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| Pos | Name | Type | Description | Default |
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| <1> | Normal Colors | |||
| <1, 1> | Normal Text Color | Color | The tab's text color in its normal state | "None" |
| <1, 2> | Normal Backgroun | Color Fill | The tab's background in its normal state | "None" |
| <2> | Hot Colors | |||
| <2, 1> | Hot Text Color | Color | The tab's text color when hot | "None" |
| <2, 2> | Hot Background | Color Fill | The tab's background when hot | "None" |
| <3> | Select Colors | |||
| <3, 1> | Select Text Color | Color | The tab's text color when selected | "None" |
| <3, 2> | Select Background | Color Fill | The tab's background when selected | "None" |
| <4> | Disable Colors | |||
| <4, 1> | Disable Text Color | Color | The tab's text color when disabled | "None" |
| <4, 2> | Disable Background | Color Fill | The tab's background when disabled | "None" |
| <5> | Pane Background | Color Fill | The pane background to be used when the tab is selected | "None" |
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The TabColors property allows you to customize the tab's text and background colors. By default, these are set to "None", which means that the current Windows theme is used to render the tabs. There is an important rule you need to know when using custom colors.
First, the AllowXPTheme property must be set to 0, even if you haven't yet set the property to 1. This ensures that the other controls on the form are properly subclassed. Failing to do so will result in something like this:
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// set a red, green, and blue tab without borders or custom panes Colors = "" Colors<1, 2> = "Vertical(Gradient(Red L=90, Red L=80), Gradient(Red L=75, Red L=80))" Colors<2, 2> = "Vertical(Gradient(Red L=100, Red L=90), Gradient(Red L=85, Red L=90))" Colors<3, 2> = "Vertical(Gradient(Red L=95, Red L=85), Gradient(Red L=80, Red L=85))" Colors<4, 2> = "Vertical(Gradient(Gray L=90, Gray L=80), Gradient(Gray L=75, Gray L=80))" Colors<5> = "None" rv = Set_Property(@Window:".OLE_TAB", "OLE.TabColors[1]", Colors) Swap "Red" with "Green" in Colors rv = Set_Property(@Window:".OLE_TAB", "OLE.TabColors[2]", Colors) Swap "Green" with "Blue" in Colors rv = Set_Property(@Window:".OLE_TAB", "OLE.TabColors[3]", Colors) rv = Set_Property(@Window:".OLE_TAB", "OLE.AllowXPTheme", 0) // set a red, green, and blue tab with borders and a custom pane Colors = "" Colors<1, 2> = "Vertical(Gradient(Red L=80, Red L=90), Border(Red))" Colors<2, 2> = "Vertical(Gradient(Red L=90, Red L=95), Border(Red))" Colors<3, 2> = "Vertical(Gradient(Red L=85, Red L=95), Border(Red))" Colors<4, 1> = "Gray" Colors<4, 2> = "Vertical(Gradient(Gray L=80, Gray L=90), Border(Gray))" Colors<5> = "Vertical(Gradient(Red L=95, Red L=80), Border(Red))" rv = Set_Property(@Window:".OLE_TAB", "OLE.TabColors[1]", Colors) Swap "Red" with "Green" in Colors rv = Set_Property(@Window:".OLE_TAB", "OLE.TabColors[2]", Colors) Swap "Green" with "Blue" in Colors rv = Set_Property(@Window:".OLE_TAB", "OLE.TabColors[3]", Colors) rv = Set_Property(@Window:".OLE_TAB", "OLE.AllowXPTheme", 0) // set a custom theme to be used by all tabs Colors = "" Colors<1, 2> = "Vertical(Gradient(S L=95, S L=85), Gradient(S L=80, S L=85))" Colors<2, 2> = "Vertical(Gradient(S C S=100 L=95, S C S=100 L=85), Gradient(S C S=100 L=80, S C S=100 L=85))" Colors<3, 2> = "Vertical(Gradient(S C S=100 L=90, S C S=100 L=80), Gradient(S C S=100 L=75, S C S=100 L=80))" Colors<4, 1> = "Gray" Colors<4, 2> = "Vertical(Gradient(Gray L=90, Gray L=80), Gradient(Gray L=75, Gray L=80))" rv = Set_Property(@Window:".OLE_TAB", "OLE.TabColors[All]", Colors) rv = Set_Property(@Window:".OLE_TAB", "OLE.AllowXPTheme", 0) |
