if we have tabs in notebook, top-padding is 1

src/chat.py

@@ -72,9 +72,12 @@ class Chat:
 		self.typing_new = {}
 		self.orig_msg = {}
 
+		# alignment before notebook (to control top padding for when showing tabs)
+		self.alignment = self.xml.get_widget('alignment')
+		
 		# notebook customizations
 		self.notebook = self.xml.get_widget('chat_notebook')
-		self.notebook.remove_page(0)
+		self.notebook.remove_page(0) # FIXME why??
 		pref_pos = gajim.config.get('tabs_position')
 		if pref_pos != 'top':
 			if pref_pos == 'bottom':
@@ -88,7 +91,11 @@ class Chat:
 		else:
 			nb_pos = gtk.POS_TOP
 		self.notebook.set_tab_pos(nb_pos)
-		self.notebook.set_show_tabs(gajim.config.get('tabs_always_visible'))
+		if gajim.config.get('tabs_always_visible'):
+			self.notebook.set_show_tabs(True)
+			self.alignment.set_property('top-padding', 1)
+		else:
+			self.notebook.set_show_tabs(False)
 		self.notebook.set_show_border(gajim.config.get('tabs_border'))
 
 		if gajim.config.get('useemoticons'):
@@ -611,6 +618,10 @@ class Chat:
 		if len(self.xmls) == 1: # we now have only one tab
 			show_tabs_if_one_tab = gajim.config.get('tabs_always_visible')
 			self.notebook.set_show_tabs(show_tabs_if_one_tab)
+			
+			if not show_tabs_if_one_tab:
+				self.alignment.set_property('top-padding', 0)
+			
 			self.show_title()
 
 	def bring_scroll_to_end(self, textview, diff_y = 0):
@@ -737,6 +748,7 @@ class Chat:
 
 		if len(self.xmls) > 1:
 			self.notebook.set_show_tabs(True)
+			self.alignment.set_property('top-padding', 1)
 
 		if self.widget_name == 'tabbed_chat_window':
 			xm = gtk.glade.XML(GTKGUI_GLADE, 'chats_eventbox', APP)

src/gtkgui.glade

@@ -9105,6 +9105,18 @@ Custom</property>
   <signal name="delete_event" handler="on_groupchat_window_delete_event" last_modification_time="Mon, 07 Mar 2005 11:19:05 GMT"/>
   <signal name="destroy" handler="on_groupchat_window_destroy" last_modification_time="Mon, 07 Mar 2005 16:46:37 GMT"/>
 
+  <child>
+    <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment">
+      <property name="visible">True</property>
+      <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
+      <property name="yalign">0.5</property>
+      <property name="xscale">1</property>
+      <property name="yscale">1</property>
+      <property name="top_padding">0</property>
+      <property name="bottom_padding">0</property>
+      <property name="left_padding">0</property>
+      <property name="right_padding">0</property>
+
       <child>
 	<widget class="GtkNotebook" id="chat_notebook">
 	  <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -9743,6 +9755,8 @@ topic</property>
 	</widget>
       </child>
     </widget>
+  </child>
+</widget>
 
 <widget class="GtkWindow" id="join_groupchat_window">
   <property name="border_width">6</property>
@@ -10640,6 +10654,18 @@ topic</property>
   <signal name="destroy" handler="on_tabbed_chat_window_destroy" last_modification_time="Mon, 07 Mar 2005 16:35:25 GMT"/>
   <signal name="motion_notify_event" handler="on_tabbed_chat_window_motion_notify_event" last_modification_time="Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:24:26 GMT"/>
 
+  <child>
+    <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment">
+      <property name="visible">True</property>
+      <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
+      <property name="yalign">0.5</property>
+      <property name="xscale">1</property>
+      <property name="yscale">1</property>
+      <property name="top_padding">0</property>
+      <property name="bottom_padding">0</property>
+      <property name="left_padding">0</property>
+      <property name="right_padding">0</property>
+
       <child>
 	<widget class="GtkNotebook" id="chat_notebook">
 	  <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -11343,6 +11369,8 @@ Status message</property>
 	</widget>
       </child>
     </widget>
+  </child>
+</widget>
 
 <widget class="GtkDialog" id="edit_groups_dialog">
   <property name="border_width">6</property>