This control is a direct replacement of the SSTab control.
Some enhancements are:
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One note: if you use the Tab property of the control in code, you'll have to change it to TabSel.
I couldn't use Tab as a property name because it is a VB6 reserved keyword.
It should work in any Windows version from Windows 2000.
(Not tested, just tested on XP SP3).
For documentation, there are two files:
Some enhancements are:
- It supports Windows styles or themes
- The background color of the tabs can be changed (property TabBackColor)
- Another Style has been added (along with the two available in the original): it can be also rendered with the TabStrip look alike.
- Several new events and properties available
- More control at design time, for example the controls can be moved from one tab to another (that is available in a property page)
- Since many properties that define the appearance can be customized, the customized values can be saved (from a property page) and restored into another SSTabEx control.
- It fixes the focus to hidden controls issue that the original SSTab suffers when navigating with the tab key.
One note: if you use the Tab property of the control in code, you'll have to change it to TabSel.
I couldn't use Tab as a property name because it is a VB6 reserved keyword.
It should work in any Windows version from Windows 2000.
(Not tested, just tested on XP SP3).
For documentation, there are two files:
- _Readme - Notes.txt that is in the root folder, and explains things related to the component development and compiling.
- And [root folder]/others/Help SSTabEx control.txt that is the control documentation, from the point of view of using the control. The same information is in a property page.