Persist Customized Tab Bar

Hi there, i have been all around the web for this, but i just cannot find a solution that works...
I am currently using storyboards in xcode and I´m working on a project using tab bars. I have over 5 tabs atm and i therefore get the more button, and the user will also be enabled to customize the tab bar order. What I´m windering about is: How do i make the user-customized tab bar order to save when the application terminates. So when the application launches again, the tab bar would be just as the user left it.
As I have said, I have been all around the web for this one. Most of the explenations on this problem are really old, 2008 - 2009. It would be really awsome if someone out there really could explain how to do this, and actually explain where to type in the different code.
Cheers

Tabs relate to the web pages. It is not logical for the tabs to include the address bar and toolbars. This is another example of the triumph of form over function. It should not be necessary to install plugins or fiddle with styles to make Firefox useable.
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Addendum:
Literally two minutes after I got back to actually working, I found a more "elegant" solution. I posted it elsewhere, but I guess I forgot to share it here. =/ So I thought I'd update this real quick. =)
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 <fx:Script>
 <![CDATA[
 [Bindable] private var tab2IsReady:Boolean = false;
 private function checkCriteria():void{
 tab2IReady = someOtherThing.isFinished;//Boolean
 ]]>
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When you type "skinClass" use the auto complete to generate the custom skin (named whatever you want).
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<s:Skin
 xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
 xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
 xmlns:fb="http://ns.adobe.com/flashbuilder/2009"
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 <![CDATA[
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Message was edited by: Chaos7703 - Just made one statement a bit more explicit.

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