Altering the close icon in Firefox tabs
As of Firefox 2.0, when you open new tabs, each tab gets a close icon which can be clicked on even if you are in a different tab. In some ways this is convenient, but I'm now finding it to be a big pain the butt since I occasionally hit it when I am trying to go to the tab, not close it.
Luckily, the behavior of the close tabs is configurable. To adjust the behavior, type about:config into the address bar (the place where the URL is shown). Once you do this, you will presented with a very long list of preferences.
Scroll down to the preference called browser.tabs.closeButtons. The default value will set to 1. If you double-click the mouse on this line, it will bring up a dialog box that allows you to enter a new value. Valid values are 0-3, enter the one you like and the behavior will be changed. Here's what the values mean:
0 - Only show the close icon in the active tab (this is the one I like).
1 - Show close icons in all tabs (the default behavior).
2 - Don't show any close tabs.
3 - Show the close tab off to the right-hand side of the tab area. Clicking it closes the active tab. This was the behavior that Firefox had prior to Firefox 2.0.
Luckily, the behavior of the close tabs is configurable. To adjust the behavior, type about:config into the address bar (the place where the URL is shown). Once you do this, you will presented with a very long list of preferences.
Scroll down to the preference called browser.tabs.closeButtons. The default value will set to 1. If you double-click the mouse on this line, it will bring up a dialog box that allows you to enter a new value. Valid values are 0-3, enter the one you like and the behavior will be changed. Here's what the values mean:
0 - Only show the close icon in the active tab (this is the one I like).
1 - Show close icons in all tabs (the default behavior).
2 - Don't show any close tabs.
3 - Show the close tab off to the right-hand side of the tab area. Clicking it closes the active tab. This was the behavior that Firefox had prior to Firefox 2.0.
| Rating: | 100% positive, 5 total Votes |
| Categories: | firefox browsers |
| Added: | on May 03, 2007 at 9:14 am |
| Added By: | foxnut |
| Searches: | tab close firefox icon behavior |

