I would UNCHECK the option to always show the tab bar... it is not necessary to be there when you have only one page (tab) open. I would also leave UNCHECKED the option "When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately" Regards, Kevin. On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Mildred<mmallek@charter.net> wrote: > When I went to Tools - Options and hit "Tabs" there was no choice for me. > The top line says "Open new windows in a new tab instead"  Does yours say > that?  "Warn me when closing multiple tabs" is checked, as well as a warning > about Firefox slowing down, and the one about always showing the tab bar. > > The only one that isn't checked is "When I open a link in a new tab, switch > to it immediately"  Should I check this?  There are five choices in the tabs > in Options. > > Mildred in Wisconsin > > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- -------- K. Ross kr5927@gmail.com