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Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

Opera usually use pretty much the same setup on all platforms, so i was hoping i could add a urlfilter.ini file in order to remove all ads when browsing.

I've got xterm installed on my N800, and found opera.ini, but can't view it... I could copy it to user directory, but i don't have any application that will view it. I also tried to copy it to SD, but it's not possible to write files to SD? (just getting write errors - write protection is off)

Any suggestions?

Also: I created some folders on the SD-card. Two of them shows up normal - the others shows up as files, with date 01.01.1970!? Not possible to open... What is that supposed to mean? Works fine on windows...

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeeZuZz (Post 36981)

I've got xterm installed on my N800, and found opera.ini, but can't view it... I could copy it to user directory, but i don't have any application that will view it. I also tried to copy it to SD, but it's not possible to write files to SD? (just getting write errors - write protection is off)

Any suggestions?

1. Open opera.ini in vi (which comes free with xterm). Assuming that you're in the /home/user directory, enter
vi ./.opera/opera.ini
at the command prompt. If you just want to view it without editing, use more:
more ./.opera/opera.ini

2. If you find vi a bit daunting (that would make at least 2 of us), copy opera.ini to the "Documents" directory (which is visible from the file manager). If you give the copy a .txt extension, you'll be able to open and edit it in Notes:
cp ./.opera/opera.ini ./MyDocs/.documents/operaini.txt

When you've made the changes you want, make sure that Opera is closed and copy the results back:

cp -f ./MyDocs/.documents/operaini.txt ./.opera/opera.ini

If for any reason Opera doesn't work properly, delete the amended ini file:
rm ./.opera/opera.ini
and start Opera again. As I'm sure you know, Opera is supposed to create a new default ini file. I've never had occasion to see whether this is true or not.

Bon courage,

Art

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

Another way to improve on the ads situation is to install privoxy (available from maemo) and configure a network setup with proxy enabled (it's per network configuration so I have 2 for the same network - one with, one without). The proxy setting is host 127.0.0.1 port 8118.

I use this when browsing sites that are otherwise unreadable for ad junk (moving banners and whatnot). It appears to be slightly slower, which is probably because of the extra indirection etc. But not so much that it matters.

However, I wish the Opera browser also had a proxy setup, then one could set up "global" proxy rules, i.e. use proxy with these sites, don't use proxy with those other sites, the usual. Keeping the current proxy-setting-per-network-config options too, of course. But as the network config proxy option isn't very useful for open hotspots as you normally don't save a config for these, an Opera option had been even more useful.

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

Thanks for your replies. I don't know what was wrong with the memory card yesterday, but suddenly it started working again, and i was able to browse all diretories, and copy opera.ini over to the card for editing on the PC. Unfortunately, theres nothing about urlfilter.ini in the config file, and adding it did not work. I guess i'll have to contact Opera in order to find out whether or not urfilter.ini is supported on the Maemo version.

For those who don't know Opera for PC, urlfilter.ini is the file that contain a list of allowed url's (*) and "banned" (ads.server.com, server2.com/ads and so on).

TA-t3: Regarding proxies, there are some settings related to it in the config file:

Code:

[Proxy]

Use HTTP=0

Use HTTPS=0

Use FTP=0

HTTP Server

HTTPS server

FTP server

HTTP server

No Proxy Servers Check=0

No Proxy Servers

Use Automatic Proxy Configuration=0

Automatic Proxy Configuration URL=

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

Thanks, that's interesting. I didn't check the config file, I only looked for options in the Opera menu (there doesn't seem to be any).
Will experiment with this.

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

Thanks for the mini-tutorial artkavanagh :)

Another setting that looks promising regarding the GeeZuZz request is...

Quote:

Ignore Unrequested Popups=0

under

Quote:

[User Prefs]

The setting I am most interested in playing with is...

Quote:

[User Agent]
Spoof UserAgent ID=3
Spoof Version Code=0

It is very possible that the reason Opera can not access Google Docs web apps is because their server wont allow it. Spoofing their server with a different ID may accomplish this :)

The complete ini file...

