3 files changed, 22 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_controller.mm b/chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_controller.mm
index 8058935..cb997d0 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_controller.mm
+++ b/chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_controller.mm
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@
 @synthesize target = target_;
 @synthesize action = action_;
 
-namespace {
-
-// If the tab is phantom, the opacity of the TabView is adjusted to this value.
-const CGFloat kPhantomTabAlpha = 105.0 / 255.0;
-
-};  // anonymous namespace
-
 namespace TabControllerInternal {
 
 // A C++ delegate that handles enabling/disabling menu items and handling when
@@ -105,6 +98,7 @@ class MenuDelegate : public menus::SimpleMenuModel::Delegate {
 
 - (void)dealloc {
   [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
+  [[self tabView] setController:nil];
   [super dealloc];
 }
 
@@ -246,11 +240,6 @@ class MenuDelegate : public menus::SimpleMenuModel::Delegate {
   // If the tab is a mini-tab, hide the title.
   [titleView_ setHidden:[self mini]];
 
-  // If it's a phantom mini-tab, draw it alpha-style. Windows does this.
-  CGFloat alphaValue = [self phantom] ? kPhantomTabAlpha
-                                      : 1.0;
-  [[self view] setAlphaValue:alphaValue];
-
   BOOL oldShowCloseButton = [closeButton_ isHidden] ? NO : YES;
   BOOL newShowCloseButton = [self shouldShowCloseButton] ? YES : NO;
 
diff --git a/chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_view.h b/chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_view.h
index b43053e..0e1149f 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_view.h
+++ b/chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_view.h
@@ -109,4 +109,12 @@ enum AlertState {
 
 @end
 
+// The TabController |controller_| is not the only owner of this view. If the
+// controller is released before this view, then we could be hanging onto a
+// garbage pointer. To prevent this, the TabController uses this interface to
+// clear the |controller_| pointer when it is dying.
+@interface TabView (TabControllerInterface)
+- (void)setController:(TabController*)controller;
+@end
+
 #endif  // CHROME_BROWSER_COCOA_TAB_VIEW_H_
diff --git a/chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_view.mm b/chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_view.mm
index b403f74..8873727 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_view.mm
+++ b/chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_view.mm
@@ -599,6 +599,11 @@ const CGFloat kRapidCloseDist = 2.5;
 }
 
 - (void)drawRect:(NSRect)rect {
+  // If this tab is phantom, do not draw the tab background itself. The only UI
+  // element that will represent this tab is the favicon.
+  if ([controller_ phantom])
+    return;
+
   NSGraphicsContext* context = [NSGraphicsContext currentContext];
   [context saveGraphicsState];
   rect = [self bounds];
@@ -863,6 +868,14 @@ const CGFloat kRapidCloseDist = 2.5;
 
 @end  // @implementation TabView
 
+@implementation TabView (TabControllerInterface)
+
+- (void)setController:(TabController*)controller {
+  controller_ = controller;
+}
+
+@end  // @implementation TabView (TabControllerInterface)
+
 @implementation TabView(Private)
 
 - (void)resetLastGlowUpdateTime {