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      1 page.title=Tabs
      2 @jd:body
      3 
      4 <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/tabs_overview.png">
      5 
      6 <p>Tabs in the action bar make it easy to explore and switch between different views or functional
      7 aspects of your app, or to browse categorized data sets.</p>
      8 
      9 
     10 <h2 id="scrollable">Scrollable Tabs</h2>
     11 
     12 
     13 <div class="layout-content-row">
     14   <div class="layout-content-col span-6">
     15 
     16 <p>Scrolling tab controls can contain a larger number of items than a standard tab control. To navigate
     17 to the next/previous view, swipe left or right.</p>
     18 
     19   </div>
     20   <div class="layout-content-col span-7">
     21 
     22     <video width="400" class="with-shadow play-on-hover" autoplay>
     23       <source src="{@docRoot}design/media/tabs_scrolly.mp4" type="video/mp4">
     24       <source src="{@docRoot}design/media/tabs_scrolly.webm" type="video/webm">
     25       <source src="{@docRoot}design/media/tabs_scrolly.ogv" type="video/ogg">
     26     </video>
     27     <div class="figure-caption">
     28       Scrolling tabs in the Play Store app.
     29       <div class="video-instructions">&nbsp;</div>
     30     </div>
     31 
     32   </div>
     33 </div>
     34 
     35 
     36 <h2 id="fixed">Fixed Tabs</h2>
     37 
     38 
     39 <p>Fixed tabs display all items concurrently. To navigate to a different view, touch the tab.</p>
     40 
     41 <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/tabs_standard.png">
     42 <div class="figure-caption">
     43   Tabs in Holo Dark &amp; Light.
     44 </div>
     45 
     46 <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/tabs_youtube.png">
     47 <div class="figure-caption">
     48   Tabs in the YouTube app.
     49 </div>
     50 
     51 
     52 
     53 <h2 id="stacked">Stacked Tabs</h2>
     54 
     55 
     56 <p>If view navigation is essential to your app, you can break out tabs into a separate action bar. This
     57 permits fast view switching even on narrower screens.</p>
     58 
     59 <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/tabs_stacked.png">
     60