folders on bookmarks bar VB-52030

Address Bar
[Address bar] Turning off Typed history does not work VB-33407
[Address Bar] Typed search history widths are bit off VB-51950
[Address Bar] Sluggish with history set to forever VB-51937
[Address Bar] Scheme is lost when loading URL for second time VB-51547

Bookmarks
[Bookmarks] Edit/Add Bookmark/Add Folder missing from bookmark context menu VB-50909
[Bookmarks] Bar folder menu closes after deleting bookmark via the context menu VB-51000
[Bookmarks] Bar menu uses the wrong icons VB-51378
[Bookmarks] Status bar not updated when hovering bar menu items VB-51452

Downloads
[Downloads] Panel empty on restart VB-50546
[Downloads] Panel is empty if you have floating panels and toggle the sidebar panels on/off VB-51195

Gestures
[Gestures] settings listbox reduces its size to content VB-52070

Keyboard Shortcuts
[Keyboard] Assigning a shortcut to an extension does work: a further fix is needed for built-in extension shortcuts VB-14668
[Keyboard] Make Developer Tools Element Inspector mappable VB-51267
[Keyboard] Untile Tabs Shortcut Does not work on a selection VB-47613
[Keyboard] Change strings “Move active tab left/right” for vertical tab bar VB-39916

Menu
[Menus] Option “View → Show status bar” does not have check icon (when enabled) VB-49481

Notes
[Notes] Middle click support lacking in tree VB-51075
[Notes] Clicking screenshot tool does not hide floating panel VB-45347

Profiles
[Profiles] Deleting person 1 several times without closing window leaves gray window VB-49604
[Profiles] Implement profile icon for guest windows too VB-51160
[Profiles][Sync] Information in the profile icon and popup should reflect the sync information VB-51073

Quick Commands
[Quick Commands] Close other tabs sometimes closes active tab VB-51085
[Quick Commands][Calculator] Fix an issue with outputting -0
[Quick Commands][Calculator] Tuck item hint to right side
[Quick Commands][Calculator] Fix copied calculation string
[Quick Commands][Calculator] Allow operators and constants in calculator
[Quick Commands][Calculator] Relax filters for parser
[Quick Commands][Calculator] Allow superscript numbers as exponent
[Quick Commands] Show Favicon for URL VB-51240

Reader Mode
[Reader] Button is not shown on session restore VB-47244

Speed Dial
[Speed Dial] Add search engine favicon to search box VB-51081
[Speed Dial] Update and unify Vivaldi, Community and Help images VB-51695

Sync
[Sync] Add links to Vivaldi.net sites on the settings sync page VB-49123
[Sync] Fix the formatting of countdown component VB-51196
[Sync] Allow login with Vivaldi email address VB-47390

Settings
[Settings] Option to disable domain expansion VB-32435
[Settings] Strings for reader mode overflow in some languages VB-50986

Tabs
[Tabs] Active tiled tab blinks when switching tabs VB-50220
[Tabs] When pushing tabs to the edge, do not pad tab stack indicators VB-51945
[Tabs] New tab button can react while not adding a tab VB-51436
[Tabs] Focus issue for zoom in tiled tabs VB-21832

User Interface
[UI] Vivaldi exited in full-screen starts up in full-screen VB-50083

Others
[Regression] Add bookmark dialog could be displayed in the wrong place VB-51540
[Regression] Last “Save As” selection is not remembered VB-48113
[Regression] Don’t show menu items for disabled buttons VB-51696
[Regression] Page zoom is disabled in cloned tab in tab stack VB-51554
[Regression] “Add Active Tab” in bookmark folder missing VB-40035
[Regression] Bookmarks are gone after update VB-51758
[Regression] Find-in-page word counter can be overlapped by search text VB-51939
[Regression] Broken image capture names for some users VB-49068
[Regression][Address bar] The URL field is unfocused when editing if mouse is released outside of the address bar VB-51657
[Regression][Downloads] Icons of files not appearing if panel is already open VB-45612
[Regression][Extensions] Button of SessionBuddy disappears after extension added from Google Webstore VB-51446
[Regression][macOS] Disabling Mouse and Rocker Gestures breaks right-click on extension button VB-50637
[Regression][Search] %S unescaped URL parameter option does not work anymore VB-44489
[Windows][Linux] Favicon gets squished by close button in small tab VB-51346
[Windows][Linux] Toggle panel floating on button with modifier key doesn’t work: uses Ctrl-click VB-42038
[Linux] Dragged toolbar button disappears when canceling drag VB-51044
[Linux][Media] Proprietary media help is not useful on Debian systems that do not have cURL installed VB-52158
[macOS] Confirm dialog when closing window with several tabs not implemented VB-49217
[macOS] Vivaldi cannot switch language properly VB-51874
[macOS][Media] AVC/H.264 does not work with Media Source Extensions (MSE), if hardware acceleration is disabled VB-40546
Cut/Paste does not work properly between windows VB-51247

Upgraded Chromium to 74.0.3729.134

ChuangTzu · 05-08-2019, 06:01 PM

Using ruarios script as I type....Thank you for the notice Lysander.

