Make the red circle (close button) a little bigger

[badnick]

I wish to see the "close" button for background tabs also(to be activated).

[badnick]

Sorry, I wanted to say "red square".

[themew]

+1 on this. As I get older, target practice hitting the tiny red square is getting harder

[Lootyhoof]

Add the following to either Stylish or userChrome.css:

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.close-icon,
.close-icon > .toolbarbutton-icon {
  padding: 0 !important;
  min-width: 20px !important;
}

If you need it any larger, just make the 20 a larger number (for example, 30).

[themew]

Add the following to either Stylish or userChrome.css:

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.close-icon,
.close-icon > .toolbarbutton-icon {
  padding: 0 !important;
  min-width: 20px !important;
}

If you need it any larger, just make the 20 a larger number (for example, 30).

I use Australium 3.0.2 in Linux. Where would I find the file I need to edit?

[BenFenner]

I don't think I've clicked the close button on a tab in 10 years.

For those with a middle-button (or click-able scroll wheel) on your pointing device (mouse, trackball, trackpad, etc.) you can use the entire size of the tab to close it (no need to be precise).
Simply middle click on the tab to close it.

Similarly, you can open links into new tabs with the same middle-click.

This has been common behavior for tabbed browsers from the beginning (or nearly so).

[Moonchild]

Different people have different preferences.
e.g. I hate having to click the wheel and will usually (but not exclusively) use the close button, myself.

Suggesting alternatives to actions can be useful, but aren't usually what people are looking for.

To display the close button on tabs at smaller widths (normally hidden if you have many tabs open), you want to adjust the "browser.tabs.tabClipWidth" preference in about:config, which is the size at which the close button is no longer displayed (when tabs become smaller than that). Default is 140 (pixels), you can set it to a small value, e.g. 32 (allowing at minimum the favicon and close button). Restart the browser after changing it to have it take effect.

[Lootyhoof]

Add the following to either Stylish or userChrome.css:

Code: Select all

.close-icon,
.close-icon > .toolbarbutton-icon {
  padding: 0 !important;
  min-width: 20px !important;
}

If you need it any larger, just make the 20 a larger number (for example, 30).

I use Australium 3.0.2 in Linux. Where would I find the file I need to edit?

http://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?tit ... Chrome.css

[adisib]

Off-topic:

Different people have different preferences.
e.g. I hate having to click the wheel and will usually (but not exclusively) use the close button, myself.

Interesting, I use the mouse wheel much more than I use left click in general when it comes to browsing. I click the mouse wheel to use auto-scrolling for scroll more than I actually scroll with it to scroll (it is less hand movement and easier to control precisely). I middleclick to open links in a new tab far more often than redirecting a tab (as opening a page just to redirect to a single location is inefficient; if that is the case I would likely search for a way to get directly to my destination), which will then follow with me closing the tab with middleclick when I am done with it (which makes it much quicker and less error prone). My hand generally rests with my index finger on the scroll wheel when I am browsing; a browser is all about movement and it makes more sense.

[badnick]

I never use middle click mouse wheel for anything but scrolling, and I think intensive use in this mode(click) will broke earlyer the mouse whell.

[badnick]

Different people have different preferences.
e.g. I hate having to click the wheel and will usually (but not exclusively) use the close button, myself.

Suggesting alternatives to actions can be useful, but aren't usually what people are looking for.

To display the close button on tabs at smaller widths (normally hidden if you have many tabs open), you want to adjust the "browser.tabs.tabClipWidth" preference in about:config, which is the size at which the close button is no longer displayed (when tabs become smaller than that). Default is 140 (pixels), you can set it to a small value, e.g. 32 (allowing at minimum the favicon and close button). Restart the browser after changing it to have it take effect.

Thanks, I saw only now your reply!

[badnick]

Add the following to either Stylish or userChrome.css:

Code: Select all

.close-icon,
.close-icon > .toolbarbutton-icon {
  padding: 0 !important;
  min-width: 20px !important;
}

If you need it any larger, just make the 20 a larger number (for example, 30).

I don't have skills to introduce this code and I don't know where exactely. And if by chance I will do it the change remains (after closing and reopen PM)?

[coffeebreak]

I don't have skills to introduce this code and I don't know where exactely.

It goes into the userChrome.css file, chrome folder, your profile. If userChrome.css\chrome are not present, create them:

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon\Profiles\<********>.default\chrome\userChrome.css

The changes require a browser restart to take effect -- and will persist.

[badnick]

I don't have skills to introduce this code and I don't know where exactely.

It goes into the userChrome.css file, chrome folder, your profile. If userChrome.css\chrome are not present, create them:

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon\Profiles\<********>.default\chrome\userChrome.css

The changes require a browser restart to take effect -- and will persist.

Ok, thank you!