Quote:

Opera Preferences version 2.0
; Do not edit this file while Opera is running
; This file is stored in UTF-8 encoding

[User Prefs]
Warn Insecure Form=0
Warn Security Level=0
Enable Cookies=3
File URLs Enabled=1
Load Figures=1
Show figures=1
Scale=100
Show ScrollBars=1
Scroll Is Pan=1
Do Not Show Cookie Domain Errors=0
Do Not Show Cookie Path Errors=1
Ask For Cookie Confirmation=0
Accept Cookies Session Only=0
Show Problem Dialog=1
Invert Active Element=1
Minimum Font Size=7
Document Mode=1
Offline Mode=0
Tables Enabled=1
WBMP Scale=100
Max Window History Lines=30
Max Global History Lines=100
******ed Image Loading=1
Avoid Flicker=1
Ignore Unrequested Popups=0
Enable Styling On Forms=1
Ignore Target=0
Default layout mode=0
Client Pull=1
Client Refresh=1
Home URL=http://www.nokia.com
First Update Delay=1000
Update Delay=200
Plugin Path=/usr/lib/browser/plugins
Force Frame Border=0
Enable Referrer=1
Enable Scrollbar Colors=1
Enable Scrollbar Colors On Window=0
Automatic RAM Cache=0
User JavaScript File=
User JavaScript=0
Language File=/usr/share/osso-browser-opera/opera_dir/locale/en_US.lng
Show Figures=1
Button Set=/home/user/.opera/skin/

[Document Mode]
Author CSS=1
Author Font and Colors=1
User CSS=0
User Font and Colors=0
User Link Settings=0

[User Mode]
Author CSS=0
Author Font and Colors=0
User CSS=0
User Font and Colors=1
User Link Settings=1

[User Agent]
Spoof UserAgent ID=3
Spoof Version Code=0

[Proxy]
Use HTTP=0
Use HTTPS=0
Use FTP=0
HTTP Server
HTTPS server
FTP server
HTTP server
No Proxy Servers Check=0
No Proxy Servers
Use Automatic Proxy Configuration=0
Automatic Proxy Configuration URL=

[Security Prefs]
Enable SSL v3=1
Enable TLS v1.0=1
OCSP Validate Certificates=0
Enable SSL v2=1

[Extensions]
Frames Show Active=1
Scripting=1
Plugins=1
Frames=1
IFrames=1

[Disk Cache]
Size=1024
Cache Docs=1
Cache Figs=1
Cache Other=1
Cache HTTPS=1
Empty On Exit=0
Docs Exp Days=0
Docs Exp Hours=0
Docs Exp Minutes=0
Figs Exp Days=0
Figs Exp Hours=0
Figs Exp Minutes=0
Other Exp Days=0
Other Exp Hours=0
Other Exp Minutes=0
Docs Modification=1
Figs Modification=1
Other Modification=1
Always Check Redirect=1
Always Check Redirect Images=1

[Cache]
Cache Docs=1
Cache Figs=1
Document=224
Figure=224
ECMAScript=512
Always Check Redirect=1
Always Check Redirect Images=1
Always Reload HTTPS In History=1
Cache HTTPS After Sessions=1

[File Types Section Info]
Version=2

[Adv User Prefs]
Enable HostName Expansion=1
HostName Expansion Prefix=www
HostName Expansion Postfix=com, org, net
Track Password Cookie Usage=0
Plugin Ignore File=/home/user/.opera/pluginignore.ini

[Multimedia]
Show Animation=1
Always load favicon=1

[Performance]
HTTP Error Strategy=2
Max Connections Server=6
Max Connections Total=6
Synchronous DNS Lookup=0

[Application]
Cookie Acceptance=0
Popup Acceptance=0
Load Home Page=1
Default Home Page=/usr/share/browser/home_page/index.xhtml
Memory Cache=3
Remember password for forms=1
Remember password=1

[Font.Form.Text]
Height=-13
FaceName=monospace

[Font.Form.Input]
Height=-13
FaceName=sans-serif

[Font.Form.Button]
Height=-13
FaceName=sans-serif

[File Types Extension]
audio/x-scpls=,0
audio/x-mpegurl=,0
audio/x-pn-realaudio=,0

[File Types]
audio/x-scpls=0,,,,pls,|
audio/x-mpegurl=0,,,,m3u,|
audio/x-real=0,,,,ram,|
video/3gpp=1,,,,3gp,3gpp,|
audio/x-pn-realaudio=1,,,,ram,rm|

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

I checked the user-agent story already (another thread), this is not enough to get Google docs running, unfortunately.

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

Quote:

Originally Posted by TA-t3 (Post 37164)

I checked the user-agent story already (another thread), this is not enough to get Google docs running, unfortunately.

What ID was used and where...

