TabControl with Close Button and Text Align

One major flaw in the Tab Control in VB is the fact that it doesn't have a close button. Another issue is the alignment of the text. Usually these two problems can't be solved without manually drawing them on and changing the DrawMode to OwnerDrawFixed. And even once you do that, the tabs usually end up looking terrible.

Here's a way that I found to get a close button on tabs and also align the text however you want!

This is a more advanced version of the following code. I added the text fix and fixed a few minor issues with what he already had:
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=622242

How to use:
1. Add a new class to your application (preferably named TabControlEx.vb)
2. Copy and paste this code into that class.
3. Add the attached image to resources. You can use your own, but I really like the way this one looks.
3. Rebuild.
4. Now you should see a new item in the Control Toolbox named TabControlEx. Drag this control to your form.

New Features:
1. The ShowCloseButtonOnTabs property controls whether close button is shown on the tabs on not. By default this is True.
2. The CloseButtonClick event is raised when any of the close buttons is clicked. By default this closes the tab, but you can set the e.Cancel = True inside this event handler to prevent closing the tab.
3. Text on tabs is aligned the way you want it. Changed the text/font the way you normally would (TabControl.text = w/e) and it will automatically appear properly.

Note:
-The width of the tab I tested it with was 115
-Change occurrences of the following to change the way the text is aligned:
TabName.Size = New Size(rect.Width - btn.Width - 10, rect.Height)
TabName.Location = New Point(rect.X + 10, rect.Y + 1)

**** The 'X' Does Not Show Up On the First Tab When It's The Only One Open!****
**** I did this on purpose****
You can fix this very easily by taking out the if statement that sets it's visibility to false
in the functioncalled RePositionCloseButtons. But you will need to add another if
statement in the function OnCloseButtonClick that will close the form if the TabCount -1
is 0. This is to prevent crashing. I just thought it was a neat feature to not show the 'X'.
It's the same way in FireFox.

Here's the first part of the code:

VB .NET Code:

Option Strict On
Imports System.ComponentModel
 
<ToolboxBitmap(GetType(System.Windows.Forms.TabControl))> _
Public Class TabControlEx
    Inherits TabControl
 
    Private Declare Auto Function SetParent Lib "user32" (ByVal hWndChild As IntPtr, ByVal hWndNewParent As IntPtr) As IntPtr
    Protected CloseButtonCollection As New Dictionary(Of Button, TabPage)
    Private _ShowCloseButtonOnTabs As Boolean = True
    Protected LabelCollection As New Dictionary(Of Label, TabPage)
 
    <Browsable(True), DefaultValue(True), Category("Behavior"), Description("Indicates whether a close button should be shown on each TabPage")> _
    Public Property ShowCloseButtonOnTabs() As Boolean
        Get
            Return _ShowCloseButtonOnTabs
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Boolean)
            _ShowCloseButtonOnTabs = value
            For Each btn In CloseButtonCollection.Keys
                btn.Visible = _ShowCloseButtonOnTabs
            Next
            RePositionCloseButtons()
        End Set
    End Property
 
    Protected Overrides Sub OnCreateControl()
        MyBase.OnCreateControl()
        RePositionCloseButtons()
    End Sub
 
    Protected Overrides Sub OnControlAdded(ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.ControlEventArgs)
        MyBase.OnControlAdded(e)
        Dim tp As TabPage = DirectCast(e.Control, TabPage)
        Dim rect As Rectangle = Me.GetTabRect(Me.TabPages.IndexOf(tp))
        Dim btn As Button = AddCloseButton(tp)
 
        AddHandler btn.MouseEnter, AddressOf OnBtnMouseEnter
        AddHandler btn.MouseLeave, AddressOf OnBtnMouseLeave
        AddHandler btn.MouseDown, AddressOf onBtnMouseDown
 
        btn.Size = New Size(rect.Height - 1, rect.Height - 1)
        btn.Location = New Point(rect.X + rect.Width - rect.Height - 1, rect.Y + 1)
        SetParent(btn.Handle, Me.Handle)
        AddHandler btn.Click, AddressOf OnCloseButtonClick
        CloseButtonCollection.Add(btn, tp)
 
