Description
Greater dynamic control over the visual appearance of the tab control
Use Case
1. Allow images to be included in the valrep of a tab control (as is currently possible with dropdown lists & listboxes). (CLOSED: Introduced in Uniface 9.6) 2. Allow the background/foreground colour of each tab to be set individually. (CLOSED: Introduced in Uniface 9.6) 3. Allow a close button to be added on the right of each tab (as in Firefox) - perhaps firing an extended trigger. (CLOSED: Introduced in 9.6.04)
Importance
These features would help bring a modern look & feel to existing applications.
Type
Windows GUI
Operating System
Windows
Status
Closed
Glyn, I have editted you wish a bit since two of the three improvements that you have requested are available in Uniface 9.6.
This is on the list to be included soon. Development has been done, however test plans and automated test need to be implemented.
Status=Closed
In 9.6.04 the close (or something else) button on the tabex has been introduced.
The TabEx widget now supports a customizable tab button that executes an extended trigger, onTabButton, when clicked. You can use this to implement a Close button (for example) on each tab.
The following properties are added: