Advanced Features > Using DHTML-Based JSF Components to Build Web Applications > The JViews Framework Faces Component Set > Adding an Overview

An overview displays the global area and a rectangle corresponding to the area visible in the main view. You can move this rectangle to change the area visible in the main view. This overview is connected with the view in the usual way with the identifier.

<jvf:view id="view" [...] />
<jvf:overview viewId="view" [...] />