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Tabs toolbar not compact in windowed mode.

neutrino15 replied
neutrino15

Hello,

I just want to report a minor visual inconsistency in the new Firefox. When "Tabs on top" is enabled:

  • If you "Maximize" the browser, tabs are shown on the same vertical as the orange Firefox menu. This conserves space and works well.
  • If you do not "Maximize" the browser, tabs are shown BELOW the orange Firefox button, wasting an entire row of usable space.

I think that the tab behavior in Maximized mode should be implemented in windowed mode. Here are two screenshots:

[imgur gallery http://imgur.com/a/8bkq1]

Thanks

Hello, I just want to report a minor visual inconsistency in the new Firefox. When "Tabs on top" is enabled: * If you "Maximize" the browser, tabs are shown on the same vertical as the orange Firefox menu. This conserves space and works well. * If you do not "Maximize" the browser, tabs are shown BELOW the orange Firefox button, wasting an entire row of usable space. I think that the tab behavior in Maximized mode should be implemented in windowed mode. Here are two screenshots: [imgur gallery http://imgur.com/a/8bkq1] Thanks
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Chosen Solution

I've solved this problem with Stylish extension: http://userstyles.org/styles/42402/firefox-4-normal-window-tabs-in-titlebar

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Sorry, that's the way Tabs on Top works with Firefox 4.0.

ya that's the style of Firefox 4.

Chosen Solution

I've solved this problem with Stylish extension: http://userstyles.org/styles/42402/firefox-4-normal-window-tabs-in-titlebar

I am sorry but can you please describe how you fixed this issue with Stylish?

Thank you, S

Awesome extension, ps_ttf! It screws up the UI a bit when there are no tabs open, but I usually have several open at once so this is very minor.

I hope Mozilla sees this and implements it in the next version of Firefox!

Modified by neutrino15