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Safari 15 tabs with compact layout

Hi, I'm still getting used to Safari 15 on macOS Big Sur. In general, I like the concept of combining the tab bar and the URL address bar via the "Compact" tab layout. But I do not like the "show color in tab bar" option, so I've disabled that.

But this combination of settings renders all tabs (including the active/address bar "tab") in exactly the same color, making it next to impossible to quickly determine the currently active tab.

Are others seeing this? If so, any way to fix it?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Sep 27, 2021 9:31 AM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2021 3:11 PM

Try this:

Safari -> Preferences -> Tabs -> click on Separate.

The active tab is gray.

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Sep 27, 2021 3:11 PM in response to EricS

Try this:

Safari -> Preferences -> Tabs -> click on Separate.

The active tab is gray.

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Sep 29, 2021 2:21 AM in response to EricS

You can also uncheck Automatically collapse tab titles into icons.

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Sep 28, 2021 9:37 PM in response to Raicya

Yeah, I've switched to that setting. I don't like it as much as the compact tab layout, but until Apple fixes this, it's the lesser of two evils.

Thanks.

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Sep 29, 2021 5:02 AM in response to Raicya

Sure, but that doesn't address my original problem: the fact that the compact tab view doesn't differentiate the active tab with a different color.

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