Thanks for the replies everyone. My app/TN actually has 8 states/tabs, but I still ended up going with the simple approach. In case anyone is interested, the code is below. Further thoughts still welcome.
<mx:TabNavigator id="tn" change="updateActiveTabIndex()" selectedIndex="{ModelLocator.getInstance().activeTabIndex}"> <view:SearchTab label="Search" id="searchTab" width="100%" height="100%" /> <view:DocumentTab label="Document" id="documentTab" width="100%" height="100%" /> <!-- More tabs here --> </mx:TabNavigator> And the function that keeps my model updated when the tabs are directly clicked: private function updateActiveTabIndex():void { ModelLocator.getInstance().activeTabIndex = tn.selectedIndex; } And the types of commands I make from other parts of the app: ModelLocator.getInstance().activeTabIndex = ModelLocator.DOCUMENT_TAB; Cheers, Ben ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/