Ok, a fix for this is now uploaded to dapper-updates and only waiting for approval... should be updateable soon :)
** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- Dapper update caused tabs in Epiphany, GEdit, etc to overflow https://launchpad.net/bugs/50104 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs