Tabbed user interface

A method implemented in a data processing system for providing a tabbed user interface, the method comprising:

• displaying the tabbed user interface comprising a plurality of tabs on a tab bar for navigating among a plurality of electronic documents;
• determining a first tab of the plurality of tabs is associated with a first application;
• and
• causing a first tab control element to be displayed on the tab bar adjacent to the first tab, the first tab control element when activated providing in the first tab control element a set of tools associated with the first application for performing application-specific tasks associated with the first application.

A machine-readable medium on which are stored instructions that, when executed, cause a processor of a programmable device to perform operations of:

• displaying a tabbed user interface comprising a plurality of tabs on a tab bar for navigating among a plurality of electronic documents;
• determining a first tab of the plurality of tabs is associated with a first application;
• and
• causing a first tab control element to be displayed on the tab bar adjacent to the first tab, the first tab control element when activated providing in the first tab control element a set of tools associated with the first application for performing application-specific tasks associated with the first application.