Tab Control Customization

[Martin Rais]

Hi! I would like to draw a Tab Control myself (instead of the recatangle,
for example, I would like to draw a rounded Rect). Is there any way to do
this or should I create my own Tab Control?
Thanks.
Martin

 

[Tim Wilson]

You can use the GraphicsPath class to construct a rounded region and then
set this region into the Region property of the TabControl. There is
information in the newsgroup archives on constructing a rounded rectangle.
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.dotnet.*&as_q=rounded+rectangle

 

[Mick Doherty]

Depends on exactly what you want.
You can Fully OwnerDraw the TabControl, but if you want full control over
the location and size of the tabs, then you'll be better off creating a new
tabcontrol from scratch.

Some links which you may find useful:
a.. http://www.dotnetrix.co.uk/tabcontrols.html
b.. http://www.dotnetrix.co.uk/custom.html ("Create a PanelManager" can
easily be modified to build a custom tabcontrol)
c.. http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/flattabcontrol.asp
d.. http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/CustomTabControl.asp