In recent versions of gedit the tab bar appears when a second file is opened and is removed if all files except one are closed. Closing as fixed.
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/770048 Title: Tab bar isn't needed when view/editing one file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/770048/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs