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I get spaces in my tab bar when I close tabs or open them from search

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I used a .css command to fix the width of my tabs in FF 71, which works fine, but now, the tabs don't close up together after closing tabs. I get odd spaces between them and even at the beginning of the tab bar. (see image).

I don't use plug-ins for the tab parameters/behaviors, they're all .css- based.

The things I want:

- tabs below the bookmark toolbar. - Bookmark toolbar below the below the address bar. - Fixed width tabs (100 px). - Less height being used by the bookmark tool bar. (~30px). - Tab height a little larger than the bookmark height (~40px).

Over the years, I've sort of piecemealed the .css code and it's probably a blazing mess right now for what I want to have. My old .css worked GREAT in FF 70, but it doesn't in FF71. I probably need to have it cleaned up by someone who had a lot more experience than I do.

Any help at least getting my tabs to slide together when one is closed would be great!

Below is the contents of my userChrome.css:


/* Bookmark Sorting Menu */
#menu_unsortedBookmarks { display: none !important; }
#BMB_unsortedBookmarks { display: none !important; }

/* Show Tab Close buttons only when hovered */
#tabbrowser-tabs > .tabbrowser-tab:not([pinned="true"]) > .tab-stack > .tab-content > .tab-close-button {
  visibility: collapse !important;
  opacity: 0 !important;
  transition: all 250ms ease-in-out !important;
}
#tabbrowser-tabs > .tabbrowser-tab:not([pinned="true"]):hover > .tab-stack > .tab-content > .tab-close-button {
  visibility: visible !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  transition: all 250ms ease-in-out !important;;
}
#tabbrowser-tabs > .tabbrowser-tab:not([pinned="true"]) > .tab-stack > .tab-content > .tab-close-button {
  display: -moz-box !important;
}

/* Tab Max Width */

#TabsToolbar {
 position: absolute !important;
 bottom: 0 !important;
 width: 100vw !important;5
}


/*#tabbrowser-tabs {
  width: 99vw !important;
}*/
#main-window:not([chromehidden*="toolbar"]) #navigator-toolbox {padding-bottom: var(--tab-min-height) !important;}

/*#tabbrowser-tabs{
	max-width: 150px !important;}


/* Tabs On Bottom */
/* TABS on bottom */
#navigator-toolbox toolbar:not(#nav-bar):not(#toolbar-menubar) {
 -moz-box-ordinal-group: 10;
}
#TabsToolbar {
 -moz-box-ordinal-group: 1000 !important;
}

#TabsToolbar {
 display: block !important;
 position: absolute !important;
 bottom: 0 !important;
 width: 100vw !important;
}

#main-window:not([chromehidden*="toolbar"]) #navigator-toolbox {
 padding-bottom: var(--tab-min-height) !important;
}




#TabsToolbar #window-controls {
 display: none !important;
}

/* TABS: height */
:root {
 --tab-toolbar-navbar-overlap: 0px !important;
 --tab-min-height: 27px !important; /* adjust to suit your needs */
}
:root #tabbrowser-tabs {
 --tab-min-height: 27px !important; /* needs to be the same as above under :root */
 --tab-min-width: 100px !important;
}

#TabsToolbar {
 height: var(--tab-min-height) !important;
 margin-bottom: 1px !important;
 box-shadow: ThreeDShadow 0 -1px inset, -moz-dialog 0 1px !important;
}

#tabbrowser-tabs,
#tabbrowser-tabs > .tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox,
.tabbrowser-tabs[positionpinnedtabs] > .tabbrowser-tab[pinned] {
  min-height: var(--tab-min-height) !important;
  max-height: var(--tab-min-height) !important;
}

/* drag space */
.titlebar-spacer[type="pre-tabs"],
.titlebar-spacer[type="post-tabs"] {
  width: 40px;
}

/* Override vertical shifts when moving a tab */
#navigator-toolbox[movingtab] > #titlebar > #TabsToolbar {
  padding-bottom: unset !important;
}
#navigator-toolbox[movingtab] #tabbrowser-tabs {
  padding-bottom: unset !important;
  margin-bottom: unset !important;
}
#navigator-toolbox[movingtab] > #nav-bar {
  margin-top: unset !important;
}

/* Remove Haze NavBar */
#nav-bar,
#PersonalToolbar {
  background: transparent !important;
}

