Way too easy to mute a tab when there are many now

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Description of the issue: When there are many tabs open to the point that the tabs are just represented by their favicons, the new size/hitbox of the media/sound button makes it too easy to accidentally mute the tab when you just want to switch to it instead (via clicking, obviously)

How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Have a lot of tabs open, so the tabs themselves are just represented by icons, like so:
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  2. Play media on one of these tabs

  3. Navigate away from said tab playing media

  4. Attempt to navigate back to the tab through clicking

  5. (outcome): Accidentally mute the tab

Expected result: Tab switches to the one playing media instead of muting it

Brave Version( check About Brave): 1.68.134

Additional Information: Just a bit of a UX peeve from a guy that always has way too many tabs open. Previous versions where the little media/sound icon/button/toggle was smaller and further off to one side were easier to miss when trying to select a tab.

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Then turn it off?

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brave://settings/appearance

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but but but what if I want to use the button as well :sweat_smile: (and not the context menu)

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Hard part is the more tabs you open, the smaller that areas become. Based on your screenshot, you are indeed one of the people with a lot of tabs. I mean, mine look more like below on average:

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With fewer tabs, it’s easier to avoid accidental clicks. However, for your situation, using keyboard shortcuts might help. For instance, Ctrl+M toggles mute. You can also create custom shortcuts in Brave’s settings at brave://settings/system/shortcuts.

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NOTE
I don’t work at Brave. Since you posted in Browser Support, I assumed you were looking for a potential solution, especially in not accidentally clicking the mute buttons. If you’re offering Browser Feedback, I can move the topic so the appropriate team at Brave can consider it.

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NOTE
I don’t work at Brave. Since you posted in Browser Support, I assumed you were looking for a potential solution, especially in not accidentally clicking the mute buttons. If you’re offering Browser Feedback, I can move the topic so the appropriate team at Brave can consider it.
yes please

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