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New old Bug in 106 With Tabs Space Usage

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DimiSp
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Hi!

I hardly use tabs, and I have a widescreen notebook. So one of the most important features a browser must have is not to waste vertical space.

Unfortunately, Firefefox still has always tab bar open even if there is only one tab.

There was a css code to overcome this problem. Unfortunately, it does not work with FF 106 anymore (another one stopped working with 103). It always shows a "+" sign and uses vertical space.

1. ) How can I get rid of the tab bar? Is there a working css code or is it a feature now of FF? 2.) BTW, also one of the most important addons for me "I don't care about cookies" is not working anymore 3.) How can I fully stop updates? They are causing far too many problems 4.) I already know that css and addons are not officially supported by Mozilla.

Dimi

Hi! I hardly use tabs, and I have a widescreen notebook. So one of the most important features a browser must have is not to waste vertical space. Unfortunately, Firefefox still has always tab bar open even if there is only one tab. There was a css code to overcome this problem. Unfortunately, it does not work with FF 106 anymore (another one stopped working with 103). It always shows a "+" sign and uses vertical space. 1. ) How can I get rid of the tab bar? Is there a working css code or is it a feature now of FF? 2.) BTW, also one of the most important addons for me "I don't care about cookies" is not working anymore 3.) How can I fully stop updates? They are causing far too many problems 4.) I already know that css and addons are not officially supported by Mozilla. Dimi
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Hi Terry,

Thank you for the answer. You have motivated me to search again and I found the solution (together with the existing CSS code which I probably had from Reddit):

https://winaero.com/how-to-remove-firefox-view-and-list-all-tabs-from-firefox-toolbar/#How_to_Remove_the_List_All_Tabs_button_Button_in_Firefox

Thank you especially for the links regarding stopping automatic updates. I will try them out and then no updates for as many years as possible!

All the best! Dimi

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Terry
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I have seen references on the Reddit sub FirefoxCSS to hiding the tab bar when only one tab is open. IIRC, it is possible. Code sometimes needs to be updated for a new version of Firefox.

You may need to update the add-on which is no longer working.

You can stop automatic updates with a policies.json file. Two are available. I'll post external links separately because there will be a delay before they are available.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-group-policy-windows

Terry
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These are other links.

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates#manualappupdateonly https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/locales/en-US/browser/policies/policies-descriptions.ftl

DimiSp
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Hi Terry,

Thank you for the answer. You have motivated me to search again and I found the solution (together with the existing CSS code which I probably had from Reddit):

https://winaero.com/how-to-remove-firefox-view-and-list-all-tabs-from-firefox-toolbar/#How_to_Remove_the_List_All_Tabs_button_Button_in_Firefox

Thank you especially for the links regarding stopping automatic updates. I will try them out and then no updates for as many years as possible!

All the best! Dimi