Nifty Extension Bar toggle button (+ one for Prefs)

I don't use buttons extensions so gratuitously install so frequently. So I like to hide them most of the time, leaving more screen real estate to the address line. That's achieved with this fine button:

»» Toggle Extensions Bar + Extensions Menu on long mouse press

As a valuable bonus, even more useful than the hiding magic: press the mouse button on the jigsaw hold it a while – a menu appears giving you quick access to more extensions and the extensions management area.

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* Okay, the button does not exactly qualify as ”nifty“, it's rather a simple and straight forward thingy… 😉


Installation

  • Click on the link
    »» Toggle Extensions Bar + Extensions Menu on long mouse press to start installation of the button.
  • Confirm that you want this button for real.
  • The button is now (possibly among other buttons you have created or installed) available from the ”Appearance…“ configuration, section ”My Buttons“.
  • Drag the button onto the address bar, perhaps best right to existing extension's buttons or rightmost, if there are no extension buttons yet.
  • Done. Probably. Perhaps you have to restart Opera (or reload extensions) to make the button work – don't know why.
  • If you have extensions presenting buttons installed, you can click the new jigsaw button do collapse the extension bar, meaning to hide all the buttons on a click.
  • Another click brings the buttons back.
  • As a nice bonus: press the mouse button on the jigsaw hold it a while – a menu appears giving you quick access to more extensions and the extensions management area.


Preferences at your mouse pointer

And while we're there: One more button. It provides easy access to Opera's preferences. At a simple click of the mouse you get the prefs dialogue, a long click opens opera:config.

»» Preferences + opera:config on long mouse press

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