title: Vertical tabs in Flex 4
body: <p>I would like to have vertical tabs in Flex 4. I have started implementing this by having a vertical list down one side. On list selection I am updating the selection index of a view stack. This gives the functionality of vertical tabs.</p>
  
  <p>My problem is the look and feel. How do I get the list to have a similar look and feel to the horizontal tab bar? Is it a case of overriding skins?</p>
  
  <p>I have found this post:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2935882/flex-4-vertical-tabbar">Is there a way to make a &lt;s:TabBar /&gt; vertical?</a></p>
  
  <p>which does implement vertical tabs. My problem with this is that I do not get any text in the tab. I think the problem is that this was originally written for flex 2. I am using flex 4 and am trying to put this component inside a </p>
  
  <p>Any pointers would be great.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>