Opera back gesture twice

YAYitsAndrew · Oct 14, 2005, 05:51 AM

This is a bug that was present a long time ago with the dh forums (back with like opera 7.5). I have to do my back mouse gesture twice to go back a page. This just started today. The first back gesture goes to the same page I was already on and the second one actually goes back. I know you use opera also zardon, so maybe you're experiencing the same thing.

The first back gesture is unloading an ad at the bottom of the page, while typing this message it is a "carve your own pumpkin!" ad.

riles9262 · Oct 14, 2005, 06:08 AM

hmm weird...well, I've been using opera since the first beta of 7.6, and I think I remember seeing this back then...anyway, I have not had the same issue since version 8+. And all your gesture settings are defaults still in preferences right?

Zardon · Oct 14, 2005, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by YAYitsAndrew

This is a bug that was present a long time ago with the dh forums (back with like opera 7.5). I have to do my back mouse gesture twice to go back a page. This just started today. The first back gesture goes to the same page I was already on and the second one actually goes back. I know you use opera also zardon, so maybe you're experiencing the same thing.

The first back gesture is unloading an ad at the bottom of the page, while typing this message it is a "carve your own pumpkin!" ad.

The "bug" was caused by a specific issue with opera and the way it was handling ads within specific frames. Opera fixed this with V8 and it has not been present since. i have not seen the issue you mention however it is possible a specific ad is causing a problem but as our IP ranges are different the chances of us seeing the same ad are low.

Just ride it out for a while as ads only have short running periods.

Falstaff · Oct 14, 2005, 12:52 PM

I havent seen this bug yet, and I have Opera on all seven of my computers...
I shall have to look for it I suppose...but for now...it seems to do what I want..
"very fast" I might add...

Zardon · Oct 14, 2005, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Falstaff

I have Opera on all seven of my computers...
.

you mutate into an octopus recently or something?

pr0digal jenius · Oct 14, 2005, 07:43 PM

7 would be a septopus, wouldn't it?

Zelig · Oct 14, 2005, 09:33 PM

You'd need a free hand for eating and other non-computer things though.

**dj_stick** · Oct 15, 2005, 12:09 PM

with jeff we know where the other hand is

YAYitsAndrew · Oct 15, 2005, 02:35 PM

Just an update, I still have the issue. It's definitely the first ad at the bottom of the page, the big one under the timezone. It's not related to any specific ad, the entire class of ads that appears in that ad space will do this.

Opera Version information
Version 8.5
Build 7700
Platform Win32
System Windows XP

Java Sun Java Runtime Environment version 1.5
XHTML+Voice IBM Multimodal Runtime Environment, Version: 4.1.3, Build: 20050324.01.1

Zardon · Oct 15, 2005, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by YAYitsAndrew

Just an update, I still have the issue. It's definitely the first ad at the bottom of the page, the big one under the timezone.

Fine here, cant reproduce it, on 5 different machines, 3 with different 8.x builds of opera. Im always surfing with opera, if I noticed any issues they would be looked into already.

Falstaff · Oct 15, 2005, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

you mutate into an octopus recently or something?

bwahahhha...noooooooooooooooo

three in the basement, both my laptops...and of course...my daughters and sons I am working on..

my daughter enjoys the interface, she changes skins regulerly..

YAYitsAndrew · Oct 16, 2005, 12:50 AM

I'm home for the weekend, on my home PC (which is different than my school PC). I'm not having the back problem (perhaps the ad cycled like zardon said). I'll upgrade this one to 8.5 now and see if it sticks, and I'll be back at school tomorrow to test there.

Opera Version information
Version 8.01
Build 7642
Platform Win32
System Windows XP

Java Sun Java Runtime Environment version 1.4
XHTML+Voice Plug-in not loaded

edit: no problems here at home with 8.5

YAYitsAndrew · Oct 17, 2005, 05:40 AM

Still happens at school, gonna reinstall opera. Only change I made recently is installing flash 8 and installing the voice featuers so I can talk to opera.

YAYitsAndrew · Oct 17, 2005, 01:43 PM

Reinstalling fixed it! This was a clean reinstall too, deleted the opera folder and everything

Opera Version information
Version 8.5
Build 7700
Platform Win32
System Windows XP

Java Sun Java Runtime Environment version 1.5
XHTML+Voice Plug-in not loaded

Zardon · Oct 17, 2005, 06:34 PM

There you go, closed.

Oct 14, 2005, 05:51 AM	#1
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Opera back gesture twice This is a bug that was present a long time ago with the dh forums (back with like opera 7.5). I have to do my back mouse gesture twice to go back a page. This just started today. The first back gesture goes to the same page I was already on and the second one actually goes back. I know you use opera also zardon, so maybe you're experiencing the same thing. The first back gesture is unloading an ad at the bottom of the page, while typing this message it is a "carve your own pumpkin!" ad. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Oct 14, 2005, 06:08 AM	#2
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	hmm weird...well, I've been using opera since the first beta of 7.6, and I think I remember seeing this back then...anyway, I have not had the same issue since version 8+. And all your gesture settings are defaults still in preferences right? __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Oct 14, 2005, 12:52 PM	#4
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	I havent seen this bug yet, and I have Opera on all seven of my computers... I shall have to look for it I suppose...but for now...it seems to do what I want.. "very fast" I might add... __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Oct 14, 2005, 09:33 PM	#7
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	You'd need a free hand for eating and other non-computer things though. __________________ --

Oct 15, 2005, 02:35 PM	Thread Starter #9
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Just an update, I still have the issue. It's definitely the first ad at the bottom of the page, the big one under the timezone. It's not related to any specific ad, the entire class of ads that appears in that ad space will do this. Opera Version information Version 8.5 Build 7700 Platform Win32 System Windows XP Java Sun Java Runtime Environment version 1.5 XHTML+Voice IBM Multimodal Runtime Environment, Version: 4.1.3, Build: 20050324.01.1 __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Oct 14, 2005, 07:43 PM	#6
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	7 would be a septopus, wouldn't it?

Oct 16, 2005, 12:50 AM	Thread Starter #12
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	I'm home for the weekend, on my home PC (which is different than my school PC). I'm not having the back problem (perhaps the ad cycled like zardon said). I'll upgrade this one to 8.5 now and see if it sticks, and I'll be back at school tomorrow to test there. Opera Version information Version 8.01 Build 7642 Platform Win32 System Windows XP Java Sun Java Runtime Environment version 1.4 XHTML+Voice Plug-in not loaded edit: no problems here at home with 8.5 __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com Last edited by YAYitsAndrew; Oct 16, 2005 at 01:07 AM.

Oct 17, 2005, 05:40 AM	Thread Starter #13
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Still happens at school, gonna reinstall opera. Only change I made recently is installing flash 8 and installing the voice featuers so I can talk to opera. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Oct 17, 2005, 01:43 PM	Thread Starter #14
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Reinstalling fixed it! This was a clean reinstall too, deleted the opera folder and everything Opera Version information Version 8.5 Build 7700 Platform Win32 System Windows XP Java Sun Java Runtime Environment version 1.5 XHTML+Voice Plug-in not loaded __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Oct 17, 2005, 06:34 PM	#15
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	There you go, closed.