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Currently, If we open multiple tabs, tabs will reduce in size to fit into the tab bar width (and only display the favicon). For those whose workflow involve working with more than 15-20 tabs at a time, it is next to impossible to quickly move to the desired tab.

My suggestion would be to set a minimum width to the tabs so that the favicon and a bit of the title is always visible. Implementing this will also mean that tabs overflow and there is a tab overflow button.

  • Vlad replied to this.

    Pluto If you disable favicons in preferences we will always show a bit of title.

    Maybe a quicker way to navigate through 50+ tabs should be to type its title in address bar so you can find it quickly?

        Currently I do workaround like you mentioned.
        IMO it is better to have both the favicon and bit of title when at minimum width.

          Safari and Chrome reduce tabs to favicon size (so does Orion). Firefox does not.

          Orion offers several mechanisms for this situation:

          • address bar will actually locate open tabs (unlike chrome which prioritises search)
          • tab previews help identify tab
          • you can disable favicons and then you get text

          I feel it is enough of options given that many users prefer smaller tab size to fit more on the screen.

            Fair enough. I am biased towards the Firefox way after 18 years of using it 🙂 This can be looked at a later stage after a full stable release.
            Thanks for considering.

            • Vlad replied to this.

              Pluto This is how the process is meant to work, you just need more upvotes 🙂

                  a year later

                  I was going to make a post requesting this myself. I am one of those people with 50+ tabs open per window for research. If the same site is opened in multiple tabs, the tabs showing only the fav icon makes it difficult to figure out which tab is which.

                  • Vlad replied to this.

                    GumbyXGames Thanks. How would you call this option and where would you place it?

                        I think it should go under Appearance in Preferences. I think the best way to implement it is to allow the user to set the minimum length/size for tab width.

                        • Vlad replied to this.

                          Then take that as a concrete suggestion:

                          There should be an option for minimum tab width under Appearance in the Preferences menu.

                          • Vlad replied to this.

                            GumbyXGames Again, do not make us think:

                            • What is the name of the option?
                            • What are the avaialble settings?
                            • What is the default value?
                            • Where is the option positioned
                                • What is the name of the option? - Minimum Tab Length (Pixels)
                                • What are the available settings? - Text field
                                • What is the default value? - 80 pixels
                                • Where is the option positioned? - Preferences -> Appearance

                                Firefox Advanced Preference: browser.tabs.tabMinWidth

                                  19 days later

                                  Thanks a lot for implementing this feature, it is a massive improvement (coming from FF specially) in terms of Orion usability for me.

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