TabStip Control

[mattw]

Hi,

I was wondering if there are any tutorials out there that will help me with the TabStrip control, I am not exactly sure how to design onto this control?


Also is there a way to ad pictures to the tabs?

[kleinma]

use the sstab (tabbed dialog control) from the components menu.. much better than the tabstrip

[Bill Crawley]

You have to use custom from the properties page to set the amount of tabs you want. Then you need to set the current tab also on the property page. THis will then be the tab you are working with. Dont forget to put it back when you have finished otherwise when you run, you may not start on the tab you expect.

Use it like any other container control.

Regards
Bill

[mattw]

How do I see what tab I am working on? I do not see this in the properties window?

[kleinma]

are you using the tabstrip or tabbed dialog control?

[mattw]

Whats the tabbed dialog control? I am pretty sure it is the tabstip control.

[kleinma]

well ill put it like this...

the tabstip (the one that you always see in the controls menu) is well kinda sucky because when you change the tabs nothign changes on the bottom (where you put all your controls) unless you code it too.. most people use frames and just change the zorder or visibility of the frames that are stacked on top of eachother... or you can use the tabbed dialog control which when you change tabs it actually changes the bottom so you can easily put your controls on each tab without adding code to change them..

you can find it by pressing ctrl + T in the IDE and selecting it from the list... I believe it is called the "Microsoft Tabbed Dialog Control"

[Megatron]

But, remember you'd have to include the ocx in your project when you distribute it.

[kleinma]

Originally posted by Megatron
But, remember you'd have to include the ocx in your project when you distribute it.

true... but well worth it i say