A Few Questions About The Opera Browser

[Falcon1986]

I just downloaded and installed the Opera web browser and I'm lovin' it already! It's very fast compared to Firefox on my PC; the response to my input is smooth and rapid!

Anyway, I like the featureset of Firefox and would like to see if I can get some of those same things on Opera. Is there an "Adblock" plug-in that I can use with Opera? I would like to import my Firefox filterset if possible.

Secondly, I noticed that my installation of Opera 9.2 doesn't load Windows Media streaming videos such as those found at MSN Video. I always get the Microsoft prompt telling me that I should use Internet Explorer and to download WMP. However, I have no problem playing these same videos in Firefox 2.0.0.3. I'm currently using WMP10 under WinXP Pro with SP2.

Thanks a bunch!

[TheTerrorist_75]

For Ad blocking click Tools> Advanced> Blocked Content... This brings up the urlfilter. Just copy the link or section (wildcards can be used), click the Add button and paste or type what you want blocked. I usuallt copt the whole URL then use to Edit button to shorten the URL and place a wildcard in. Sometimes I am rushed an too lazy to go back and Edit.

If you want to add items manually make sure Opera is closed and migrate to your Opera profile folder and you you see urlfilter.ini

This is a copy of my older urlfilter.ini

Opera Preferences version 2.1
; Do not edit this file while Opera is running
; This file is stored in UTF-8 encoding