PS: looks great!

Lysander666 · 05-14-2019, 05:51 AM

Updated to 2.5.1525.41.

jakedp · 05-14-2019, 10:18 AM

I have been following Vivaldi since the beginning and agree, it is a great default browser now. Not having to install a plug-in or do chrome:flags to turn on .mht webpages saving is awesome. I save webpages, mostly news, everyday for archival purposes. Firefox and Pale Moon plugins for this are not as archival and lower quality. It is silly but I do like the coloured tabs and eye candy.

Tonus · 05-20-2019, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrogeek

change profile name from Person 1 in the profile manager

I found at least how to do that in a post on vivaldi.net forums :

Code:

just type chrome://settings/manageProfile into the address bar

As "simple" as that ;-)

mats_b_tegner · 05-20-2019, 10:55 AM

Vivaldi 2.5.1525.43
https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable...43-1_amd64.deb

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The following fixes were made since the previous 2.5 minor update:
[Regression] Google.com misaligns the input field after arriving via redirect: spoofing (VB-51893)
[Regression] Cannot use WhatsApp Web: spoofing (VB-52078)
Upgraded Chromium to 74.0.3729.158

slalik · 05-20-2019, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mats_b_tegner

Vivaldi 2.5.1525.43
https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable...43-1_amd64.deb

Yes, this is the current stable version, available on SBo.

Update (23rd May): the current stable version is 2.5.1525.46 already

Totoro-kun · 05-24-2019, 09:47 AM

Hello,
Because of nice things that have been said about Vivaldi browser in this thread, decided to try it as well. And found an interesting bug on Slackware. I have used Ruario's script to repackage deb package into tgz.

Now, if I first boot or restart my PC and then fire up Vivaldi, it says that I don't have internet connection (while I surely do. NetworkManager is connected, I can browse on terminal, etc.) until I fire up some other browser like Firefox and open at least one page. Then suddenly Vivaldi starts to be able to browse as well. Not sure how to troubleshoot further...

As for browser it self, the interface is really nice! But I am still uncomfortable with that Crhome/Chromium engine underneath. So it won't ever become my main browser just because it is just ShitKit in nice clothes, haha

Anyways, it is nicest chromium skin ever and is totally usable. I am happy to have it as a nice secondary browser, for all those pseudo shady pages and for ability to save and open mhtml files, which was a killer feature of the old Opera. And I have collected valuable information which is not hosted anymore by the help of it. And now to have a modern browser with such feature is great!

P.S.
I thought that Vivaldi was supposed to have it's own unique engine. How come they went same way as original Opera team?

Lysander666 · 05-24-2019, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Totoro-kun

Now, if I first boot or restart my PC and then fire up Vivaldi, it says that I don't have internet connection (while I surely do. NetworkManager is connected, I can browse on terminal, etc.) until I fire up some other browser like Firefox and open at least one page. Then suddenly Vivaldi starts to be able to browse as well. Not sure how to troubleshoot further...

I am not sure that this is a bug since I can't reproduce it. Vivaldi is my main browser on all my machines and it has no problem starting on boot, opening it is the first thing I do. Maybe someone else can explain what might be going on here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Totoro-kun

As for browser it self, the interface is really nice! But I am still uncomfortable with that Crhome/Chromium engine underneath. So it won't ever become my main browser just because it is just ShitKit in nice clothes, haha

There are major differences. Please see this post:

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post5931784

orbea · 05-24-2019, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lysander666

There are major differences. Please see this post:

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post5931784

Can we verify these claims by reading the code?

Lysander666 · 05-24-2019, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orbea

Can we verify these claims by reading the code?

I'm not the person to ask, orbea. ruario is way more qualified than I to do so.

solarfields · 05-25-2019, 03:20 AM

i was very enthusiastic about Vivaldi and really had fun using it. However, I could not make it inherit my GTK theme (like Chrome does). For a browser that advertises itself for its customizability, this was pretty weird.

l0f4r0 · 05-25-2019, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lysander666

I'm not the person to ask, orbea. ruario is way more qualified than I to do so.

Yes surely but he's not very neutral (interested party)

Quote:

Originally Posted by orbea

Can we verify these claims by reading the code?

Probably, help yourself: https://vivaldi.com/source/
But beware, as far as I know Vivaldi is almost open-source i.e source code is not available for all its components...