Tabbed Navigation Bars

One of the navigation graphics commonly used within some of the major e-commerce sites is the tabbed navigation bar. Take a look at Amazon.com or similar sites to find lots of tabbed navigation bars. Often, the tabbed navigation bar is combined with menu choices or drop-down menus (such as that shown in Chapter 11) in the space below the navigation tabs.

To demonstrate how to create a tabbed navigation bar in SVG, I show you how to create a possible navigation bar for S-V-G.com with links to a number of other SVG and XML technology-related sites. Figure 05.10 shows the finished product with one of the tabs moused.

Figure 05.10. A tabbed navigation bar demonstrating a rollover effect on the tab being moused.

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