I can confirm this bug, at least in epiphany. It doesn't happen with 2.8.17 but does happen with 2.8.18. Changing to another tab "fixes" it
** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged => Medium Status: Needs Info => Confirmed -- Dapper update caused tabs in Epiphany, GEdit, etc to overflow https://launchpad.net/bugs/50104 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs