How to disable tab scrolling in Firefox 2
Apr 19, 2007 - 5 Comments
One of my biggest peeves with Firefox 2 is how the tab system works with the scroll bar. Prior to version 2, tabs would squish in size to accommodate more.
Being a tab heavy user I found this to be perfectly adequate and I got used to how it works. Enter Firefox 2; instead of resizing the tabs, after a certain amount fill up your tab bar they start to go off screen and are accessible through a tab scroll bar.
Personally, I hate this scroll bar, so here’s how to get rid of it in Firefox:
Disable tab scrolling in Firefox 2
* In the address bar type:
about:config
* Type
browser.tabs.tab
into the Search form
* Select
browser.tabs.tabMinWidth
and change the value from 100 to 0
That’s all you have to do, now you won’t have the annoying tab scroll bar!
Gah, I was so glad to finally find someone who agrees with me on this, but unfortunately, this method no longer works. :-(
On Mozilla Firefox 30.0.
Worked for me, tonight. Mozilla Firefox on Mac, most recent update (not sure which it is)
Thanks for catching the typo Amy!
It’s not “browsers” it’s just browser with no s. otherwise THANKS!
nice tips I immediately implemented this