It looks like I am going to have to write my own tab control, because we can't find features on currently existing tab controls on the market to meet our needs.

I need to be able to control borders (etched, flat, 3D, etc) around the entire tab area, colors (selected tab, unselected tabs, background color behind the actual tab strip, and color of the tab area), and include a toolbar inside each tabs area. The best example I have found that meets this requirement are the tabs in Test Director (I have attached links to screen shots).

I have two questions:

1) Does anyone know of a tab control that meets these requirements

and more importantly . . .

2) Where is a good place to start (books, web sites, source code, other references) to begin to code such a project

Thanks.

FLL


Screen shot 1 - tab look:
http://www.hisoftware.com/MercuryInteractive/tdsc5.htm

Screen shot 2 - toolbar on tab:
http://www.hisoftware.com/MercuryInt...tdscviewer.htm