[prefs]
prioritize excludelist=1

[include]
*

[exclude]
*phoenix*  <<<This gets rid of the G$ banner at the top.
http://*17sd8c.gif*
*littleguys.js*
*pagead/*
*pageads*
http://*.doubleclick.net/*
http://*/ads/*
http://ad.*
http://ads.*
http://adserv*
http://bannerfarm.*
"http://bannerfarm.ace.advertising.com/bannerfarm/80815/UPO10718_BAN2_728x90hd_new.swf?func1=nothing&func2=nothing&AceClick=http://servedby.advertising.com/click/site=0000719816/mnum=0000365329&siteValue=0000719816"
"http://bannerfarm.ace.advertising.com/bannerfarm/95741/ML110_signs_728x90_30k_new.swf?clickTag=http://servedby.advertising.com/click/site=0000702990/mnum=0000360934"
"http://bannerfarm.ace.advertising.com/bannerfarm/96122/lobby_728x90_adcom_620.swf?AceClick=http://servedby.advertising.com/click/site=0000719816/mnum=0000365300&siteValue=0000719816"
http://count*
http://m.2mdn.net/*
http://m.2mdn.net/1155076/shoot_728x90_20k_500.jpg
http://m.2mdn.net/1195207/dx2200_yarn_ShopNow_728x90.gif
http://media.g4tv.com/images/phoenix/littleguys/cute_4.gif
http://oascentral.*
"http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/G4TechTV/House_Icons_160x600/iconsrod_160x600_sat.swf/1150837811?clickTag=http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.g4techtv.com/memberservices/subpages/1777600074/Right1/G4TechTV/House_Icons_160x600/iconsrod_160x600_sat.swf.html/61323237303137613434393962346530?http://www.g4tv.com/icons/index.html"
"http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/G4TechTV/House_Icons_160x600/iconsrod_160x600_sat.swf/1150837811?clickTag=http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.g4techtv.com/memberservices/subpages/606362547/Right1/G4TechTV/House_Icons_160x600/iconsrod_160x600_sat.swf.html/61323237303137613434393962396430?http://www.g4tv.com/icons/index.html"
"http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/G4TechTV/House_Icons_728x90/iconsrod_728x90_sat.swf/1150840379?clickTag=http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.g4techtv.com/forums/119466077/Top/G4TechTV/House_Icons_728x90/iconsrod_728x90_sat.swf.html/61323237303137613434393962346530?http://www.g4tv.com/icons/index.html"
"http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/G4TechTV/House_Icons_728x90/iconsrod_728x90_sat.swf/1150840379?clickTag=http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.g4techtv.com/forums/1971181378/Top/G4TechTV/House_Icons_728x90/iconsrod_728x90_sat.swf.html/61323237303137613434393962346530?http://www.g4tv.com/icons/index.html"
"http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/G4TechTV/House_Icons_728x90/iconsrod_728x90_sat.swf/1150840379?clickTag=http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.g4techtv.com/forums/245619390/Top/G4TechTV/House_Icons_728x90/iconsrod_728x90_sat.swf.html/61323237303137613434393962346530?http://www.g4tv.com/icons/index.html"
"http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/G4TechTV/House_Icons_728x90/iconsrod_728x90_sat.swf/1150840379?clickTag=http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.g4techtv.com/forums/675142295/Top/G4TechTV/House_Icons_728x90/iconsrod_728x90_sat.swf.html/61323237303137613434393962346530?http://www.g4tv.com/icons/index.html"
"http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/G4TechTV/MountDew_Targeted_728_MayJune06/728x90.swf/1146521269?clickTAG=http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.g4techtv.com/forums/1632871952/Top/G4TechTV/MountDew_Targeted_728_MayJune06/MountDew_E3spo_728_MayJune06.html/61323237303137613434393962346530?http://www.mountaindew.com/gaming/sweeps/e3_2006/index.php?or=g4.987&trtmnt_id=100598"
"http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/G4TechTV/MountDew_Targeted_728_MayJune06/728x90.swf/1146521269?clickTAG=http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.g4techtv.com/forums/1816595855/Top/G4TechTV/MountDew_Targeted_728_MayJune06/MountDew_E3spo_728_MayJune06.html/61323237303137613434393962396430?http://www.mountaindew.com/gaming/sweeps/e3_2006/index.php?or=g4.987&trtmnt_id=100598"
"http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/G4TechTV/MountDew_Targeted_728_MayJune06/728x90.swf/1146521269?clickTAG=http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.g4techtv.com/forums/1992835636/Top/G4TechTV/MountDew_Targeted_728_MayJune06/MountDew_E3spo_728_MayJune06.html/61323237303137613434393962396430?http://www.mountaindew.com/gaming/sweeps/e3_2006/index.php?or=g4.987&trtmnt_id=100598"
"http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/G4TechTV/MountDew_Targeted_728_MayJune06/728x90.swf/1146521269?clickTAG=http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.g4techtv.com/forums/2138592591/Top/G4TechTV/MountDew_Targeted_728_MayJune06/MountDew_E3spo_728_MayJune06.html/61323237303137613434393962396430?http://www.mountaindew.com/gaming/sweeps/e3_2006/index.php?or=g4.987&trtmnt_id=100598"
http://servedby.*
"http://servedby.advertising.com/site=0000702990/mnum=0000363284/genr=1/logs=0/mdtm=1150238540/bins=1/optn=1"
"http://servedby.advertising.com/site=0000719816/mnum=0000359982/genr=1/logs=0/mdtm=1149195863/bins=1/optn=1"
http://spe.atdmt.*
"http://spe.atdmt.com/ds/AANYCVERZVCD/ProductAwareness/VZ_Awareness_RT_TV_728x90.swf?ver=1&clickTag1=http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.g4techtv.com/forums/1383699292/Top/G4TechTV/Verizon_mult_728x90_JunJul2006/Verizon_mult_728x90_JunJul2006.html/61323237303137613434393962346530?http://clk.atdmt.com/go/tchtvvcd0150000534nyc/direct;wi.728;hi.90;ai.13366283;ct.1/01&clickTag=http://oascentral.g4techtv.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.g4techtv.com/forums/1383699292/Top/G4TechTV/Verizon_mult_728x90_JunJul2006/Verizon_mult_728x90_JunJul2006.html/61323237303137613434393962346530?http://clk.atdmt.com/go/tchtvvcd0150000534nyc/direct;wi.728;hi.90;ai.13366283;ct.1/01"

Edited April 19, 2007 by TheTerrorist_75

[Falcon1986]

Thanks for that! Worked great!

I wish I could use it to block CSS elements as I could in Adblock Plus. Does Opera support this?