I have had success with a desktop Opera browser >>http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...7168#post37168

BTW, could you please point to the thread you speak of. It's not that I'm lazy. It's just seems a whole lot more efficient that way. :)

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

You can try this on your N800 yourself. This is how I did it (I didn't touch the opera config file, but that could work as well, but presumably for all sites instead of specific ones):
- Install privoxy
- Set up a network config version that uses proxy (127.0.0.1 port 8118)
- Append the following three lines to /etc/privoxy/user.action:

{+hide-user-agent{Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061205}}
.google.com
www.showmyip.com

(it doesn't have to be _exactly_ that user-agent, I just used what www.showmyip.com showed me when I pointed my desktop Firefox to it)

- Do /etc/init.d/privoxy stop
- Do /etc/init.d/privoxy start

- Test your setup by pointing the N800 to www.showmyip.com, the user-agent is down there somewhere.
- If it looks ok, start testing google apps.

(Obviously some of the steps above have to be done as root)

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

Ah, "I see" said the blind man...

I was hoping for info on the values associated with this >>

Quote:

[User Agent]
Spoof UserAgent ID=3
Spoof Version Code=0

found in the ini.

I also see by the link you posted in another thread >> http://maemo.org/maemowiki/WebAppsOnIT

That Google Docs and Spreadsheet apps are not reported...

Ajax for the calender app is broken but calenders are a dime a dozen (really). I have a bunch of devices that provide various ways to record and remind me of events... yet I'm still late for my dentist appointments. :D

The Docs and Spreadsheets apps are new and are of more interest to folks who may have simple editing to do and are looking for a way to leave the desktop and work on the office or campus quad without having to drag out a lappy. Particularly on one of the soon to come, sunny days of spring...

There are others who can't log on to brokerage or banking accounts simply because the server doesn't recognize the browser.

Once a value is known, a simple script or vi edit may help them justify the expense of the N800.

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

I screwed up! I installed the new update without backing up my files. I have finally got xterm and vim installed in order to edit the minimum font size in the opera.ini file.
I know NOTHING about using vim. I can load the file in vim, but whenever I try to change the font size, nothing happens. I don't know how to change the number that's there (7) to the number I want it to be (16). I have tried following the directions in this thread, but unfortunately, they assume I know how to use the editor (either vi or vim).
Can someone please help? I really need to change that minimum font size.
I also tried copying the ini file to a txt file per the instructions in a post above; however, my directories must not be set up the same way or something because the editor tells me it can't find that file or directory.
I will appreciate ANY help I can get.
Under the earlier version of the operating system, whatever programs I was using for xterm and a text editor were much, much easier to use.

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

I keep the following text note in my documents folder so at least the directions get backed up. :)

Quote:

1. Copy opera.ini to the "Documents" directory (which is visible from the file manager). If you give the copy a .txt extension, you'll be able to open and edit it in Notes:

(Cut and paste this command in xterm after you become root)

cp ./.opera/opera.ini ./MyDocs/.documents/operaini.txt

2. When you've made the changes you want, make sure that Opera is closed and copy the results back:

(Cut and paste this command in xterm after you become root)

cp -f ./MyDocs/.documents/operaini.txt ./.opera/opera.ini

Note: Shamelessly ripped from part of artkavanagh's post. :)

you need to download and install Ossa-Xterm and Become root.

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

BTW, has the Opera ini file changed with the new firmware?
I just realized I copied over the new one with the old, modified one. Everything works but the're some changes... like no more "optimized" view option. I am wondering if I missed something. :eek:

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

YoDude,

Thanks for the quick reply. I have xterm installed and I THINK I became root. However, when I put in the cp command, I get an "unable to open" and it says the ./MyDocs.documents/operaini.txt doesn't exist (no such file or directory.
What am i doing wrong.
Again, I really appreciate your help. I'm really struggling!

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

If you became root the comman line, pre-cursor in Xterm will change from "~ $ " to "/home/user # "

Is there a copy of "operaini.txt" in your documents folder?

Re: Is it possible to modify Opera settings files?

Quote:

Originally Posted by TA-t3 (Post 37182)

You can try this on your N800 yourself
...
- Install privoxy
...

FYI I tried with privoxy and indeed it changes the user agent, but someway google detects opera and refuses to co-operate. I also got the fix-google-services.js javascript from http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/200...-friendly.html and referenced it in /home/user/.opera/opera.ini in the line User JavaScript File=
and setting User JavaScript=1 , but... no joy :-(