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Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate

From	Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.software.firefox
Subject	Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate
Date	2026-10-06 15:09 +0100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<11a2vfa$20ehs$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 05/10/2026 08:10, Ralph Fox wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Oct 2026 10:26:03 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote:
>> On 02/10/2026 21:55, Ralph Fox wrote:
>>> On Thu, 1 Oct 2026 17:29:15 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've set browser.nova.enabled to false, and the active tab now appears
>>>> as it did before in light blue. I don't understand why the active tab
>>>> colour was changed in nova, or is it just my Firefox which was affected?
>>>
>>> This may be a problem with the theme which your Firefox is using.
>>
>> I've been using "Light" theme for ages (Version 1.3.4, last updated 11
>> March 2024). This is the first time I've seen the active tab change colour.
> 
> 
> The "Light" theme in Firefox 157.0 (with nova enabled) applies a
> gradient background to the tab bar, which the "Light" theme in
> Firefox 156.0.1 (with nova disabled) does not.  See screenshots:
>      156.0.1     <https://imgur.com/RMBhtna>
>      157.0       <https://imgur.com/1F6vsGZ>

Unfortunately, Imgur is not available in the UK.

> When I look in Firefox 157's Browser Toolbox, that gradient background
> is composed of
>   *  A semitransparent background gradient constructed with two
>      semitransparent colours;
>   *  Then blended onto a white background (white when the browser is
>      the active window, light blue-grey when it is not).
> 
> I am now guessing that what you saw (with nova enabled) might be a
> video driver problem (with that gradient transparency or blending).

Well, that's always possible, but I'd have hoped that any driver issue 
would have been picked up in testing.

-- 
Jeff

Thread

Firefox v157 How unfortunate Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-09-29 20:28 +0100
  Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-09-29 12:40 -0700
    Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-09-29 21:05 +0100
      Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2026-09-29 16:53 -0400
        Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-09-30 11:20 +0100
  Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate hsdejong <newsgroup@invalid.hsdejong.nl> - 2026-09-30 08:03 +0200
    Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-09-30 11:26 +0100
      Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 20:39 +0700
        Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Anton Antimo <anton@safunu.org> - 2026-09-30 15:22 -0300
      Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2026-10-03 21:47 -0700
        Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-10-04 12:08 +0100
          Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-10-04 15:36 +0000
            Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-10-04 19:06 +0100
              Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-10-05 20:00 +1100
    Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2026-09-30 13:53 -0400
      Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-30 19:18 +0100
        Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Anton Antimo <anton@safunu.org> - 2026-10-01 11:13 -0300
          Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-10-01 16:05 +0100
            Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-10-02 20:05 +1000
              Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-10-02 06:58 -0400
            Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Udo Steinbach <trashcan@udoline.de> - 2026-10-05 09:34 +0200
        Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Udo Steinbach <trashcan@udoline.de> - 2026-10-01 17:37 +0200
          Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-10-02 20:09 +1000
      Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-10-01 03:34 -0700
  Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-30 19:30 +1000
    Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-30 11:05 +0100
      Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2026-09-30 09:00 -0400
        Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 09:10 -0700
      Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-09-30 15:23 +0000
        Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-09-30 15:27 +0000
        Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-30 17:24 +0100
          Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-09-30 17:21 +0000
            Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-30 18:48 +0100
            Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2026-10-03 21:50 -0700
    Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-09-30 11:37 +0100
      Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-30 22:24 +1000
        Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-09-30 19:04 +0100
          Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-10-01 19:59 +1000
          Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-10-01 16:29 -0700
      Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Retirednoguilt <HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.invalid> - 2026-09-30 10:29 -0400
        Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2026-10-03 21:52 -0700
          Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-10-04 19:43 +1100
      Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate hsdejong <newsgroup@invalid.hsdejong.nl> - 2026-09-30 17:10 +0200
  Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-01 17:29 +0100
    Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-10-01 21:41 -0400
    Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Ralph Fox <-rf-nz-@-.invalid> - 2026-10-03 09:55 +1300
      Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-03 10:26 +0100
        Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Ralph Fox <-rf-nz-@-.invalid> - 2026-10-05 20:10 +1300
          Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-10-05 20:10 +1100
          Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-06 15:09 +0100
    Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-10-02 16:03 -0700
  Re: Firefox v157 How unfortunate Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-10-06 02:58 +0100

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