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  • Overview
  • Image associated with the text of the tab
  • Image of the tab pane
  • Associating an image with the tab pane
  • Background color/Background image of tabs
  • Image formats
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Overview
To optimize the appearance of your screens, WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allows you to use images or colors in your Tab controls. For example:
  • Image associated with the text of the tab. This image is displayed next to the text of the tab. Example:
  • Image of the tab: This image allows you to redefine the shape and color of the tab. Example:
  • Color of tab border. Example:
Remarks:
Image associated with the text of the tab
The image associated with the text of the tab appears next to the text.
WEBDEV - Server code To associate an image with the text of the tab pane:
  1. Open the tab description.
  2. In the "General" tab, select "Details (pane)".
  3. Select the image that will be displayed beside the caption via the Drop-down button button near the "Pane icon " control:
    • The "Browse" option allows you to select a file from your computer.
    • The "Catalog" option allows you to select an image from the image catalog.
  4. Validate.
Image of the tab pane
The image associated with the tab pane replaces the existing tab pane. This gives you the ability to redefine the shape and color of the tab pane.
The image associated with the tab pane must contain two drawings:
  • the drawing corresponding to the normal status of the pane
  • the drawing corresponding to the pressed status of the pane
The drawings must be organized in the following order:
  • WEBDEV - Server code Drawing of normal status then drawing of pressed status.
Caution: If the pane is displayed vertically, the image of the pane must be vertical.
Special case: image of 3-image panes
In this case, the image of the panes will be automatically divided into 3 images by WINDEV/WEBDEV.
The dividing rule is as follows:
  • the image is divided into three sections
  • part 1 corresponds to the left area.
  • part 3 corresponds to the right area.
  • section 2 corresponds to the middle area. The size of this section is equal to 16 pixels. If the tab is proportional to the text, this part will be repeated as many times as necessary to fit the text.
Remarks:
  • If the part 2 of your image is less than 16 pixels, you should not use a tab pane proportional to the caption and you should include (if necessary) the additional images and the caption in the image.
  • If the tabs have different states, the image associated with the tab must contain all the images that correspond to the different states of the tab.
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Associating an image with the tab pane

To associate an image with the tab pane:
  1. Open the tab description.
  2. In the "Style" tab, select the "Image of tab buttons" element.
  3. Specify the path of the image that will be used for the tab panes.
  4. Check "3-image mode" if necessary.
  5. Validate.
Background color/Background image of tabs
WEBDEV - Server code WEBDEV allows you to modify the background color and the background image used for each tab pane. To do so:
  1. Open the tab description.
  2. In the "General" tab, select "Border, Background (pane)".
  3. Modify the desired element:
    • the "Background color" control is used to define the background color of the selected tab pane.
    • the "Background image" control is used to define the background image used for the selected tab pane.
Remarks:
  • The color for the border of the tabs can be modified in the "Style" tab, "Buttons of tab panes" element. This element is called "Separator" because it is used to separate the different panes.
  • The style allows you to customize several parameters of the tabs.
Image formats
See also
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Last update: 04/06/2023

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