Vertical Tabs with JQuery?

Question

I want tabs along the left side of the page instead of across the top. I'm already loading jQuery for other reasons (effects), so I prefer using jQuery to another UI framework. Searches on "vertical tabs jquery" yield links to works-in-progress.

Is getting Vertical Tabs to work across browsers fraught, or is it so trivial that, once you have a solution, it doesn't seem worthwhile to post example code?

Answer 1

Have a look at the jQuery UI vertical Tabs Docu. I try out it, it worked fine.

<style type="text/css"> /* Vertical Tabs ----------------------------------*/ .ui-tabs-vertical { width: 55em; } .ui-tabs-vertical .ui-tabs-nav { padding: .2em .1em .2em .2em; float: left; width: 12em; } .ui-tabs-vertical .ui-tabs-nav li { clear: left; width: 100%; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-right-width: 0 !important; margin: 0 -1px .2em 0; } .ui-tabs-vertical .ui-tabs-nav li a { display:block; } .ui-tabs-vertical .ui-tabs-nav li.ui-tabs-selected { padding-bottom: 0; padding-right: .1em; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; } .ui-tabs-vertical .ui-tabs-panel { padding: 1em; float: right; width: 40em;} </style>   <script>     $(document).ready(function() {         $("#tabs").tabs().addClass('ui-tabs-vertical ui-helper-clearfix');         $("#tabs li").removeClass('ui-corner-top').addClass('ui-corner-left');      }); </script> 

Answer 2

Try here:

http://www.sunsean.com/idTabs/

A look at the Freedom tab might have what you need.

Let me know if you find something you like. I worked on the exact same problem a few months ago and decided to implement myself. I like what I did, but it might have been nice to use a standard library.