# Pop-up bubble (thread preview) works in Opera

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-bubble-thread-preview-works-in-opera/255821>\
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**Created:** [July 19, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-bubble-thread-preview-works-in-opera/255821 "2004-07-19T14:29:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-bubble-thread-preview-works-in-opera/255821/1 "2004-07-19T14:29:10Z")

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If you’re using the Opera browser, you might want to know this.

The pop-up bubble that lets you read the OP without clicking on the thread works in Opera. However, unlike IE, it does not pop-up if you hover on the thread title (if you do this, it just pops up the link address). Instead, you have to hover the mouse very slightly **above** the thread title. This then displays the OP in a bubble.

I thought Opera didn’t support this, and all these days I wasn’t using this feature. Then, today, by accident I discovered it. I’m an idiot. But I just thought you might find this info useful if you’re using Opera.

I’m on Opera ver. 7.52 on Windows XP Pro, if that helps.

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-bubble-thread-preview-works-in-opera/255821/2 "2004-07-19T16:18:08Z")

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It’s been working for me also, in Opera 6 under Win2K Pro. I find that I have to hover over the title and then nudge the mouse up slightly.