Switching mode could be chosen with the tabPanel attribute "switchType" with three possible parameters.
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server
(DEFAULT)The common submission is performed around tabPanel and a page is completely rendered on a called panel. Only one at a time tabPanel is uploaded onto the client side.
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ajax
AJAX form submission is performed around the tabPanel, content of the called tabPanel is uploaded on Ajax request. Only one at a time tabPanel is uploaded on the client.
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client
All tabPanels are uploaded on the client side. The switching from the active to the hidden panel is performed with client JavaScript.
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http://docs.jboss.org/richfaces/latest_3_3_X/en/devguide/html/rich_tabPanel.html