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after firefox 6 update tabs are going haywire

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Since I upgraded to Firefox 6 my tabs are resizing for no reason, won't close tabs and just show new tab which won't close. I was using Tab Mix Plus and Colorful Tabs add-ons. Disabling Colorful Tabs does not solve problem. Disabled Tab Mix Plus and it seemed OK. Then installed "Tab Utilities" and the problem was ok for a while and then came back. Either of these tab add-ons are quite useful and I would like to be able to use them without all of the problems which are very disruptive.

Since I upgraded to Firefox 6 my tabs are resizing for no reason, won't close tabs and just show new tab which won't close. I was using Tab Mix Plus and Colorful Tabs add-ons. Disabling Colorful Tabs does not solve problem. Disabled Tab Mix Plus and it seemed OK. Then installed "Tab Utilities" and the problem was ok for a while and then came back. Either of these tab add-ons are quite useful and I would like to be able to use them without all of the problems which are very disruptive.

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Troubleshooting extensions and themes

Check and tell if its working.

IF an add-on is the real culprit, contact the add-on Developers and ask them about an Updated and Compatible version of your add-on.

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The problem is it happens with 2 different extensions that are essentially performing the same services and I didn't have a problem in version 5. I contacted the developers and they didn't think it was a problem with their add-ons. I just don't feel like spending a lot of time right now to essentially start over and go through every add-on. Was just wondering if anyone else was having the issue.

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I think it is an Overlapping issue caused by the add-ons as you yourself described in your last post. IF you don't want to go through the hassle of Disabling and Checking them one by one, then Create a New Profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.

-> Basic Troubleshooting: Make a New Profile

-> If that New Profile works then you can recover your Bookmarks and Passwords from the Old Profile.

-> Recovering important data from an old profile

Check and tell if its working.

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Thanks for the tips. I do know how to troubleshoot. Mainly wanted to know if others have same problem which would indicate a bug in 6. I may just go back to 5 since I saved the profile anyway and deal with it when I have the time and inclination.

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When you get some time and you decide to get back to this problem, you can use the links i mentioned in my previous posts to help you Troubleshoot the problem.

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It could be that you have conflicts with two extensions that handle the same thing (tabs).

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I'm not running them at the same time. Tried the Tab Utilities just to see if I would encounter same problem as with Tab Mix that I have used for years. There is apparently something that is the same or similar with both of them that triggers the problem in Firefox 6.