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Hide Tab bar if there is only one tab

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Hello!

I have been using this userChrome.css code to hide the tab bar if there is only one tab (on Windows):

tab:only-of-type, tab:only-of-type + #tabs-newtab-button {

   display: none !important;

}

#tabbrowser-tabs, #tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox, #tabbrowser-tabs > .tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox {
   min-height: 0 !important;

}

Since one of the recent Firefox updates, this code does no longer work. Maybe because there is a new element in the tab bar: A drop-down list at the right.

Any idea how to make the above code work again?

Peter

Hello! I have been using this userChrome.css code to hide the tab bar if there is only one tab (on Windows): tab:only-of-type, tab:only-of-type + #tabs-newtab-button { display: none !important; } #tabbrowser-tabs, #tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox, #tabbrowser-tabs > .tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox { min-height: 0 !important; } Since one of the recent Firefox updates, this code does no longer work. Maybe because there is a new element in the tab bar: A drop-down list at the right. Any idea how to make the above code work again? Peter

Modified by peter596

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This code would probably be better as in 110 support for first-visible-tab and last-visible-tab is removed (#1808661).

/* Hide Tab bar with only one Tab - [110] */
#tabbrowser-tabs .tabbrowser-tab:only-of-type,
#tabbrowser-tabs .tabbrowser-tab:only-of-type + #tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox-periphery{
  display:none !important;
}
#tabbrowser-tabs, #tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox {min-height:0!important;}
/* #TabsToolbar:not(:hover) */ #alltabs-button {display:none !important;}

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You can set browser.tabs.tabmanager.enabled = false on the about:config page to hide the "List all tabs" (Tab Manager) button.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. On the warning page, you can click "Accept the Risk and Continue"to open about:config.

Firefox 106+ has a "Firefox View" button at the left end of the Tab bar that you can remove via "Remove from Tab Bar" via the right-click context menu.

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Thanks for the quick help! I have set browser.tabs.tabmanager.enabled = false, and indeed the dropdown button at the right has disappeared. But the + button at the left is still there, so the tab bar still does not disappear. It looks like this

tab:only-of-type, tab:only-of-type + #tabs-newtab-button {

  display: none !important;

}

does no longer work with the current Firefox version. Some change or replacement is needed for this code.

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Try this code in userChrome.css with the Firefox View button and the the "List all tabs" (Tab Manager) button hidden/removed.

tab[first-visible-tab=true][last-visible-tab=true],
tab[first-visible-tab=true][last-visible-tab=true] + #tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox-periphery{
  display:none!important;
}
#tabbrowser-tabs, #tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox {min-height: 0 !important;}

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This works. Thanks a lot!

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I had the same problem with FF106 and cor-el's solution worked for me as well. Many thanks.

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I have this problem again, having just upgraded to Firefox 110, despite having the code above. Can anyone offer an updated solution please ?

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I solved with this code:

#tabbrowser-tabs .tabbrowser-tab:only-of-type,
tab[first-visible-tab=true][last-visible-tab=true],
tab[first-visible-tab=true][last-visible-tab=true] + #tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox-periphery { 
  visibility: collapse !important; }
#tabbrowser-tabs, 
#tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox {
  min-height: 0 !important; }

Modified by cor-el

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This code would probably be better as in 110 support for first-visible-tab and last-visible-tab is removed (#1808661).

/* Hide Tab bar with only one Tab - [110] */
#tabbrowser-tabs .tabbrowser-tab:only-of-type,
#tabbrowser-tabs .tabbrowser-tab:only-of-type + #tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox-periphery{
  display:none !important;
}
#tabbrowser-tabs, #tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox {min-height:0!important;}
/* #TabsToolbar:not(:hover) */ #alltabs-button {display:none !important;}

Modified by cor-el

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Thanks Iceberg, your solution worked for me.

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Iceberg's solution worked for me, thanks.

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If both solutions work, what makes one "better"? Shorter? Faster? More durable for the future? Just trying to understand and learn a little.

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The cor-el code is better. As first-visible-tab and last-visible-tab were removed from version 110 of Firefox. There is only first-visible-unpinned-tab. I don't know if it is better display: none or visibility:collapse. They seem to work both well.