# Tabs

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tabs/101448>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 4, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tabs/101448 "2006-08-04T21:40:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimweirich)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tabs/101448/1 "2006-08-04T21:40:07Z")

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I’m new to Ruby/Rails

I want to create Tabs similar to these…  
[http://demo.raibledesigns.com/struts-menu/tabbedMenu.jsp;jsessionid=aM2yeUTgLeTbY7WLAZ;jsessionid=aBFrrGHWQim4pwSPAZ?People](http://demo.raibledesigns.com/struts-menu/tabbedMenu.jsp;jsessionid=aM2yeUTgLeTbY7WLAZ;jsessionid=aBFrrGHWQim4pwSPAZ?People)

Can someone outline the best method?

Specifically,

Is creating a tabs.html in ..apps\views\layouts and using

class PhotoController \< ApplicationController  
layout “tabs”

…in my controller the best method?

How can I refresh the submenus and page text when clicking from tab to  
tab?

Thank you,  
jim

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**Author:** ![jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimweirich)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tabs/101448/2 "2006-08-07T01:17:40Z")

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**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tabs/101448/3 "2006-08-07T17:12:42Z")

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> for sure, but in the world of eXtreme Programming it really is the  
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> > [http://demo.raibledesigns.com/struts-menu/](http://demo.raibledesigns.com/struts-menu/)  
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I’m not sure of the best way to create tabs at this point and don’t know  
if  
I will be using AJAX to refresh the sub menus.

Jim

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**Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 3:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tabs/101448/4 "2006-08-09T03:18:50Z")

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> menu(current\_controller) %\>
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> > I’m new to Ruby/Rails
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They look good…

what I would really like to do is use the tabs(and other functionality)  
from  
DOJO…

[http://dojotoolkit.org/](http://dojotoolkit.org/)

Jim

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**Author:** ![jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimweirich)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tabs/101448/5 "2006-08-08T02:43:37Z")

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hi  
i am using tabs menu on the website sprinj [http://sprinj.com](http://sprinj.com)

i have a helper menu found in each layout file i.e \<%=  
menu(current\_controller) %\>

the menu function is in application\_helper

tabs are formatted with CSS, and the current tab is outlined and found  
thanks to current\_controller parameter