gistfile1.el

;; use `frame-bufs.el' to mimic perspective feature

(idle-require 'frame-bufs)

(defun frame-bufs-switch-buffer ()
  "Switch buffer, within buffers associated with current frame (`frame-bufs-buffer-list')"
  (interactive)
  (if (and (fboundp 'frame-bufs-mode)
		   frame-bufs-mode)
	  (let* ( (buffers (mapcar 'buffer-name (frame-bufs-buffer-list (selected-frame))))
			  (buffers-rotated (append (cdr buffers) (cons (car buffers) nil)))
			  (target (ido-completing-read "Buffer: " buffers-rotated)) )
		(switch-to-buffer target))
	(call-interactively 'ido-switch-buffer)))

(eval-after-load "frame-bufs"
  `(progn
	 (add-hook 'frame-bufs-mode-on-hook #'(lambda ()
											(global-set-key (kbd "C-x b") 'frame-bufs-switch-buffer)
											(global-set-key (kbd "C-x B") 'ido-switch-buffer)))
	 (add-hook 'frame-bufs-mode-off-hook #'(lambda ()
											 (global-set-key (kbd "C-x b") 'ido-switch-buffer)))
	 ))


;;and you need to modify your 'tabbar-buffer-groups-function'
(defun tabbar-ruler-tabbar-buffer-groups ()
  "Return the list of group names the current buffer belongs to.
Return a list of one element based on major mode."
  (setq last-tabbar-ruler-tabbar-buffer-groups
		(list
		 (cond
		  ((= (aref (buffer-name) 0) ?*)
		   "Utils")
		  (t
		   "Files"
		   ))))
  (if (and (fboundp 'frame-bufs-mode)
		   frame-bufs-mode
		   (memq (current-buffer) (frame-bufs-buffer-list (selected-frame))))
	(symbol-value 'last-tabbar-ruler-tabbar-buffer-groups)))