A speed dial functionally similar to the one used in Opera.

Latest Version

Version

2.5.0

Update

August 8, 2014

Size

62.39KiB

Developer

Simple Speed Dial Extension

----- Release Notes -----
2.5.0: Update of thumbnail generation service and other minor enhancements
2.4.6: Added vertical centering option
2.4.5: General code maintenance
2.4.4: Vertical centering bug, general enhancements
2.4.3: Resolved vertical centering bug
2.4.2: Performance improvements
2.4.1: Minor permission and style fixes
2.4.0: More comprehensive settings, shortcuts for opening dials, performance enhancements
2.3.0: Sync across computers, various speed and performance improvements
2.2,0: Custom icons for thumbs, performance improvements
2.1.1: Option to select a background colour
2.1.0: Drag and drop library changed. Number of minor code and interface improvements
2.0.0: Large-scale code rewrite. Bookmarks can now be edited
1.2.3: Miscellaneous tidy up
1.2.2: Fixed a bug with the show advanced checkbox
1.2.1: CSS fixes
1.2.0: Option implemented for default folder
1.1.1: Added a drop down for folder selection
1.1.0: Drag and drop implemented
1.0.1: Minor bugfixes and performance enhancements

----- Contributors -----
Jan Smid ([email protected])
Asher Glick
Eric (heavensrevenge)

----- Git Repository -----
https://github.com/j3nda/speed-dial-chrome

----- Features -----
1). Quick access to bookmark folders
2). Add and delete bookmarks from the speed dial.
3). Reorder bookmarks through drag and drop.

----- Description -----
I found the hardest part of transitioning to Chrome from Opera to be the lack of speed dial. After trying a number of options from the web store, I couldn't find anything that were as clean and simple as Opera. This speed dial is an attempt to fill that gap.

This implementation is more limited than Opera's. Opera generates thumbnail internally, meaning that it's not dependent on any external services .As far as I'm aware there is no provision to do the same in Chrome. The external service that was chosen to perform this role is free and unrestricted, but is only able to generate thumbnails for HTTP pages (no HTTPS). Advanced configuration options allow for this service to be changed if desired.

Source Manifest.json

{\t"chrome_url_overrides": {\t\t"newtab": "newtab.html"\t},\t"description": "A speed dial functionally similar to the one used in Opera.",\t"icons": {\t\t"128": "icons/icon128.png",\t\t"48": "icons/icon48.png",\t\t"16": "icons/icon16.png"\t},\t"manifest_version": 2,\t"name": "Simple Speed Dial",\t"options_page": "options.html",\t"permissions": [ "background", "bookmarks", "storage" ],\t"background": { "scripts": [ "javascript/eventPage.js" ], "persistent": false },\t"update_url": "http://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",\t"version": "2.5.0"}

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User reviews

Mahatma Gandhi (ID: 00000082fc8dd676) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/20/2023 to display icons I found https://api.miniature.io/?url=URL (sould be replaced in advanced options)

Leonid Leonidukg (ID: 000000b4ae67cbac) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/22/2023 Всё отлично. Никаких внешних запросов. Чтобы генерировались миниатюры, нужно открыть доп. настройки и там вставить урл: https://image.thum.io/get/URL

Wolfgang Hukriede (ID: 00000049f52c414d) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 06/10/2023 Does not generate Icon.

Veronica Valentini (ID: 000000d45b99adbb) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/21/2022 The best speed dial I've tried as of July 2022. It is similar to Opera speed dial, easily customizable. Loads quickly and accurately. Truly impressive. Will donate to the cause, thank you so much.

Алексей Милютин (ID: 000000b69f385d9d) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 09/10/2021 нужно чтобы было увеличение шрифтов. И текст когда не влезает в одну строку, чтобы показывало на второй строчке. И чтобы на папку тоже можно было установить картинки и тогда было бы идеально. Еще чтобы нужно отключить пустые вкладки, чтобы не показывало

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Simple Speed Dial