Index: misc/vertical-tabs.js
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/misc/vertical-tabs.js,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -p -r1.4 vertical-tabs.js
--- misc/vertical-tabs.js	27 Apr 2009 20:19:35 -0000	1.4
+++ misc/vertical-tabs.js	25 May 2009 10:50:35 -0000
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Drupal.behaviors.verticalTabs = {
       var focus;
       // Create the tab column.
       var list = $('<ul class="vertical-tabs-list"></ul>');
-      $(this).wrap('<div class="vertical-tabs clearfix"></div>').before(list);
+      $(this).wrap('<div class="vertical-tabs clearfix form-meta-element"></div>').before(list);
 
       // Transform each fieldset into a tab.
       $('> fieldset', this).each(function () {
Index: modules/node/node.css
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/node/node.css,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -p -r1.7 node.css
--- modules/node/node.css	30 Mar 2009 03:15:40 -0000	1.7
+++ modules/node/node.css	25 May 2009 10:50:35 -0000
@@ -43,3 +43,21 @@ td.revision-current {
   display: inline;
 }
 
+#node-form-components-menu {
+  float: right;
+  width: 20%;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+#node-form .node-form {
+  float: left;
+  width: 80%;
+}
+#node-form-buttons {
+  margin-top: 0.5em;
+  float: right;
+}
+#node-form-buttons input {
+  display: block;
+  margin: 0.5em 0;
+  width: 120px;
+}
Index: modules/node/node.js
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/node/node.js,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -p -r1.4 node.js
--- modules/node/node.js	27 Apr 2009 20:19:37 -0000	1.4
+++ modules/node/node.js	25 May 2009 10:50:35 -0000
@@ -32,4 +32,32 @@ Drupal.behaviors.nodeFieldsetSummaries =
   }
 };
 
+Drupal.behaviors.nodeEditMeta = {
+  attach: function (context) {
+
+    // Add node components menu area for content/meta links and buttons.
+    $('#node-form .node-form').before('<div id="node-form-components-menu"><a href="" id="show-node-content-edit">' + Drupal.t('Content') + '</a> | <a href="" id="show-node-meta-edit">' + Drupal.t('Meta') + '</a><div id="node-form-buttons"></div></div>');
+    
+    // Move buttons to the form components menu area.
+    $('#node-form-components-menu #node-form-buttons').append($('#node-form .form-submit'));
+    
+    // Add click functionality to show and hide meta elements.
+    $('#node-form-components-menu a').click(function() { 
+      switch ($(this).attr('id')) {
+        case 'show-node-content-edit':
+          // TODO: swap to content editing items.
+          break;
+        case 'show-node-meta-edit':
+          // TODO: swap to meta editing items.
+          break;
+      }
+      // Avoid default click action to fire.
+      return false; 
+    });
+    
+    // Hide the meta elements by default.
+    $('.form-meta-element').hide();
+  }
+};
+
 })(jQuery);