***THE BELOW WAS ADDED THAT RESULTED IN WEIRD TAB BEHAVIOR IN IMAGE**
/*Tab Max & Min Width */
.tabbrowser-tab:not([pinned]) {
max-width: 101px !important;
min-width: 100px !important;
}
I used a .css command to fix the width of my tabs in FF 71, which works fine, but now, the tabs don't close up together after closing tabs. I get odd spaces between them and even at the beginning of the tab bar. (see image). I don't use plug-ins for the tab parameters/behaviors, they're all .css- based. The things I want: - tabs below the bookmark toolbar. - Bookmark toolbar below the below the address bar. - Fixed width tabs (100 px). - Less height being used by the bookmark tool bar. (~30px). - Tab height a little larger than the bookmark height (~40px). Over the years, I've sort of piecemealed the .css code and it's probably a blazing mess right now for what I want to have. My old .css worked GREAT in FF 70, but it doesn't in FF71. I probably need to have it cleaned up by someone who had a lot more experience than I do. Any help at least getting my tabs to slide together when one is closed would be great! Below is the contents of my userChrome.css: <pre><nowiki>/* Bookmark Sorting Menu */ #menu_unsortedBookmarks { display: none !important; } #BMB_unsortedBookmarks { display: none !important; } /* Show Tab Close buttons only when hovered */ #tabbrowser-tabs > .tabbrowser-tab:not([pinned="true"]) > .tab-stack > .tab-content > .tab-close-button { visibility: collapse !important; opacity: 0 !important; transition: all 250ms ease-in-out !important; } #tabbrowser-tabs > .tabbrowser-tab:not([pinned="true"]):hover > .tab-stack > .tab-content > .tab-close-button { visibility: visible !important; opacity: 1 !important; transition: all 250ms ease-in-out !important;; } #tabbrowser-tabs > .tabbrowser-tab:not([pinned="true"]) > .tab-stack > .tab-content > .tab-close-button { display: -moz-box !important; } /* Tab Max Width */ #TabsToolbar { position: absolute !important; bottom: 0 !important; width: 100vw !important;5 } /*#tabbrowser-tabs { width: 99vw !important; }*/ #main-window:not([chromehidden*="toolbar"]) #navigator-toolbox {padding-bottom: var(--tab-min-height) !important;} /*#tabbrowser-tabs{ max-width: 150px !important;} /* Tabs On Bottom */ /* TABS on bottom */ #navigator-toolbox toolbar:not(#nav-bar):not(#toolbar-menubar) { -moz-box-ordinal-group: 10; } #TabsToolbar { -moz-box-ordinal-group: 1000 !important; } #TabsToolbar { display: block !important; position: absolute !important; bottom: 0 !important; width: 100vw !important; } #main-window:not([chromehidden*="toolbar"]) #navigator-toolbox { padding-bottom: var(--tab-min-height) !important; } #TabsToolbar #window-controls { display: none !important; } /* TABS: height */ :root { --tab-toolbar-navbar-overlap: 0px !important; --tab-min-height: 27px !important; /* adjust to suit your needs */ } :root #tabbrowser-tabs { --tab-min-height: 27px !important; /* needs to be the same as above under :root */ --tab-min-width: 100px !important; } #TabsToolbar { height: var(--tab-min-height) !important; margin-bottom: 1px !important; box-shadow: ThreeDShadow 0 -1px inset, -moz-dialog 0 1px !important; } #tabbrowser-tabs, #tabbrowser-tabs > .tabbrowser-arrowscrollbox, .tabbrowser-tabs[positionpinnedtabs] > .tabbrowser-tab[pinned] { min-height: var(--tab-min-height) !important; max-height: var(--tab-min-height) !important; } /* drag space */ .titlebar-spacer[type="pre-tabs"], .titlebar-spacer[type="post-tabs"] { width: 40px; } /* Override vertical shifts when moving a tab */ #navigator-toolbox[movingtab] > #titlebar > #TabsToolbar { padding-bottom: unset !important; } #navigator-toolbox[movingtab] #tabbrowser-tabs { padding-bottom: unset !important; margin-bottom: unset !important; } #navigator-toolbox[movingtab] > #nav-bar { margin-top: unset !important; } /* Remove Haze NavBar */ #nav-bar, #PersonalToolbar { background: transparent !important; } ***THE BELOW WAS ADDED THAT RESULTED IN WEIRD TAB BEHAVIOR IN IMAGE** /*Tab Max & Min Width */ .tabbrowser-tab:not([pinned]) { max-width: 101px !important; min-width: 100px !important; }</nowiki></pre>
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Modified by cor-el

Chosen solution

Try this code instead:

.tabbrowser-tab[fadein]:not([pinned]) {
 max-width: 101px !important;
 min-width: 100px !important; 
}


Looks that something went wrong here where you started a comment. Anyway #tabbrowser-tabs is for the full tab bar and not for individual tabs (.tabbrowser-tab), so you can remove this code to avoid confusion

/*#tabbrowser-tabs{

max-width: 150px !important;}

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Chosen Solution

Try this code instead:

.tabbrowser-tab[fadein]:not([pinned]) {
 max-width: 101px !important;
 min-width: 100px !important; 
}


Looks that something went wrong here where you started a comment. Anyway #tabbrowser-tabs is for the full tab bar and not for individual tabs (.tabbrowser-tab), so you can remove this code to avoid confusion

/*#tabbrowser-tabs{

max-width: 150px !important;}

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You are my hero, cor-el! Works great! TYVM!