Tip for Firefox 3.5+ users: Hide the Tab bar when only one tab is opened
Many of us upgraded to the Firefox 3.5 immediately when it was released. Although the new version bought a lot of speed and security improvements, it also made the tab bar ‘permanently’ visible even though only tab was in use. This might not have affected the netbook users with high screen resolutions (like VAIO P), but it certainly bugged me a lot on my EEE 1000H and even more on my EEE 701, which comes with just 800 x 480 pixel screen.
Fortunately, there is an easy way to turn tab bar off when there is only one tab in use:
- Go to Tools>Options
- Go to “Tabs” tab
- Untick “Always show the tab bar”
Done! You just gained back your ‘lost’ pixels.
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thanks a lot ;)
Appreciated :)
Hi there,
Thanks for the tip, that worked well. I was so disappointed when I upgrade to 3.5 and lost so much screen space. Anyways, the only downside to hiding the tab bar now is that you lose the throbber which shows that a page is loading. Without it, it’s hard to tell if you clicked on a link or not to see that the page is loading.
Do you know how to bring the throbber back to the original position?
I tried looking through the about:config but had no luck finding a setting for it. I have a feeling it might be in the userchrome or something like that.
Thanks,
Dave
Dave, right click on the any toolbar. You should get a toolbar menu. Click on customize. Drag the “Activity Indicator” anywhere in the toolbar
Kamal DS,
Thank you so much, that was very easy. I appreciate your article and tips. Now I’ve got my Firefox back to normal use on my favourite netbook.
Thanks again,
Dave