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“Position fixed” toolbars – As real as it gets!

March 29, 2012

Our ultimate goal is to make Proto.io as realistic as possible when it comes to prototyping or simulating how an app looks and works. Today we’ve come one step closer to our goal!

We have added a new property on all toolbars, the “Position fixed during transitions” property. When ON, this magic property keeps the toolbars (including the tab bar) fixed so that it doesn’t slide during transitions. For example, I’m at a tab and I want to drill-down a list with transition ‘slide’.

Theoretically, the tab bar should not move during the slide transition, as it doesn’t move on real iPhone apps. Well, before this latest release it wasn’t possible. After popular demand we have decided that it’s a must have feature so have implemented it.

Position fixed on transitions property
"Position fixed on transitions" property

To see working demo of a position-fixed tab bar visit our latest prototype example:
https://showcase.proto.io/share/?id=2777c90e-f989-412d-a9b7-6ce6ba49d368&v=1

The new property can be applied on all toolbars and also on images for those of you that import your existing designs straight from Photoshop. Let us know what you think!

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