Introduction to the Pivot Control
The Pivot
may be regarded as the tab control for the phone. The control places individual views horizontally next to each other and manages left and right navigation. Flicking or panning horizontally on the page cycles between pivot items.
Unlike the Panorama
, where content may exceed screen boundaries, Pivot
content is confined to the screen’s width. Where the Panorama
displays a few pixels of content of the next section, the Pivot
does not, but instead relies on section titles to give the user an indication of neighboring sections.
The Pivot
is designed to represent data or items of a similar type. For example, a Pivot
can be used as activities for similar content around the same task flow. A good example of ...
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