Context pane
Context pane displays the current application's icon.
Figure | Context pane. |
The user can recognize the application by the context pane whenever the title pane contains a context - specific text.
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 | 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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