How to remove the Focus Rectangle from Tabcontrol in VC++?

[Soorali]

Hi,

I would like to get rid of the dotted selection rectangle that appears when a Tab is selected or focused. I am using the Owner Draw Mode in Windows Form.

Any ideas?

Cheers

Soorali

[Banfa]

Erm, if you are drawing it yourself then don't draw the focus rectangle. I look at the code handling the drawing would help.

[Soorali]

I am not drawing it.

Below is my code:

// tabControl1
 this->tabControl1->DrawMode = TabDrawMode::OwnerDrawFixed;
this->tabControl1->SizeMode = TabSizeMode::Fixed;
this->tabControl1->Controls->Add(this->tabPage1);
this->tabControl1->Controls->Add(this->tabPage2);
this->tabControl1->Controls->Add(this->tabPage3);
this->tabControl1->Controls->Add(this->tabPage4);
this->tabControl1->Font = (gcnew System::Drawing::Font(L"Arial", 11.13F, System::Drawing::FontStyle::Bold, System::Drawing::GraphicsUnit::Point, 
static_cast<System::Byte>(0)));
this->tabControl1->ImeMode = System::Windows::Forms::ImeMode::NoControl;
this->tabControl1->ItemSize = System::Drawing::Size(115, 30);
this->tabControl1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(-4,76);
this->tabControl1->Multiline = true;
this->tabControl1->Name = L"tabControl1";
this->tabControl1->Size = System::Drawing::Size(495, 595);
this->tabControl1->Appearance= TabAppearance::Normal;
this->tabControl1->TabIndex = 0;
this->tabControl1->BackColor = System::Drawing::Color::White;
 
// tabPage1
this->tabPage1->BackColor = System::Drawing::Color::White;
this->tabPage1->BackgroundImage = System::Drawing::Image::FromFile("C:\\Program Files\\Text_General1.png");
this->tabPage1->BackgroundImageLayout = System::Windows::Forms::ImageLayout::Center;
            this->tabPage1->Controls->Add(this->Range1);
this->tabPage1->ForeColor = System::Drawing::Color::White;
this->tabPage1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(-4, 34);
this->tabPage1->Name = L"tabPage1";
this->tabPage1->Size = System::Drawing::Size(495, 559); this->tabPage1->Text = L" GENERAL  ";
            this->tabPage1->MouseMove += gcnew System::Windows::Forms::MouseEventHandler(this, &Form2::tabPage1_MouseMove);
this->tabPage1->Click += gcnew System::EventHandler(this, &Form2::tabPage1_Click);
this->tabPage1->MouseDown += gcnew System::Windows::Forms::MouseEventHandler(this, &Form2::tabPage1_MouseDown);
this->tabPage1->MouseUp += gcnew System::Windows::Forms::MouseEventHandler(this, &Form2::tabPage1_MouseUp);
 
//Not including code here for all the other tab pages and the controls within each Tabpage
// Below is the Code for the Draw Item
private:void tabControl1_DrawItem( Object^ sender, System::Windows::Forms::DrawItemEventArgs^ e )
{
 
System::Drawing::Rectangle destRect = System::Drawing::Rectangle(0,-20,550,70);  
SolidBrush^ FillBrush = gcnew SolidBrush(Color::Black);// Background Color
SolidBrush^ TextBrush = gcnew SolidBrush(Color::FromArgb(178,178,178));        // Text Color
StringFormat^ sf = gcnew StringFormat();// String Format
sf->Alignment = StringAlignment::Center;//Vertical Alignment
sf->LineAlignment = StringAlignment::Center;
// Horizontal Alignment
e->Graphics->FillRectangle(FillBrush,0,0,550,100);
tabArea1 = tabControl1->GetTabRect(tabPage1->TabIndex); // Gets the Selected tab area defined by its TabIndex.Returns a Rectangle to tabArea.
tabTextArea1 = tabControl1->GetTabRect(tabPage1->TabIndex);
tabArea2 = tabControl1->GetTabRect(tabPage2->TabIndex); tabTextArea2 = tabControl1->GetTabRect(tabPage2->TabIndex);
tabArea3 = tabControl1->GetTabRect(tabPage3->TabIndex); tabTextArea3 = tabControl1->GetTabRect(tabPage3->TabIndex);
tabArea4 = tabControl1->GetTabRect(tabPage4->TabIndex); tabTextArea4 = tabControl1->GetTabRect(tabPage4->TabIndex);
if (tabControl1->SelectedTab==tabPage1)
{
System::Drawing::Font^ font1 = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",12.13f, System::Drawing::FontStyle::Bold );// Defines Font face, size, style
System::Drawing::Font^ font2 = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",11.13f, System::Drawing::FontStyle::Regular );// Defines Font face, size, style
System::Drawing::Font^ font3 = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",11.13f, System::Drawing::FontStyle::Regular );
System::Drawing::Font^ font4 = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",11.13f, System::Drawing::FontStyle::Regular );
e->Graphics->DrawString(tabControl1->TabPages[tabPage1->TabIndex]->Text, font1, TextBrush, tabTextArea1, sf);e->Graphics->DrawString(tabControl1->TabPages[tabPage2->TabIndex]->Text, font2, TextBrush, tabTextArea2, sf);e->Graphics->DrawString(tabControl1->TabPages[tabPage3->TabIndex]->Text, font3, TextBrush, tabTextArea3, sf);
e->Graphics->DrawString(tabControl1->TabPages[tabPage4->TabIndex]->Text, font4, TextBrush, tabTextArea4, sf);
            }
 
if (tabControl1->SelectedTab==tabPage2)
{
System::Drawing::Font^ font1 = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",11.13f, System::Drawing::FontStyle::Regular );// Defines Font face, size, style
System::Drawing::Font^ font2 = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",12.13f, System::Drawing::FontStyle::Bold );// Defines Font face, size, style
System::Drawing::Font^ font3 = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",11.13f, System::Drawing::FontStyle::Regular );
System::Drawing::Font^ font4 = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",11.13f, System::Drawing::FontStyle::Regular );
e->Graphics->DrawString(tabControl1->TabPages[tabPage1->TabIndex]->Text, font1, TextBrush, tabTextArea1, sf);e->Graphics->DrawString(tabControl1->TabPages[tabPage2->TabIndex]->Text, font2, TextBrush, tabTextArea2, sf);
e->Graphics->DrawString(tabControl1->TabPages[tabPage3->TabIndex]->Text, font3, TextBrush, tabTextArea3, sf);
e->Graphics->DrawString(tabControl1->TabPages[tabPage4->TabIndex]->Text, font4, TextBrush, tabTextArea4, sf);
            }
 
// Same for Tabpage3 and Tabpage4
 

As you can see there is no where that I am drawing a focus rectangle....bu t it definately shows up on each Tab Header

Thanks for your help.

Cheers
Soorali