Common Controls Tab Control Defects when themed
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From: Leo on 27 May 2010 23:18 What is the best way to resolve the graphical issues that the Tab control suffers from when using XP/Vista themes?
From: Dee Earley on 28 May 2010 07:29 On 28/05/2010 04:18, Leo wrote: > What is the best way to resolve the graphical issues that the Tab > control suffers from when using XP/Vista themes? By telling us what you think they are as a start... -- Dee Earley (dee.earley(a)icode.co.uk) i-Catcher Development Team iCode Systems (Replies direct to my email address will be ignored. Please reply to the group.)
From: Leo on 28 May 2010 23:04 Dee Earley pretended : > On 28/05/2010 04:18, Leo wrote: >> What is the best way to resolve the graphical issues that the Tab >> control suffers from when using XP/Vista themes? > > By telling us what you think they are as a start... The colour of the tab page background does not get set to the right one and under XP it is a gradient. I want to be able to get its background to be the right colour/gradient.
From: Helmut Meukel on 29 May 2010 04:36 "Leo" <ttdhead(a)gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:htq07k$fsr$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Dee Earley pretended : >> On 28/05/2010 04:18, Leo wrote: >>> What is the best way to resolve the graphical issues that the Tab >>> control suffers from when using XP/Vista themes? >> >> By telling us what you think they are as a start... > > The colour of the tab page background does not get set to the right one and > under XP it is a gradient. I want to be able to get its background to be the > right colour/gradient. > > Hmmm, the right one? Look into the properties of the Tab control. The default setting for BackgroundColor is the symbolic constant "Buttonface", same as for the form. Has your form the "right" background color? Helmut.
From: Leo on 31 May 2010 08:06
It happens that Helmut Meukel formulated : > "Leo" <ttdhead(a)gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:htq07k$fsr$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> Dee Earley pretended : >>> On 28/05/2010 04:18, Leo wrote: >>>> What is the best way to resolve the graphical issues that the Tab >>>> control suffers from when using XP/Vista themes? >>> >>> By telling us what you think they are as a start... >> >> The colour of the tab page background does not get set to the right one and >> under XP it is a gradient. I want to be able to get its background to be >> the right colour/gradient. >> >> > > > Hmmm, > > the right one? > Look into the properties of the Tab control. The default setting > for BackgroundColor is the symbolic constant "Buttonface", > same as for the form. > Has your form the "right" background color? > > Helmut. Under Windows 77 the background should be white including the top of the selected tab with the other tabs being a rounded grey colour. So I am not sure what colours to try if it's that. |