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

[MarioSanchez]

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?

[VBClassicRocks]

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

[LaVolpe]

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.

[techgnome]

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

[MarioSanchez]

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

Thanks

[techgnome]

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

-tg

[si_the_geek]

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