Firefox' Collapsed Tab Groups shouldn't look like they are the most active element

[milkless]

I use tab groups in the vertical arrangement with no labels showing. I love it, the greatest feature in years.

However: When collapsing a tab group the tab button gets ghosted, i.e., colors are inverted, and it's outlined. After using this feature since the very first day it got released, a subconscious part of my brain is still unable to understand that this button isn't the currently active page. It just looks like it, whereas the design of the real one is very inconspicuous and doesn't draw as much attention to it.

Could we have an option, where the tab group button doesn't get inverted when closed? Or any other way of improving distinguishability?

I know that's complaining on a high level. Kudos to the great work on it so far.

[Jon]

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[mikkasendke]

yeah it really looks off to me too

[LizardInBigCoat]

Agreed. inactive items should look washed out; i.e. closed Tab Groups should be faded and open Tab Groups should look like the actual color.

If you're working with an active Tab Group, you'll want it to have the more appealing color applied to it instead of the washed out version.

Although, I do have problems with how washed out the colors become. I have trouble telling the pink and red options apart, and some of the others just look a bit bad.

[myspace]

I'm not too bothered by this, but agree that it does feel a bit off.