As far as I'm concerned, the "resolution" is just a workaround; really it should not be possble for the tab headers to show content behind them, I can't imagine that situation is ever desirable. It would be nice if they were more robust about hiding the content behind them so that we can avoid this confusion in the future.
Here's the MP which re-triggered this issue in Friends, including discussion on how it was resolved:
https:/ /code.launchpad .net/~kai- mast/friends- app/new- postview/ +merge/ 197537
As far as I'm concerned, the "resolution" is just a workaround; really it should not be possble for the tab headers to show content behind them, I can't imagine that situation is ever desirable. It would be nice if they were more robust about hiding the content behind them so that we can avoid this confusion in the future.