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Description
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Description
Tabs enable content organization at a high level. They allow the user to switch between views, data sets, or functional
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options.
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Note: these guidelines do not apply to navigation items in the Verintop.
Types
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Usage | Image |
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Horizontal tabs | Single row above the associated content. Use it as |
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tabbed navigation |
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2nd level horizontal tabs |
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Single row above their associated content
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Vertical Tabs | Use where there is not enough space to show horizontal tabs, for example:
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Details pane tabs |
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Use only in the Details Panel. Shown as a single row above |
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the associated content |
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Ribbon tabs |
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Usage &
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Behavior
Tabs organize content into groups and allow navigation between
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them. Content should be:
related.
at the same level of the content hierarchy.
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Labels
- Each tab label describes its content and sets user expectations.
- Tabs with related content should be grouped adjacent to each other
- Labels are concise and use one to two words maximum.
- Tab labels should succinctly describe the content within.
- Icons are not permitted as a tab labels.
Structure
The horizontal layout of the tab bar never changes. The tabs always appear side by side
- Navigation items
- Separators
- Selected item (displayed)
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Parent for the entire tree is optional. A tree should have a parent if the parent has meaning or to allow the user to select the entire tree in case there is a use case that will require it.
When you do use a parent node for the entire tree, expand this node by default.
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Collapse/expand button: in case the node has descendants.
Icon (optional): should be used only if the tree can contain several types of nodes. If all nodes are of the same type, an icon should not be used.
Label (node name) + tooltip in case the entire name does not fit.
Counter (optional): the number of elements the node contains
States: Focus, Hover, Selected, Disabled.
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Click on the expand/collapse button will do the respective action.
Click on the node label (+counter) will select the node.
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Number of tabs
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Order
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General guidelines
Structure
Tabs consist of:
Tab items, shown using short text labels.
An active tab, which is visually different.
Vertical tabs also include a horizontal line underneath each tab.
The layout of tabs never changes:
They always appear side by side in a single row or column.
They always remain in the same order.
There's only one active tab at any given time.
Tab widths
Horizontal and Ribbon tabs
Each individual tab hugs its label. A row of tabs may therefore have varying widths.
A maximum tab width may be applied. Where a tab label is longer than the maximum size, it will be truncated with a Tooltip shown on hover.
Where the container is wider than the entire tab row, the tabs will be aligned to the left. The grey tab underline should always extend to the full width of the container.
Tabs should never be wrapped onto multiple rows. See Responsive design below for guidelines within narrow containers.
Details pane tabs
Details pane tabs all have equal width, and always fill container.
Where a tab label does not fit, it will be truncated with a Tooltip shown on hover.
Default state
By default:
the left tab is the first active horizontal tab.
the top tab is the first active vertical tab.
Note: the default may change in specific use cases.
Content
The label describes the content contained within each tab, and sets user expectations.
States
Horizontal tabs | 2nd level horizontal tabs | Vertical tabs | Details pane tabs | Ribbon tabs | Ribbon tabs - collapsed | |
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Regular |  |  |  |  |  | |
Hover |  |  |  |  |  | |
Active |  |  |  |  |  | |
Selected |  |  |  |  |  | Expands the Ribbon |
Focused, Regular |  |  |  |  |  | |
Focused, Hover |  |  |  |  |  | |
Focused, Active |  |  |  |  |  | |
Focused, Selected |  |  |  |  |  | Expands the Ribbon |
Interaction
Only one tab can be selected at a time.
A tab can be selected by clicking it.
Selecting a tab will change the view in the container to the new tab’s associated content.
Clicking on a new tab will automatically remove the selection from the previously-selected tab.
When a tab label is truncated, hovering over it will show a Tooltip with the full label.
Where necessary, vertical tabs may be scrollable. (Not recommended).
Validations and errors
Error type | Regular tab | Selected tab | Alongside other tabs |
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Horizontal tab item error |  |  |  |
Horizontal tab item warning |  |  |  |
Vertical tab item error |  |  |  |
Vertical tab item warning |  |  |  |
Best practices
Use
to switch between views, data sets, or functional options.
when the content needs to be organized into exclusive groups.
Don’t use
when there is not a lot of content. In this case consider using an Accordion.
when there are dependencies between tabs. In this case, consider using a Wizard.
when all the data needs to be visible in one place.
horizontal and vertical tabs together within the same container.
more than four tabs within the Details Pane.
General
Use clear and short labels.
Do not use icons for tab labels.
Keep in mind reduced mobile widths and space for translated labels - the character length of a label will impact the experience.
Tabs should be ordered by importance, popularity or user’s workflow. The order should be consistent across the experience.
Tabs with related content should be grouped adjacent to each other.
Implement the focus as follows
- By default, show the first tab as open. This is the initial setting provided by the control.
Note: Technically, you can also override the initial selection. However, this is not recommended. - Later on, you can show the tab last selected by the user.
