Zen has been my default browser for a while now. I like it, but lately it's been getting flaky. Pages would seize up or otherwise behave badly. Tabs and bookmarks stopped syncing properly. Little stuff, mostly, but annoying just the same.I installed Vivaldi a while back, launched it, fumbled around a bit, and left. It just seemed like too much. After reading JTR's Trying out Vivaldi on Linux, I decided I'd give it another go.First thing, Settings->Appearance->Use native window. Apps should stop doing clever things with windows and controls, imho. I chose the "Vertical Left" preset, because Zen convinced me of the idea, but that put the search bar and controls in a weird spot. The "V" menu was nowhere to be found. I hated it, so I went back to "Classic" and just changed the tab setting so they are on the left.Now that I've gotten the basics in place, I can give Vivaldi a fair shake. It might have too many settings for me, since I'll be tempted to tweak it to within an inch of its life.…
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