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    • bajajumun
      bajajumun last edited by

      Is there no way to get rid of, or minimize, the wasted space above the tabs. It's driving me nuts. Otherwise, I love Opera Beta.

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        If the window is maximized, the menu button moves left of the tabs and the space is reduced somewhat. But there is a setting to remove it completely for maximized windows. Go to Settings (from the menu or Alt-P) and click on Browser. Scroll to the bottom and enable Advanced settings. Under User Interface, you'll now see a checkbox for "Disable tab bar's top spacing when browser window is maximized".

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        • bajajumun
          bajajumun last edited by

          Yeah, I saw that earlier, which begs the question: Why minimize space when the window is maximized but not when it's windowed? 😉

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          • sgunhouse
            sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

            Because when the window is windowed, you need to be able to drag it.

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            • bajajumun
              bajajumun last edited by

              I suppose there is that. Thanks.

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              • ajizle321
                ajizle321 last edited by

                Why can't you just grab it in the space next to the tabs? Why does there have to be an entire bar of wasted space? This is really a deal breaker for me since it wastes so much space and I only use browsers windowed.

                And at least let it merge the bars when you use Windows snap feature since this is effectively partially maximized and no need to drag the browser around when it's snapped.

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                • sgunhouse
                  sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                  Many people completely fill the tab bar ...

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                  • bajajumun
                    bajajumun last edited by

                    I know that can be a problem when the entire width of the window is filled up with tabs and there is no place to grab the window for moving it, but this isn't rocket science. I am sure the creative folks at Opera can come up with a solution, maybe a little handlebar that pops up when you move your cursor to the top right edge of the browser.

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