        Dim TabName As Label = AddLabel(tp)
        TabName.Size = New Size(rect.Width - btn.Width - 10, rect.Height)
        TabName.Location = New Point(rect.X + 10, rect.Y + 1)
        SetParent(TabName.Handle, Me.Handle)
        AddHandler TabName.MouseDown, AddressOf onLabelMouseDown
        LabelCollection.Add(TabName, tp)
 
    End Sub
 
    Protected Overrides Sub OnControlRemoved(ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.ControlEventArgs)
        Dim btn As Button = CloseButtonOfTabPage(DirectCast(e.Control, TabPage))
        RemoveHandler btn.Click, AddressOf OnCloseButtonClick
        CloseButtonCollection.Remove(btn)
        SetParent(btn.Handle, Nothing)
        btn.Dispose()
        MyBase.OnControlRemoved(e)
 
        Dim lbl As Label = LabelOfTabPage(DirectCast(e.Control, TabPage))
        SetParent(lbl.handle, Nothing)
        lbl.Dispose()
        MyBase.OnControlRemoved(e)
    End Sub
 
    Protected Overrides Sub OnLayout(ByVal levent As System.Windows.Forms.LayoutEventArgs)
        MyBase.OnLayout(levent)
        RePositionCloseButtons()
    End Sub
 
    Protected Overridable Sub onLabelMouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        If Me.TabCount > 1 Then
            Dim TabName As Label = DirectCast(sender, Label)
            Dim x As Integer = TabName.Location.X
             'you can also enter the tab width in manually, mine was 115
            x = x \ Me.ItemSize.Width
            Me.SelectedTab = Me.TabPages(x)
        End If
    End Sub
 
    Public Event CloseButtonClick As CancelEventHandler
    Protected Overridable Sub OnCloseButtonClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
 
        If Me.TabCount > 1 Then
            If Not DesignMode Then
                Dim btn As Button = DirectCast(sender, Button)
                Dim tp As TabPage = CloseButtonCollection(btn)
 
 
                Dim lastTab As Integer
                Dim closeIndex As Integer = btn.Location.X \ Me.ItemSize.Width
                If closeIndex >= Me.SelectedIndex And Me.SelectedIndex <> Me.TabCount - 1 Then
                    lastTab = Me.SelectedIndex
                ElseIf closeIndex < Me.SelectedIndex Then
                    lastTab = Me.SelectedIndex - 1
                ElseIf closeIndex = Me.SelectedIndex And Me.SelectedIndex <> 0 And Me.SelectedIndex <> Me.TabCount - 1 Then
                    lastTab = Me.SelectedIndex + 1
                ElseIf closeIndex = Me.SelectedIndex AndAlso Me.SelectedIndex = Me.TabCount - 1 Then
                    lastTab = Me.SelectedIndex - 1
                End If
 
                Dim ee As New CancelEventArgs
                RaiseEvent CloseButtonClick(sender, ee)
                If Not ee.Cancel Then
                    Me.TabPages.Remove(tp)
                    RePositionCloseButtons()
                End If
                Me.SelectedIndex = lastTab
            End If
        End If
    End Sub
 
    Protected Overridable Function AddLabel(ByVal tp As TabPage) As Label
        Dim tablabel As New Label
        With tablabel
            .BackColor = Color.Transparent
            .Font = Me.Font
            .Text = tp.Text
        End With
        Return tablabel
    End Function
 
    Protected Overridable Function AddCloseButton(ByVal tp As TabPage) As Button
        Dim closeButton As New Button
 
        With closeButton
            .FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat
            .Text = "X"
            .BackColor = Color.Transparent
            .FlatAppearance.BorderSize = 0
            .ForeColor = Color.Black
            .Font = New Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 6, FontStyle.Bold)
        End With
        Return closeButton
    End Function
 
    Public Sub RePositionCloseButtons()
        For Each item In CloseButtonCollection
            RePositionCloseButtons(item.Value)
        Next
        For Each item In LabelCollection
            RePositionCloseButtons(item.Value)
        Next
    End Sub
 
