Is it possible to add color to teh tabs in a TabStrip?

I am writing a “browser” that will show PDFs from a medical chart. I am using a TabStrip control.

The question I have now is: Is it possible to color the tabs, I would like to preserve as much as possible of the original chart organization, and color would be a big asset.

It would be necessary to do two things: write a specific caption and use a color code, (e.g., Prescriptions in blue, Insurance in yellow, Progress in grey, etc.) This information will come from a data file. So using pictures in the tabs will not be a good solution because they could not be created dynamically. (Sorry, What am I saying?, I do not really know. Is it posiible to create pictures dynamically?)

I know exactly how to write any caption to the tabs, I need help with the color.

If some one can suggest how to color the font used on the tabs, that would work too.

Any ideas?

No can do with the common controls tabstrip. You will have to
write your own UserControl or find one that works for you.

For example, here are some:
http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb...teria=tabstrip
The first one look promising

What you are asking is extremely difficult and requires a high degree of knowledge with subclassing. Honestly I think it would be easier to create your own tab control or find a 3rd party version of it or find a project elsewhere that does what you want and works without crashing. Some controls just are not designed for customization & the TabStrip is one of them.

Another option is to use the SSTab control (Microsoft Tabbed Dialog Control). That has a forecolor option but effects all tabs. To have each of those tabs forecolors different, don't set the caption. Rather place a label on the tab itself and set the forecolor of the label. Make the label background transparent.

dupe posting... http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=651070

please try to not create multiple threads for the same problem... it fragments your responses...

-tg

I will not do that again. I did not know how to delete my original posting.

Thanks

Usually all you need to do is report your thread and ask that a mod move it... which I've done...

-tg

Duplicate threads merged - please post each question (or variation of it) only once. If you think you have posted in the wrong forum, click the "report" icon on the left of a post (or PM a moderator) to ask for it to be moved.

Thanks for the report tg :thumb: