Comments on: Tab Controls without the Tabs http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/ smart business solutions Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:44:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Janet Tokerud http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/#comment-970 Janet Tokerud Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:18:09 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/#comment-970 I've been using the tab controls as is because I like the perfectly seamless look I get and the no-hassle of getting them. I have a philosophy that I want the development changes to be dead simple and extra complexity of fake tabs bothers me. However, this is the best I've seen of giving you some of the benefits of the tab control while still allowing you to script the "tabs". Thanks for taking the time and trouble to document it so well! Anyone out there want to show me your gorgeous fake tabs that can compete with my Studio Manager product tabs using the tab controls generically? I am all ears. I’ve been using the tab controls as is because I like the perfectly seamless look I get and the no-hassle of getting them. I have a philosophy that I want the development changes to be dead simple and extra complexity of fake tabs bothers me. However, this is the best I’ve seen of giving you some of the benefits of the tab control while still allowing you to script the “tabs”. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to document it so well! Anyone out there want to show me your gorgeous fake tabs that can compete with my Studio Manager product tabs using the tab controls generically? I am all ears.

]]> By: Nick Stockbridge http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/#comment-934 Nick Stockbridge Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:31:46 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/#comment-934 No insightful comment to make, just many thanks for such a great idea. I think this is how I will always do my "wizard" style screens, e.g. Step 1, please enter name and address, Step 2, please enter phone, email etc. Just to think, I unnecessarily made all those extra layouts, just because I needed a script to validate data input and then go somewhere afterwards for the next set of fields (i.e, another layout). Thanks again! No insightful comment to make, just many thanks for such a great idea. I think this is how I will always do my “wizard” style screens, e.g. Step 1, please enter name and address, Step 2, please enter phone, email etc. Just to think, I unnecessarily made all those extra layouts, just because I needed a script to validate data input and then go somewhere afterwards for the next set of fields (i.e, another layout). Thanks again!

]]> By: Andy http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/#comment-849 Andy Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:39:18 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/#comment-849 Another method which may be slightly quicker is to double-click the Tab Control, keep the pixels set at 0, but change the Tab Justification to Full. This gives you nice big tabs you can easily move between in layout mode. Once your layout changes are complete, change the justification back to Left, Right or Center and the tabs shrink back to nothing. Another method which may be slightly quicker is to double-click the Tab Control, keep the pixels set at 0, but change the Tab Justification to Full. This gives you nice big tabs you can easily move between in layout mode. Once your layout changes are complete, change the justification back to Left, Right or Center and the tabs shrink back to nothing.

]]> By: Geoff Coffey http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/#comment-831 Geoff Coffey Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:57:32 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/#comment-831 @peter: As far as I know, there's no way to easily do it. I typically double-click the tab control and set the fixed width to 20px or so. Then set it back to 0px when I'm done. I was working with Vince Menanno the other day, and he showed me another way: select the tab control and set the line thickness to 8px. Either method give you enough of a tab to switch between them. Vince's way it a touch quicker. @peter: As far as I know, there’s no way to easily do it. I typically double-click the tab control and set the fixed width to 20px or so. Then set it back to 0px when I’m done. I was working with Vince Menanno the other day, and he showed me another way: select the tab control and set the line thickness to 8px. Either method give you enough of a tab to switch between them. Vince’s way it a touch quicker.

]]> By: Peter Kerr http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/#comment-829 Peter Kerr Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:33:22 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/#comment-829 Very nice, useful trick! Many thanks; it works especially well with conditional formatting. But how do you go between tabs in layout mode? Is it possible to do without resetting the label width and text size? Cheers, Peter Very nice, useful trick! Many thanks; it works especially well with conditional formatting.

But how do you go between tabs in layout mode? Is it possible to do without resetting the label width and text size?

Cheers,
Peter

]]> By: Derek Bastille http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/#comment-828 Derek Bastille Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:25:26 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/tab-controls-without-the-tabs/#comment-828 Hi Jesse, I've been playing with this technique for a bit and it works pretty well (I'm using a series of buttons along the side to navigate). However, there is one 'gotcha' that needs to be mentioned: Development. That is, if you eliminate the tabs from the control, there is no way that I know of to navigate between the panes when you are developing your solution (buttons don't work in Layout mode). Thus, folks need to allow for leaving at least a bit of tab on the layout until they have the layout finished. Kind of like removing the debug code before shipping ;-) Regards, Derek Hi Jesse,
I’ve been playing with this technique for a bit and it works pretty well (I’m using a series of buttons along the side to navigate). However, there is one ‘gotcha’ that needs to be mentioned: Development. That is, if you eliminate the tabs from the control, there is no way that I know of to navigate between the panes when you are developing your solution (buttons don’t work in Layout mode). Thus, folks need to allow for leaving at least a bit of tab on the layout until they have the layout finished. Kind of like removing the debug code before shipping ;-)

Regards,
Derek

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