    Public Sub RePositionCloseButtons(ByVal tp As TabPage)
        Dim btn As Button = CloseButtonOfTabPage(tp)
        If btn IsNot Nothing Then
            Dim tpIndex As Integer = Me.TabPages.IndexOf(tp)
            If tpIndex >= 0 Then
                Dim rect As Rectangle = Me.GetTabRect(tpIndex)
                If Me.SelectedTab Is tp Then
                    btn.Size = New Size(rect.Height - 1, rect.Height - 1)
                    btn.Location = New Point(rect.X + rect.Width - rect.Height, rect.Y + 1)
                Else
                    btn.BackgroundImage = My.Resources.btnBack
                    btn.BackgroundImageLayout = ImageLayout.Stretch
                    btn.Size = New Size(rect.Height - 2, rect.Height - 2)
                    btn.Location = New Point(rect.X + rect.Width - rect.Height - 1, rect.Y + 1)
                End If
 
                Dim TabName As Label = LabelOfTabPage(tp)
                If TabName IsNot Nothing Then
                    If tpIndex >= 0 Then
                        If Me.SelectedTab Is tp Then
                            TabName.Size = New Size(rect.Width - btn.Width - 10, rect.Height)
                            TabName.Location = New Point(rect.X + 10, rect.Y + 1)
                        Else
                            TabName.BackgroundImage = My.Resources.btnBack
                            TabName.BackgroundImageLayout = ImageLayout.Stretch
                            TabName.Size = New Size(rect.Width - btn.Width - 13, rect.Height - 1)
                            TabName.Location = New Point(rect.X + 10, rect.Y + 1)
                        End If
                    End If
                    TabName.Text = tp.Text
                    TabName.BringToFront()
                End If
 
                If Me.TabCount > 1 Then
                    btn.Visible = ShowCloseButtonOnTabs
                Else
                    btn.Visible = False
                    TabName.Size = New Size(rect.Width - 10, rect.Height)
                End If
 
                btn.BringToFront()
 
            End If
        End If
    End Sub
 
    Protected Function CloseButtonOfTabPage(ByVal tp As TabPage) As Button
        Return (From item In CloseButtonCollection Where item.Value Is tp Select item.Key).FirstOrDefault
    End Function

The rest is below!!!

There were too many characters so I had to split it up.

VB .NET Code:

Protected Function LabelOfTabPage(ByVal tp As TabPage) As Label
        Return (From item In LabelCollection Where item.Value Is tp Select item.Key).FirstOrDefault
    End Function
 
 
    Private Sub OnBtnMouseEnter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Dim btn As Button
        btn = DirectCast(sender, Button)
        btn.BackgroundImage = Nothing
        btn.BackColor = Color.WhiteSmoke
 
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub OnBtnMouseLeave(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Dim btn As Button
        btn = DirectCast(sender, Button)
        btn.BackgroundImage = My.Resources.btnBack
        btn.BackgroundImageLayout = ImageLayout.Stretch
 
        Dim x As Integer = btn.Location.X
        On Error Resume Next
        x = x \ Me.ItemSize.Width
 
        If Me.SelectedTab Is Me.TabPages(x) Then
            btn.BackgroundImage = Nothing
            btn.BackColor = Color.FromKnownColor(KnownColor.ControlLightLight)
        End If
    End Sub
 
 
    Private Sub onBtnMouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        If MouseButtons = Windows.Forms.MouseButtons.Right Then
            On Error Resume Next
            Dim Index As Integer
            Dim btn As Button
            btn = DirectCast(sender, Button)
            Dim x As Integer = btn.Location.X  
            'you can also write the tab width in manually, mine was 115
            Index = x \ Me.ItemSize.Width  '<--- Notice the integer division
            Me.SelectedTab = Me.TabPages(Index)
        End If
 
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub TabControlEx_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.SelectedIndexChanged
 
        Dim btn As Button = CloseButtonOfTabPage(Me.SelectedTab)
        btn.BackgroundImage = Nothing
        btn.BackColor = Color.FromKnownColor(KnownColor.ControlLightLight)
 
        Dim lbl As Label = LabelOfTabPage(Me.SelectedTab)
        lbl.BackgroundImage = Nothing
        lbl.BackColor = Color.FromKnownColor(KnownColor.ControlLightLight)
    End Sub
End Class

All of the code goes into the class- the code from this post and the post above.