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Context pane
Context pane displays the current application's icon.
Figure 3-4.
Context pane.
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The user can recognize the application by the context pane whenever the title
pane contains a context - specific text.
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The context pane graphic may contain some dynamic element (for example
animation) to inform the user about the application's state. Some applications
(e.g. Contacts) may even use the pane in a fully dynamic way to display some
data relevant to the application.
Navi pane
The principal use of the navi pane is to display information about the current state
and view, and to help the user navigate in the application.
Figure 3-5.
Navi pane.
Depending on the context, the navi pane can alternatively contain:
Tabs
Figure 3-6. Tabs.
Used when there are a few different data views that
can be viewed alternatively. There are arrow
indicators in both ends of the widget (shown only
when there are further tabs hidden in the
corresponding direction). Each tab has either a
graphic or a text (or both) as a label.
The following tab layouts can be used:
- two tabs
- three tabs
- four tabs
- three long tabs (stacked, so that only one is fully
visible at a time)
The currently active tab is highlighted.
More than four tabs can exist simultaneously; the
tabs can be scrolled horizontally. However, as a
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