Are we done yet?Īt this point, Vivaldi does a good job of mimicking the efficiency of Firefox. Go to Settings | Webpages and click the checkbox for Focus All Controls and Links (under Webpage Focus – Figure D). Fortunately, this option is but a checkbox away. When I open a page, I’d prefer the focus to immediately be given to such items. This is another issue that falls under the category of fanatical efficiency, but I want to lessen the number of clicks, not increase them.
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To do this, go to Settings | Privacy and click the check for Ask Websites Not to Track Me ( Figure C).Īnother issue that really got under my skin is when I’d open a specific site (such as any site that requires a login), only to find I had to first click on the username text area before I could start typing. Considering where we stand in today’s world of head-spinning web history tracking, I’m shocked that Vivaldi doesn’t enable this by default.
Select Google (or DuckDuckGo) as the default, move both above Bing, and click Save ( Figure B). To make these changes, head to Settings | Search.
In fact, there are really only two search engines I use: Google and DuckDuckGo. Honestly, I have zero use for Bing (which is the default). The next customization I took care of was the default search engine. In my opinion, both of these options should be enabled by default. To get around that, click the checkbox for Open Bookmarks in New Tab and you’re good to go. When your brain works faster than your hands, that setting can create a world of frustration. By default, Vivaldi opens bookmarks in whatever tab has focus. In that same Settings window, there’s another tweak that was a must-have for my usage. In that window ( Figure A), you can check the box for Open Bookmark Panel Items with Single Click. To do that, open Settings and go to the Bookmarks tab. Fortunately, Vivaldi allows you to change that double to a single-click. I realize that’s a fairly small nit to pick, but when you open a large number of bookmarks throughout the day extra click add up. For instance, out of the box, Vivaldi requires a double-click to open links from the Bookmarks Bar. Vivaldi, on the other hand, did require a few tweaks to get it up to the Firefox par. Out of the box, there was very little to do to make it more efficient. One of my primary criteria for using a tool is efficiency–an area where Firefox has always shined.
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SEE: System update policy template download (Tech Pro Research) Customized vs. The end results, surprisingly, had me even more confused as to which I should be running (I’ll confess what tipped the scales in a moment.). But why? I decided to use both browsers side-by-side for a few weeks to find out what it is about Vivaldi that prevents me from making the switch on a permanent basis. However, it has yet to win over the spot as my default browser. Master Linux and Docker before the next Linux adoption boomĬhecklist: Essential support sites for Linux admins Why your open-source project definitely should not be the next Kubernetes The future of Linux: Fedora project leader Matthew Miller weighs in With a host of features (none of which seem to add up to bloatware), this browser has the right combination of bells and whistles to always keep me returning. Vivaldi has become one of my favorite browsers on the market. What does Vivaldi need to usurp Firefox as the default browser for one particular user? Find out below.
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