Customization
Almost everything. To understand the control, let's take a look at the objects and regions.
- The first two lines are the TopSeparator
- Followed by the TabTop
- On the left the Tabs area
- On the right the Control Buttons area
- The space between the tabs is the TabOffset
- All the bottom part is the form
Most customizations are made through properties. All the properties are in the TabControl, and some of them are in the TabPage, so you can change some appearance on each specific tab.
The icon and the text in the tab are the Icon and Text properties of the form, respectively. All the colors in the control can be changed. The close button in the tab can be replaced by an image. The TopSeparator, the tab icon, the tab Close button, and the control buttons can be displayed or not. And there is a lot more. Look at the control to see what’s possible.
The tab shape can be changed by the GetTabRegion event. The tab background can be OwnerDraw by the event TabPaintBackGround, and the border can be handled by the event TabPaintBorder. The events occur in the order mentioned.