I've searched the forum and haven't seen this issue addressed.

Is there any way to get Ctrl-Enter to auto-complete the "www." and ".com" part of an address, like in IE and Firefox? This is pretty much the only serious issue stopping me use Opera; I've searched Google and couldn't find any solution.

It seems ridiculous that this functionality isn't included by default. Other than that Opera 8 seems quite nice.

For me i just type the address without the 'www.' and '.com' and it happens automatically

Yes, I know it works but the address looks messy and it takes about 2 seconds while it decides what to do with it.

Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Network > Server Name Completion > Look for local network machine (uncheck this)

Result of doing this is instantaneous results (no delay).

As one has already said, there is no need to hit Ctrl-Enter, either.

i made a thread about this :-D search must suck, i guess it's time neowin added some google support !

Well Google has neowin support..

'Whatever You Want To search for Site:Neowin.net'

Will return all results for the query @ neowin in google

I've done that and it has improved it, though I still feel it a shame that a feature used by so many by instinct in both IE and Firefox is missing from Opera (it just looks untidy with out the "www." and ".com") - the browser has certainly improved recently, I just wish that Ctrl-Enter would be an option (heck, it's not as if it is assigned to do anything else). Also, you can't use Ctrl-Shift-Enter for adding ".org" either.

It's just a real niggle in an otherwise decent browser.

Ctrl+Enter is actually used for something else in Opera... the Wand.

An alternative option for you is to use Nicknames. Bookmark the page that you want to go to and then edit the Nickname under the properties for that Bookmark. Then, simply type in the nickname and Opera will automatically redirect you to the bookmarked site.

Hope this helps.

If you have saved username and password in a login form, Opera will fill it in and "click Enter" for you by pressing CTRL ENTER

Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Network > Server Name Completion > Suffixes (add whatever suffixes you want there, separated by a comma ---> I have the following there: com,net,org)

And even better, try Shift-F2 sometime ... it's wonderful ... TurboCharged Bookmark! http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=451

If you have more than 1 bookmark with a nickname beginning with the same letter, after pressing Shift-F2, start typing the bookmark's nickname ... as soon as you have typed in a unique character set for the whole of all your bookmarks, that particular bookmark item will instantly open.

You can even nickname bookmark folders!

All items in that bookmark folder will open instantaneously then.

Exactly what is the problem? Is it too easy to just hit "Enter"? I'm sure you can make a custom hotkey ctrl+shift+alt+j+t+s+enter if you find that better.

Untidy without www. and .com? Isn't that what you want? Enter the domain without www. .com? When you hit enter it's added automaticly.

I don't understand this

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Whats problem? Opera is the most customizable browser. Enter key reserved for address bar but you can configure another keyboard shortcuts.

For example:
F1 - auto-complete typed address with ".com" and go to page
F2 - auto-complete typed address with ".net" and go to page
F3 - auto-complete typed address with ".org" and go to page
etc.
This is very useful solution for manual auto-complete and more better than Ctrl+Shift+Enter

1. Just go to Preferences -> Advanced -> Shortcuts -> Keyboard setup, click edit

2. Then open Advanced -> Edit Widget section section
and add these new actions:

Shortcut | Action
F1 Insert, ".com" & Go
F2 Insert, ".net" & Go
F3 Insert, ".org" & Go

Update. If you want auto-complete domain with "www." before you can use these keyboard shortcuts:

Shortcut | Action
ALT + F1 Insert, ".com" & Go to line start & Insert, "www." & Go
ALT + F2 Insert, ".net" & Go to line start & Insert, "www." & Go
ALT + F3 Insert, ".org" & Go to line start & Insert, "www." & Go

Now you can auto-complete address with "com","net","org" by pressing F1,F2,F3 and with "www." before if you pressing Alt+F1,F2,F3.
These hotkeys will work only if cursor will be placed in address bar / textedit area.



Yeah. it's very useful also but it works with bookmarks only.

UPDATED. Now auto-complete more flexible

Go to keyboard setup
Go to section Advanced -> Edit Widget section section
and add these new shortcuts:

Shortcut | Action
F1 Go to line end & Insert, ".com" & Go
F2 Go to line end & Insert, ".net" & Go
F3 Go to line end & Insert, ".org" & Go

If you want auto-complete domain with "www." before you can use these keyboard shortcuts:

Shortcut | Action
Alt + F1 Go to line end & Insert, ".com" & Go to line start & Insert, "www." & Go
Alt + F2 Go to line end & Insert, ".net" & Go to line start & Insert, "www." & Go
Alt + F3 Go to line end & Insert, ".org" & Go to line start & Insert, "www." & Go

Nice one.

Woho! Now I just have too remap them to ctrl+enter, shift+enter and ctrl+shift+enter respectively, the final thing that bugs me about opera will be solved. Thanks, made my night =D

Sorry for the double-post, but Neowin wigged out and now it won't let me edit. =/

Bah, it would have made my night, but it won't let me use ctrl+Enter, shift+Enter and ctrl+shift+Enter. =/
Which sucks, because now that I've started thinking about this again, ut's bugging me. And if I know myself I'll be back with Firefox in a few days. And the only reason is that Opera, dispite the amount of requests I've seen for this tiny functionality to be available, still insist that their crappy search-function is much better. No, it isn't. Because it doesn't work. Sure, it works for .com. But what if I want to go to www.neowin.net for the first time? It won't work, since someone has registered www.neowin.com I will end up there. And get annoyed and have to retype it. Or I could've just hit shift+enter and been taken to the correct address in less time than I got to the wrong one.(Less since the search takes a little bit of time. Not a lot, but it still takes time.)

Ah, sorry for the rant. It's just that this has been the onlyreason for me to stay away from Opera for about 2 years. And it annoys the hell out of me that it can't be done, since they claim to be oh so customizable...

Edit: Just like to add. This is a kind of attitude from Opera that annoys me to no end. Just because someone else thought of it first doesn't mean it isn't a great idea/function!

Just bookmark www.neowin.net and nickname it neowin.

Thats what I do, I have changed f1 to open a new page and goto nickname then all I have to do is start typing neowin and by the time I have typed ne opera has taken me to the page.