Powerusing del.icio.us with Opera

You will need to download a User JavaScript and place it somewhere in a seperate directory in your Opera profile dir. In Windows open (Start->Run) %AppData%\Opera, in Linux open $HOME/.opera. Call the directory direc.tor for example. Now download direc.tor_script.js and save it to this directory (right-click to save).

This JavaScript has to be applied to a specific site - namely https://api.del.icio.us - to work. So head over there, right-click on the site and chose Edit site preferences. Go to the Scripting-tab and under User JavaScript files chose the directory where you just saved the Javascript file to and apply the settings.

You are almost done. For security reasons Opera doesn't allow the execution of User javaScript on secured sites (https). In our case we want that, so we tell Opera to allow it explicitly for https://api.del.icio.us. Close the Opera browser and open this file: override.ini. It is in your Opera profile dir (see above). You will see there already is a section [api.del.icio.us]. To this section you now have to append this line:

User Prefs|User JavaScript on HTTPS=1

Now save the file and open Opera again. To see if it worked head over to https://api.del.icio.us. You should get two messages. The first asking you if you want to allow User JavaScript on this site (say Yes). The second will ask you for your del.icio.us credentials. DO NOT tick the checkbox where you can save the password. I don't know why, but this will break the whole thing. Anyway, now you should see your bookmarks organized on this wonderful GUI ;)

Now you can either bookmark the API site, or (for convenience) create a button for it. I've made one for you. Just click it and move it anywhere you want it inside Opera: del.icio.us direc.tor.

I hope you like this. If you also want a button for posting to del.icio.us see Cool Buttons for Opera.

Cheers,
Matthias