Joseph Zollo Posted August 3, 2002 Share Posted August 3, 2002 Does anyone know how to fix this little problem? The TabStrip has no backcolor property and i'm all out of ideas. I would like to get it to look good on XP and lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PabUK Veteran Posted August 3, 2002 Veteran Share Posted August 3, 2002 Change the background color of the frames to "ButtonFace". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 VaxoP Posted August 3, 2002 Share Posted August 3, 2002 or change the backcolor of the frames and all contents to white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Joseph Zollo Posted August 4, 2002 Author Share Posted August 4, 2002 Originally posted by PabUK Change the background color of the frames to "ButtonFace". That's what they're set at right now, doesn't do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PabUK Veteran Posted August 4, 2002 Veteran Share Posted August 4, 2002 Strange it does for any frames I create. Perhaps it is because of the XP styling. I assume you are using a manifest file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Joseph Zollo Posted August 4, 2002 Author Share Posted August 4, 2002 Originally posted by PabUK Strange it does for any frames I create. Perhaps it is because of the XP styling. I assume you are using a manifest file? Yes, i'm using a manifest. Question: do you have VB6 and XP? And if you do were you able to properly create frames in a tab strip? If so, could you post a screenshot? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PabUK Veteran Posted August 4, 2002 Veteran Share Posted August 4, 2002 Yes I have VB6 and XP, but I do not use manifest files. I am guessing that is your problem here because they are known to cause such issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tajddin Posted August 6, 2002 Share Posted August 6, 2002 This is evident in VB.net, C#.net, and Vb6, and occurs because of an incompatibility between the XP visual styles and the tab control. There is *no* workaround in VB, nor is it an issue that concerns the manifest. If you ask me, it?s more of a big problem, because the only way you can get the themed appearance is through a C++ DLL, then referencing it in VB. I don?t exactly know how far this?ll get you, because you?re using VB6, but I know from experience that this works perfectly in Vb.NET. Hope this helps: http://codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/themedtabpage.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 azcodemonkey Posted August 6, 2002 Share Posted August 6, 2002 How about setting the frame's appearance to flat, along with all the other controls... Perhaps, test for what platform you're app is on, and set the appearance based on that. BTW, I couldn't even get the tabs to style properly w/ VB6. They still appear unthemed. wierd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Does anyone know how to fix this little problem? The TabStrip has no backcolor property and i'm all out of ideas. I would like to get it to look good on XP and lower.
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