Context

On the Matplotlib homepage, we list some tools using vertically-oriented tabs. This is implemented through regular HTML. I am now porting the site to reST sphinx-design, and would like to replicate it as best possible. While I have been able to replicate the styling relatively closely, I cannot figure out how to make the tabs vertical.

In our original site, the tab labels all come before the tab content divs, whereas in sphinx-design, the tab label is interleaved with the content divs. I think this is what makes it difficult to achieve vertical tabs purely in CSS, but I am no expert in web development, and it may still be possible.

Proposal

• Add an option to tab-set for where to put the labels, stacked above, or stacked to the left.
• For flexibility, it may also be nice to allow stacked on right or stack on bottom, but I don't know how difficult that is to implement.

Tasks and updates

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