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{{preference|pref=browser.tabs.closeButtons}} | {{preference|pref=browser.tabs.closeButtons}} | ||
==Obsolete== | |||
This preference will be removed in Firefox 21. An Add-on restoring its functionality is [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer/ Classic Theme Restorer]. An add-on restoring the behavior of value=2 only is [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/no-close-buttons/ No Close Buttons]. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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==Related bugs== | ==Related bugs== | ||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865826 Bug 865826 - Remove the browser.tabs.closeButtons pref] | |||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=318168 Bug 318168 - Improve tabbed browsing] | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=318168 Bug 318168 - Improve tabbed browsing] | ||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=324227 Bug 324227 - Implement old tab close button as a preffable option] | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=324227 Bug 324227 - Implement old tab close button as a preffable option] | ||
Revision as of 09:54, 4 May 2014
Obsolete
This preference will be removed in Firefox 21. An Add-on restoring its functionality is Classic Theme Restorer. An add-on restoring the behavior of value=2 only is No Close Buttons.
Background
Firefox 2.0 introduced a number of refinements to its tabbed browsing UI. Among them was the addition of close buttons on tabs. This preference controls how they can be displayed on tabs.
Possible values and their effects
0
Display a close button on the active tab only
1
Display close buttons on all tabs (Default)
2
Don’t display any close buttons
3
Display a single close button at the end of the tab strip (Firefox 1.x behavior)
Caveats
- This preference does not exist by default in builds earlier than 2.0rc1.
First checked in
Has an effect in
- Mozilla Firefox (nightly branch builds since 2006-06-26; 2.0)
Related bugs
- Bug 865826 - Remove the browser.tabs.closeButtons pref
- Bug 318168 - Improve tabbed browsing
- Bug 324227 - Implement old tab close button as a preffable option
- Bug 343061 - if browser.tabs.closeButtons == 3, you can't close tabs on pinstripe
- Bug 455990 - Close button on last open tab should be hidden
