In order for a click on a menu, tab, button, or other UI widget to invoke a component, we need to write a script that finds the appropriate component, and creates a new element. By importing the data-handler attribute from Sol Components, we can skip all of that and gain the ability to pass the component parameters from the button or menu item without scripting.

The picker at right uses the data-handler attribute on vanilla HTML buttons to create a tabset that displays the PodOS component pos-image.

The data-handler attribute is polite - it provides an action mechanism and a value transfer, but has nothing to say about how your app uses or displays the component called by the handler - CSS, light/shadow, where the item is placed - those are your decisions to make.