Additional guidelines
- Do not display a loading indicator above the tab while the number for the item count is loading.
- Handle empty tabs as follows:
- Hide tabs that do not contain any information, and do not allow the user to create content..
- Show empty tabs that allow users to create content, such as notes or attachments.
- Only use the tab bars to navigate between tabs. Do not use any other navigation links. For example, do not let users click an item in tab A that takes them to tab B. This type of cross-navigation inside a container is confusing, and cannot be handled by the back navigation.
States
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Main tabs
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Current appearances in our products
Resources
https://tympanus.net/Development/TabStylesInspiration/
https://material.io/guidelines/components/tabs.html
Needs to be designed
TBD - Open issues
- Maximum tab number - vertical and horizontal
- Scroll tab - out of the window
- Tab + Filter - how it works together
- Align tab solutioan between mobile and desktop (card / line)
- Tab title - text / icon / icon and title
- Missing connection between the current tab to the content area in horizontal
- Decide about maximum letter on title
Next Steps/Tasks
- UX design
- To see full view of tab with other components
- General suggestion - implementation more interaction for update system to today design
New LUX design
| Html macro | ||
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://ux.verint.com/fonts/css/verint_lux.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://ux.verint.com/bootstrap-4.0.0/dist/css/bootstrap.css">
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://ux.verint.com/bootstrap-4.0.0/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.js"></script>
<script src="https://ux.verint.com/bootstrap-4.0.0/dist/other/accessibility.js"></script>
<script src="https://ux.verint.com/bootstrap-4.0.0/dist/other/prism.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://ux.verint.com/bootstrap-4.0.0/dist/other/prism-coy.min.css">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-header">Main Tabs <button id="toggleMarkup" type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary btn btn-fixed-width float-right m-0" onclick="$('pre' ).toggle()">Toggle Markup</button></div>
<div class="card-body">
<form>
<div class="form-group row">
<label for="inputKey" class="col-lg-2 col-form-label col-form-label-sm">Regular</label>
<div class="col-lg-4">
<ul class="nav nav-tabs nav-tabs-sm nav-justified">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link active show" data-toggle="tab" href="#design">Design</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" data-toggle="tab" href="#collect">Collect</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" data-toggle="tab" href="#analyze">Analyze</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-6">
<pre class="language-html"><code><script type="prism-html-markup"><ul class="nav nav-tabs nav-tabs-sm nav-justified">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link active show" data-toggle="tab" href="#design">Design</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" data-toggle="tab" href="#collect">Collect</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" data-toggle="tab" href="#analyze">Analyze</a>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="tab-content">
<div id="design" class="tab-pane fade active show"></div>
<div id="collect" class="tab-pane fade"></div>
<div id="analyze" class="tab-pane fade"></div>
</div></script></code></pre>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group row">
<label for="inputKey" class="col-lg-2 col-form-label col-form-label-sm">Disabled</label>
<div class="col-lg-4">
<ul class="nav nav-tabs nav-tabs-sm nav-justified">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link disabled" data-toggle="tab" href="#design">Design</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link disabled" data-toggle="tab" href="#collect">Collect</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link disabled" data-toggle="tab" href="#analyze">Analyze</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-6">
<pre class="language-html"><code><script type="prism-html-markup"><ul class="nav nav-tabs nav-tabs-sm nav-justified">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link disabled" data-toggle="tab" href="#design">Design</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link disabled" data-toggle="tab" href="#collect">Collect</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link disabled" data-toggle="tab" href="#analyze">Analyze</a>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="tab-content">
<div id="design" class="tab-pane fade active show"></div>
<div id="collect" class="tab-pane fade"></div>
<div id="analyze" class="tab-pane fade"></div>
</div></script></code></pre>
</div>
</div>
</form>
</div>
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Accessibility compliance
Unless otherwise specified, see our general compliance information in Fundamentals - Accessibility
Focus management
Keyboard | Description |
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Tab |
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Shift + Tab |
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Space | Changes the view to the focused tab. |
Enter | Changes the view to the focused tab. |
Esc | N/A |
Arrows | N/A |
Responsive Design
Verint products should support all devices down to the common tablet size (960px width). For general guidelines, see Fundamentals - Responsive design.
Horizontal tabs
Where the container width does not allow all tabs to be shown at once, Back and Next arrows should be shown, allowing users to scroll along the tab line.
Once the focus is removed from the tab area, the selected item should automatically move into view.
Click and drag should be supported on touch devices, allowing the user to drag the tabs list horizontally.
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Vertical tabs
When the screen is narrowed and there is no longer room to show the full vertical tabs alongside the main content, the tabs column may be narrowed.
Design
Zeplin link | Screen thumbnail |
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Main Tabs |  |
2nd Level Tabs |  |
Details Pane Tabs |  |
Ribbon Tabs - Expand |  |
Vertical Tabs |  |
Code
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