DYNAMIC TAB CONTROL RESIZING IN A USER INTERFACE

Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to tab width truncation in a tab control and provide a method, system and computer program product for differentiated truncation of tabs in a tab control. In one embodiment, a differentiated tab truncation method can be provided. The method can include determining a priority for each tab in a tab control, adjusting at least one dimension for each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority, and rendering the tab control in a GUI. In one aspect of the embodiment, determining a priority for each tab in a tab control can include applying a higher priority to more frequently used tabs and applying a lower priority to less frequently used tabs. In another aspect of the embodiment, determining a priority for each tab in a tab control can include applying a higher priority to more recently used tabs and applying a lower priority to less recently used tabs.