1 tab control, 5 tab pages - different color

[Martha]

I have one tab control with 5 tab pages.
I want to color each tab page a different color.
Does anyone know how to color the entire tab page a unique color?
(that includes the tab part of the tab page)
In other words, just like different paper folders come in different colors,
how do you program this?

If you look at the code I got from Microsoft, this will color only one tab
and put text on only one tab:
HOw does one do it when you have 5 tab pages with one tab control?

tabControl1.Dra wMode = TabDrawMode.Own erDrawFixed;
....
....

tabControl1.Dra wItem += new DrawItemEventHa ndler(DrawOnTab );
....
....
private void DrawOnTab(objec t sender, DrawItemEventAr gs e)
{
Graphics g = e.Graphics;
Pen p = new Pen(Color.Blue) ;
Font font = new Font("Arial", 10.0f);
SolidBrush brush = new SolidBrush(Colo r.Red);
SolidBrush brush1 = new
SolidBrush(Colo r.Beige);
g.DrawRectangle (p, tabArea);
g.DrawString("t abPage1",font,b rush,tabTextAre a);
}

[realfun]

got an ugly one, hope it's helpful:
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private void DrawOnTab(objec t sender, DrawItemEventAr gs e)
{
if (e.State == DrawItemState.S elected)
{
TabControl tc = (TabControl) sender;
TabPage currentTab = tc.TabPages[tc.SelectedInde x];
Graphics g = e.Graphics;
Font font = new Font("Arial", 10.0f);
SolidBrush brushRed = new SolidBrush(Colo r.Red);
Color[] backColors = new Color[3]{Color.Blue,
Color.Green, Color.Black};
Rectangle tabArea = e.Bounds;
Rectangle tabTextArea = e.Bounds;
Brush backBrush = new
SolidBrush(back Colors[tc.SelectedInde x]);
g.FillRectangle (backBrush, tabArea);
currentTab.Back Color = backColors[tc.SelectedInde x];
g.DrawString(cu rrentTab.Text, font, brushRed,
tabTextArea);
}
}

private void tabControl1_Sel ectedIndexChang ed(object sender,
System.EventArg s e)
{
tabControl1.Inv alidate();
}

[Mick Doherty]

You'll find several tips on modifying TabControl on my site.
http://dotnetrix.co.uk/tabcontrols.html

You'll also find TabControlEX which has already got these features built in.
http://dotnetrix.co.uk/controls.html --> TabControlEX

--
Mick Doherty
http://dotnetrix.co.uk/nothing.html
"Martha" <Ma****@discuss ions.microsoft. com> wrote in message
news:20******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

I have one tab control with 5 tab pages.
I want to color each tab page a different color.
Does anyone know how to color the entire tab page a unique color?
(that includes the tab part of the tab page)
In other words, just like different paper folders come in different
colors,
how do you program this?

If you look at the code I got from Microsoft, this will color only one tab
and put text on only one tab:
HOw does one do it when you have 5 tab pages with one tab control?

tabControl1.Dra wMode = TabDrawMode.Own erDrawFixed;
...
...

tabControl1.Dra wItem += new DrawItemEventHa ndler(DrawOnTab );
...
...
private void DrawOnTab(objec t sender, DrawItemEventAr gs e)
{
Graphics g = e.Graphics;
Pen p = new Pen(Color.Blue) ;
Font font = new Font("Arial", 10.0f);
SolidBrush brush = new SolidBrush(Colo r.Red);
SolidBrush brush1 = new
SolidBrush(Colo r.Beige);
g.DrawRectangle (p, tabArea);
g.DrawString("t abPage1",font,b rush,tabTextAre a);
}

[Martha]

realfun almost has a perfect solution, however the non active tabs turned to
grey color instead of keeping their color. In other words, the only tab that
has the right color is the active tab (one just clicked) Any ideas on how to
fix it?
Martha

"re*****@gmail. com" wrote:

got an ugly one, hope it's helpful:
------------------------------------------------------
private void DrawOnTab(objec t sender, DrawItemEventAr gs e)
{
if (e.State == DrawItemState.S elected)
{
TabControl tc = (TabControl) sender;
TabPage currentTab = tc.TabPages[tc.SelectedInde x];
Graphics g = e.Graphics;
Font font = new Font("Arial", 10.0f);
SolidBrush brushRed = new SolidBrush(Colo r.Red);
Color[] backColors = new Color[3]{Color.Blue,
Color.Green, Color.Black};
Rectangle tabArea = e.Bounds;
Rectangle tabTextArea = e.Bounds;
Brush backBrush = new
SolidBrush(back Colors[tc.SelectedInde x]);
g.FillRectangle (backBrush, tabArea);
currentTab.Back Color = backColors[tc.SelectedInde x];
g.DrawString(cu rrentTab.Text, font, brushRed,
tabTextArea);
}
}

private void tabControl1_Sel ectedIndexChang ed(object sender,
System.EventArg s e)
{
tabControl1.Inv alidate();
}

[realfun]

I suggest you follow Mick's link, it solves your problem from lap to
top.