UITabBarController UINavigationController Design Advice

Question

This is more of a philosophical question than anything, so give me your thoughts.

The iPhone SDK documentation specifies that you may have a tab bar controller conta

Answer 1

I think the tab bar controller is intended to be the main point of navigation around an app if it's used. If a nav controller contains a tab controller, then the tabs will switch whenever you navigate elsewhere, which may be confusing to users who are used to using them the regular way in other apps. I think its a cool idea however, but apple may not feel the same way.