02-09-2026 07:13 AM
Why was the "new tab" button moved? This completely ruins Firefox for me! If I want to open a new tab, I want the button for it next to my current tabs, not all the way across my screen! Why am I now required to move my mouse so far just to open a new tab?
...Ugh, and I don't even want to imagine what people with ultra-widescreen monitors are dealing with now. They must need to move their mouse across the entire multiverse just to open one tab.
Why was this even done? What does it offer? Whatever it offers, I'm forced to use it, so I HATE it. Safe to say, I'm disabling auto updates. I'm also gonna see if I can revert to the previous version.
...If the option to go back to the previous "new tab" button position is just hidden somewhere, and I'm somehow expected to know that and go on a scavenger hunt for it, then I will be so disappointed. Especially since I tried putting it back using the "customize toolbar" tool, and it didn't work!
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02-09-2026 12:39 PM
Okay, apparently... Well, in case you don't know: you can now move the New Tab button using the toolbar editor.
Now, apparently, you can get the button to function like it used to. Just... make sure the button is BEHIND this small blue box. I don't know why that makes it move based on the tab list - especially since I think it's only the New Tab button that is allowed to do that - but... As long as the New Tab button is BEFORE the blue box, it will adapt to the length of the tab list.
02-09-2026 07:21 AM
I guess I can see some reasons why this change is helpful, but... why am I forced to use it? It's nothing but harmful to my use of Firefox! Because I'm not using Firefox in windowed mode! The "new tab" button wont be off screen often, unless I have too many tabs open, in which case I just group them up anyways!
For those who this helps, I hope this stays. For people like me, I want the old button position back!
02-09-2026 07:40 AM
Okay, I have a bad habit of sharing my initial thoughts full-harshness. If this seems harsh, my bad. I may very well make another post that's a bit more calm.
I'm not saying I like this change. At all. Right now, I've got 5 new tabs already opened, as a way to substitute not having a dedicated button or even key bind for it.
Yes the "new tab" button still exists, technically, but it effectively doesn't exist anymore. Someone decided search engines don't need to have tabs that you can search with.
02-09-2026 12:39 PM
Okay, apparently... Well, in case you don't know: you can now move the New Tab button using the toolbar editor.
Now, apparently, you can get the button to function like it used to. Just... make sure the button is BEHIND this small blue box. I don't know why that makes it move based on the tab list - especially since I think it's only the New Tab button that is allowed to do that - but... As long as the New Tab button is BEFORE the blue box, it will adapt to the length of the tab list.