Why is the Firefox tabs close button disappearing? How do I get them back?
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Mar 15, 20268789 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I've downloaded the new firefox and have a close button on each tab until the number of tabs reaches a certain number. ie if I have Firefox maximised in one monitor, with 7 tabs open I have the close button on each tab, with 8 tabs open all the close buttons have gone on the inactive tabs if I have…
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I haven't looked at the Firefox source, but it's likely that the tab-rendering code removes the close buttons first if the tabs become too small. That is likely why they disappear when you open the 8th or 18th tab (as in your examples).
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