I've implemented an admin console that has about 5 ajax-enabled tabs on a JSP. Each tab displays info from different areas of the system. Authorized users see an edit button. Some edits can be multiple pages.
Fully integrating multi-page UI tabs requires a lot of considerations. I'm interested in best practices that I should consider. My question is where can I find a robust UI TAB example that includes multiple page swaps? I just finished writing the editing features, and for now I leave the tabs and use separate edit pages. I see that my first task will be to "hijax" the tab links to load my edit pages in place. Next, I need to switch my submit buttons to do a submit in the background. I'll also need to switch to client side validation. I suppose I should also disable the other tabs while any one tab is in edit mode. I also wonder if I should track the currently selected tab server side so that if I do anything that does require the user to navigate away from the tab page they can return with the previously selected tab open. Suggestions? Steve Mitchell http://www.ByteworksInc.com
